News – Page 1013
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No conditions for Greater Huddersfield CCG
STRUCTURE: Greater Huddersfield CCG has been authorised with no conditions in the second wave of CCG authorisation decisions.
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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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Isle of Wight CCG authorised
STRUCTURE: The Isle of Wight clinical commissioning group has been fully authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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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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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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Trust pioneers speedy injections of cancer treatment
Cancer patients can now get vital treatment in just five minutes instead of two hours after a new injection procedure was trialled by a hospital.
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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.
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Interim CEO to cost trust more than £800 a day
FINANCE: The University Hospital of North Staffordshire will pay its new interim chief executive £211,000 a day.
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NHS East Lancs could face £12m liability for backdated continuing care claims
FINANCE: NHS East Lancashire is facing a potential liability for retrospective continuing care claims of £12m, according to latest primary care trust cluster board papers.
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NHS North Lancs faces up to £14m liability for continuing care claims
FINANCE: NHS North Lancashire could be facing a liability for retrospective continuing care claims of as much as £14m, according to latest primary care trust cluster board papers.