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NewsExclusive: Staff shortage fuels recruitment of nearly 6,000 overseas nurses
A shortage of registered nurses to fill an increasing number of posts has driven nearly three-quarters of hospital trusts to recruit overseas, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsExclusive: Workforce plan sets out second year of nursing growth
Nurse training places will increase for the second consecutive year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Top hospital chief criticises 'out of area' referrals move
An attempt by NHS England to protect patient choice by preventing hospitals closing their doors to ‘out of area’ referrals has been strongly criticised by a leading foundation trust chief executive.
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NewsAppeal finds NICE decision on £90k breast cancer drug 'unfair'
The impact of the government’s drug pricing deal on patient access to new medicines has been thrown into confusion after a pharmaceutical company’s appeal against the decision to ban routine NHS funding of one of its drugs was upheld.
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NewsExclusive: Service hit by staff 'exodus' after CCG transfers contract to Circle
One of the biggest teaching trusts in England has been forced to axe its once renowned acute dermatology service following an “exodus” of medical consultants following the transfer of their contract to private provider Circle.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.12.2014: Simon Stevens cements place as most powerful person in healthcare
Simon Stevens has been named the most powerful person in healthcare in the HSJ100, just eight months after becoming NHS England chief executive, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsSimon Stevens cements place as most powerful person in healthcare
Simon Stevens has been named the most powerful person in healthcare in the HSJ100, just eight months after becoming NHS England chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs criticise NHS England co-commissioning 'confusion'
The leaders of six clinical commissioning groups have written to NHS England criticising “apparent confusion and lack of clarity” in its proposals for primary care co-commissioning, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Live 15.12.2014: CCGs criticise NHS England co-commissioning 'confusion'
Leaders of six clinical commissioning groups have written to NHS England criticising “apparent confusion and lack of clarity” in its proposals for primary care co-commissioning, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsRichards: Fit and proper persons test may end up in court
The final parameters of the new fit and proper test for NHS board members could be set in the courts, the chief inspector of hospitals has predicted
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NewsA&Es under 'extreme pressure' as admissions rise
Accident and emergency departments are ‘cracking under extreme pressure’ with the number of patients waiting longer than four hours at a record high.
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NewsOne in three trusts have board level vacancies
One in three trusts have at least one vacancy or interim executive on their board, according to a King’s Fund report based on research by HSJ.
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NewsHSJ Live 12.12.2014: One in three trusts have board level vacancies
HSJ Future of NHS Leadership and King’s Fund find one in three trusts have board level vacancies, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Lord Willis reveals plans for the future of nurse education
NHS trusts could be required to provide far more formalised education and training for qualified nurses under radical proposals outlined to HSJ ahead of a major review next year.
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NewsGovernment's £250m campaign fails to clear waiting list backlog
The number of patients waiting over 18 weeks for treatment has increased despite the government pouring £250m into the NHS to clear the backlogs of longest waiters
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NewsHSJ Live 11.12.2014: NEW Devon CCG smoking and obesity restrictions "dropped"
Ben Bradshaw MP tweets that CCG has dropped controversial plans to restrict access to elective care, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsMonitor costing regime promises to 'reduce burden' on trusts
Providers of NHS services are to simplify the way they submit patient level reference cost data to national bodies, under proposals from the regulator Monitor designed to improve comparisons between providers.
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Exclusive: Agency pay variations revealed
Hospitals across the North West paid the highest rates for locum medical staff, an analysis of expenditure on temporary staff in 2013-14 has indicated.
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NewsCarter's procurement review to scrutinise temporary staff costs
A government backed review of NHS procurement has been expanded to examine the “concerning” rise in temporary staff bills, its head has revealed to HSJ.
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NewsHSJ Live 10.12.2014: CQC agrees half a million pound out of court libel deal
Care Quality Commission reaches out of court settlement with former deputy chief executive, Jill Finney, plus the rest of today’s news and comment