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New review of children's heart surgery in Bristol
The chair of the high profile public inquiry into paediatric heart surgery in Bristol is to lead a new review into the deaths of a number of children with heart problems at University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust.
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Patients operated on with unsterilised instruments
An investigation has been launched after nine patients at a hospital in the North West were operated on with surgical instruments which had not been fully sterilised.
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Trust 'loses confidence' in PFI provider
North Cumbria University Hospitals has “lost confidence” in the private finance initiative contractor that manages facilities on its main site after a probe uncovered “major issues” with the way its operating theatres, water systems and gas pipelines were being maintained.
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Concern at medical records sharing
Almost half of the public do not understand plans for sharing their medical records while 80 per cent of GPs are unclear how the data will be used, surveys have shown.
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NICE rejects drug policy that 'values pensioners less'
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has rejected government proposals that would see an assessment of the benefits a patient may have on society being taken into account when deciding whether to pay for new drugs.
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CCG terminates community services contract with York
STRUCTURE: York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has agreed to terminate its contract to run community services in Whitby after agreeing that its current offer could be improved.
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Dorset 111 service gets extra funding
FINANCE: Dorset CCG has had to provide South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust with additional funding for the provision of the NHS 111 service.
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App aims to cut A&E visits
Clinical commissioning group leaders in north London have launched a new mobile app in a bid to help patients access the most appropriate services and cut down on unnecessary visits to accident and emergency departments.
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Cosmetic surgery vows 'appalling'
Government pledges on the cosmetic surgery industry are “appalling” and represent a “wasted opportunity to ensure patient safety”, leading experts have said.
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14 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 examine the plans for hospital chain being discussed by senior national healthcare leaders. Plus:The Department of Health acknowledges life expectancy at ...
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Exclusive: Pay exceptional managers more than PM, says Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has said some NHS posts warrant a higher wage than that paid to the prime minister.
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Updated: scale of special measures leadership change revealed
There have already been nearly 50 leadership changes at the 14 hospital trusts placed in “special measures” last year, new figures show.
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Exclusive: Dalton to examine barriers to hospital chains
The health secretary has appointed Sir David Dalton to lead a team looking at getting trusts to group together into “chains”.
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In his own words: Stuart Rose on leadership
Sir Stuart has spoken frequently about what it takes to be a leader.
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Profile: The dapper charmer who restored M&S's fortunes
The retail leader who is leading the NHS’s review on how it can recruit top talent is profiled by George MacDonald, executive editor of HSJ’s sister title Retail Week.
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A short history of NHS leadership reviews
The NHS has a long history of official and unofficial reviews of leadership and management, some of them fronted by luminaries from the world of business.
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Stuart Rose: 'You can’t get anywhere unless people believe you'
Outspoken, controversial and never dull, Sir Stuart Rose is a retailer’s retailer. He tells George MacDonald about the mess he inherited in 2004, the highs and lows of his time in charge and his plans for the future. This interview first appeared in HSJ’s sister title Retail Week in 2011.
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Former M&S boss to review NHS management
The health secretary has appointed the man credited with turning around the fortunes of high street giant Marks & Spencer to lead a major review of NHS management.
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Two CSUs announce formal merger
STRUCTURE: Two commissioning support units have announced they are entering into a formal merger.
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Outgoing Heatherwood chief: 'This trust will not be fixed soon'
PERFORMANCE: The outgoing chief executive of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has said it will take “years” to fix the organisation, and predicted that a forthcoming Care Quality Commission inspection would find continuing failings in some aspects of care.