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NewsExclusive: Nine CCGs planning overspends in first year
Nine clinical commissioning groups are forecasting multimillion pound deficits in their first year, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOver-40s health checks dubbed 'waste of time'
Health checks offered to millions of people over 40 are a waste of time and could lead to people taking medicines unnecessarily, the head of the Royal College of GPs has said.Dr Clare Gerada said the government was promoting its NHS Health Check programme “against good evidence”.Her intervention comes after ...
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NewsHuge leap in number of bids to curb liberty
A record number of requests have been made by hospitals and care homes to deprive people of their liberty, figures show.
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NewsHSJ releases Android app
HSJ’s tablet app is now available for Android devices. Users can download it from the Google Play store.Android users can download the HSJ app from the Google Play storeThe new app means Android users can access HSJ’s award-winning journalism on the move or save it to read offline. It contains ...
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NewsLandmark prescription laws come into force
The UK has become the first country in the world to allow physiotherapists and podiatrists to prescribe drugs to their patients.
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NewsPatient feedback hub launched but 2015 target reconsidered
NHS England has “soft launched” a flagship transparency project which allows patients to give real time feedback on their hospital experience.
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NewsAgency staff spending expected to rise
Spending on agency staff in NHS hospitals is predicted to climb as frontline pressures intensify, according to a report shared with Health Service Journal.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs abandon flagship regional pathology reorganisation
Clinical commissioning groups have abandoned a £500m flagship regional reorganisation of pathology services, dealing a major blow to efforts to bring about major changes in the sector, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsOne in five councils allocates no child obesity cash, official figures show
Almost a fifth of top-tier councils appear not to have earmarked any funding for tackling child obesity this year, according to official figures.
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NewsPHE says flu and cold weather to blame for spike in excess deaths
The national public health oversight body has said excess deaths during winter 2012-13 “would seem to be” due to “a combination of circulating influenza and cold weather”.
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NewsMedical chief tried hash cookies
England’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, has admitted eating hash cookies at university.
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NewsGPs warning over care of elderly
The majority of family doctors are concerned that they will not be able to properly care for vulnerable older patients because they are struggling to cope with “spiralling workloads and dwindling resources”, leading doctors said.
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HSJ Local
Takeover of 20 GP practices approved by OFT
COMMERCIAL: The takeover of 20 Merseyside general practices by a North West based company has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading.
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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals waiting list surge as hospital demand climbs
Demand for hospital services is reaching record levels with the number of patients on the elective waiting list hitting a five year high, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsRedistributing CCG funding could mean real terms cuts, NHS England warns
NHS England issues stark warning as it publishes details of potential winners and losers from proposed new funding formula
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NewsNew head injury guidelines announced
People who suffer a head injury and require an ambulance should be taken straight to hospitals with resuscitation equipment, according to new guidelines.
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HSJ Local
Wexham Park trust invests in A&E in urgent improvement bid
STRUCTURE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has announced a £3m investment in its emergency department in an attempt to improve facilities following a damning inspection report.
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NewsAnalysed: Rewiring Manchester's mental health services
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing analyses moves to address shortcomings in Manchester’s mental health provision
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NHS staff with HIV ban to be lifted
The government is to lift a ban on NHS workers with HIV carrying out certain procedures on patients.