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NewsPrivate health firms report big increases in NHS work
Three private healthcare groups have revealed big increases in the work they are doing for the NHS.
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NewsPublic health budgets given extra protection
Councils’ public health plans will have to be signed off by directors of the services under a tougher new checking regime aimed at preserving the £2.6bn budget for health purposes.
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HSJ LocalCouncil threatens Mid Staffs with 'inevitable' legal challenge
Plans to shift maternity services away from Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust as part of its dissolution could face a legal challenge from Stafford Borough Council.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay seeks maternity services partner
COMMERCIAL: Hospital trusts up to 200 miles away from University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust have answered its appeal for a ‘maternity stability partner’, a role which could require sharing staff.
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HSJ LocalCornwall summit to discuss tripartite merger proposal
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of a south west trust hoping to merge with a social enterprise and mental health provider in the region is due to meet the heads of the proposed merger partners next month.
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NewsMutuals ‘central’ to solving NHS challenges, say ministers
Mutual models of ownership in the provision of NHS services will play a ‘central’ role in overcoming the challenges facing the health service, ministers have said.
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NewsCalibre of senior management talent in decline, survey suggests
The calibre of applicants for top NHS posts is getting worse, many healthcare leaders believe.
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HSJ LocalEssex pathology joint venture gets green light
COMMERCE: A pathology joint venture between two Essex foundation trusts and a private firm has been given the formal go ahead.
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NewsNHS complaints 'tip of iceberg'
NHS England receives 480 written complaints a day, with hospital doctors and surgeons among those bearing the brunt of patients’ frustrations, new figures show.
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NewsGovernment 'not trusted' over NHS
More than two out of five people do not trust the government to protect the NHS, according to a study.
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HSJ LocalYorkshire CCGs postpone A&E downgrade consultation
STRUCTURE: Two Yorkshire clinical commissioning groups have shelved plans to consult on a hospital reconfiguration that could result in the closure of an accident and emergency unit.
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NewsCircle's Hinchingbrooke contract losses approach £5m limit
The losses built up by Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust in its first two years under private management are just £150,000 short of the £5m ceiling at which the contract could be terminated.
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NewsScottish health chief backs yes vote
The chair of NHS Orkney has said he will back independence to protect the health service.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance service loses 42,000 patient records
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Regulators are investigating whether data protection laws have been breached after an ambulance trust admitted losing 42,000 patients’ confidential records.
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News£160m boost for cancer drugs fund
Thousands more cancer patients in England will be offered vital treatments in a £160m boost to the cancer drugs fund, the Department of Health has said.
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NewsLast chance to nominate the top innovators in healthcare
Who are the people finding new ways to tackle the challenges facing the sector?
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HSJ LocalSenior South Devon trust manager resigns
WORKFORCE: A senior manager at South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust has resigned, months after its chief executive stepped down.
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NewsTrusts told to give staff some parking fee concessions
Nurses working night shifts should get concessions on NHS parking fees in England, under a set of principles announced by the government.
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NewsAmbulance staff to hold two strikes
Ambulance workers are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over working conditions and safety issues.