All Health Service Journal articles in 19 August 2015
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CommentDon't judge vanguards on what they weren't designed to do
If the NHS does, vanguards will fail
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NewsDrug pricing deal change 'cuts NHS England's ability to provide care'
NHS England faces a ‘direct cut’ in its ability to provide care to patients as a result of a change to the deal that caps the price the government pays for branded medicines, a senior health economist has said.
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CommentDoctor contract talks will be tough but can be achieved
Talks between NHS Employers and the BMA
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NewsExecutive Summary: Get on with it vanguards
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CommentNew care models: To keep up, the NHS must shift focus in three ways
As changes take place locally
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HSJ KnowledgeDiabetes and diet: There's an epidemic of misinformation
Doctors and patients have misguided perceptions
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CommentPatients can offer so much more than just feedback
They must be involved in leadership itself
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NewsExecutive Summary: Another day, another letter
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s essential stories and debate
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HSJ LocalCCGs cut short struggling patient transport firm's contract
COMMERCIAL: A company providing non-emergency patient transport services in the South West is to have its contract cut short by two years.
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CommentBold tariff reform can transform NHS service delivery
Agree multi-year prices to shift the focus
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HSJ LocalCCG blames NHS Shared Business Services for missing financial target
FINANCE: Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group has blamed NHS Shared Business Services for an error which caused the CCG to fail to meet its cash balance target in June, according to board documents.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Mixed messages over funding
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s essential stories and talking points
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NewsNHS England expects £150m rise in mental health spending
NHS England expects commissioners to spend at least £150m more in cash terms on mental health services this financial year. However, the Department of Health has admitted it will fall £107m short of its promised £250m target for investment this year in children’s mental health services.
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NewsFT finance: Winners and losers of education and training income
We reveal the biggest winners and losers of education and training income since 2012-13.