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Exclusive: Forward view leaves ‘big questions unanswered’, says Burnham
Andy Burnham has said the NHS Five Year Forward View left ‘many big questions unanswered’ and Labour would not be setting the health service ‘on the right path’ by adopting it without making ‘other fundamental changes’.
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Labour pledges to avoid 'extreme' cuts to social care
Labour has pledged to avoid ‘extreme’ cuts to social care in the next parliament in order to improve quality of care and prevent further pressure on the NHS.
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Burnham: Social care will benefit from Labour's £2.5bn health cash boost
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham speaks to LGC following the launch of Labour’s manifesto
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Four trusts in pathology merger talks
STRUCTURE: Four trusts in the south of England are in detailed discussions about merging their pathology services.
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Exclusive: Care home closures blamed for Dorset delayed transfers
The closure of two care homes has been blamed for a high rate of delayed transfers of care in Dorset. The local mental health provider is the only foundation trust in breach of Monitor’s target for delays, HSJ can reveal.
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Neither politics nor personality should throw the NHS's plan off course
A difficult balancing act
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North East CCG forecasts £6m deficit
FINANCE: North Tyneside Clinical Commissioning Group has forecast a £6.4m deficit for the 2014-15 financial year, its chair has said.
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New £1.3m unit opened at Cannock Hospital
ACUTE CARE: A new £1.3m endoscopy unit is due to open at Cannock Chase Hospital today after investment from The Royal Wolverhampton Trust.
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New service brings down MSK waiting times, says CCG
PERFORMANCE: An integrated, community based musculoskeletal service has cut average waiting times to eight weeks during its first year, Croydon Clinical Commissioning Group has said.
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GP appointed as clinical chair of Southampton City CCG
WORKFORCE: A GP with 25 years’ experience has started as the new clinical chair of Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group.
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Shared record system helped avoid 2,000 A&E admissions, says CCG
PERFORMANCE: An ambulance service’s use of shared electronic patient records has helped avoid more than 2,000 accident and emergency admissions this financial year in Kent, local commissioners have estimated.
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HSJ Live 13.04.2015: Miliband unveils Labour manifesto
Ed Miliband unveils Labour’s election manifesto in Manchester, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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Labour launches NHS manifesto amid funding plans row with Tories
Labour has launched its health manifesto and accused the Conservatives of making ‘unfunded commitments’ after ministers pledged to invest significant extra funding into the NHS.
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Conservatives confirm extra £8bn for NHS in manifesto pledge
The Conservatives’ election manifesto will commit to a “minimum real terms increase in NHS funding of £8bn” by 2020 which they say is a firm promise to fund the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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Labour's health policy: a rough guide
HSJ’s handy guide to Labour’s health policy development before the manifesto:
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HSJ Live weekend edition: Tories promise £8bn for NHS as Labour launches 'health manifesto'
Catch up on Labour’s ‘health manifesto’ launch as it happened, plus the Conservatives confirm extra £8bn for NHS by 2020 in manifesto pledge and reaction to the weekend’s election announcements
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Exclusive: NHS owned pathology joint venture expects £4.5m loss
A pathology joint venture owned by six NHS trusts is forecasting a £4.5m deficit for its first year of operation, HSJ has learned.
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CCG chief appointed to top Manchester devolution role
Senior officer responsible for a review of healthcare services across the region takes top job
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63 CCGs take control of primary care budgets despite serious misgivings
Sixty-three clinical commissioning groups have taken on fully delegated responsibility of their primary care budgets despite serious concerns raised by some groups, HSJ has learned.
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18 week waits, February 2015: explore the maps
See all NHS waiting lists around England by provider, CCG or specialty