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NewsSir David will 'press on' with reform details
The Department of Health will publish key details on the emerging NHS structures in coming weeks, despite significant uncertainty about the government’s reforms.
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NewsNicholson warns on 'unrealistic' savings plans
Sir David Nicholson has urged caution over “unrealistic” savings plans for 2011-12 which could see more trusts go bust.
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NewsPennine Care pulls out of NPfIT
The mental health trust lined up to lead the way in adopting National Programme for IT software has pulled out of the programme after failing to go live almost two years after its due date.
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NewsPressure on local authority funds raising risk of legal action
The financial pressures facing local authorities are increasing legal disputes with the NHS, say healthcare lawyers.
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NewsFoundation trust advised to 'run down' hospital
Lawyers advised a cash-strapped foundation trust wanting to close a community hospital that it could bypass public consultation by “running down” the service on “efficiency” grounds.
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NewsMilton backs increments freeze deal amid congress heckles
Health minister Anne Milton drew heckles at the Royal College of Nursing congress after insisting a national pay increments freeze rejected by the union would remain on the table at local level.
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News'Any qualified provider' guidance to slow market expansion
Forthcoming guidance on the “any qualified provider” policy will see competition phased in more slowly than expected and the creation of a national register of private providers authorised to bid for NHS work, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS 'college' to boost GPs' leadership skills
The NHS Leadership Council is to be scrapped and replaced with a “think tank” that will run accredited courses for clinicians and GP consortia, HSJ understands.
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NewsPlanned funding changes for training risk underskilled staff, warn SHAs
Giving part of the £5bn education budget directly to trusts could leave staff underskilled and create conflicts of interests, strategic health authorities have warned.
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NewsDH pharmacy consultation put on hold
A consultation on whether pharmacies should be allowed to set up services that primary care trusts do not believe are needed has been shelved.
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NewsPrivate providers to share training costs - Lansley
The health secretary has said the private sector should be subject to the “same obligations” regarding education and training as NHS providers.
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NewsReform goals hampered by political pause
The practical implications of the “pause” in the passage of the Health Bill will significantly hamper the reform process, according to NHS sources.
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NewsVariation in surgery rates hints at savings potential
There is a “persistent and widespread” variation in the proportion of NHS patients undergoing operations in different areas in England, a King’s Fund report has found.
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NewsPatients 'isolated' by hotel style wards
“Hotel style” hospital environments can leave patients feeling isolated and nurses unable to prioritise care, the public inquiry into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has heard.
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NewsGovernment information strategy draft scrapped
The government’s information strategy has been delayed by around three months after a draft document was drawn up and subsequently scrapped, HSJ understands.
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Free issue of Local Government Chronicle
HSJ subscribers can get a free issue of Local Government Chronicle and LGC50 supplement.
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NewsNurses pass vote of no confidence in Lansley
The Royal College of Nursing has overwhelmingly passed a no confidence motion in health secretary Andrew Lansley and the management of the coalition government’s NHS reform programme.
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NewsEmergency care wards 'struggling', warns college president
Hospitals are “struggling to cope” with an increasing demand for emergency care because of limited numbers of staff and beds, a leading casualty doctor has said.
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NewsAccident and emergency waits rise 65 per cent
The number of people waiting more than four hours in A&E has jumped 65 per cent since the government scrapped a target, NHS figures show.
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News'Listening exercise' review members announced
The members of the government’s NHS Future Forum, which is reviewing the Health Bill in response to concerns about the policy, have been announced.