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NewsLabour demands 'honesty' on NHS
Labour has called on the government to provide “a bit of accountability and a bit of honesty” as it accused the coalition of presiding over a “cut” in NHS spending during its term in office.
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NewsCaldicott expected to raise legal doubts over CSU data services
The NHS Information Centre for health and social care is increasing its capacity to store and manage data in the expectation that commissioning support units will be prevented from holding sensitive information about patients.
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New chief executive for South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced its new chief executive will be interim boss Professor Tricia Hart.
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NewsSchizophrenia report demands better care
Significant improvements in care are needed if the lives of schizophrenia sufferers are to get better, according to the first national audit for people with the severe mental illness.
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Somerset CCG authorised with no conditions
STRUCTURE: Somerset Clinical Commissioning Group was one of only eight CCGs to be authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board this week without any conditions.
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Mid Essex use of resources fail test
Mid Essex Hospital Services Trust’s saving plans for 2011-12 were not sufficiently robust, according to its accountants.
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Bristol mental health tender put back
COMMERCIAL: The reprocurement of mental health services in Bristol has been put back by four months.
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Gloucestershire CCG authorised with two conditions
STRUCTURE: Gloucestershire clinical commissioning group has been authorised in the first wave of CCGs with just two cconditions.
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Risk sharing plan amid Oxfordshire acute overperformance
FINANCE: Commissioners and providers in Oxfordshire are to negotiate risk sharing amid significant over performance on the local acute provider contract.
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UHMB records £15m deficit to end of October
FINANCE: The trust recorded a deficit of £15.2m for the first seven months of 2012-13, against a planned deficit of £14.6m, its latest finance report shows.
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Oxford trust falls behind on cancer target
PERFORMANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust fell well behind its cancer waiting times target in the early part of 2012-13 due to “internal capacity versus demand issues”.
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Oxfordshire delayed transfer rate falls sharply
The rate of delayed transfers of care in Oxfordshire fell significantly last month.
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NewsBring in hospital 'superheads' to tackle poor performance, says Hunt
The NHS could “emulate” the superhead model used to turn around failing schools to tackle poor performance in the NHS, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ.
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NewsHunt: I'm open to NHS or private sector solutions
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ it is “not my job to hold a candle” for either NHS or private sector providers when deciding what is best for patients.
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'Technology QIPP' needed to transform NHS efficiency
The NHS would be “crazy” not to try and realise the cost savings available through greater use of technology, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ.
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NewsHunt: Francis could lead to more reorganisation
The health secretary has told HSJ he expects the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry to propose “pretty serious policy changes and potentially some structural changes”, potentially leading to more reorganisation.
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Epsom and St Helier uncertainty poses 'risk' to staff
STRUCTURE: Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust faces the risk of difficulty recruiting and retaining statt because of the uncertainty as to its future, a report said.
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Chief nurse leaves North Yorks for Notts and Derby LAT
WORKFORCE: Julie Bolus, North Yorkshire and York PCT chief nurse, has been appointed director of nursing for the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire local area team of the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NHS Direct awarded Buckinghamshire 111 contract
COMMERCIAL: NHS Direct has been named as the successful bidder for NHS 111 services in Buckinghamshire.