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NewsBME staff at risk in transition, commissioning board warned
Black and minority ethnic NHS staff risk being “significantly disadvantaged” in the transfer of employees to the health service’s new structure, senior NHS Commissioning Board executives have said.
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NewsTime has 'run out' for Clinicenta, MP warns
Time has “run out” for an underperforming independent sector treatment centre, an MP has warned.
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NewsOverseas temporary doctor numbers for Olympics revealed
Doctors from 141 nations have registered to practice in the UK during the competition, figures from the General Medical Council suggest.
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NewsDoctors to have annual skills assessment
Doctors skills are to be reassessed every year to ensure they are fit to practise, the General Medical Council said.
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HSJ Local
Torbay Hospital robot in worldwide first
CLINICAL: Torbay Hospital, run by South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust, has become the first place in the world to carry out a complex urology procedure as a day case.
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Plymouth Hospitals chief executive to leave
WORKFORCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust acting chief executive Helen O’Shea has announced she will be leaving to take up a new role in Jersey.
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SupplementsKicking habits: a special report on NHS drug services
This special report on drug services, in association with Reckitt Benckiser, is a timely look at new and changing approaches to treating addiction and commissioning addiction treatments.
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Oxleas Foundation Trust to 'develop brand'
COMMERCIAL: The south east London mental health and community services provider is looking for a firm to help it develop “sub brands” to help it compete for work.
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Review: clinical decision support systems webinar
A recent webinar brought together leading experts in clinical decision support systems to discuss how access to the best proven evidence can make a big difference.
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SupplementsPeople of the future: an HSJ roundtable debate
Encouraging the crew not to abandon the ship is critical for the NHS in these times. Ingrid Torjesen reports on an HSJ roundtable debate, in association with HCL Solutions, over the future of the healthcare workforce.
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NewsCommissioning board: our mandate is too detailed
NHS Commissioning Board directors have criticised the draft “mandate” they have been set by government for being confused, too detailed and over-reaching its main purpose.
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CommentReaders' letters – 19 July 2012
The information strategy has put data centre stage – but it is missing vital details on how it will be used; plus, why the voluntary sector is a hidden role
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North Bristol Trust management criticised over new IT system
North Bristol Trust’s management failed to recognise the scale of change involved in switching to a new patient record system, leading to months of chaos in theatres and outpatients, an independent review has found.
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News'Significant deficiencies' in emergency surgical care at trust
“Significant deficiencies” have been found in the emergency surgical care offered by a trust that is part of a regional trauma network.
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NewsCommissioning board names local directors to take 'strategic oversight'
The NHS Commissioning Board has appointed to 16 of its 25 local area team director posts, whose holders are charged with securing “a strategic overview of the system” and overseeing service reconfiguration.
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NewsVacant commissioning board posts endangering transition
Vital appointments to the new commissioning system have fallen further behind schedule, the NHS Commissioning Board has admitted, causing significant knock-on problems for the transition process.
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CommentMichael White: much ado about almost nothing - 0.02pc
The economics of NHS funding are out of joint.
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HSJ KnowledgePeople power: how to make better use of patient experience
It is the commitment of leaders, not the use of surveys, that will properly harness the power of patient experience, argue Seraphim J. Rose Patel and colleagues.
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NewsMid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
Doctors are turning a blind eye to poor practice to protect their own jobs, according to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s medical director.