News – Page 696
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News'Safe staffing' move took national nurses by surprise
Senior national and regional nursing leaders were taken by surprise by Simon Stevens’ announcement that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s work on safe staffing guidance was to be stopped, it has emerged.
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NewsBids to test 'at scale' innovation sought by NHS England
NHS England is seeking bids from providers to take part in a new ‘test bed’ programme for innovations which can be applied on a large scale and promise to improve value to the service.
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Commissioning support unit wins European award
COMMERCIAL: The North of England Commissioning Support has been recognised at the European Shared Services and Outsourcing Network Excellence Awards.
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NewsIn case you missed it: Ten must-knows from a pivotal week
A round up of our must-read coverage in a pivotal week for healthcare leaders
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NewsCarter to unveil hospital efficiency 'index'
A landmark review of NHS productivity is to produce a new measure for rating every hospital in England on the efficiency with which it uses staff and resources.
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NewsDH audit: CQC made 'errors' during McKinsey tenders
A Department of Health audit has found the Care Quality Commission made ‘procedural errors’ in relation to a decision to award two contracts to the consultancy firm McKinsey & Co, with a total value of nearly £1.5m.
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NewsBehan: CQC must ensure trusts balance quality and finance
Boards need to move from “putting all their investment into quality and safety” to achieving a better “balance” with financial success, the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsHunt interview: Agency cap needed to correct 'market failure'
Jeremy Hunt has defended his controversial move to cap spending on agency staff. The health secretary said current rates paid by the health service are “not market forces at work, but market failure”.
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon CCG did not break procurement rules, Monitor finds
COMMERCIAL: Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group did not break procurement regulations when it appointed a preferred provider for a £100m community services contract without going to tender, Monitor has provisionally found.
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NewsFrancis criticises NHS England safe staffing intervention
Sir Robert Francis has expressed serious concerns over NHS England’s decision to suspend the work he recommended to determine safe staffing guidelines.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Must reads from a big week in health
HSJ’s roundup of key developments from an immensely important week.
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NewsCQC would ‘love’ to rate whole health systems, says chief inspector
The chief inspector of hospitals said he would ‘love’ the Care Quality Commission to rate local health systems, rather than specific providers, but suggested there were potential obstacles to inspecting clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsNew ratings to make CCGs more accountable, says health secretary
The performance of clinical commissioning groups will be measured by a new set of metrics, Jeremy Hunt told NHS leaders today.
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NewsHunt: Trusts to be given procurement savings targets
Hospitals will be expected to make set savings in their procurement processes from January, the health secretary announced today.
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NewsOsborne announces £200m cut to public health budgets
The Department of Health is to consult on an in-year cut of £200m to council controlled public health budgets.
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NewsExclusive: CQC to rate hospitals’ efficiency
The health secretary has asked the Care Quality Commission to include a hospital’s efficiency as one of the “key criteria” for rating the quality of its leadership.
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NewsTwo key waiting time targets abolished
Two headline waiting times targets for planned care are being dropped by the NHS on the basis they are creating ‘perverse incentives’, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsEnglish trust to take hard line on payments for Scottish, Welsh and Irish patients
One of England’s largest specialist providers is to take a stricter approach to accepting patients from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, after struggling to secure payments from commissioners.
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HSJ LocalNew chair at South Warwickshire Foundation Trust
WORKFORCE: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has appointed a new chair.
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NewsExclusive: NICE suspends work on nurse staffing levels
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has suspended with immediate effect its work to determine safe staffing levels across the NHS, HSJ can reveal.