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NewsSpecialised commissioning plan 'shifts risk to providers'
A plan by NHS England to clamp down on growth in spending on specialised services during 2015-16 will shift financial risk onto providers, potentially pushing even more acute trusts into deficit.
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News'Dilnot style' commission on ageing society proposed
The Liberal Democrats have proposed to set up a ‘Dilnot style’ cross-party commission on how the NHS can meet the needs of an ageing society.
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NewsLib Dems call for 'equality of funding' for mental health
The Liberal Democrats have adopted a policy of moving to ‘equality of funding’ for mental health services – a pledge that, if enacted, would move around £13bn of funding into mental health from the acute sector.
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NewsLib Dems reveal mental health funding boost and waiting targets
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg will today announce £120m investment in mental health services and the introduction of waiting time targets for the sector.
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NewsClegg wants £500m mental health investment
The Liberal Democrats would seek to invest an additional £500m a year in mental health services if they formed part of another government, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust bosses apologise for personal comments in ‘whistleblower’ meeting
The chief executive and HR director of a mental health trust have apologised for making unguarded personal comments about a senior manager and her union representative
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NewsPatient data sharing pilot CCGs unveiled
NHS England has chosen six clinical commissioning groups for the next phase of its controversial Care.data patient record sharing initiative.
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NewsMonitor increases scrutiny of FTs' financial position
Monitor will scrutinise foundation trusts more closely by requiring monthly finance reports, as pressure on NHS finances grows.
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HSJ LocalCornwall GPs look to out of hours to protect future
COMMERCIAL: GPs in Cornwall have been urged to take back control of out of hours services to preserve the future of general practice in the county, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalNew deputy chief executive for south London trust
WORKFORCE: Croydon Health Services Trust has appointed a new deputy chief executive and chief operating officer.
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HSJ LocalNorth West London commissioner moves to chief executive role
WORKFORCE: A new chief executive has been appointed at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust.
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NewsExclusive: NHS spent £1.8m on abandoned George Eliot competition
The NHS spent £1.78m on an abandoned procurement to find an organisation to take over George Eliot Hospital Trust, HSJ can reveal
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NewsPremium payments to remain within general practice
GPs have cautiously welcomed official guidance that appears to ensure “premium payments” clawed back from GP practices can only be spent on primary care services.
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NewsCQC to inspect whole health systems
The Care Quality Commission will begin inspecting health systems across whole geographical areas from next year, its chief inspector of general practice has said.
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News'Hostile' private provider ordered to pay whistleblowing nurse's costs
A private provider of nursing services across Britain must pay the legal costs of a whistleblowing nurse, according to a tribunal that described the firm as ‘unreasonably hostile’.
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HSJ LocalBurton forecast deficit increases threefold
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has appealed for £10m in financial support after the size of its forecast deficit more than tripled.
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NewsBarts pays management consultant £1m in 10 months
Barts Health Trust has spent almost £1m on a “turnaround” consultant in just 10 months, its financial data reveals.
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NewsLib Dems lobby for more money for 2015-16 amid cash crisis fears
The Liberal Democrats are calling for the 2015-16 funding settlement for the NHS to be “in effect reopened” amid fears that an imminent cash crisis could lead to declining access to services and redundancies
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NewsNHS England changes will 'give CCGs freedom'
Job cuts and reorganisation at NHS England will free CCGs to become local leaders, an internal document setting out the commissioning body’s planned reform has said
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NewsExclusive: NHS England could curb access to NICE approved drug
Patients could be denied access to a groundbreaking drug that cures Hepatitis C because the NHS cannot afford it, HSJ has learned.