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NewsTreasury raids NHS capital budget to fund social care
£1bn of NHS funding will be transferred to social care by 2014-15 the chancellor said today, starting with £800m next financial year.
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NewsMinimal funding increase for NHS in spending review
NHS funding will increase by just 0.1 per cent above inflation from next year onwards, the chancellor has confirmed - the minimum required to meet the government’s “real terms increase” pledge.
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NewsPublic sector managers unprepared for spending cuts
More than two-thirds of public sector managers are not ready to deal with imminent cuts coming from the government’s spending review, a new survey has reported.
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NewsAvoidable errors to blame for wrong organ removals
Avoidable errors led to the wrong organs being removed from the bodies of 25 donors, an independent review has concluded.
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NewsBritnell sets up commissioning academy with NAPC
A GP commissioning “academy” has been launched by the National Association of Primary Care, in partnership with consultants KPMG.
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NewsRisk management will be flash point for PCTs and GP consortia
The management of risk will be the main area of tension between fledging GP consortia and primary care trusts over the coming months, a report on the lessons learnt from practice based commissioning suggests.
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NewsMP calls for NAO investigation into 'misguided' halting of reconfiguration plans
An MP has asked the National Audit Office to investigate health secretary Andrew Lansley’s decision to order a review of a reconfiguration consultation.
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NewsCommissioning will cost 'less than 5 per cent'
Commissioning costs will fall to “significantly less” than 5 per cent of the total NHS budget for England, the organisation’s chief executive has said.
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NewsMPs express consortia governance fears
Cross-party concerns have been raised about the governance arrangements surrounding GP consortia and the national commissioning board.
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NewsMake-up of DH revealed
The government has released details of the make-up of all departments, including organisation maps and pay details.
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NewsPrivate companies gear up to take stake in stalled community hospitals
A private firm is planning to step in to fund 28 stalled community hospital projects, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS London volunteers external oversight in 'Lansley tests' over reconfiguration plans
NHS London could lose its responsibility for applying the four tests Andrew Lansley has ordered all hospital reconfiguration plans to meet.
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NewsLeicester PCTs to make five senior posts redundant in merger plan
A merged management structure for two primary care trusts in Leicestershire has been unveiled.
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NewsRCGP to launch commissioning support centre
The Royal College of GPs is to set up a centre for commissioning in order to support GPs in their new role as budget holders.
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NewsGP takes over at North East Lincs
A local GP has been appointed interim chief executive of North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus to oversee the transition to consortia.
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NewsScottish boards told to slash manager posts
Scottish health boards have been told to cut the number of senior managers by a quarter as part of a package of measures aimed at saving the health service £100 million a year.
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NewsPublic sector morale 'at all time low'
Morale among public sector workers has hit an all-time low ahead of this week’s Comprehensive Spending Review, with many fearing huge job losses, according to a new study.
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NewsNHS 'must listen harder to complaints'
The NHS needs to “listen harder” to patient complaints, according to a report.
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NewsPatients to have choice of where to die - Lansley
People should be given the choice about where to die - with thousands more able to pass away at home, according to government plans.
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NewsWard closed after C diff deaths
A hospital ward has been closed after the death of two patients who had contracted the Clostridium difficile infection, health chiefs have said.