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NewsIncrease in NHS land designated for housing
Proposals to sell hospital sites contributed to an 11 per cent rise in the area of land being designated for sale for housing by English NHS organisations in 2012.
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NewsHospital death data 'distraction'
Questions have been raised over the value of mortality statistics published for NHS hospitals, after an academic taking part in a review of their use branded them “spurious” and said the public would be better off ignoring them.
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NewsFoundation trusts overspend on agency staff
The foundation trust sector massively overspent on contract and agency staff in the final three months of last year, Monitor data shows.
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HSJ LocalEnglish trust to stop cross-border elective work
A trust near to the Welsh border will stop carrying out non-specialised planned care on behalf of a number of Welsh NHS bodies following what it describes as “continuing payment issues”.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for Wye Valley
WORKFORCE: Wye Valley Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsCSUs required to offer outcomes based contracting support
Support service providers will be required to offer commissioners help with drawing up innovative outcomes based contracts, according to a set of procurement rules to be unveiled today.
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NewsCQC to review how it engages with public
The Care Quality Commission has said it is reviewing how it can engage more effectively with members of the public.
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NewsHealth leaders defend care.data scheme
The debate surrounding controversial plans to share medical records has not focused enough on the benefits and advances it could lead to, according to more than 50 leading health professionals.
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NewsNHS records 'sold to insurers'
The medical records of almost 50 million NHS hospital patients have been sold for insurance purposes, it has been reported.
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NewsSurvey warning on GP appointments
More than 34 million people will this year fail to get an appointment with their GP when they seek one, the Royal College of General Practitioners has claimed.
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HSJ Local
Anger over Newcastle practice closure
Plans to close a small GP practice in one of the most deprived parts of Newcastle have been met with criticism from local politicians and health leaders.
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NewsExclusive: Three groups set to join in first CCG merger
Three clinical commissioning groups have decided to merge, in the first such move since CCGs became statutory bodies in April last year.
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HSJ LocalNew strategy for south west London reconfiguration
Six clinical commissioning groups in South West London have formally dismantled their Better Services Better Value programme designed to reconfigure acute services. However, they admit service change is still required.
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HSJ LocalSheffield and Leeds trusts refused HWB representation
STRUCTURE: Two health and wellbeing boards in Yorkshire have refused requests from major acute providers for their representatives to be made members.
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NewsExclusive: Employers chief moots end to pay restraint
The head of NHS Employers has used an HSJ article to call for a debate about how to ensure a “smooth exit” from the era of health service pay restraint and possibly introduce a “living wage”.
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HSJ LocalTrust faces fine after safety case
The NHS trust that runs Stafford Hospital will be sentenced on today for safety breaches which led to the death of a diabetic patient in 2007.
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NewsOne hundred practices 'may shut amid cuts'
Around 100 GP practices could be forced to close due to cuts in national funding, leaving patients in rural areas without a GP, doctors’ leaders have warned.
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HSJ Local
CCG votes to downgrade maternity unit
STRUCTURE: Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group has voted to go ahead with plans to downgrade consultant led maternity cover at the Friarage Hospital, rejecting an alternative proposal by a council leader to save it.
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News21 February 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 AndroidIn this week’s issue we reveal our analysis of the landscape of general practice highlighting that it remains overwhelmingly dominated by small providers. Plus: Sir ...
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HSJ LocalSurgeon shortage leads to centralised service
High risk and emergency gastrointestinal surgery is to be centralised at one site by East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust due to a shortage of surgeons.