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Vasco-Knight suspended with immediate effect
The chief executive of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust, who was accused of “nepotism” by two whistleblowers, has been suspended with immediate effect.
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HSJ Live 11.02.2014 Trust pulls out of running in George Eliot bidding process
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire Trust pulls bid, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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Groups raise concerns about fundamental standards
A body representing health charities has warned that draft “fundamental standards” being consulted on by the Department of Health could be “a backward step” for person centred care.
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Exclusive: Cash penalties axed for care fund failure
The Department of Health has scrapped plans to withhold money from areas that fail to deliver performance improvements through joint commissioning with local authorities.
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Exclusive: Mid Staffs nurses launch High Court appeal over ban
Two former Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust nurses who were struck off for altering altering accident and emergency waiting times are to launch a High Court bid to overturn their ban.
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Exclusive: National bodies back community services plans
Efforts to develop quality indicators and a tariff payment system for community services providers have taken a leap forward after winning the support of the main national health leadership organisations, HSJ has discovered.
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Lack of GP funding 'hitting care'
Patient care is being compromised by a “chronic lack of investment” in GPs, leading family doctors have warned.
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Diabetes total soars to top 3.2 million
The number of people with diabetes in the UK is now more than 3.2 million, with last year seeing the biggest jump in cases since 2008.
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HSJ Live 10.02.2014 Vasco-Knight suspended with immediate effect
The chief executive of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust, accused of “nepotism” by two whistleblowers, has been suspended, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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FGM data must be submitted by NHS
NHS hospitals will have to submit data on the number of girls and women who have suffered female genital mutilation, the government has announced.
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NHS faces 'tension over finances'
The NHS is facing a “profound tension” between financial constraints and the need to provide high quality care, according to a report published on the anniversary of the report into the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust inquiry.
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Francis criticises Vasco-Knight trust
Robert Francis has sharply criticised South Devonshire Health Care’s attempts to cover up accusations of nepotism against its chief executive.
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HSJ Live 07.02.2014 Acting chair of Vasco-Knight trust resigns after eight days
Topsy Murray has resigned from her position as acting chair of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust eight days into the role, and the rest of the day’s news and comment
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7 February issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidIn this week’s issue we examine the impact of the Francis report − published a year ago yesterday − on the culture of the NHS. Plus: ...
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EXCLUSIVE: Darzi says care.data furore was avoidable
Former health minister Lord Darzi has thrown his weight behind the pioneering care.data project but criticised ministers’ handling of how it has been presented to the public.
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CQC revises intelligent monitoring tool
Acute trusts will get longer to check the data in the Care Quality Commission’s Intelligent Monitoring Tool before it is made public under a series of changes due to be announced by the regulator today.
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Hunt warns more trusts face special measures
Patients should expect more hospitals to be put in “special measures”, the health secretary has warned.
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Experts hint at future cancer charges
Cancer patients may have to pay for some treatments if long-term high-quality NHS care is to be maintained, experts have suggested.
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CCG calls for Vasco-Knight's immediate suspension
South Devon and Torbay Clinical Commissioning Group has called for the immediate suspension of Dr Vasco-Knight while an internal investigation is underway.
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HSJ Live 06.02.2014: What changes have you seen since the Francis report?
What changes have you seen as a result of the Francis report? This snap survey will be open until 7pm on Friday 7 February