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Revealed: Best and worst trusts for maternity care experience
Thirteen trusts are providing women with a poorer care experience than expected in more than one core area of maternity services, according to the latest data from the Care Quality Commission.
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Health economy to lose critical care services under CCG plans
Critical care services are set to be moved from the Isle of Wight under new plans drawn up by the health leaders on the island.
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NHS Digital 'considers' demand to stop Home Office record sharing
NHS Digital is considering a direct demand from the Commons health committee chair to immediately stop sharing patients’ confidential information with the Home Office, calling the arrangement “unacceptable”.
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Trusts team up to challenge Virgin's £104m contract win
Two trusts have challenged a local authority’s decision to award a children’s services contract worth up to £104m to Virgin Care.
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Flagship cancer fund underspent amid uncertainty over its future
NHS England’s flagship cancer drugs fund had spent just over a quarter of its budget halfway through this financial year, amid questions over its long term future.
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Hospital trusts accused of 'playground politics' over cancer services
Two West Midlands trusts have been accused by councillors of “playground politics” in their ongoing failure to agree on the delivery of cancer services.
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Exclusive: Pension fund prepared to invest £5bn in NHS estates, says Naylor
Sir Robert Naylor, who led the national review of NHS property, has revealed that one pension fund is willing to invest £5bn in NHS estates over 20 years at an interest rate of two per cent.
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Trusts allowed to 'bank' land sale receipts to encourage development
Trusts that sell surplus land will be allowed to “bank” the receipt, according to a government document released today.
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Second judicial review of ACO contract to go ahead
A second judicial review of NHS England’s accountable care organisation contract has been granted permission to proceed.
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Exclusive: Second ACO contract delayed amid fears of 'unrealistic deadlines'
Commissioners in Manchester will delay the launch of a new accountable care contract amid concerns over “unrealistic deadlines”, HSJ has learned.
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Trust unable to fund staff for under fire department
A hospital trust that received a damning report into one of its critical care units has not yet agreed to hire replacement clinicians requested by staff to improve the service.
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Government rejects key elements of Naylor estates review
The Department of Health and Social Care has rejected the idea of matching the proceeds of trust land sales with Treasury money, the government announced today.
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Daily Insight: The policy that won't go away
The must read stories and talking points in the NHS
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Chief Executive Interview: Lesley Dwyer, Medway FT
This is the first in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Membership subscribers. Each month in 2018 a member of the HSJ expert team will conduct a challenging, candid and in-depth interview with a provider trust boss to uncover their personal insights ...
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Second wave of 'accountable care systems' delayed
The announcement of a second wave of “accountable care systems” has been delayed, local NHS leaders have been told.
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Revealed: DHSC pays tech giant £65m in legal dispute
The Department of Health and Social Care has paid a multinational technology company £65.3m as part of a decade long legal dispute linked to the National Programme for IT.
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Ten per cent increase in CAMHS beds confirmed
More than 130 new child and adolescent mental health beds have been commissioned as part of national plans to expand capacity by 10 per cent by 2019.
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Patient Safety Awards deadline extended
The deadline for entering the 2018 Patient Safety Awards has been extended to 9 February.
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