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Help us find the top innovators within patient care
Who are the people finding new ways to tackle the challenges facing the sector?
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Help us find the top innovators driving patient engagement
Who are the people finding new ways to tackle the challenges facing the sector?
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Progress on choice of provider has stalled, figures show
The proportion of patients who said they were offered a choice of provider on referral has slightly fallen since 2010, despite a coalition’s commitment to oversee an increase.
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Lamb: Children's mental services 'stuck in the dark ages'
Care minister Norman Lamb said services available to young people are ‘not fit for purpose’
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Exclusive: Hospital trust sector deficit could breach £750m this year
The NHS acute sector is expecting to record a net deficit in excess of £750m for the current financial year, exclusive HSJ research shows.
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HEE puts spotlight on patient safety education
Health Education England has appointed a former president of the Royal College of Surgeons to head a panel tasked with embedding patient safety in healthcare training.
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Health economies across the country face acute sector deficits
Hospital trust financial problems have now spread across England, with the acute sector in the majority of health economies expecting an overall deficit in 2014-15.
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HSJ map: Most health economies set for hospital deficit
Our map highlights the health economies expecting to record a deficit for 2014-15
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Help us find the top innovators driving structural reform within healthcare
Who are the people finding new ways to tackle the challenges facing the sector?
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Emergency services face sweeping payment system reform
NHS England and Monitor have floated proposals for sweeping reform of the payment systems for emergency healthcare, to help bring about the changes envisaged by the Keogh review of urgent and emergency care.
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Monitor’s pricing tariff independence under scrutiny
The Foundation Trust Network has urged Monitor to stay independent when setting the national pricing tariff, despite pressures on the NHS budget.
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Acute trusts rated 'requires improvement'
Two acute trusts have been rated as “requires improvement” following inspections by the Care Quality Commission.
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GPs feel pressured over antibiotics
Almost half of GPs have admitted prescribing antibiotics even though they know they will not treat the patient’s condition, a survey shows.
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East Kent is a test case for new CQC regime and its consequences
Monitor is yet to make its decision
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Better care on track despite tough climate, new chief claims
The government’s ambitious plan to integrate health and social care is on track to go live next April despite the ‘tough’ financial climate, the health chief overseeing the project has said
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Nurse staffing levels linked to weekend death rates from stroke, research finds
Stroke patients are more likely to die in units with lower nurse staffing levels at weekends, according to latest UK research.
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Help us find the top innovators driving healthcare technology
Who are the people finding new ways to tackle the challenges facing the sector?
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Exclusive: Emergency medic recruitment hits highest ever level
The number of trainee doctors recruited to work in England’s A&E departments has increased to its highest ever level, Health Education England has revealed
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Finney makes new claims in legal battle against CQC
The former deputy chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has made new claims in a legal battle against her ex-employer, alleging its current chair ‘hyped’ a report that stated she staged a ‘cover up’.
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Review of dementia care funding urged
Wide variations in NHS funding for the continuing care of people with dementia have been uncovered in a report by a Labour prospective parliamentary candidate.