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NewsUPDATED: How HSJ has covered the NHS 111 rollout debacle
A round-up of HSJ’s comprehensive coverage of the problematic NHS 111 rollout, from its announcement in 2010 to the most recent developments
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Plan to change gender reassignment surgery guidelines is dropped
NHS England has shelved proposals to change how it commissions gender reassignment surgery following clinicians’ concerns
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NewsExclusive: Dalton reveals he is not applying for NHS England job
Former NHS Commissioning Board chief operating officer Ian Dalton has ruled himself out of contention for the NHS England chief executive’s job.
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NewsExclusive: Treasury raid on pensions could drain billions from NHS
Treasury plans to recalculate the value of public sector pensions and introduce a single tier pension could leave the health service facing an annual bill of £2.5bn, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHSJ Live 31.7.2013: Reaction to Lewisham and Mid Staffs announcements
Lewisham High Court decision, the future for Mid Staffs, Robert Francis QC at the CQC’s board meeting and the rest of today’s news and comments
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NewsUPDATED: Wide variation in response rates for friends and family test
Significant variation between trusts in the response rates to the friends and family survey has sparked fresh concern about the test’s validity following publication of the first national results on Tuesday.
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NewsDorrell: CQC failed on 'independence of action'
The chairman of the Commons health committee has revealed his concerns over the relationship between the Care Quality Commission and the parliamentary health service ombudsman.
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NewsFirst national friends and family test scores due
A new test designed to shine the spotlight on poor care has found some “shocking and eye opening” cases of maltreatment in NHS hospitals, reports suggest.
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NewsFewer inquests held for women than men
Doctors are less likely to report the death of a woman to a coroner than they are a man’s, a study has found.
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NewsPush for payment by results reform gathers pace
NHS England wants to investigate the scope for scrapping payment by results for some services as early as 2015-16, its director of strategic finance has told HSJ.
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NewsHSJ Live: 30.07.2013 Friends and Family Test scores analysed
First national Friends and Family scores published; disruptive innovation does more harm than good says Clare Gerada, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsDH to target 'huge waste' in orthopaedics procurement
The Department of Health is expected to target “huge waste” in the cost of orthopaedic supplies when it releases its procurement strategy shortly, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS Direct confirms 111 withdrawal
NHS Direct has confirmed it is seeking to pull out of all 11 of its contracts to provide NHS 111 as they have proved “financially unsustainable”.
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NewsNHS could learn from PC World: Keogh
The NHS should act more like high street retailers in supplying state-of-the-art products to customers for less money, according to the country’s top doctor.
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News'Failings' in NHS 111 hotline
A new 24-hour health hotline is failing patients, according to an undercover television investigation.
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NewsHSJ Live: 29.7.2013 NHS 111 'in chaos' after NHS Direct pulls out of contracts
NHS Direct announcement comes on the day a TV investigation finds services are unsafe due to a lack of nursing staff.
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NewsJust over quarter of CCGs have conditions remaining after review
A small group of clinical commissioning groups remain under legal direction by NHS England, largely because of concerns about governance and leadership, following a review of authorisation conditions.
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NewsBullying 'entrenched' at CQC
Senior health and social care professionals who join the Care Quality Commission are more likely to be subject to bullying than other employees, an internal review commissioned by the regulator has found.
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NewsDrug firms accused over NHS charges
Drug companies could face investigation following allegations that they are inflating the cost of drugs sold to the NHS.
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NewsCouncils can complain to Hunt if CCGs ignore their views
Councils can complain to the health secretary if they believe local NHS groups are ignoring the commissioning strategies set by health and wellbeing boards, the Department of Health has said.