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Working hours protections for NHS staff in doubt after Brexit
Working hours protections for more than 1 million NHS staff could be in jeopardy in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, HSJ has been told.
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What leaving the EU means for NHS regulations
HSJ looks at what Britain’s exit from the EU might mean for regulations impacting the NHS.
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Keogh: We must make EU NHS staff feel welcome and valued
The NHS’s most senior doctor, Sir Bruce Keogh, has called on NHS leaders to send out a message to European staff working in the health service that they are valued and welcome in the wake of Friday’s vote for the UK to leave the EU.
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HSJ Live catch-up: What Brexit means for the NHS
UK votes to leave the EU with a majority of 52 per cent to 48 per cent David Cameron to resign as prime minister and replacement is to be in post by October Analysis: How the political fallout will affect the NHS Analysis: The impact on NHS funding Senior ...
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Revealed: Funding for each success regime area
Funding for success regimes largely spent on consultants, legal advice and establishing small core programme teams Sources tell HSJ funding is welcome but “modest” compared to challenges the areas face NHS England has allocated just over £20m to the three areas in the national success regime programme to ...
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Daily Insight: Arguing while waiting for something to happen
The essential stories and debate in health policy
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Lancashire exploring single HWB to oversee transformation plans
A single health and wellbeing board covering the whole Lancashire and south Cumbria sustainability and transformation plan footprint could be created, in a bid to increase local government oversight of reconfiguration plans.
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NHS England director admits 'work to do' to fix STP and digital plans mismatch
Senior NHS England director says work needed to align STP and local digital roadmap areas Comments follow warnings that digital roadmap plans could become “sideshow” to STPs A senior NHS England director has said work needs to be done to align the “mismatch” between the geographical areas covered ...
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Southern CCGs join leadership and target merger
Two clinical commissioning groups in south of England have joined their leadership and plan to merge if they are permitted to, they have told HSJ.
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US hospital lauded by Hunt 'out of compliance' with safety standards
Virginia Mason Medical Centre in Seattle “out of compliance” in 29 areas American accreditation body found hospital in condition which “poses a threat to patients” Jeremy Hunt has described Virginia Mason as “perhaps the safest hospital in the world” Hospital is buddied with five NHS trusts An American ...
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Daily Insight: NHS braced for life after the referendum
The essential stories and debate from Wednesday
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The NHS and Europe: Five must reads
After months of campaigning, the UK finally goes to the polls for the EU referendum on Thursday. The NHS has been used in arguments by remainers and leavers throughout the campaign to support their stance. Here HSJ rounds up our must read pieces to consider before casting your vote.
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Naylor: Single body should oversee NHS estates
Sir Robert Naylor calls for stronger oversight of NHS estate strategy ULCH chief was appointed by government to advise on NHS property Advisory board for new national strategy to be formed Sir Robert Naylor has called for a “stronger national organisation” to oversee NHS estates plans.
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Private health boss accuses NHS of 'delusion'
The chief executive of England’s biggest private hospital group has said the NHS is in a similar position to the British car industry before its collapse.
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Daily Insight: 'This will be a catastrophic year for the NHS'
The must read stories and debate from Tuesday
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Social enterprise boss to be deputy chief inspector for primary care
The Care Quality Commission have appointed a deputy chief inspector of primary care.
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Winners and losers of specialist radiotherapy contracts revealed
NHS England announces seven year contracts for stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy Change aims to increase access to services and cutting per patient cost of treatments East and North Hertfordshire Trust to be decommissioned NHS England has announced which organisations have won contracts under its overhaul of specialist radiotherapy ...
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CMA warning over public sector bid rigging
Procurement officers in the NHS and across the public sector have been warned to watch out for bid rigging and cartel behaviour by a senior official at the UK’s markets regulator.
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Safe staffing laws needed in England and all settings, warn nurses
Safe staffing laws should be introduced across the whole of the UK and in all health and care settings, nurses have urged as they committed to lobby government more on the issue.
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Exclusive: NHS finance directors pressured to agree 'unsustainable' targets
Finance directors under pressure to agree “unsustainable” control totals says CIPFA Leaked letter warns “unfounded optimism” will make future financial management difficult Department of Health accounts many not match those of NHS organisations NHS finance directors are being pressured to agree to “fundamentally unsustainable” financial targets for 2016-17, ...