All Recession articles – Page 9
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NewsBusiness group warns on public finances
Repairing the public finances will require tax rises or spending cuts of up to £15bn a year, a business group has warned.
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NewsTrust 'named and shamed' over plans to cut beds
Health minister Mike O’Brien has carried out his threat to “name and shame” trusts that cut services and blame the economy - using a parliamentary debate to highlight the case of a trust planning 200 bed cuts.
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NewsNHS managers demand power to fire GPs
Managers are calling for the power to “fire” GPs and to get rid of small practices to make the huge spending cuts needed in coming years.
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NewsSenior NHS managers' pay to be frozen
Thousands of top-earning public sector workers are facing a pay freeze following today’s report by the independent salary review body.
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NewsPCTs preparing for cuts not savings, warn GPs
Senior GPs have claimed primary care trusts are feeling pressured to make budget cuts rather than find efficiency savings.
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NewsNHS reform 'likely to be slow'
Economic challenges mean future reform of the NHS is likely to happen slowly, with large projects put on the back burner for the immediate future, a report has claimed.
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NewsDavid Cameron pledges radical cuts from day one
A Conservative government would crack down on waste and excessive bureaucracy from “day one”, David Cameron has said.
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NewsDavid Nicholson calls for 'more urgency' in stroke care
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has said trusts must put “more urgency” into meeting the requirements of the national stroke strategy.
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NewsConservatives pledge autumn spending cuts
Shadow chancellor George Osborne has promised to publish detailed departmental spending cuts by the autumn if the Tories win the forthcoming general election.
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NewsTories outline hospital efficiency plans
Hospitals could be forced to offer treatments at the same price as more “efficient” competitors under plans outlined by the Conservatives.
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NewsSwine flu costs blamed for Improvement Foundation closure
The now defunct Improvement Foundation blamed its financial woes partly on pressures on primary care trusts to prepare for a second wave of swine flu, a letter seen by HSJ reveals.
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CommentMark Britnell on the future of Agenda for Change
Agenda for Change does not need to be scrapped and renegotiated - just applied properly
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Transform public service delivery to cut deficit, KPMG urges
The delivery of public services needs to be transformed if the UK is to tackle the budget deficit, consultancy KPMG has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeLeadership: commitment beats control
Leaders will get better results through engaging staff than by presiding over a command culture, say Beverly Alimo-Metcalfe and Juliette Alban-Metcalfe
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NewsCuts would cripple frontline services - managers
Budget cuts could “cripple” frontline public services and damage staff health and morale, managers have warned.
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NewsNHS 'must move care into community'
The government has said the NHS must do more to bring care and services into people’s homes if it is to improve performance and save money.
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NewsDorset Hospital makes U-turn on redundancies
Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust has made a U-turn on its decision to axe 28 managerial posts by next month - a move which would have cost £3m in redundancy packages.
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NewsNHS needs 'business model' change, says former Brown adviser
The NHS needs to change its “business model” to survive investment cuts, Gordon Brown’s former adviser on public service transformation has said.
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NewsNursing commission recommends stricter criteria for 'advanced' status
The Prime Minister’s Commission on the Future of Nursing and Midwifery will unleash reforms that could lead to a significant reduction in the numbers of highly paid “specialist nurses”.
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NewsPublic sector job outlook 'bleak'
Job losses look set to increase as the outlook for employment worsens and cuts spread to the public sector, a new report claims.