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NHS England tells GPs delayed premises projects will get full funding
NHS England has told GP leaders that building projects using money from the first tranche of a £1bn primary care infrastructure fund will be fully funded even if they are not completed by March.
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Exclusive: NHS England considering cuts to national clinical directors
NHS England is considering cutting the number of national clinical directors, HSJ can reveal.
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Exclusive: Former BMA negotiator calls for ‘civil disobedience’ against CQC fees
Former BMA GP committee negotiator, who is still a member, calls for “revolt” if the CQC hikes fees Peter Holden proposes paying regulator “this year’s fees plus 1 per cent” The CQC is consulting on a sevenfold increase in GP fees A former British Medical Association negotiator has ...
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Executive Summary: Not talking the talk, but walking the walkout
HSJ’s roundup of Thursday’s must read stories
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Junior doctors threaten to withdraw emergency cover during strike action
BMA council suggests three possible days for industrial action Two days will involve a full walkout including urgent and emergency care Mark Porter says ministers must remove threat to impose a deal Junior doctors could carry out three days of strike action next month including two days without ...
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Midlands and East CCGs told to plan for admin budget cuts
NHS England regional team advises CCGs to plan for 5 per cent “year on year” cuts to running cost budgets Midlands and East commissioners also asked to continue planning to keep a 1 per cent surplus NHS England has told clinical commissioning groups in the Midlands and East ...
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Delayed transfers of care at highest ever September level
There were 147,738 delayed transfers, the highest September level since 2010 A&Es had their worst September performance in five years as admissions were at highest level Increase in elective patients waiting over a year to start treatment but the target was still met Delayed transfers of care were ...
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Trusts ‘make do and mend’ as capital investment squeeze hits estates repairs
“High risk” maintenance problems up 30pc year on year, as capital investments falls Estates director warns “make do and mend” approach to maintenance will impact safety Imperial College Healthcare would have to spend £39m to deal with high risk backlog NHS providers face costs of more than £450m ...
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Exclusive: CCGs should be 'brought together', says King’s Fund
King’s Fund says commissioning must be done across bigger areas This would enable provider-led “systems of care” NHS England expected to require joint planning across health economies NHS commissioning must be carried out on footprints bigger than current clinical commissioning groups, the King’s Fund has recommended.
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Executive Summary: The forgotten contract negotiations
HSJ’s daily digest of the must read stories and debate in health policy
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Four things we learnt at NHS Providers 2015
Take away messages from this year’s NHS Providers conference
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Rollout of shared care records can cut DTOCs, commission says
Commission calls for the DH to assess the cost of national living wage for social care sector There is an “urgent need” for delayed transfer definitions for mental health Payment mechanisms should be “coordinated” and block contract payments should be dropped Delayed transfers of care can be avoided ...
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Exclusive: Consultant contract negotiations nearing conclusion
NHS Employers aiming to make final offer in December Contract variation will affect all consultants working in England Changes come as junior doctors ballot for industrial action Negotiations to change medical consultant contracts could be completed as early as next month, HSJ has learned.
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Exclusive: Existing NHS indicators deemed inadequate for vanguards
First version of vanguard dashboard contains just two metrics Many existing data returns are not suitable for measuring integrated care New measures will be developed over the coming months National leaders have judged many current datasets to be inadequate in their current form to judge the success of ...
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Trusts urged to defer capital spending in exchange for revenue cash
Providers asked to repay public dividend capital to the DH, in return for revenue support Monitor and the TDA have been phoning providers on behalf of the department Believed to be first time systematic capital to revenue transfers have potentially happened at local level Further details have emerged ...
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HSJ survey: regulation has biggest impact on NHS directors’ job satisfaction
The regulatory burden and external interference are the biggest factors bringing down the job satisfaction of NHS trust leaders, an HSJ survey reveals.
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NHS England guidance aims to tackle discharge disagreements
NHS England has issued new guidance on transferring people out of hospital in order to tackle misunderstandings between NHS bodies and local authority social care departments.
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Research for NHS England recommends £8.2bn spend on IT
The NHS would need to spend around £8.2bn on upgrading its digital capabilities to achieve up to an estimated £13.7bn of savings by 2020-21, according to key research commissioned by NHS England.
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Executive Summary: Another fine mess
HSJ’s roundup of Tuesday’s essential health policy stories
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Exclusive: NHS England to carry out secret audit of midwifery investigations
NHS England will not publish the results of a national audit into the quality of investigations into maternity incidents prompted by the death of a baby girl, HSJ has learned.