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Agency bill predicted to hit £4bn this year
NHS provider trusts will spend £4bn on bank and agency staff in 2015-16, national NHS leaders told MPs yesterday.
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A&E shake-up needs £490m 'external funding support'
Huddersfield to lose emergency services despite being twice the size of Halifax Plan will ensure full use of PFI buildings at Calderdale Royal Hospital in Halifax CCGs say plan will maintain high quality services using the resources available STRUCTURE: Commissioners may consult on plans to reconfigure acute services ...
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Acute care vanguard awarded nearly £1m transformation funding
East Midlands vanguard project awarded £960,000 from NHS England Consortium of seven trusts shares radiology patient images Money needs to be spent by end of 2015-16 FINANCE: A consortium of seven East Midlands acute trusts has been awarded £960,000 to support its work as a vanguard site developing ...
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Exclusive: Government 'downgrades' independence of patient champion body
HSJ investigation establishes Healthwatch England’s role and independence have been “downgraded” Healthwatch England’s chair and chief executive have left in recent months - the chief executive will be replaced with a “national director” Its leaders will report to the CQC instead of directly to DH Norman Lamb says patient ...
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NICE releases safe staffing evidence reviews to HSJ
NICE non-executive directors conclude publishing evidence reviews is in the public interest Sir Andrew Dillon had argued publishing the reviews could disrupt the management of the NHS Guidelines for A&E nurse staffing have not been published The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has today released to ...
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Map: Which health systems are struggling the most?
This map shows which health systems are performing most poorly across a range of measures, and two which are performing well, according to HSJ’s analysis.
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European rules boost patient record sharing flexibility
EU parliament deal “clarifies” ability of health providers to share data with social care and other bodies Data protection changes will increase admin costs for trusts, NHS Confederation says NHS bodies will be given greater flexibility to share patient data with social care providers and other organisations following ...
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Providers given ultimatum over access to £1.8bn bailout fund
NHS providers have till 8 February to sign up to “control total” financial targets for 2016-17 Only then can they secure a share of £1.8bn “sustainability and transformation fund” Regulators say “collective urgent action” needed to contain 2015-16 deficit NHS providers have been given until 8 February to ...
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Executive Summary: NHS priority top trumps
HSJ’s roundup of Friday and the week’s most important stories
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Regulators push for headcount cuts in last ditch drive to curb deficits
Regulators call for ”collective urgent action” to keep 2015-16 provider sector deficit down to £1.8bn Monitor and NHS Trust Development Authority to meet challenged trusts this month to agree additional measures “including headcount reduction” All trusts asked to consider range of additional measures to improve their financial positions before ...
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18 week waits, January 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for January 2016
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New DH permanent secretary appointed
Current education permanent secretary to move to DH Chris Wormald has previously worked at Cabinet Office and Department for Communities and Local Government Appointment comes at a time of extreme financial pressure The Department for Education’s top civil servant is to take over at the Department of Health ...
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Quality and finances 'cannot trump one another', say regulators
NHS Improvement and CQC say providers will be judged on delivering “the right quality outcomes within the resources available” Regulators promise to work together to send “single clear, consistent message” New staffing guidance and “care hours per patient day” metric due NHS Improvement and the Care Quality Commission ...
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Hospitals to publish what they paid for 100 items
Prices paid by trusts for 100 items to be published Spending data on all acute trust procurement to be submitted by next Wednesday Acute trusts will have to publish the prices they pay for 100 commonly-used items, as part of a push on procurement efficiency, the health secretary ...
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Eileen Sills: It will take ‘long time’ to gain whistleblowers’ trust
The new national whistleblowing guardian has admitted it will take a “long time” to gain the trust of some vocal NHS campaigners.
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Whistleblower guardian insists frontline connection gives her ‘credibility’
Dame Eileen Sills defends decision to carry out national guardian role part time Promises to work with regulators to give the position power Says role is more important than ever because quality “could be challenged” in current financial climate The new “national guardian” for NHS whistleblowers has said ...
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‘Good Christmas’ for NHS hospitals but some trusts still struggle
141 reports of “serious operational problems” over Christmas, compared to 336 in previous year A&E diverts also down compared to 2014-15 period Yeovil District Hospital, County Durham and Darlington, and Dartford and Gravesham Trust among strugglers Reports of “serious operational problems” at acute hospitals more than halved over ...
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New EU system aims to catch rogue clinicians
New system will require regulators to alert each other about concerns to protect patients EU directive allows regulators to check the language skills of professionals Rules come into effect as NHS continues to recruit thousands of employees from EU A new European-wide warning system designed to prevent rogue ...
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BMA leader sounds alarm over PM's new GP contract
BMA GP leader raises concern about the potential for the planned new voluntary GP contract being time limited HSJ understands officials are still working to allay fears, including guaranteeing a right of return to previous contracts Other issues under discussion include indemnity costs, income from the contracts and range ...