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NewsGovernment: Mid Staffs inquiry may lead to another health bill
A letter from health minister Earl Howe to members of the House of Lords admits the government may need to bring forward another health bill in response to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
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Leicester children suffer poor access to dentistry
FINANCE: Despite poor oral health among children in Leicester, there is not enough money to ensure sufficient access to dentists.
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Ashford and St Peter’s confirms continued interest in Epsom
STRUCTURE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed it is continuing to prepare to bid to take over Epsom Hospital.
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Buckinghamshire denies treatments as demand rises
PERFORMANCE: Dozens of patients in Buckinghamshire have been declined funding for “low priority procedures” after commissioners took action to improve failing performance against the 18-week referral to treatment standard.
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Commissioners reject University Hospitals of Leicester waiting times action plan
PERFORMANCE: An action plan drawn up by University Hospitals of Leicester Trust to address waiting times has been rejected by commissioners.
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Leicestershire cluster shortlists four services for AQP
FINANCE: The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT cluster has shortlisted four services to commission on an “Any Qualified Provider” basis.
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NewsExclusive: government defending 'autonomy clause'
The government is resisting attempts to scrap the Health Bill’s so called “autonomy clause”, but close to offering a compromise amendment on the duties of the health secretary, HSJ understands.
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NewsUnions claim blood service review 'victory'
Unions have claimed victory over a campaign to prevent parts of the NHS blood and organ transplant service being privatised.
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NewsNHS 111 could struggle to meet demand
Attempts to “stitch together” different models of provision for the new NHS 111 non-emergency phone number could lead to a fragmented service that will struggle to cope with peaks in demand, the Ambulance Service Network has warned.
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NewsPrimary care spend fell fastest last year - Information Centre
Spending on primary care last year fell more quickly than expenditure on the rest of the NHS, figures from the NHS Information Centre reveal.
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Nurses raise concerns about commissioners' private company links
COMMERCIAL: Nurses have raised concerns about a second group of GP commissioners in the north of England with links to a private company seeking to provide NHS services.
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NewsLords propose greater transparency in new Health Bill changes
Proposed amendments to the Health Bill would effectively subject private and third sector bodies to the Freedom of Information Act by giving commissioners more power to require information from them.
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NewsChief exec leaves underperforming ambulance trust
An ambulance trust chief executive who retired suddenly around the time the organisation was fined £5m for poor performance received a lump sum worth twice his annual salary, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevalidation push lacking sufficient resources
A third of organisations say they have insufficient resources to properly check doctors’ fitness to practise through the revalidation system.
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NewsNHS Blood and Transplant part-privatisation plans dropped
The government has dropped proposals to part-privatise NHS Blood and Transplant.
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NewsProtection for whistleblowers to become constitutional right
Protection for NHS whistleblowers will be enshrined in the NHS constitution from next year, health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced.
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NewsFinance directors 'optimistic' on savings plans but local fears persist
NHS finance directors are “cautiously optimistic” about their savings plans but increasingly pessimistic about the finances of their local health economies, a King’s Fund survey has revealed.
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NewsPublic health workforce 'dispirited' as uncertainty goes on
The government’s lack of action to dispel uncertainty about the future of the public health workforce is “dispiriting” and poses the “real risk” of losing expert staff, the Faculty of Public Health has said.
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Drop in patient information performance at Kent and Medway Partnership
PERFORMANCE: Only four in 10 patients at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust remember being given an information leaflet when entering the trust, according to a report.
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Kent and Medway Partnership seeking two senior execs
WORKFORCE: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is seeking to fill vacancies for a chief executive and executive director of finance and resources.