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NewsNICE staffing guidance warns of harm risk in nursing ratio
Hospitals employing staff ratios of more than eight patients per nurse on a “regular basis” can increase the risk of harm in adult hospital wards, draft government-backed guidelines show.
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HSJ Local
Two warning notices issued to Wirral GP practice
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has issued two warning notices to the partner of a GP practice in Wirral.
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HSJ Local
Capita wins Bristol pathology software contract
COMMERCIAL: A trio of acute trusts have signed an eight-year contract with outsourcing giant Capita and software provider Clinisys to supply laboratory information system for their pathology services.
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NewsMid Essex seeks TDA rescue deal
Mid Essex Hospital Trust will seek to broker a financial rescue package with the NHS Trust Development Authority next month to put it on a sustainable financial footing.
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HSJ LocalSouth West trust restarts FT application
STRUCTURE: Royal United Hospital Bath has become the latest trust to have its foundation status application restarted following a positive Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsMore support for medical directors urged
The number of doctors choosing to become medical directors could be increased if they received more backing and encouragement.
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NewsBid to award Caldicott group legal status rejected by Lords
A Care Bill amendment designed to increase safeguards for patients’ confidential information in the Care.data programme, was rejected by the House of Lords this week.
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NewsWhitehall launches probe into health and wellbeing boards
Health authorities have pledged to check whether health and wellbeing boards are involving providers in better care fund plans as part of a Whitehall-led effort to increase scrutiny of local proposals.
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Ten practices in York form GP federation
STRUCTURE: Ten general practices across York have forged closer links by forming a federation to serve 70,000 patients.
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News9 May issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for Android In this week’s issue HSJ NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has revealed further details of his plan to hand clinical commissioning groups a ...
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HSJ LocalTrio of board-level departures following critical report
WORKFORCE: Liverpool Community Health Trust has seen three of its senior staff leave since the release of a highly critical report by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local
Carruthers to review Hull and East Yorkshire board
PERFORMANCE: The NHS Trust Development Authority has appointed Sir Ian Carruthers to head a review of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust’s board amid allegations of bullying and harrassment by senior staff.
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NewsReaction: Move to CCG role in primary care splits opinion
Reaction: Simon Stevens’ move to give clinical commissioning groups more power over primary care has divided opinion among health leaders.
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NewsBurnham: CCGs should not commission primary care
Labour has criticised NHS England’s plan to give clinical commissioning groups a role in commissioning primary care.
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NewsLocal commissioners given say in special administration
Local commissioners that are not directly involved with failing hospitals are to be given the chance to respond to proposals put forward by trust special administrators, after the government last night adopted an amendment to the Care Bill.
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NewsData video: specialised commissioning overspend tops £450m
HSJ senior correspondent Sarah Calkin explains NHS England’s specialised commissioning overspend
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NewsPatients suffer due to gaps between CCGs and specialised commissioners
Widespread vacancies in the clinical reference groups established by NHS England to link specialist and non-specialist services have led to a deterioration in patient experience, it has been alleged.
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HSJ Local
Monitor closes investigation into Bradford Teaching Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has closed an investigation into staffing levels at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust following a significant recruitment drive.
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NewsFall in public satisfaction with emergency departments
Public satisfaction with accident and emergency services dipped to a five-year low in 2013, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey.