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NewsTax regulator scrutinises CCG payments to GPs
HM Revenue and Customs has been scrutinising potential attempts from clinical commissioning groups to minimise GPs’ tax payments, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPension bosses consider extending tax relief for high earners
The organisation that runs the NHS pension is “actively considering” extending a facility designed to ease the tax burden on high earners, amid reports of staff being hit with bills worth many thousands of pounds a year.
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NewsFire and IT risks heightened as capital squeeze 'comes home to roost'
NHS trusts have been forced to rein in plans for “essential” maintenance and infrastructure projects – leading to “significantly higher” fire risks and IT system vulnerability.
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HSJ LocalGreen light for judicial review into A&E closure
A High Court judge has granted a judicial review for campaigners opposing the closure of Huddersfield’s accident and emergency department.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust's deficit to top £100m this year
A London teaching hospital trust will end the 2017-18 financial year with a deficit of around £120m, HSJ understands.
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NewsMPs accuse NHS Digital of damaging public trust over data sharing
NHS Digital’s leadership has been accused by MPs of damaging public trust in NHS after refusing to cease sharing patients’ personal details with the Home Office.
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NewsCarillion collapse: Trusts close to securing builders for new hospitals
Construction on a long awaited PF2 hospital held up by the collapse of Carillion could resume next month, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalTrust warned over medication failures
The Care Quality Commission has issued University Hospitals of Leicester Trust with a warning notice after inspectors found the administration of insulin to patients required “significant improvement”.
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NewsNHS England given deadline for fatal hospital attack inquiry
A coroner has given NHS England less than three months to complete an investigation into a fatal attack on two hospital patients amid confusion of the investigation’s status, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCCG plays down council's rejection of ACS
The council’s decision to reject plans for an accountable care system will not affect Cornwall’s progress towards integrated health and social care, the chair of Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group has said.
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HSJ LocalNew CCG alliance brings in consultants to review governance
Four clinical commissioning groups that formed an alliance at the start of the year have hired PwC to carry out a review of their governance.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England staff survey results revealed
More than one in five NHS England staff said they had been bullied, harassed or abused in the past year in its latest staff survey, which also shows improvements in several areas.
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HSJ LocalConsultants move to block medical director's chief executive bid
Consultants at an acute and community trust have attempted to block the medical director’s potential bid to become chief executive amid allegations of bullying and intimidation.
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NewsCQC seeks more inspectors as workload mounts
The Care Quality Commission is to recruit an extra 100 inspectors this year amid concerns from staff over unmanageable workloads.
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NewsCouncils able to 'stand up to Stevens' after DTOCs boost
Better performance on delayed transfers of care attributable to social care during a spike in emergency hospital admissions in January has put local government in a strong position to challenge Simon Stevens over the role of councils in the health system, the chair of the Local Government Association has said.
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NewsNHS 'must be ready to evolve', says NHS England digital chief
NHS England’s digital chief says the primary care payments model may need to “evolve” to accommodate new digital patient services such as the controversial GP at Hand.
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NewsNHS Improvement pays McKinsey £500,000 to advise on 'purpose and model'
NHS Improvement is paying McKinsey £500,000 to help clarify its purpose and work on a new organisational development programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsThree women lead the HSJ top 50 trust chief executives
Three female CEOs lead this year’s HSJ top 50 trust chief executives, while some big acute bosses slip down or out of the rankings.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief: STP must be reviewed after 'extraordinary' winter
The new chief executive of Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has said the region’s sustainability and transformation partnership should be reviewed following “extraordinary” winter pressures.
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HSJ LocalTop CCG lead named as chief executive of inadequate trust
Inadequate rated Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has appointed local commissioning heavy hitter Antek Lejk as its new chief executive.