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NewsCompetition rules still impeding service change, say hospital bosses
Hospital chief executives still feel the competition and merger control rules introduced under the government’s NHS reforms are making it difficult to carry out important reconfigurations.
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NewsThis winter will be worse than last, warn hospital chiefs
Hospital leaders predict this winter will be worse than the last and warn their health economies are not coping well already.
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NewsConfederation and FTN set out distinct roles
The NHS Confederation and Foundation Trust Network have reached an agreement on how to make the roles of the two organisations clear to avoid duplicating work.
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Chief departs as Barking placed in special measures
Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has been placed in special measures after the latest Care Quality Commission inspection found evidence of “unsafe care” in its accident and emergency departments.
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NewsScience centres to be 'hubs' of specialised services
Academic health science centres should become the “hubs” of specialised services, according to NHS England’s medical director.
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NewsHospital chief to chair nurse staffing group
Nursing academics who led research which found patients were at risk if nurse to patient ratios fell below one to eight have been commissioned to conduct a government backed review of the evidence on nurse staffing, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS staff rehired after redundancy
One in six staff paid redundancy during the government’s controversial NHS reforms has been rehired by the health service.
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NewsHSJ Live 18.12.13 Chiefs at Barking and Colchester to step down
Plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsPlan to solve emergency staffing crisis revealed
A plan to increase the numbers of doctors working in over-stretched emergency departments across England has been unveiled by Health Education England.
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NewsNew funding formula approved
NHS England today rejected a proposal that would have seen more than 100 clinical commissioning groups facing real-terms cuts next year so additional funds could be directed to their most underfunded peers.
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NewsWorkforce plan promises 9pc rise in nurse training places
The first ever national workforce plan for the NHS has been approved this afternoon by Health Education England, promising a 9 per cent increase in the number of training places for nurses.
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NewsPlanning guidance imposes new 'models of care'
The NHS is being told to overhaul services according to a set of six “models of care” in order to create a “sustainable health and care system”.
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NewsPerformance measures will impact on integration funding
NHS England has announced factors including delayed transfers of care and levels of emergency admissions will impact on how much money each area receives from the new £3.8bn integration fund.
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NewsResearch reveals public health directors' status
Six in 10 top-tier councils have a director of public health who reports directly to the chief executive, according to research by the Faculty of Public Health.
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NewsMPs to discuss screening programmes
The scientific merits of screening programmes for prostate cancer, lung cancer and post-natal depression are to be examined by MPs.
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NewsOrgan donation rates vary across UK
There are “striking” geographical variations in the numbers of people who donate kidneys after they die, a study has found.
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NewsHSJ Live 17.12.13 Workforce plan promises 9pc rise in nurse training places
The first ever national workforce plan for the NHS has been approved, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsNHS England to consider real terms cuts for some CCGs
Some NHS clinical commissioning groups could face real terms budget cuts in 2014-15 under a radical approach to funding allocations that will be considered by the NHS England board this morning.
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NewsPlans to strengthen special administration regime criticised
The British Medical Association and others have accused ministers of rushing legislation that could allow changes to local hospitals to be forced through without proper consideration of patients’ needs.
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NewsKeogh launches weekend working plan
Hospitals will face sanctions unless they deliver the same standard of care seven days a week in a shake-up aimed at cutting the increased death risk at weekends.