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NewsCourt rules doctors must consult patients over resuscitation orders
BREAKING: Patients have a new legal right to be consulted before doctors place ‘do not attempt resuscitation’ orders in their notes
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Trust requests 'immediate' staffing support from northern providers
WORKFORCE: A North West trust has had to write to acute NHS providers across the north of England to request immediate medical staffing support to maintain its services.
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NewsOptum and Capita bid for lead provider framework
The private firms Optum and Capita have placed bids to join NHS England’s lead provider framework for commissioning support services, HSJ understands.
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Extra community nurses for Staffordshire
WORKFORCE: Sixty nine community nurses have been recruited to work in North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
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NewsOne in four trust coalition on NHS
Only one in four people trusts the government with the NHS, according to the “damning” findings of poll commissioned by a union.
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Cornwall to design ‘integrated’ out of hours contract
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in Cornwall are to redesign the region’s out of hours GP service in order to “blur the lines” between in and out of hours care.
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NewsBurnham tackles reorganisation fear over Labour plans
Concern that Labour’s plans for integrated care would necessitate another NHS reorganisation will be tackled by shadow health secretary during the key note session at next week’s Commissioning Show.
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NewsCCGs respond poorly to CQC pre-inspection requests
The majority of clinical commissioning groups are failing to relay concerns about their providers to the Care Quality Commission before inspections are carried out, denying the watchdog intelligence about the quality of hospital services.
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HSJ LocalBirmingham Children's Hospital unveils mental health bid alliance
COMMERCIAL: Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust has announced it is leading a consortium of public, private and voluntary organisations in a bid to deliver mental health services for young people in Birmingham.
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NewsExclusive: Extra cash must be put into nurse training schemes, says Lord Willis
NHS Employers should plough greater resources into in work training schemes for the nursing workforce, the head of a major review of the profession’s education and training has said.
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NewsRobert Francis knighted in Queen's birthday honours
Robert Francis has been awarded a knighthood in the Queen’s birthday honours list.
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NewsExecutive pay rises under fire from Royal College of Nursing
Nurses have attacked rising pay for senior executives by drawing a comparison with the earnings squeeze of frontline staff.
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HSJ LocalMitie wins controversial hotel services contract
The outsourcing company Mitie has been awarded a £90m contract to take on the management of a South West hospital trust’s hotel services, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalColchester nurse arrested in connection with alleged drugs theft
A nurse has been arrested on suspicion of stealing drugs from hospitals run by Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust, local police have disclosed.
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HSJ Local18 week waits, April 2014: explore the maps
See all NHS waits around England, with links to the detail by organisation and specialty
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NewsCCGs seek to follow Somerset in breaking away from QOF
Clinical commissioning groups have queued up to follow Somerset’s lead and break away from the national quality and outcomes framework, despite a strong signal from NHS England that further extension of the freedoms were unlikely in 2014-15.
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NewsExclusive: CQC set to take on patient safety from NHS England
The Care Quality Commission has been asked to consider taking on the patient safety role from NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBill Moyes questions whether FT model remains 'sensible'
Bill Moyes, who championed the development of foundation trusts as Monitor executive chair, has urged the NHS to reconsider “whether the model of foundation trusts is sensible”.
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News'Single tribunal' could judge all health profession cases
A single statutory panel could be established to judge fitness to practice cases for all health professionals, the chair of the General Dental Council has suggested.
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NewsDH creates £250m fund for elective 'resilience'
The Department of Health is to provide an additional £250m to the NHS to help providers clear their planned care waiting list backlogs.