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NewsLack of GP funding 'hitting care'
Patient care is being compromised by a “chronic lack of investment” in GPs, leading family doctors have warned.
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HSJ LocalChest wall service suspended following staff concerns
PERFORMANCE: The chest wall service at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust has been suspended following concern that individual consultants were making care decisions without involving the rest of the medical team.
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NewsHSJ Live 10.02.2014 Vasco-Knight suspended with immediate effect
The chief executive of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust, accused of “nepotism” by two whistleblowers, has been suspended, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsFrancis criticises Vasco-Knight trust
Robert Francis has sharply criticised South Devonshire Health Care’s attempts to cover up accusations of nepotism against its chief executive.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Darzi says care.data furore was avoidable
Former health minister Lord Darzi has thrown his weight behind the pioneering care.data project but criticised ministers’ handling of how it has been presented to the public.
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HSJ LocalCleared HR director loses job
WORKFORCE: A human resources director who had been suspended has lost her job despite a disciplinary investigation finding she had no case to answer, HSJ can reveal.
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News7 February 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 we examine the impact of the Francis report − published a year ago yesterday − on the culture of the NHS. Plus: ...
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NewsFGM data must be submitted by NHS
NHS hospitals will have to submit data on the number of girls and women who have suffered female genital mutilation, the government has announced.
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NewsNHS faces 'tension over finances'
The NHS is facing a “profound tension” between financial constraints and the need to provide high quality care, according to a report published on the anniversary of the report into the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust inquiry.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT chair resigns
WORKFORCE: The chair of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has resigned.
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Positive inspection for Dartford and Gravesham
The Care Quality Commission has published its inspection report into Dartford and Gravesham Trust, concluding that most services at its Darent Valley Hospital site are of a good quality.
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Council leader accuses CCG of 'undermining' plan to save unit
STRUCTURE: A council leader has accused a clinical commissioning group of trying to “undermine” his plan to secure 24 hour maternity consultant cover at a hospital.
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Trust approves new Stratford hospital
The building of a £20m new hospital in Stratford-upon-Avon has received approval by South Warwickshire Foundation Trust’s council of governors.
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NewsHSJ Live 07.02.2014 Acting chair of Vasco-Knight trust resigns after eight days
Topsy Murray has resigned from her position as acting chair of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust eight days into the role, and the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Councils boost care fund pools
Several councils are planning to pool their entire adult care budget with the NHS in one of the biggest boosts to the integration of care between the two sectors to date, it has emerged.
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NewsCQC revises intelligent monitoring tool
Acute trusts will get longer to check the data in the Care Quality Commission’s Intelligent Monitoring Tool before it is made public under a series of changes due to be announced by the regulator today.
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HSJ LocalMonitor appoints interim leadership at Medway
Monitor has appointed interim leadership at Medway Foundation Trust, after both the chairman and chief executive left the trust last week.
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NewsHunt warns more trusts face special measures
Patients should expect more hospitals to be put in “special measures”, the health secretary has warned.
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Medway's expected deficit rockets to £8m
FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust expects to record a deficit of £7.9m this financial year - a substantial increase from the originally planned level of £1.2m.
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NewsExperts hint at future cancer charges
Cancer patients may have to pay for some treatments if long-term high-quality NHS care is to be maintained, experts have suggested.