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Whistleblowers challenge government over protection
A group of NHS whistleblowers plans to challenge the government over the level of protection provided to staff who raise concerns.
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GP contract: BMA and government agree on choice and 0.5 per cent rise
The government and GP representatives have agreed to pilot methods of increasing choice of general practice.
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Funding 'confusion' undermining public health reforms, warn MPs
Confusion surrounding the government’s public health budget is “undermining confidence” in its ability to deliver a competent strategy in this area, the Commons health committee has warned.
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Hospital death rate focus will disappear - Keogh
Interest in hospital mortality indicators will “wane” within three years as clinicians produce dozens of service-specific quality measures, the NHS medical director has predicted.
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Public sector workers step up pensions campaign
A rally taking place today will be joined by public sector workers as a union campaign against the government’s controversial pension reforms gathers pace, with threatened strike action across the UK just a few weeks away.
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New care home operator takes over 240 Southern Cross sites
Southern Cross’s largest landlord NHP and turnaround experts Court Cavendish have formed a new company that becomes the UK’s third largest care home operator.
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Cluster can only make three-quarters of planned QIPP savings in 2011-12
FINANCE: The outer north west London cluster is behind target on its savings because of problems at NHS Ealing.
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NHS Ealing breaches HCAI targets
PERFORMANCE: The west London primary care trust, NHS Ealing, has doubled its MRSA target and quadrupled its C difficile target for the year.
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Salford practice excluded by CCG for overspend is set to rejoin
STRUCTURE: A GP practice that was excluded from the Salford clinical commissioning group for overspending is likely to rejoin in coming months, the group’s chair has said.
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GPs blow the whistle on James Paget FT
PERFORMANCE: The health secretary will visit James Paget University Hospitals FT this week after GPs warned of “another Mid Staffs” if care is not improved at the hospital.
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Integrated care organisation proposes bundled tariff for services
A hospital trust that took on community services in two London boroughs is looking to offer all its services on a bundled tariff in 2012-13.
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Exclusive: inquiry launched as £25m black hole opens up in PCT accounts
An independent “forensic” inquiry has been launched after a £25m financial black hole opened up in NHS Croydon’s accounts.
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North East Ambulance Service becomes FT
STRUCTURE: The north east has become the first region in England where all of the NHS organisations are foundation trusts, after North East Ambulance Service was authorised by Monitor.
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Nicholson says CCGs should get choice of support provider
The shadow NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson has backed calls for clinical commissioning groups to be allowed greater choice of commissioning support provider.
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Troubled trust gets fourth chair in two years
WORKFORCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has announced the appointment of its fourth chair since January 2010.
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Mid Yorkshire Hospitals faces £14m gap
FINANCE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust faces a possible £14m gap to deliver its financial plans, because hoped for primary care trust support is in doubt.
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Unplanned A&E re-attendance remains above target in Bolton
PERFORMANCE: The rate of unplanned re-attendance at accident and emergency departments for NHS Bolton’s patients remained above the national limit for the fifth consecutive month in August, its latest performance report shows.
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Norfolk and Waveney FT signs off delayed merger
STRUCTURE: The delayed takeover of Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust has been signed off by Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health FT’s board.
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Community care failing the vunerable, report claims
Community care has failed the most vulnerable members of society and ‘urgently’ needs reforming, a think tank has concluded.
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'Very high risk' NHS Devon will fail to achieve savings plans
FINANCE: NHS Devon has identified an overspend on individual placements for mental health patients as a key risk to achieving financial targets this year.