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NewsExclusive: Paybills and planned care targeted in huge savings drive
NHS Improvement sets out plan for major interventions to bring provider sector deficit down to £250m in 2016-17 Warns that planned £550m deficit makes management of overall NHS financial position “very risky” Providers given a month to produce plans for consolidation of back office and pathology services across entire ...
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NewsTroubled CCGs spent hundreds of thousands on interim directors
CCGs in legal directions have each spent hundreds of thousands of pounds turnaround directors and other senior roles NHS England served directions to a number of CCGs in 2015-16 Groups say they have to appoint executives quickly as part of process NEW Devon spent £335,000 on off-payroll turnaround director ...
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NewsWorking hours protections for NHS staff in doubt after Brexit
Working hours protections for more than 1 million NHS staff could be in jeopardy in the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, HSJ has been told.
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NewsPublic health cuts 'playing around with people's lives', says RCN chief
Government plans to scrap bursaries in England, public health cuts, caps on pay for agency staff and the removal of the Department of Health’s nursing policy unit all came under fire from the chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing at the union’s annual congress.
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NewsDH to scrap nursing advisory team
Nursing policy unit to be scrapped as part of DH cost cutting drive Decision criticised by unions as an “appalling message” to professions Sir Robert Francis QC raised fears over a weak nursing voice in 2013 The Department of Health is planning to axe its nursing, midwifery and ...
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HSJ LocalTrust spent £315,000 on interim HR directors in a year
WORKFORCE: A Kent trust paid £315,000 for the services of two “off payroll” interim human resources directors who were together in post for less than a year.
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NewsExclusive: BMA pushed for further concessions after juniors' contract deal agreed
BMA junior doctors’ committee chair tried to secure fully funded shared parental leave for doctors after contract deal was agreed Attempt was rebuffed by health secretary Jeremy Hunt this week News comes as resignation letters from two JDC executive members reveal concerns about lack of democracy and “dishonest” political ...
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NewsExclusive: Huge leak reveals BMA plan to 'draw out' junior doctors dispute
The strategy adopted by junior doctors’ leaders in their historic contract dispute with the government is revealed in a huge leak of more than 1,000 pages of private messages.
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LeaderWitch hunts and refusing to talk will not help the BMA’s case
Witch hunts and refusing to talk will not help the BMA’s case, says HSJ editor Alastair McLellan
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NewsSpike in demand for 'off-payroll' interim trust executives
Requests for off-payroll trust executives increased from eight to 36 in a year The government has told the NHS to clamp down on off-payroll arrangements “Really good people aren’t staying in the service” warns expert There has been a sharp rise in requests from trusts to hire interim ...
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NewsExclusive: BMA was told contract dispute spending 'not sustainable'
British Medical Association council told in March the junior doctors dispute had cost the union £2.9m Union treasurer Andrew Dearden said the costs had not been budgeted but were manageable Document shows he also warned spending was “not sustainable” in the long term Senior leaders at the British ...
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NewsJunior doctors contract: 16 key agreements
On Wednesday evening the government and the British Medical Association reached an agreement on the junior doctors contract.
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NewsDeal reached on junior doctors contract
A deal has been reached between the government and junior doctors, bringing to an end the three year dispute that has seen thousands of patient operations cancelled.
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NewsJunior doctors contract talks extended
Acas talks extended to Wednesday 18 May after “real progress” this week Sir Brendan Barber, chair of Acas, says negotiations have been positive and constructive Both sides have agreed to suspend contract imposition and industrial action Talks to resolve the junior doctors contract dispute have been extended until ...
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NewsNHS England reveals breakdown of £22bn savings plan
NHS England has said £6.7bn of the NHS savings needed by 2021 will come from pay restraint, pharmacy cuts and central budget reductions A further £1bn will come from savings on non-NHS provider contracts and CCG running costs £8.6bn will come from provider savings, driven through 2 per cent ...
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NewsJunior doctors contract talks resume
Talks seeking to resolve the junior doctor contract dispute were due to begin on Monday, with Sir David Dalton leading for the government.
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NewsQuango chiefs' pay falls by a quarter in four years
Senior Salaries Review Body says pay for very senior managers in the NHS has fallen 23 per cent in real terms since 2009-10 No pay rise in five of the last six years according to report Independent body says it cannot make recommendation on pay due to poor Department ...
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NewsTrusts told to prepare for indefinite strike action
NHS providers have been told to prepare for indefinite strike action by junior doctors in a letter to the service from NHS England and NHS Improvement on Thursday afternoon.
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NewsJunior doctors dispute 'alienated staff at all levels' at teaching hospital
Doctors strongly disengaged with management at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust Perceived management backing of government in junior doctors contract dispute cited as a factor Cost cutting, poor communication and car parking also aggravating factors for medics Medical staff at a scandal hit teaching hospital where the ...
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NewsHSJ Live 27.04.16: Junior doctors stage second full walkout
Rolling coverage of the second day of the junior doctors’ strike