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News'No improvement' in patient safety
Hospitals have made “no improvement” in monitoring the quality of patient care in light of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal and “no improvement” in keeping patients safe or treating them with dignity, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsHSJ Live 22.11.13: Hunt demands explanations from A&E underperformers
The health secretary has taken the unprecedented step of calling leaders of hospital trusts who have failed to hit A&E targets
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22 November issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Please note: if iPad users have been experiencing difficulties with the app recently we recommend you delete it from the homescreen and download the latest version from www.hsj.co.uk/tablet-appDownload the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app ...
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Revealed: the 24 CCGs forecasting deficits in their first year
There are now clinical commissioning groups expecting to finish their first year of operation in the red in each of the four English NHS regions, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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NewsControversial 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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NewsHSJ 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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NewsNHS '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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NewsPharmacies '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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NewsIntegration 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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NewsGrowing 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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NewsEXCLUSIVE: 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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NewsSerco 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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NewsTrusts '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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NewsHSJ 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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NewsHealth 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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NewsFrancis: 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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NewsFrancis 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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NewsGovernment 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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NewsCQC 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.