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OFT chief rejects need for law change on NHS merger controls
The chief executive of the Office of Fair Trading has admitted there is scope for “significant improvement” in the way the competition authorities that have taken over NHS merger controls engage with hospital trusts.
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Thousands of nurses exit the profession
The number of nurses actively choosing to leave their profession has jumped just over a quarter since the coalition government came into power, it has emerged.
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Action call on mental health 'mortality gap'
NHS services need to adapt so they can address both physical and mental health issues - and not deal with them separately, an expert has said.
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Monitor to probe Wirral FT's finances
FINANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into poor financial performance at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
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HSJ celebrates BME Pioneers working in the NHS
All this week HSJ will be looking at what can be done to create a more diverse mix at the top of NHS leadership
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Grant to hospital favoured by Queen
A private hospital favoured by the royal family is to expand its facilities after receiving a grant worth up to £30m.
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Western Sussex hospital buildings to be sold off
Hospital buildings owned by Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust will now be sold on the open market after failing to attract buyers with a health and social care remit.
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HSJ Live 25.11.13: Thousands of nurses leaving the profession
HSJ launches BME Pioneers week, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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UPDATED: Hunt demands explanations from A&E underperformers
The health secretary has this afternoon called the leaders of five hospital trusts that have failed to hit accident and emergency waiting times targets, HSJ has learned.
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£150m funding for A&Es to ease winter pressures
NHS England today confirmed £150m will be taken from its expected surplus to ease winter pressures on more accident and emergency departments this year.
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Revealed: the 24 CCGs forecasting deficits in their first year
There are now clinical commissioning groups expecting to finish their first year of operation in the red in each of the four English NHS regions, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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Delays 'harm brain bleed patients'
Patients suffering a brain haemorrhage could be unnecessarily harmed due to delays in diagnosis and treatment - especially at weekends and out of hours, a report says.
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Ambitious plan seeks to reduce admissions by 12,000
An ambitious project has been launched in Staffordshire in an attempt to reduce the level of non-elective admissions to the University Hospital of North Staffordshire by almost 12,000 over the next three years.
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'No improvement' in patient safety
Hospitals have made “no improvement” in monitoring the quality of patient care in light of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal and “no improvement” in keeping patients safe or treating them with dignity, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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22 November 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.Please note: if iPad users have been experiencing difficulties with the app recently we recommend you delete it from the homescreen and download the latest version from www.hsj.co.uk/tablet-appDownload the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app ...
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Inspectors will listen to historical whistleblowers says CQC
Care Quality Commission inspection teams will be able to consider all whistleblowers’ contributions, no matter when their complaint dates from, the regulator has said.
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London given until 2014-15 to meet emergency and maternity standards
Clinical commissioning groups in London have given their providers until April 2014 to meet new quality standards in emergency and maternity services.
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Brent cardiology procurement on hold after bidders complain
Brent Clinical Commissioning Group has been forced to pause its cardiology services procurement process after complaints were made by the two other bidders.
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Scrapping formula could raise billions for social care
More than £4bn could be raised to pay for adult social care in England by scrapping an outdated funding formula, the Local Government Association has said.
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Leeds services move to payment by results
FINANCE: Ambulance and mental health services in Leeds are moving to a payment by results financial model, according to board papers from Leeds South and East Clinical Commissioning Group.