All News articles – Page 736
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NewsThree CCGs issued with legal directions
Three clinical commissioning groups have been legally directed by the NHS Commissioning Board because of problems detected in authorisation.
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NewsMany public health posts left unfilled
Almost a third of public health director posts could be unfilled when councils take control of the £2.7bn service in April, according to research by the Association of Directors of Public Health.
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NewsNICE's QALY approach 'flawed'
Research funded by the European Commission has claimed the quality adjusted life years approach to deciding which treatments are made available by health services is “dangerously flawed”.
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NewsWarning on NHS trusts' death rates
Death rates at five trusts have been “higher than expected” two years in a row, figures show.
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NewsHSJ live: rolling news 25.1.2013
Major service change looks likely in Yorkshire and the rest of today’s news
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NewsUPDATE: Burnham says commissioning board 'couldn't carry on' under plan
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said the NHS Commissioning Board “couldn’t carry on” in its current form under his proposals to reshape health and social care.
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NewsRCN accepts Agenda for Change proposals
The Royal College of Nursing council decided yesterday to accept plans put forward by NHS Employers to reduce terms and conditions for NHS staff across the country.
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NewsA&E units get that Monday morning feeling
Hospitals’ accident and emergency departments are at their busiest on Monday morning, dealing with double their average hourly attendance, research shows.
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NewsCash injection for maternity units
Health minister Dan Poulter has announced that £25m will be split across more than 100 hospitals to improve maternity units.
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NewsHSJ live: rolling news 24.1.2013
The reaction to Labour’s health policy proposals and the rest of today’s news
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NewsBurnham plans £60bn NHS cash handover to councils
The vast majority of NHS funding would be handed to councils under radical proposals being developed by the shadow health secretary.
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NewsFrancis report's publication date is revealed
Robert Francis QC has revealed his report on the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry will be published on 6 February.
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NewsKeep councillors off CCG boards, health minister says
Public health minister Anna Soubry has defended the government’s decision not to allow councillors to sit on the boards of clinical commissioning groups, arguing that politics should be removed from the health service.
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NewsExtra £7m winter help for Northern Ireland hospitals
An extra £7m will be used to ease winter pressure on hospitals in Northern Ireland, it was revealed.
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NewsTrusts to be told to halve pressure ulcers or face fines
NHS trusts could face financial penalties if they fail to halve the number of pressure ulcers in their organisation during the 2013-14, under new rules from the Department of Health.
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Threefold variation in CCGs' spend on outside support
There is more than a threefold variation in the amount clinical commissioning groups intend to spend on support services, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsNHS Surrey yet to quantify costs of Virgin deal
NHS Surrey has yet to quantify the total cost or risk of transferring its community services to Virgin Care, a deal which went live last April, it has emerged.
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NewsTrust leaders admit 'pockets' of poor care found across the NHS
Trust leaders have “formally and publicly” acknowledged that “pockets” of poor care are likely to exist in most NHS organisations, in an open letter ahead of the publication of the Francis report.
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NewsFailed NHS managers could face blacklisting
Ministers are considering creating a “blacklist” of NHS managers who preside over failure and would be prevented from working in the health service again, HSJ understands.