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NewsVCJD fears spark blood donor probe
An independent inquiry will be carried out into the safety of blood donations following fears of infection from vCJD, the human form of “mad cow disease”, it has been reported.
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Blogs
Wicked whispers
So called “pace setting” leaders – who, according to convention, get results but leave underlings quivering and broken in their wake - have fallen out of favour in the NHS. Well, most of them are still in post but they’re all desperately unfashionable post-Francis.At the recent chief nursing officer’s summit, ...
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NewsMental health spending study axed by DH
The government has axed an annual study of spending in mental health services a year after HSJ revealed it had shown the first fall in spending for a decade.
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NewsHSJ Live 03.12.13 Mental health spending study axed by DH
Study cut a year after HSJ revealed a fall in spending, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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HSJ KnowledgeImproving quality governance: tips from the top
Five NHS leaders share their recommendations
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CommentBedlam trust: why we let cameras in
Trust explains its involvement with the Channel 4 series
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CommentRobotic devices can be the future of surgery
Robotic surgery can produce amazing patient outcomes
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HSJ KnowledgeFrancis unwittingly calls for more 'female' behaviours
The report demands a female way of leading
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NewsCircle to advise Chinese on employee ownership
Circle Partnership – the private provider that runs Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust – has signed a deal to advise one of China’s biggest multinationals on how to duplicate its own employee-ownership model.
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HSJ Local
East and North Hertfordshire reports £262k deficit
FINANCE: East and North Hertfordshire Trust reported a year to date deficit of £262,000 at the end of October, which was £1.4m behind its plan.
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HSJ Local
North Bristol behind on surplus
FINANCE: North Bristol Trust was behind its finance plan by £1.4m at the end of October.
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HSJ Local
Papworth appoints Skanska to lead hospital move
COMMERCE: Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust has named construction group Skanska as its preferred bidder to develop a £165m hospital building under the private finance initiative.
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NewsAnalysis: Elderly prioritised in spend of £250m A&E fund
HSJ analysis of the 53 trusts due to receive a share of the Department of Health’s £250m winter pressure fund shows many are prioritising improvements to the care of the frail elderly.
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HSJ Local
Monitor to review services in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes
STRUCTURE: Monitor has launched a review of health services in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes in an attempt to avert “significant problems ahead” at two hospitals.
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HSJ Local
Great Ormond Street warned over data breaches
The Information Commissioner has warned Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust to assess the strength of its data policy after patients’ personal medical information was sent to the wrong addresses.
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News'Nanosponge' may help beat MRSA
Mopping up MRSA toxin with a sponge may be a new way to defeat the antibiotic-resistant superbug, research has shown.
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Blogs
Doctor Bruce
The NHS and Doctor Who have much in common, as long-running national institutions committed to decent moral values. Both have seen much-loved figures struggle to cope with budget cuts and wonky backdrops over the decades, and both were revived by massive injections of cash in the noughties.So End Game ...
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NewsHundred thousand NHS genomes to be mapped
Up to 100,000 NHS patients with cancer and rare diseases are to have their genetic codes mapped by 2017 under new plans announced by health minister Lord Howe.
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NewsHSJ Live 02.12.13 Elderly prioritised in spend of £250m A&E fund
Many trusts due to receive a share of the £250m winter pressure fund are prioritising care of the frail elderly, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Wolverhampton FT bid delayed
Royal Wolverhampton Trust will be unable to achieve foundation status for about at least six months after a Care Quality Commission inspection raised concerns about staffing levels.