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HSJ Live 19.11.13: Government response to Francis is published
The government’s full response to the Francis inquiry rejects statutory duty of candour for individual NHS employees.
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NHS England to move into DH offices to save £1m
NHS England is to move its London office into a building with the Department of Health to save around £1m a year.
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Nursing leaders divided over minimum staffing levels
Three of the NHS’s most senior nurses have spoken out against the introduction of minimum staffing levels as the profession becomes increasingly divided over the issue ahead of the government’s response to the Francis report.
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Hospital boarding should end says study
Forcing hospital patients into other wards because of overcrowding should be eliminated in the NHS to improve standards of care, according to a report by senior medical professionals.
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Yorkshire Ambulance Service misses target for third consecutive month
PERFORMANCE: Yorkshire Ambulance Service faces a financial penalty after missing its target for responding to the most life-threatening calls for three successive months, according to board papers from Airedale, Wharfdale and Craven clinical commissioning group.
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West Herts gets cash boost to upgrade hospitals
A £16.2m boost from the Department of Health has been awarded to West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust to refurbish its hospitals.
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Legal move over hospital asbestos
A Scottish health board is facing legal action due to asbestos being found at a hospital.
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Yeovil misses ambulance handover target
PERFORMANCE: Yeovil District Foundation Trust is failing commissioner targets on ambulance handovers, board papers reveal.
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Airedale FT one of first inspected under new CQC regime
PERFORMANCE: Airedale NHS Foundation Trust was due to be inspected the Care Quality Commission’s new acute hospital inspection programme in September.
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Dementia consultation launched by Central and North West London FT
A public consultation to determine the future of older people’s services in Harrow has been launched by Central and North West London Foundation Trust.
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Buckinghamshire to get support on HSMRs from St George's
PERFORMANCE: Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust is to get specialist support from south London’s St George’s Healthcare TRust on mortality ratio indicators.
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HSJ Live 18.11.13: NHS employers urge against doctors' pay rise
Our live feed looks forward to the government’s official response to the Francis report, due tomorrow, and the debate over staffing issues among clinicians
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Exclusive: Official staffing guidance to order 'urgent' nurse staffing reviews
NHS providers should recruit more staff if their current workforce plans do not take account of staff training and unplanned leave, new government backed guidance is set to say.
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Exclusive: Prime minister's nursing group challenges government over staffing levels
The prime minister’s nursing advisory group has called for the introduction of a minimum staffing level – placing it in direct opposition to government policy.
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Revealed: Four options proposed for CSU autonomy
Commissioning support units will be given a choice of four options for becoming independent, under proposals under consideration by senior leaders at NHS England.
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Significant cut to GP performance pay requirements
The GP pay for performance framework has been significantly pared back, with some of the proceeds used to pay practices to provide more comprehensive care for those at risk of admission to hospital.
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Budget cuts likely to spell job losses for commissioning support staff
There is a growing expectation that commissioning support staff face further rounds of redundancies driven by cuts to the NHS management budget, HSJ has learned.
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CCG leader voices anger over specialised service budget transfer
FINANCE: Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group has expressed irritation at NHS England’s decision to reduce the CCG’s budget by £3.4m in a transfer to specialised services.
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Colchester Foundation Trust put in special measures
PERFORMANCE: An Essex hospital trust at the centre of a police investigation over allegations that staff were forced to change cancer waiting times data has been placed in special measures.
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15 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 ...