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The appointment of five NHS Commissioning Board executive directors has been announced, including Ian Dalton in the key role of chief operating officer.

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Private mental health firms are lobbying for deep changes to Monitor’s proposed failure regime, claiming rules putting “patients ahead of creditors” will prevent them from borrowing.

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Revealed: all but six of London's non-FT hospital trusts unviable by 2014-15 Subscription Required

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Only six of London’s 18 non-foundation hospital trusts will be viable in their current form in 2014-15, HSJ can reveal.

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Royal Gollege of GPs joins calls for Health Bill to be scrapped Subscription Required

3-Feb-2012 | By The Press Association

The UK’s largest medical royal college has called for the prime minister to scrap the Health and Social Care Bill, branding it “damaging, unnecessary and expensive”.

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CQUIN and CQC quality results don't match, report finds Subscription Required

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The results of a financial incentive scheme to improve quality do not match up with other quality measures in hospital care, a study has found.

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Commissioning board restricted by Health Bill 'turbulence' Subscription Required

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The NHS Commissioning Board is working under “strict limits” on what it can do as the government’s Health Bill battles “turbulence” in Parliament, its chair has said.

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Government estimates central bail-out of seven trusts will cost £1.5bn Subscription Required

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The government has estimated that bailing out hospital trusts with large PFI repayments could cost £1.5bn.

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Death rates higher after weekend admissions, study confirms Subscription Required

3-Feb-2012 | By The Press Association

Patients admitted to hospital at weekends have a greater chance of dying than those admitted on a week day, a large-scale review of NHS data has reiterated.

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Daily conversations between managers and new mothers about their care are helping improve patient satisfaction and staff morale. Debby Gould and colleagues at University College London explain.

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