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NewsExpert group: Leave Francis constitution amendments 'till later'
An expert group set up to review the future of the NHS Constitution has rejected the Francis report’s recommendation the document should be rewritten and has instead said the government should focus on making sure it was “publicised, embedded and applied”.
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HSJ LocalNew chair for Imperial College Health Partners
Imperial College Health Partners has appointed Sir Peter Dixon as its chair with immediate effect.
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NewsNICE chief demands transparency over trial data
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence chief executive has said that the pharmaceutical industry should disclose more data from clinical trials.
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Warning on care information 'maze'
The social care system is so confusing that it is driving some families to “breaking point”, a consumer watchdog has warned.
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NewsHospital discharge delays 'cost NHS £100m'
Delays in discharging patients from hospital while they are waiting for social care to be arranged are costing the NHS in England about £100m each year, a documentary claims.
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CCG concerned at plan to centralise cardiac services at Barts
STRUCTURE: An east London clinical commissioning group has expressed doubt over plans to centralise specialist cardiac services at Barts Health Trust because of “performance and quality” concerns.
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Interim chair appointed to troubled ambulance trust
WORFORCE: A former strategic health authority chair has been appointed as interim chair of the troubled East of England Ambulance Service Trust.
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NewsRevealed: the first areas to face new GP inspection regime
HSJ can reveal the first 12 clinical commissioning group areas that will be inspected under the Care Quality Commission’s new general practice inspection regime.
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NewsSources: Nicholson 'did not approve Wass pay deal'
Exclusive: NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson was not involved in the decision to award his close ally and departing HR director Jo-Anne Wass a two-year pay deal, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCQC chair: 30 acutes could end up in special measures
By the time the Care Quality Commission finishes inspecting the acute sector under its new regime up to 30 hospital trusts could have been placed in “special measures”, the regulator’s chair suggested yesterday.
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NewsJunior doctors 'will be forced to train in community'
All junior doctors in England will be forced to undertake at least four months’ community placement during their first two years in the NHS, to better prepare them for the future of service delivery, it has been announced.
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NewsHeart surgeon loses court fight against trust
A heart surgeon who has not returned to work since five of his patients died after becoming infected with an antibiotic resistant bug during valve replacements has lost a High Court case against his employer.
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NewsHunt reveals 'fast track' drug plan
People suffering from serious illnesses including cancer and dementia will be able to try new medicines years earlier thanks to a new scheme, the health secretary has announced.
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NewsData video: what's blocking a paperless NHS?
Senior managers’ lack of knowledge about the benefits of improved IT systems is hindering progress towards a paperless NHS
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NewsUPDATED: Government rejects 1pc NHS pay rise
The government has rejected proposals to increase NHS staff pay by 1 per cent across the board and will instead impose a two-year deal in which staff who receive incremental pay awards get no further rises at all.
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NewsCCG wins legal battle over contract suspension
A clinical commissioning group has won a legal battle to award a contract for work that had already been given to other providers under the trust special administration process.
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News14 March 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 HSJ research reveals that more than a third of hospital trusts are predicting deficits at the end of this financial year. Plus: ...
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NewsHunt told to address IT skills gap in NHS management
Jeremy Hunt has been told he must urgently address an IT skills deficit in the NHS leadership community if his ambition for a paperless NHS by 2018 is to have credibility and momentum.
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Trust sets out plan over forecast deficit
Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has set out plans to tackle a forecasy deficit of £21m in 2014-15.
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Patients to access out-of-hours services via NHS 111
Patients across Devon will now access out-of-hours GP services by ringing their local NHS 111 provider.