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Exclusive: Social care will benefit from £8bn NHS boost, says Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ the better care fund should be ‘accelerated and extended’, helping the social care sector to benefit from increased spending promised for the NHS.
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Analysis: CQC hospital ratings could swing 'must win' election battles
The general election could be decided by Care Quality Commission ratings of seven hospital trusts, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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Hunt: Seven day NHS may be cheapest way to meet rising demand
The Conservatives’ plan to extend weekend working would help the NHS meet rising demand for operations, rather than being an additional cost pressure, the health secretary has argued.
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Liberal Democrats commit to repeal competition elements of Health Act
The Liberal Democrats have criticised the role of competition in the health service, pledging to repeal parts of the Health Act 2012 and end the competition authority’s role in health.
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Monitor to investigate Cambridgeshire and Peterborough finances
FINANCE: Monitor is probing the financial sustainability of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust – just weeks after it took on an extra 1,400 staff as part of one of the NHS’s biggest, most complex service restructures.
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Unison issues strike warning over unsocial hours pay
One of the largest NHS unions has issued a warning to the next government that it will ballot for strike action if ministers try to cut unsocial hours payments.
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HSJ Live 15.04.2015: Hunt: Seven day NHS may be cheapest way to meet rising demand
Conservatives’ plan to extend weekend working would help the NHS meet rising demand for operations, rather than being an additional cost pressure, the health secretary has argued, plus today’s top news and comment
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Conservatives pledge to fund forward view in election manifesto
The Conservative Party has firmly backed the NHS Five Year Forward View in its election manifesto. It includes an explicit commitment to spend at least an extra £8bn a year on the NHS, over and above inflation, by 2020.
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Jeremy Hunt opposes accidentally leaked hospital reconfiguration proposal
STRUCTURE: A proposal to replace two district general hospitals with a single facility was revealed after consultants hired to investigate the move were overheard discussing it in a conference call on a train.
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Exclusive: Trusts received contract offers on deadline day
Some contracts for 2015-16 remain unsigned two weeks after the deadline as some trusts only received their offers on the day they were meant to be signed, HSJ has been told.
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Policy delays risk 'preventable deaths', doctors warn NHS England
Letter says rare conditions drug policy is a “matter of extreme urgency” Doctors warn patient access could be delayed until 2016-17 NHS England to set out timetable for new specialised commissioning process soon Twenty senior doctors and experts have written an open letter to the NHS England board ...
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GPs sign access and training deal with CCG
COMMISSIONING: GPs in Barnsley have universally signed up to a contract with their local clinical commissioning group requiring them to increase access to services and train their staff.
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East Midlands trust launches drive for 140 nurses
WORKFORCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals has announced plans to recruit 140 nurses to help improve patient care and reduce its use of agency staff.
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Scunthorpe acute ward reopens after norovirus outbreak
PERFORMANCE: A ward at Scunthorpe General Hospital has reopened to new admissions after being hit with an outbreak of norovirus on 2 April.
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'No improvement over safe staffing', nurse survey suggests
Almost two thirds of nursing staff who have experienced a ‘red flag’ event while working on an acute adult inpatient ward have failed to see nurse numbers immediately increased to deal with the situation, according to a major survey of NHS staffing levels.
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CCG to develop community teams based around GP lists
STRUCTURE: Herefordshire Clinical Commissioning Group is devising a new service model for community healthcare based around GP practice populations.
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Residents moved from care home by commissioners
QUALITY: Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees Clinical Commissioning Group has moved some residents from Admiral Court Care Home in Hartlepool because their nursing needs were not being met there.
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Isle of Wight C difficile cases rise
PERFORMANCE: The number of C difficile cases reported by Isle of Wight Clinical Commissioning Group had reached 28 by the end of January – eight above the target of 20 for the year with two months still remaining.
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Trial begins for early detection of irregular heartbeats
PRIMARY CARE: GPs in Milton Keynes will start an early detection of atrial fibrillation pilot this month by carrying out screening as part of the patient Health Check programme.
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HSJ Live 14.04.2015: Trusts received contract offers on deadline day
Some contracts for 2015-16 remain unsigned two weeks after the deadline as some trusts only received their offers on the day they were meant to be signed, HSJ has been told, plus the rest of today’s news and comment