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NewsEaston: no quality in many savings plans
The man responsible for driving the NHS’s £20bn quality, innovation, productivity and prevention savings plan has warned that some schemes being pursued under its banner have “no semblance of quality in them at all”.
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NewsCameron accused of breaking NHS cash promise
The prime minister’s “personal promise” to give the NHS a real rise in funding “is being broken”, shadow health secretary John Healey has claimed.
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HSJ KnowledgeSupporting surgery: how to get the best out of locum surgeons
The best and safest surgery is delivered by settled teams so it makes sense to provide well managed support for locum surgeons. Chris Milford offers some guidelines for hospitals.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to get the best outcomes when measuring productivity
Effective use of metrics to drive workforce productivity improvement means carefully defining the inputs and outcomes you need, say Rachael Charlton and colleagues.
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NewsEaston to steer NHS Institute transition following Crump departure
The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has unveiled interim leadership arrangements, which will see the Department of Health taking a more active role in its work.
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NewsMonitor delays chief executive appointment until bill is clarified
Monitor, the foundation trust regulator, has announced a delay in its appointment of a chief executive.
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NewsNHS managers to face tighter checks on behaviour
Managers will be forced to comply with a nationally defined set of ethical, behavioural and technical standards through their employment contracts, under plans being drawn up.
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NewsExclusive: Lansley says hospitals exempt from 'over-managed' claim
Andrew Lansley has used an exclusive HSJ interview to exempt the acute sector from his criticism that the NHS is over-managed.
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NewsCommunity staff setting 'rubbish' example on public health
District nurses often set a “rubbish” example to patients about healthy lifestyles, according to the head of community services in Leicester.
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NewsExclusive: speech and language therapy suffers drop in scope and quality of services
Speech and language therapists across the UK are reporting serious falls in the scope and quality of their services, as they sustain a “double whammy” of NHS and local authority cuts.
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NewsResilient NHS managers lack required leadership skills, DH research says
NHS leaders are resilient and intellectually capable but suffer from over-confidence and a “gung-ho” attitude, Department of Health research has found.
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NewsGovernment 'expects' DPHs to report to council chief execs
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said it is his “expectation” that directors of public health will report directly to council chief executives.
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News
Speculation begins over Commissioning Board top jobs
After the NCB’s draft structure was revealed by HSJ earlier this month, speculation has begun over who will be chosen to fill the roles.
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NewsCMO to 'twist arms' over public health medic job crisis
Chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies has said she will try and “twist some arms” to find a solution to the unemployment crisis facing the public health medical workforce.
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NewsAndrew Taylor to leave competition panel
Andrew Taylor has announced he will leave his role as director of the Cooperation and Competition Panel at the end of August.
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Blogs
Why you should keep the 'smiling assassins' in HR on your side
HR get a lot of criticism from staff and managers alike. But they function in the best interests of the organisation, not individuals or groups of employees, so it may be wiser to keep them onside than wage war.
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NewsIn-house consultancy saves NHS £2.5m
The NHS’s in-house consultancy service says it saved trusts an estimated £2.5m in consultancy fees in 2010-11.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to handle change with confidence
The stress of managing change often has a negative impact on personal and professional lives, costing workforces millions of pounds in stress-related leave. But teaching individuals to approach change in a different light can drastically reduce or prevent this impact on organisations, as Maggie Cork and Elaine Smith explain.
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NewsPublic health expertise losses begin to bite
Local public health expertise is starting to drain away as budget cuts bite and staff await transfer to local authorities, evidence presented to HSJ reveals.
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HSJ Local
Specialist women's hospital admits midwife staffing lapse
PERFORMANCE: One of England’s two specialist women’s hospitals has admitted failing to meet recommended minimum staffing levels.