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NewsBMA backs GP networks but rejects seven-day working 'mantra'
The chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee has called for practices to “form network arrangements” and share staff to provide extended opening services and a “stronger community-based provision of care”.
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Blogs
Halloween is over, so stop the witch hunt
Calls to introduce laws for prosecuting people for failing to report abuses misses the point – people in positions of authority are not being held accountable for cover-ups.
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HSJ Local
CQC says Colchester should be placed into special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended that Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust be placed under special measures after a recent unannounced inspection led to the regulator referring its findings to the police.
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HSJ Local
Mystery surrounds executive director suspension
A foundation trust has suspended the last executive director remaining in post from the tenure of its previous chief executive, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ LocalMother of cancer boy seeks justice
The mother of a four-year-old boy who died at a hospital accused of falsifying cancer care data has demanded “justice” for her son.
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NewsWhistleblowing laws 'must change'
Whistleblowing laws in NHS hospitals must change so staff can report their concerns with confidence, a union has said.
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NewsThird of nursing directors concerned about staffing levels
A third of nursing directors believe they regularly have too few nurses to ensure safe staffing levels on their wards, a survey of some of England’s most senior nurses suggests.
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NewsHunt calls for restraint on NHS executive pay
There should be “real restraint” on the amount of money NHS bosses earn, the health secretary has said.
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NewsPrimary care contracting faces cuts and possible outsourcing
NHS England’s primary care contract managers will be reorganised and reduced by September next year, with the services potentially being outsourced.
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HSJ KnowledgeA paperless future through the eyes of a junior doctor
Grassroots enthusiasm for change is vital for a paperless NHS
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News
Community trusts devise plan to 'level playing field'
Community services trusts are starting work on a national programme to develop indicators to benchmark their performance and value, which could potentially underpin a tariff payment system for the sector, HSJ can reveal.
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BlogsMan management is a funny old game
Managing conflict in the team and the art of getting rid of those who just won’t play ball
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News
Read the GMC's Hakin decision in full
The General Medical Council has concluded there is no realistic prospect of proving allegations Dame Barbara Hakin bullied former hospital chief executive Gary Walker due to a lack of convincing evidence.
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NewsReport calls for training changes
Doctors’ training must change to meet the needs of an ageing population, according to a major review.
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NewsConcern over race bias on leadership course
Just 4 per cent of recruits to a nursing leadership course set up at the request of the prime minister are from a non-white background, HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has learnt.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Hakin cleared of bullying and endangering patient safety
NHS England’s interim deputy chief executive Dame Barbara Hakin has been cleared of acting in a “bullying” and unprofessional manner by the General Medical Council, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow collaboration can take flight in the NHS
The aviation industry can teach the NHS about joined up working
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HSJ KnowledgeHelp young people get jobs with hospital apprenticeships
A scheme at one FT has significantly reduced staff turnover
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News'Link' between mortality rates and doctor sanctions to be probed
The General Medical Council has told HSJ it will investigate an apparent statistical link between high mortality rates and the numbers of doctors receiving a warning or sanction.