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Stevens sets out alternative approach to small hospitals
Merger or closure of small hospitals might not be the best way forward for an already “centralised” English NHS
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Monitor to dissolve Cooperation and Competition Panel
Monitor is dissolving its Co-operation and Competition Panel – the body which advises it on competition issues, the regulator has announced.
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Watch live: Simon Stevens at the Commons health committee
Commons health committee video feed live at 2.30pm
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HSJ Live 29.04.2014: Simon Stevens' first major public appearance as NHS England chief
Our coverage of the NHS England chief’s first appearance before the Commons health committee, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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Bed and breakfast used to free up mental health beds
A mental health trust forced to free up inpatient beds by discharging patients into bed and breakfast accommodation has seen its bill for the measure rocket five-fold in less than a year.
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Mid Staffs fined over 'avoidable' death
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been fined £200,000 for the “wholly avoidable” death of a diabetic patient.
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New chief executive for 'insular' Northern Devon
WORKFORCE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust’s has promoted its medical director to chief executive post.
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Keogh to investigate pre-op pregnancy tests
The NHS is to examine the issue of pregnancy tests for women of child-bearing age before surgery after a businesswoman was forced to abort her baby following a minor operation.
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Exclusive: NHS England launches specialised commissioning turnaround
NHS England has established a turnaround team to get a grip on the spiralling specialised commissioning budget
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Parsa launches new ‘virtual health service’ app
Ali Parsa, the man who founded private health firm Circle, has launched an app to allow users to see GPs and specialist doctors via video link, order prescriptions and monitor their symptoms.
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MP call for 'people's ombudsman'
MPs have called for an overhaul of the “outdated” public services watchdog to help prevent repeats of the Staffordshire hospital scandal.
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HSJ Live 28.04.2014: Mid Staffs fined £200,000 for death of Gillian Astbury
Trust fined £200,000 for death of Gillian Astbury in 2007, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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Alder Hey misses waiting times target
PERFORMANCE: Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust is lagging behind one of its waiting times targets, the trust’s latest board papers show.
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25 April issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidIn this week’s issue HSJ analysis shows NHS England was set to blow its budget for specialised services by at least £450m in 2013-14 . Plus:Many ...
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AHSN appoints consultant neurologist as new director
One of the most established academic health science networks in the country has appointed a director in a newly created role.
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Health atlas pinpoints area risks
A new health atlas has been developed to help people assess medical and environmental risks.
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CCGs strike 'last chance' deal to rescue ambulance contract
Clinical commissioning groups in Kent have agreed to plough an extra £1.6m into their contract with a private ambulance provider as part of a “last chance” deal to improve its performance.
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Manchester rules out maternity closures in short term
Clinicians leading an overhaul of Greater Manchester’s £6bn health economy have ruled out another controversial round of inpatient paediatric and maternity service closures in the short term.
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Post-Francis and Keogh changes could cost trusts £1.2bn, says FTN
Reforms recommended by the Francis inquiry and Keogh review could cost healthcare providers up to £1.2bn, several times the sum earmarked by government agencies for the changes.