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NewsRegulator to be investigated over handling of care scandal
Jeremy Hunt has today ordered an investigation into the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s handling of the Morecambe Bay care scandal.
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NewsDaily Insight: Making sure cash reaches the front line
The must read stories and debate in health today
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NewsExclusive: Trust chiefs must sign off CCG mental health spending
Mental health trust leaders must sign off their commissioners’ spending plans, NHS England says Letter to chief executives stresses national and political focus on mental health Mental health trust leaders must sign off their commissioners’ spending for the sector under radical new plans to make sure cash is ...
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NewsMortality spike linked to care cuts
A sharp rise in deaths last year was likely to have been caused by failures in health and social care linked to funding cuts, a study has concluded.
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NewsDaily Insight: Mackey admits target already missed
HSJ’s round-up of Thursday’s must read stories
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NewsExclusive: Huge expansion of scheme to cut NHS variation
Getting It Right First Time programme to reduce unwarranted variation in the NHS grows New specialities include acute and emergency medicine, cardiology, intensive care and mental health Clinical leads announced for 12 specialities currently in progress The Getting It Right First Time programme, designed to reduce unwarranted variation ...
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NewsDoctors could be allowed to opt out of new consultant contract
Contract proposal would allow consultants to opt out of new contract Idea would avoid the need for a ballot on the contract NHS Employers says it is “unwise” to prejudge outcomes of negotiations A new consultant contract for hospital doctors in England could be made optional for both ...
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NewsExclusive: Trust sector deficit worsens by £280m
HSJ research suggests trusts’ finances have deteriorated by nearly £300m since quarter two The numbers suggest a year-end provider sector deficit around £970m NHS Improvement has been discussing revisions with a number of trusts and will report a lower official number next week Jim Mackey concedes the £580m maximum ...
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NewsAnalysis: 'Full impact of winter yet to hit the bottom line'
Policy experts have said NHS trusts were set an impossible task in 2016-17 and warned their projected deficit could worsen further because the full impact of winter has “yet to hit the bottom line”.
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Raft of new trusts face 'special measures'
Regulators are due to place another raft of NHS trusts into special measures as a result of their worsening financial position, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAnalysis: NHS fraud prosecutions fall by three-quarters
The number of NHS fraud prosecutions has declined significantly over the past six years, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Stevens warned over bed shortage risk after woman's death
Coroner warned NHS England chief executive of risks, following death of woman who could not get intensive care bed Mary Muldowney died after three hospitals refused to accept her due to a lack of beds Coroner said action was needed to prevent future deaths NHS England chief executive ...
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NewsStudy: Seven day standards have not improved outcomes
Nuffield Trust evaluation of London Quality Standards, which formed basis for national seven day standards, raises fresh questions over government policy Report author says there is “very little hard evidence that the LQS improved outcomes” Think tank urges STP leads not to use seven day standards as “big stick ...
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NewsDaily Insight: STP wants to 'turn down the noise' on cuts
The must read stories and biggest talking points in the NHS
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NewsRevealed: 23 trusts chosen for new Carter review
Twenty-three trusts selected for first phase of Lord Carter’s new review into productivity at mental health and community service organisations NHS Improvement letter to mental health and community service trusts reveals providers chosen for initial six month engagement phase Review will follow a similar structure to Lord Carter’s previous ...
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NewsSTP 'guerrilla marketing' campaign to fight public perception of cuts
Humber, Coast and Vale STP invites expressions of interest to develop a £10,000 “social media and guerrilla marketing” campaign to promote its proposals The STP is looking for design and marketing agencies to help create the strategy One of the goals of the campaign is to “turn down the ...
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News18 week waits, December 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for December 2016
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NewsPrivate provider to rent space from NHS trust for 25 years
£38m dedicated cancer unit will occupy top four floors of Guy’s and St Thomas’ new cancer centre Negotiations underway to offer NHS patients access to private robotics theatre American hospital firm to rent the facilities on a 25 year lease A major teaching trust in London is leasing ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts 'may overlook safety' under revised regulation regime
Patient groups have warned that providers would be “at risk of overlooking quality and safety” under proposed changes to the Care Quality Commission’s rating regime.