All Health Service Journal articles in 17 October 2014
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NewsHSJ Live 11.11.2014: Better care fund planning 'a shambles'
The planning process for the £5.3bn fund has been branded a “shambles” after the public spending watchdog a highlight a series of problems with its implementation, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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CommentHealthwatch needs to punch its weight? We're up for the fight
Essex Healthwatch is making a difference
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CommentFour hour performance: the decline continues
There’s little sign of it being reversed this year
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HSJ KnowledgeThe Festival of Evidence: finding new ways to make decisions
Exploring opportunities for consensus building
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HSJ LocalPatient groups welcome mental health chief’s departure from review panel
PERFORMANCE: Charities and patient groups have welcomed a mental health trust boss’s decision to withdraw from an expert panel examining patient centred care, arguing she was an inappropriate choice for the role.
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News'Brave' new patient safety drive launched
England’s new patient safety drive to halve avoidable harm will not follow the usual “paternal” NHS approach to driving improvements, the director of the Sign up Safety campaign has said
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CommentEnd game: Trending for all the wrong reasons
Simon Stevens’ iffy conference gags get Twitter in a twist
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SupplementsTop chief executives roundtable: Inspire staff to care day after day
The final HSJ Top Chief Executives roundtable
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HSJ LocalAmbulance service to stay on as out-of-hours provider
COMMERCIAL: South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust is to continue to provide out-of-hours services in Gloucestershire after winning a fresh contract, it has announced.
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NewsTrusts must release 'best clinical experts' for CQC inspections
The chief inspector of hospitals has urged trusts to encourage their top clinicians to lead CQC inspections
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NewsExclusive: Troubled CCGs could face 'special measures' regime
A ‘special measures’ regime could be introduced for clinical commissioning groups with severe problems under plans being considered by NHS England, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentGP leaders are a major force to improve care
Following concern about the departure of GPs from clinical commissioning group accountable officer roles, the Chief Clinical Officer Network carried out a survey of the group. Andy Harris explains the findings
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NewsGPs hold only a quarter of accountable CCG roles
GPs occupy just a quarter of accountable officer posts in clinical commissioning groups, a comprehensive survey by HSJ has revealed.
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SupplementsFlexible Futures: The happy locum
Special report looks at the pros and cons of temporary staff
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CommentAccountable care organisations can properly manage commissioning risks
How ACOs help the NHS future
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NewsTop Right team successfully scales Kilimanjaro
A team from HSJ’s parent company Top Right Group has successfully scaled Kilimanjaro for the Great Ormond Street Hospital children’s charity - and have raised almost £50,000 in the process
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NewsRevealed: Specialised services failing to make the grade
One in five specialised hospital services fall short of the quality standards set for them by leading clinicians, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsUpdated: High profile panel calls for London health commissioner
A health commissioner post should be created in London to coordinate the work of councils, clinical commissioning groups and Public Health England, a panel of health experts headed by former health minister Lord Darzi has suggested.
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NewsExclusive: Health ombudsman was investigated over contract 'failings'
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman was subject to a National Audit Office investigation this year after it awarded a former business partner of ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor a six figure contract, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLabour seeks to mollify reorganisation fears
Labour has sought to reassure clinical commissioning groups that its health reforms would not amount to a top-down ‘big bang’ shake up of the NHS.