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Two fifths of doctors consider leaving medicine says BMA
NHS reforms and increased pension costs have led more than two fifths of doctors considering leaving medicine, according to the British Medical Association.
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Exclusive: patient deaths spark tuberculosis investigation
A decision to increase the number of patients being treated at a dialysis unit run by the University Hospitals of Leicester could have led to the death of a patient, it has emerged.
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Lib Dem peers backtrack over CCG board membership vote
Liberal Democrat peers have agreed to support government regulations under which councillors - and local doctors and nurses - are banned from clinical commissioning group governing bodies.
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BMA slams 'unfair' pension reforms
Doctors’ leaders have launched a fresh attack on the government’s controversial pension reforms, labelling them “fundamentally unfair”.
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'Dual carriageway' approach urged
A “dual carriageway” approach should be used for the roll-out of personal health budgets by NHS commissioners, according to a new report.
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Exclusive: Jim Easton resigning to join Care UK
Exclusive: Jim Easton is resigning as the NHS Commissioning Board’s director of transformation, HSJ can reveal.
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Protocol required to prevent information use 'surprises'
New information governance rules must ensure patients are no longer “surprised or shocked” about how their records are being used or shared, the chair of a national review has said.
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Nurses 'warned children about Savile'
Nurses advised young patients to “pretend to be asleep” when Sir Jimmy Savile was visiting their hospital, it has been claimed.
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New acute care guidance launched
Acutely ill hospital patients should have access to consultant doctors for at least 12 hours a day, seven days a week to reduce the number of hospital deaths which occur out of hours, leading physicians have said.
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In full: CCG leader names
Information is from Health Service Journal research in September and October 2012. Although the majority of clinical commissioning groups have now decided their chairs and accountable officers, in some cases they may still change. HSJ intends to publish updated lists in future.
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Fresh concerns over NHS data protection
The information watchdog has raised fresh concerns about the NHS’s ability to protect sensitive personal data, warning trusts of further fines and adverse publicity if they fell short of their duties.
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Big drop in GPs lined up for CCG leader roles
Less than a quarter of the clinical commissioning groups created under the government’s NHS reforms will have GPs as their accountable officers, an HSJ investigation has found.
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Hospital baby dies in bug outbreak
A premature baby has died in hospital following an outbreak of the pseudomonas bacteria, it has emerged.
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NHS commissioners could be made to pool budgets with councils
Care and Support Bill may require CCGs to pool budgets with local authorities
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Accountability probe could lead to regulation for managers
The government signalled a possible move towards the regulation of NHS managers as new health secretary Jeremy Hunt launched a probe to determine how they might be held to account for care failures.
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Government to commit the NHS to a "paperless" future
The government will this month commit the NHS to a “paperless” future, according to the Commissioning Board’s informatics chief.
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Borrowing limit challenge for Worcestershire acute trust
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust may need an increase in its borrowing limit to cover the costs of a major service reconfiguration, HSJ has learned.
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Hunt backs 'simple and short' NHS mandate
The new health secretary wants to publish a “simple and short” mandate for the NHS, in order to “unleash local innovation”, he has said.
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DH unveils rules for objecting to Monitor tariff proposals
Commissioners will only be able to force Monitor to reconsider its approach to price setting for an NHS service if more than half of them object, under latest Department of Health proposals.
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Unions push back against pay freeze calls
Health unions will push back against calls for a continued pay freeze in the NHS by warning that a third of health service employees have seriously considered leaving their jobs in the past year.