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Health workers strike over NHS pension proposals
Up to 100,000 workers across the NHS were expected to take part in strike action today in protest at the government’s controversial pension refoms.
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Commissioning board moves to halt NHS director exodus
The NHS Commissioning Board is attempting to stem the rapid drop in the number of senior clinical advisers by bringing in more expertise from primary care, NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has told HSJ.
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Seeing GP of choice would cut elective admissions - study
Significant hospital savings could result from ensuring patients see the doctor of their choice when they visit their GP, latest research findings suggest.
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PCTs failing to implement continence guidance
Primary care trusts are neglecting to assess need and implement national guidance when it comes to continence services, according to a national audit.
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Joint working to prevent falls could save cash
A more integrated approach to preventing falls could cut incidents by up to 30 per cent, saving money and bed days, a report from the NHS Confederation has found.
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Chesterfield Royal units get upgrade
STRUCTURE: Work is due to begin next month on a major upgrade to the Women’s Health Unit and a maternity ward at the Chesterfield Royal Hospital.
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Report urges radical NHS centralisation
STRUCTURE: Health bodies in Wales need to centralise swathes of their services if they are to avoid collapse, according to an industry expert.
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DH appoints civil servant to prepare for Mid Staffordshire report
A senior Whitehall civil servant has been put in charge of preparing the government’s response to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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Growth of senior managers' pay stalls
Senior health service managers have seen their pay “grind to a halt”, new data suggests.
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Burstow attacks move to close his local A&E
A panel appointed to look at the options for downgrading a hospital in south west London has recommended closing health minister Paul Burstow’s local A&E and maternity department.
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CCGs appointing non-NHS staff 'must justify' redundancy costs
Clinical commissioning groups that choose to appoint staff from outside the NHS, adding to redundancy costs, should be prepared to publicly justify their decisions, the NHS Commissioning Board has said.
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Ombudsman criticises care at Sherwood Forest Trust
PERFORMANCE: A patient’s life might have been saved if care at the Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust had not been so poor, according to the Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman.
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Monitor admits credit ratings agency plan may not be feasible
Monitor is reviewing its controversial proposals to require key service providers to receive external credit ratings or have limits placed on their debts.
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Harmoni wins £8m out-of-hours and NHS 111 contract
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Harmoni has won an £8m out-of-hours and NHS 111 contract in south London.
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Harmoni wins Suffolk 111 contract
COMMERCIAL: Harmoni has been named as preferred bidder for the NHS 111 service in Suffolk.
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Monitor directs foundation trust to tackle A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: The foundation trust regulator has stepped in at Gloucestershire Hospitals in a bid to redress its “persistent failures” to tackle long waits for accident and emergency treatment.
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Safety fears grow as upheaval of care quality staff triples
The government’s health reforms have sparked a tripling of turnover among the NHS managers, nurses and doctors responsible for monitoring hospital care quality.
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How many care scandals are we missing as reform rolls on?
Reforms’ upheaval threatens care quality and safety.
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Social care bill delay sparks backlash
Health and social care organisations have warned the government not to kick the issue of social care funding “into the long grass”, following the absence of a full bill on the issue from today’s Queen’s Speech.
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Northumbria FT wins grant to help Tanzania health services
FINANCE: Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has won a government grant which will see some of its health professionals train staff in Tanzania.