All News articles – Page 454
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NewsTrust subsidiary companies are not 'VAT scam', minister says
Hospital trusts have set up 39 wholly owned subsidiary companies to run parts of their estate and back office functions.
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NewsNHS England accused of 'smoke and mirrors' over £1bn fund
NHS England has been accused of using ‘smoke and mirrors’ in its spending of the £1bn primary care fund promised in 2014 by the British Medical Association.
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NewsQuarter of hospital patients denied rapid review – even on weekdays
More than a quarter of patients do not see a consultant within the first 14 hours of admission, new data from NHS England reveals.
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NewsSubscribe to HSJ's new performance expert briefing
HSJ has launched a new fortnightly expert briefing for subscribers covering NHS performance.
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NewsAnalysis by trust: Large majority provide less consultant access at weekends
The majority of trusts continue to provide patients with less access to consultants at the weekend compared to a weekday, new data reveals.
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NewsDaily Insight: The price of avoiding a 5 million waiting list
The must read stories and talking points in the NHS
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NewsNew Getting It Right First Time leads announced
Clinical leads for three areas of the Getting It Right First Time programme have been announced.
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NewsTrusts could face regulatory action over out of area placements
Trusts could face regulatory action for not reducing the time people spend being treated at mental health inpatient units miles away from home, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSeven CCGs name joint accountable officer
A London sustainability and transformation partnership area has appointed a single accountable officer across its seven clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsAnalysis: DTOCs fall but councils still miss government targets
The majority of councils have managed to reduce delayed transfers of care over the first half of 2017-18 but have still failed to meet government targets aimed at reducing pressure on hospitals, analysis of figures released on Thursday shows.
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NewsAccountable care providers may gain access to NHS pension
The government has launched a consultation to make it easier for independent providers and organisations involved in new care model and accountable care contracts to have access to the NHS pension scheme.
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NewsSTP region aims for huge savings across elective care
Commissioning leaders are aiming to save £50m a year by standardising policies in elective care across their sustainability and transformation partnership footprint.
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NewsConcerns as mixed sex ward breaches more than double
The number of mixed sex ward breaches more than doubled over the last two years, prompting concerns from senior NHS managers about care quality and patient dignity.
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NewsEfficiency rating could make it 'easier' for trusts to be inadequate
NHS trusts’ financial efficiency will be included in their overall ratings, despite the fact it could then be “slightly easier” for providers to be rated inadequate as a result.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England appoints new medical director
Professor Steve Powis, the current medical director of the Royal Free Foundation Trust, has been appointed to replace Sir Bruce Keogh at NHS England, HSJ understands.
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NewsCCGs warned policies could break discrimination laws
Clinical commissioning groups have been warned their policies on assisted conception could fall foul of discrimination laws if they treat same sex couples differently from heterosexual ones.
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NewsDeadline extended to enter HSJ Healthcare Partnership Awards
The deadline for entering the HSJ Healthcare Partnership Awards has been extended.
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NewsRevealed: 'Broad principles' agreed for major pay reform
Unions and employers have agreed ‘broad principles’ for reforming the terms and conditions of more than a million NHS workers, HSJ has learned.