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Use of deprivation of liberty safeguards rises
There has been a sharp increase in the number of applications to use deprivation of liberty safeguards for people over the age of 75, it has emerged.
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Four CSUs form 'strategic alliance'
Four commissioning support units covering a vast swathe of the Midlands and Yorkshire have announced they are forming a “strategic alliance”.
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Woman's fight over partner's sperm
A woman has launched a legal battle for the right to “harvest” her seriously-ill partner’s sperm so that she can have his children.
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NHS contracts 'going to private firms'
Almost 70 per cent of NHS contracts awarded since the government’s controversial reforms became law have been won by private firms, a campaign group has claimed.
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HSJ Live 16.01.14: Monitor approves trust special administrators' proposals for Mid Staffs
The recommendations will now go to the Secretary of State, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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Exclusive: Consecutive years of productivity growth achieved
There have been two consecutive years of productivity growth in the NHS for the first time since the late 1990s, according to research shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Major London trust's A&E 'unfit for purpose', says CQC
University College Hospital London Foundation Trust has been issued with four compliance actions following a new-style Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NHS the second most gay friendly employment sector
The health service is the second most gay friendly employment sector, according to Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index.
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Exclusive: Non-acute providers allege institutional bias
Healthcare leaders from across the community and mental health sectors have united against plans to cut the tariff price for their services by a fifth more than the reduction proposed for acute providers.
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Treat patients in ambulances - MP
More patients should be treated in the back of ambulances rather than taken to hospital, MPs have heard.
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Pharmacies aim to absorb GP strain
A new campaign to increase awareness of the pharmacy service aims to take pressure off GPs and A&E departments.
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HSJ Live 15.01.14 NHS called on to make greater effort to engage staff in order to improve performance
The latest senior appointments at the care regulator, plus the the rest of the day’s news and comment
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FT boards to be independently reviewed every three years
Monitor has detailed how it expects foundation trusts to arrange external reviews of their board’s effectiveness every three years.
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Minister backs commissioning-only care role for councils
Care services minister Norman Lamb has voiced his support for a proposal to prevent councils from directly providing adult care services.
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CQC uncovers bullying perception at Barts
Concerns over bullying and accident and emergency department performance have emerged in the latest Care Quality Commission inspection reports, covering four trusts.
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Cancer diagnoses figures disclosed
Almost a third of a million people in the UK are diagnosed with cancer every year, figures show.
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A&E locum costs soar 60pc in three years
The cost of paying temporary doctors to work at accident and emergency units in England increased by 60 per cent in three years as hospitals struggle to find permanent staff.
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HSJ Live 14.01.14 Monitor recommends external review every three years for FTs
Monitor recommends that foundation trusts are externally reviewed every three years, along with the rest of the day’s news and comment.
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Exclusive: Conservative peer appointed Monitor's interim chair
The government has appointed Conservative peer and former minister Baroness Hanham as the interim chair of health sector regulator Monitor.
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Exclusive: Female consultants face awards 'discrimination'
A significant decline in the proportion of clinical excellence awards being awarded to women has led to claims that female consultants are falling victim to discrimination, HSJ has learned.