All News articles – Page 843
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NewsRegional pay consortium claims it can save 6,000 jobs
More than 6,000 NHS “jobs” in the South West could be saved if major changes go ahead to staff pay, and terms and conditions, it has been claimed.
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NewsBoard to recruit another 19 senior directors
The NHS Commissioning Board will this week begin the recruitment process for 19 senior director posts, all with salaries of more than £100,000.
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NewsClinic to show drunks footage of themselves
Drunken party-goers who stumble into health clinics could be shown footage of themselves in a bid to crack down on binge drinking.
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NewsOrgan transplants at record level
A record number of organ transplants were carried out last year, health officials said.
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NewsNicholson clamps down on interim managers' pay
NHS trusts have been ordered to stop paying interim senior executives off-payroll in a bid by the Department of Health to tackle possible tax avoidance.
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NewsChild abuse risk at walk-in centres
“Significant and worrying gaps” in the way some NHS walk-in centres operate risks child abuse going undetected, a study obtained by HSJ has warned.
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NewsExclusive: NHS or private expressions of interest sought to run 'failing' trust
The special administrator for the first hospital to be subjected to the failure regime has invited expressions of interest from the NHS and private sector to take over all or part of the organisation.
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NewsNHS urged to think long-term to save
NHS organisations need to think more long term to innovate and release more savings, NHS South of England chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers has said.
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NewsFTs expect CCGs to reverse activity growth next year
Foundation trusts expect clinical commissioning groups to oversee an unprecedented reduction in activity in 2013-14, Monitor has revealed.
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NewsHospitals criticised over baby infection delays
Some hospitals are causing “unnecessary delays” in treating newborn babies suffering from infections, the healthcare watchdog has said.
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News12,000 NHS posts unfilled
More than 12,000 NHS job posts have not been filled after people have retired, quit or moved on to other organisations, figures suggest.
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NewsNHS on course to lose pensions advantage
The NHS’s competitive advantage is set to be significantly weakened by a move to offer the NHS pension to all private sector staff working on clinical contracts funded by the service.
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NewsCollaboration not competition CSUs' 'priority'
The NHS Commissioning Board has stressed the importance of collaboration between commissioning support units after announcing a series of networks to provide some “at scale” services.
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News'Strong claim for constructive dismissal' following Nicholson letter
The Department of Health could face claims for constructive dismissal by senior managers if plans to remove them of their responsibilities go ahead.
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NewsAnalysis: Nicholson triggers shift in control to new system leaders
Power to pass from many primary care trusts to NHS Commissioning Board and NHS Trust Development Authority
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NewsMuslim man in right-to-die challenge
The family of a Muslim man from Greater Manchester who is in a persistent vegetative state are fighting in the High Court for him to receive - against medical advice - life-saving treatment if his condition deteriorates.
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NewsPlans to ramp up NHS overseas branches
NHS hospitals are to be invited by the government to set up profit-making branches abroad to raise funds for patients at home and raise the international profile of the health service.
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NewsCommissioning board given default lead role on quality
The NHS Commissioning Board will have default responsibility for leading the response to a quality failure under plans for new quality surveillance groups.
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NewsPrivate providers in NHS 'likely' to escape toughest regulatory controls
Only a “very small” number of NHS services provided by private firms face the toughest regulatory controls, sector leaders have insisted following the publication of new Monitor guidance.
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NewsNo fault compensation plan examined in Scotland
Patients in Scotland could be able to get compensation payouts on a no-fault basis if they are injured as a result of medical treatment.