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New finance director for Devon Partnership
WORKFORCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust director of financial services Sarah Brampton is leaving the trust to become finance director at Devon Partnership Trust.
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HSJ Live rolling news 14.2.2013
Rolling news coverage from HSJ, including debate about former hospital chief executive Gary Walker, and the rest of today’s news
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Monitor could regulate managers in response to Francis
Robert Francis QC’s proposal to extend the scope of the “fit and proper person” test for directors of NHS providers could lead to Monitor regulating individual managers, the chief executive of the regulator has told HSJ.
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Sunday Times journalist to lead healthcare assistant review
The Sunday Times journalist Camilla Cavendish has been asked by the government to conduct a study of healthcare assistants to ensure they have the necessary training standards, HSJ has learned.
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Criticising individuals 'futile' in such widespread system failure
The Francis report shied away from explicit criticism of individuals involved in care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust to avoid “perpetuating the illusion” that removing particular people would solve problems.
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Step up in quality scrutiny of commissioning groups likely to follow Francis
Scrutiny of clinical commissioning groups and support units is set to be tightened in response to the Francis report.
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Medway faces scrutiny from Keogh over high mortality rate
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has been confirmed as one of 14 acute sector organisations that are to be investigated for high mortality rates.
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Child 999 admissions continue to rise
The number of children admitted to English hospitals as emergencies has increased every year since 2003, researchers have found.
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Local Healthwatch at risk of 'fractious disputes'
The government risks making the same mistakes in setting up local Healthwatch that it made in setting up predecessor patient and public involvement organisations, the Francis report has warned.
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Foreign patients lucrative for NHS
Foreign patients who seek private treatment in the UK are a lucrative source of income for the NHS, research has found.
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Heart of England saves £465,000 through voluntary staff cuts
WORKFORCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has approved 17 “mutually agreed resignations” as part of a drive to cut costs while avoiding compulsory lay-offs.
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HSJ Live: rolling news 13.2.2013
Monitor could regulate managers in response to Francis report and the rest of today’s news
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Francis: NHS chief, health secretary and ward staff are unaccountable
A lack of accountability in the NHS, from ward level through to the secretary of state, has been exposed by the report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, its author has told MPs.
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Every potential student nurse to face aptitude test
Every potential student nurse or qualified healthcare worker entering training will in future be interviewed and tested to make sure they have the right values and skills to provide good care, HSJ can reveal.
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Analysis: system rejects Francis single regulator plans
Robert Francis QC’s proposal for a single quality and finance regulator looks unlikely to be realised after key players rejected the idea. However, the government is working on plans to stiffen the consequences for boards that preside over care failures, HSJ has learned.
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UPDATED: Hunt anti-bureaucracy drive could cut paperwork by a third
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a major review of “cumbersome bureaucracy” in the NHS which he hopes will cut paperwork by a third.
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Nicholson to face MPs over Lorenzo deal
Sir David Nicholson will face questions from MPs following claims anticompetitive deals are being struck between NHS trusts and an IT supplier, HSJ has learned.
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Temporary wards for Wexham Park amid surging demand
FINANCE: Two temporary wards are being built at Wexham Park Hospital to increase capacity amid rising demand for accident and emergency services.
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Sheffield to step up community investment and agree risk share deal
The NHS in Sheffield is expected to agree a step-up in investment in community services and a new risk sharing deal as part of a citywide programme aimed at reforming urgent care.
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No tax break for private providers
A health minister has ruled out exempting private companies providing NHS services from paying corporation tax.