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NewsBid to avert health driver strikes
Last-ditch talks will be held today to resolve a dispute over plans to privatise the work of health staff who drive patients to and from hospitals.
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CommentCoping with NHS reorganisation and redundancy
If you are managing organisational change for the first time or you are faced with little alternative but to make redundancies within your team, be mindful there is a process proven to help engage all employees.
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LeaderNHS spending debate focuses on the wrong type of consultant
Why is health secretary Andrew Lansley still acting like an opposition politician? That is the question raised by the government’s haranguing of primary care trusts for their use of management consultants.
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Consultant bonus scheme to be reviewed
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced a review into bonus payments given to NHS consultants across the UK.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Equality Act 2010: an equal opportunity
This October, equality in the workplace will take a leap forward as the Equality Act 2010 becomes law. Lorraine Heard looks at the implications for the NHS
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NewsTrusts argue for power over pay
Trusts lobbying for greater control over their pay bills will be pitted against powerful medical bodies as part of a national review into clinical excellence awards.
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HSJ Knowledge
Quality through CQUIN
St Andrew’s Healthcare is a major provider of mental health inpatient services.
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NHS facing £65bn PFI bill
The NHS in England faces a total bill of £65bn for new hospitals built under the private finance initiative (PFI), it has been reported.
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NewsNHS management cuts hotspots revealed
An HSJ investigation has revealed the clearest national picture to date of the primary care trusts being hit hardest by NHS management savings.
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News'Informed' public would remove NHS budget protection
Frontline NHS services should not be spared from measures to tackle the economic deficit, according to a “citizen’s jury” set up by business consultants PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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NewsHSBC boss warns against stringent cuts
“Cutting into the muscle” of the UK’s public sector with huge budget reductions could cause lasting economic and social damage, a leading banker has warned.
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HSJ Knowledge
Spend on consultancy
The chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander may have pledged that health would be protected from the 25 per cent departmental spending cuts this autumn, but it is abundantly clear that “efficiency savings” are still right at the top of the NHS agenda.
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Unison wins unsocial hours equal pay tribunal
An employment appeal tribunal has backed a union claim that women should be entitled to the same level of unsocial hours payments as men.
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NewsLabour attacks NHS over £4m hospitality bill
The NHS in Scotland spent almost £4 million on hospitality for staff and visitors over the past three years, official figures show.
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NewsUnion threatens judicial review over pace of NHS change
Unison has threatened to take the government to judicial review if the white paper reforms are implemented without proper consultation.
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NewsAssembly defends NHS pay protection
The Welsh Assembly has defended its decision to protect the salaries of top NHS executives who have fallen victim to restructuring changes at the health service.
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NewsGPs could be forced to take on ex-PCT managers
Many primary care trust managers are likely to be able to transfer into similar roles within GP commissioning consortia, regardless of whether or not GPs want them, employment experts have told HSJ.
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NewsGoodwill could net GPs £8bn
GP practices could earn at least £8bn from selling the “goodwill” tied up in their practices, figures from the DH suggest.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to avoid breaking procurement law
The law surrounding procurement is becoming more bidder friendly – so clients beware, says Adrian Parker
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NewsNurses say pension cuts may mean strike action
More than half of nurses and midwives will consider industrial action if the terms of their pension scheme are worsened, a survey by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has revealed.