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HSJ live: rolling news 24.1.2013
The reaction to Labour’s health policy proposals and the rest of today’s news
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Francis report's publication date is revealed
Robert Francis QC has revealed his report on the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry will be published on 6 February.
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Trust leaders admit 'pockets' of poor care found across the NHS
Trust leaders have “formally and publicly” acknowledged that “pockets” of poor care are likely to exist in most NHS organisations, in an open letter ahead of the publication of the Francis report.
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Failed NHS managers could face blacklisting
Ministers are considering creating a “blacklist” of NHS managers who preside over failure and would be prevented from working in the health service again, HSJ understands.
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Threefold variation in CCGs' spend on outside support
There is more than a threefold variation in the amount clinical commissioning groups intend to spend on support services, an HSJ investigation has found.
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Keep councillors off CCG boards, health minister says
Public health minister Anna Soubry has defended the government’s decision not to allow councillors to sit on the boards of clinical commissioning groups, arguing that politics should be removed from the health service.
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NHS Surrey yet to quantify costs of Virgin deal
NHS Surrey has yet to quantify the total cost or risk of transferring its community services to Virgin Care, a deal which went live last April, it has emerged.
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Extra £7m winter help for Northern Ireland hospitals
An extra £7m will be used to ease winter pressure on hospitals in Northern Ireland, it was revealed.
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Trust pioneers speedy injections of cancer treatment
Cancer patients can now get vital treatment in just five minutes instead of two hours after a new injection procedure was trialled by a hospital.
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Trusts to be told to halve pressure ulcers or face fines
NHS trusts could face financial penalties if they fail to halve the number of pressure ulcers in their organisation during the 2013-14, under new rules from the Department of Health.
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HSJ live: rolling news 23.1.13
The publication date of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust report is revealed - and the rest of today’s news
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NHS property company to charge CCGs to bridge cost gap
The new NHS property company is likely to charge clinical commissioning groups for any assets it takes ownership of whose costs are not fully met by rents or service charges.
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Interim CEO to cost trust more than £800 a day
FINANCE: The University Hospital of North Staffordshire will pay its new interim chief executive £211,000 a day.
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Choose and Book faces delays
The new Choose and Book electronic appointment booking system is “very unlikely” to be in place by the NHS Commissioning Board’s December deadline, industry figures told HSJ this week.
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Council-led public health group has role extended
A group of council representatives set up to negotiate local government’s new public health role with the Department of Health will continue to run for another year.
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Epsom Hospital will remain open
Epsom Hospital in Surrey will remain open, according to assurances given to local councillors by NHS managers.
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NHS East Lancs could face £12m liability for backdated continuing care claims
FINANCE: NHS East Lancashire is facing a potential liability for retrospective continuing care claims of £12m, according to latest primary care trust cluster board papers.
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NHS North Lancs faces up to £14m liability for continuing care claims
FINANCE: NHS North Lancashire could be facing a liability for retrospective continuing care claims of as much as £14m, according to latest primary care trust cluster board papers.
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Asthma cases 'down after smoke ban'
The number of children admitted to hospital with symptoms of asthma has fallen since the ban on smoking in enclosed public places came into effect, a study has found.