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NHS trust defends chief's pay rise
WORKFORCE: The chairman of a hospital trust which was put in special measures after a major national review of high mortality rates said it would have been a “grave mistake and false economy” not to boost the chief executive’s salary by £25,000.
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Stephen Eames appointed permanent chief executive at Mid Yorks
STRUCTURE: Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust has named Stephen Eames as its permanent chief executive, following the approval of a major service change plan.
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New technology piles pressure on cancer waits at Royal Devon
PERFORMANCE: The extra demand created by the introduction of robotic surgery at Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust caused the trust to miss cancer waiting targets for three consecutive quarters.
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NewsBoris Johnson: 'The mayoralty should have a bigger role in healthcare'
The mayor of London has used an HSJ interview to vow to back hospital reconfiguration projects that have the support of clinicians.
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New chair for Kingston Hospital
STRUCTURE: Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust’s new chair will start work on September 1.
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NewsExclusive: Primary care chief wants GPs to form larger providers
GPs should form larger provider organisations or networks as part of a rapid development of out-of-hospital services, England’s lead GP is proposing.
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NewsHSJ launches new packages for subscribers
Healthcare leaders can now choose when and how they access HSJ, with the launch of three new subscription packages.The new packages mean readers can now read HSJ on the move with our new iPad app, get HSJ magazine in the post every week, or both.They are:Leadership Package: the magazine, the ...
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NewsTelehealth awareness drive is failing survey reveals
An annual survey to establish the level of public awareness of telehealth has revealed nine out of 10 adults have never heard of it.
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NewsScottish health boards 'must do better'
Every Scottish health board reviewed so far on how they deal with serious incidents have been told they must improve.
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NewsCCGs line up raft of 'prime contractor' deals
Dozens of clinical commissioning groups are devising innovative contracts in which a lead provider receives an outcomes based payment to integrate an entire care pathway, HSJ can reveal.
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'Unsafe and dirty' London hospital slammed
An NHS trust has been issued with three formal warnings after inspectors found “unsafe” conditions including filthy maternity wards and water placed out of the reach of elderly patients.
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Judge rejects council bid to block West London hospital downgrades
STRUCTURE Ealing Council’s attempt to block plans to downgrade four local hospitals has been dealt a major blow after a High Court judge rejected its application for a judicial review.
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Monitor investigates Royal Berkshire over A&E breaches
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust after repeated breaches of its four hour waiting time target.
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NewsCarruthers joins board of private mental health group
Former NHS South of England chief executive Sir Ian Carruthers has joined the board of major private sector mental health provider Partnerships in Care.
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NewsOmbudsman: 'toxic cocktail' hinders complaints
Patients who suffer poor care in hospitals are being failed by a “toxic cocktail” within the health service, according to the NHS Ombudsman.
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NewsTax rises 'needed to pay for NHS' says public
More than half of patients believe taxes should rise to ensure the NHS can continue to provide healthcare in the long term, a survey suggests.
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NewsExclusive: Work not started on minimum safe staffing levels
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, or NICE, has not been asked to begin drawing up evidence-based minimum safe staffing level tools, six months after it was recommended by the Francis inquiry report, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAnalysis: Pointing the way to change in primary care
As government and NHS leaders step up pressure for radical change in general practice, existing extended services – such as Leeds’ York Street practice for homeless people and asylum seekers – may point the way to new approaches and models for primary care.
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NewsExclusive: Morecambe Bay inquiry chair prepared to target regulators
The chair of the independent inquiry into failings at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has told HSJ he wants the freedom to investigate all bodies involved – including, potentially, regulators.
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Surrey Downs ditches EDICS contract
COMMERCIAL: Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group has opted not to renew a contract with an organisation providing specialist referral advice and treatment at consultant-led community clinics.