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Controversial radiotherapy on offer to patients again
Cancer patients who were denied access to a cutting edge therapy under NHS England’s specialised commissioning policies will be able to access it again if they agree to take part in a clinical trial.
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HSJ Live 21.11.13: Council cuts expected with introduction of integration fund
Responses to the CQC’s State of Care report and new HIV figures
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NHS 'wasted £40m' on utility bills
The NHS in England wasted more than £40m last year by paying too much for its energy and water, the TaxPayers’ Alliance pressure group has claimed.
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Pharmacies 'could relieve GPs'
Pharmacies should be able to offer basic medical treatment like flu jabs or diabetes care to relieve the pressure on GPs, an MP has said.
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Growing QIPP shortfall predicted
NHS commissioners are slipping behind on their efficiency plans and becoming more pessimistic about whether they will hit their year-end targets, HSJ can reveal.
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Integration fund could deliver council savings, says minister
Councils joining the government’s £3.8bn health and social care integration drive will be expected to enforce “substantial” cuts to their back office budgets, a local government minister has said.
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EXCLUSIVE: A&Es to receive extra £150m to ease winter pressures
A second wave of winter pressure funding is to be made available for all accident and emergency departments, HSJ has discovered.
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Serco seeks NHS help to fill vacancies
Outsourcing giant Serco has asked NHS organisations for help filling vacancies at Suffolk Community Healthcare amid concerns over its performance.
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Trusts 'not meeting operation guidelines'
A number of hospitals in England are not carrying out sufficient abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs to meet safety guidelines, health care analysts have warned.
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HSJ Live 20.11.13: HSJ Awards winners announced
HSJ Awards winners announced, reaction to the government’s response to Francis, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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Health leaders question NHS progress, survey finds
Two in every five NHS senior leaders believe the health service is in a worse condition following the current government’s reorganisation, according to a survey by a consultancy firm.
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Francis: future Mid Staffs would be detected earlier
Robert Francis QC, chairman of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry, has told HSJ he believes the government’s actions mean any future “Mid Staffs” would be detected earlier.
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Francis response: New patient safety drive from NHS England
A major patient safety improvement programme and new incident report and alert systems are to be introduced by NHS England in response to the Francis inquiry.
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Government rejects centralist plans for local Healthwatch
The government has rejected a plan by Robert Francis QC to force councils to hand centrally-allocated funding directly to local Healthwatch groups, arguing that councils should be free to decide the groups’ funding.
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CQC to oversee barring scheme for directors
The Care Quality Commission is to get power to investigate board directors of all NHS providers to establish whether they are “fit” to hold the position, it has been announced.
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The government's Francis response: line by line
The government has provided detailed responses to each of Robert Francis’ 290 recommendations. HSJ highlights the most significant.
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Lawyer warns of creating 'a new industry'
“A new industry of internal investigation” could be created by plans to strip trusts of their government indemnity cover if they break duty of candour rules, a lawyer has warned.
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Francis response: trusts to decide on 'named nurse' for patients
Allocating named or key nurses to individual patients is not to be made mandatory, the government response to the Francis report has said.
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NHS England to launch new ‘hospital safety’ website
A dedicated hospital safety website will be launched next year as part of the government’s response to Robert Francis QC’s report, ministers have announced.