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NewsNHS payment system 'needs reform'
Finance managers are calling for a reform of the NHS internal payments system.
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NewsUK addictions costing billions
The UK is the “addiction capital of Europe”, with some of its highest rates of opiate addiction and dependence on alcohol, a report has warned.
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NewsSix CSUs form 'leading edge' partnership
Six NHS commissioning support units are forming a “strategic alliance” with the aim of working jointly on major contracts and developing services.
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NewsKey telehealth group axed
A flagship group set up by the government to promote efforts to have three million patients using telehealth by 2017 has been disbanded amid growing evidence the programme is experiencing difficulty, HSJ has learned.
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SW London and St George's Mental Health Trust appoints exec nurse
WORKFORCE: South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust has appointed Andrew Dean as nursing and quality director.
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NewsSchools demand scrapping of restrictions on graduate doctors
Medical schools have called for the lifting of 60-year-old restrictions on the activities of newly qualified doctors, raising concerns of an impact on patient safety, HSJ has discovered.
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'Abuse' sparks Monitor probe at Calderstones
PERFORMANCE: Monitor yesterday announced it had launched an investigation into Calderstones Partnership after a patient was abused while in the foundation trust’s care.
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NewsCentral costs of pathology reorganisations revealed
Three controversial regional pathology reorganisations have incurred £2m in central costs and experts estimate the total bill for NHS trusts and bidders to be about £10m and rising.
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NewsSatisfaction survey ‘damages staff morale and alarms patients’
NHS England is under fresh pressure to rethink the presentation of results of its friends and family test amid warnings those results based on few responses are damaging staff morale and needlessly alarming patients.
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NewsNew end-of-life care group planned
The government is expected to announce a new coalition to examine end-of-life care in response to the scrapping of the controversial Liverpool care pathway.
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NHS 'gets 3,000 complaints a week'
The NHS in England receives more than 3,000 complaints a week, according to official data.
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NewsSmaller trusts face 'disproportionate' impact from 30pc marginal rate
Controversial financial levers aimed at curbing the growth in non-elective NHS activity are having a “disproportionate impact” on smaller trusts, according to analysis by healthcare intelligence firm CHKS shared with HSJ.
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Inherited care liability adds to CCG's financial woes
FINANCE: Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group could face an unfunded liability of up to £8m for NHS continuing healthcare claims made before the group came into being.
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Stockport records £645,000 deficit in Q1
FINANCE: Stockport Foundation Trust recorded a deficit of £645,000 for the first three months of 2013-14, its latest finance report states.
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Salford Royal consultant to launch ‘groundbreaking’ Parkinson’s study
CLINICAL RESEARCH: Salford Royal consultant neurologist Monty Silverdale is to launch “the largest ever study of pain in Parkinson’s Disease”, the foundation trust announced today.
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Sharp fall in stroke performance reported at Warrington and Halton Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have asked Warrington and Halton Hospitals to provide an explanation for a sharp deterioration in its performance against stroke targets, board papers reveal.
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Dorset County above limit for C-diff
PERFORMANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust was above its limit for cases of c-difficile in May by one case.
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Northern Devon working with community over bed closures
STRUCTURE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust is planning to close 10 community hospital beds as part of a pilot designed to deliver more care closer to home.
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Expenditure ‘greater than income’ at Liverpool Women’s
FINANCE: Liverpool Women’s latest board meeting was advised that the FT’s expenditure was “currently greater than its income”, trust documents state.
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Kernow CCG plans to reject Propco invoices
FINANCE: Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group plans to reject invoices from NHS Property Services as they “significantly exceed” funding for estates costs.