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Leader
Who guards the NHS’s reputation now?
David Nicholson’s letter to directors prompts two questions
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How HSJ has covered the DH's history of underspending
The 2013 Budget showed the Department of Health is on course for its biggest annual underspend this parliament. In October last year HSJ exclusively revealed the DH had returned almost £3bn to the Treasury in the previous two years. Here is how HSJ has covered the department’s recent history of ...
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HSJ Local
United Lincolnshire under 'sustained pressure'
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has said it is facing “sustained presure” on its services due to high demand for emergency services.
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Only half health and wellbeing boards consider end-of-life care
Concerns have been raised that some bodies introduced under the NHS reforms have not considered the needs of dying people.
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HSJ Local
Nottingham medic is NCD for trauma
STRUCTURE: A doctor at Nottingham Uni Hospitals Trust has been appointed as the national clinical director for Major Trauma.
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HSJ Local
55000 GP and nurse appointments missed a year
PERFORMANCE Patients miss 55,000 GP and nurse appointments a year across north east Essex, NHS Mid Essex has announced.
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HSJ Local
Cannock Chase CCG authorised
STRUCTURE: Cannock Chase clinical commissioning croup has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board with a population of 132,000 residents.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham Cross City CCG authorised with nine conditions
STRUCTURE: Birmingham Cross City clinical commissioning group has been authorised with nine conditions.
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HSJ Local
A&E remains a concern at Coventry acute trust
PERFORMANCE: Accident and emergency indicators are an area of “considerable concern” for University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire.
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HSJ Local
Portsmouth CCG makes new GP appointment
WORKFORCE: Portsmouth clinical commissioning group has appointed Dr Linda Collie to its governing body.
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HSJ Local
Oxford doctor takes national role
WORKFORCE: A doctor from Oxford University Hospitals Trust has been appointed a national clinical director by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Exclusive: HSJ foundation trust pipeline tracker map
HSJ’s exclusive map tracking trusts’ progress in the pipeline to become a foundation trust.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire Trust media strategy targets HSJ
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire has changed its media strategy to prioritise coverage in specialist outlets.
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HSJ Local
New governors at Bradford Hospitals
STRUCTURE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hires governors.
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HSJ Live 21.3.2013: Rolling healthcare news
The Labour party responds to the Department of Health’s large underspend today, government gagging clause commitments are described as “smoke and mirrors”, and live coverage of today’s other news.
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Morecambe Bay reveals former chief’s compromise agreement
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust today released details of the ‘compromise agreement’ it reached with former chief executive Tony Halsall, who stepped down last February amidst a care quality scandal.
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DH on course for biggest underspend this parliament
The Department of Health is this year on course for its biggest annual underspend in the current parliament – with none of the unused budget due to be carried over for future use, today’s Budget revealed.
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NHS national communications director resigns
Colin Douglas, director of NHS communications for the Department of Health, has resigned, HSJ has learned.
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Commissioning board and Monitor: competition 'not about ideology'
Healthcare sector regulator Monitor and the NHS Commissioning Board this week issued a joint statement of intent on how competition would work in the reformed health service, amid continuing political controversy about the government’s NHS competition regulations.
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Number 10 health adviser joins Care Quality Commission
Paul Bate, the Prime Minister’s health adviser, is leaving his role to become the Care Quality Commission’s director of strategy, the watchdog has announced.