PCTs bend pay rules to fill senior jobs
Primary care trusts are being forced to bend official pay rules to fill board level posts at a time when recruitment problems are predicted to deepen.
World class commissioning scores to top charts
The Department of Health is expecting the best primary care trusts to receive the highest score available under world class commissioning this year for the first time.
SHAs pressurising PCTs into vertical integration
Primary care trusts in at least four regions are under pressure from their strategic health authorities to vertically integrate their provider arms with acute or mental health trusts, HSJ has learned.
Social care integration drive
Joint commissioning of social care by primary care trusts and local authorities is likely to be made mandatory.
DH action needed to fill gaps in NHS data
Filling huge gaps in primary care data is vital if commissioning is to become more effective, public health experts have warned.
Rape victims 'need more NHS support'
Every victim of rape should be offered a choice of a male or female doctor on the NHS, a landmark review has recommended.
Research points to huge out of hours spending variations
The Patients Association has criticised primary care trusts over significant variations in out of hours spending.
Chief exec swaps Norfolk for Channel Islands
The chief executive of NHS Norfolk has announced she is to step down in order to take up a post in the Channel Islands.
NHS managers demand power to fire GPs
Managers are calling for the power to “fire” GPs and to get rid of small practices to make the huge spending cuts needed in coming years.
NHS Manchester tables complex community restructuring plan
Community services in Manchester look set to be split up and integrated among a wide range of providers under a complex set of proposals.
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UKIP would scrap PCTs and make managers ‘happier’
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Out of hours GP contracts need greater transparency
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Kidney profiles published
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PCTs' spending on carers under scrutiny
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PCT provider plan deadline stands
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PCTs preparing for cuts not savings, warn GPs
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Call to improve NHS telehealth systems
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DH launches £8m campaign to improve early diagnosis of cancer
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Call to boost rural healthcare
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DH accused of 'backroom deal' over preferred provider case
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Virgin buys into GP healthcare
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Hertfordshire PCTs merge into one
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Oxfordshire chief exec appointed
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GPs to debate patient data safeguards
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New chief executive in post
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17-language NHS guide available
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Community care plans could lead to a new generation of NHS organisations
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NHS London makes lead commissioners directors
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PCTs call for lighter commissioning assessment
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Priorities for quality pilots
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NHS is yet to capture the wealth of the net
Texting appointment reminders is a good start but the health service lags far behind leading industries in exploiting the rich potential of the digital revolution, reports Dave West
Andrew Lansley points to joint powers in public health
Shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley wants a Conservative government to keep a firm hand on public health. In a joint interview with HSJ and sister title Local Government Chronicle, he tells Rebecca Evans how local collaboration will be vital
Tories need clear vision and a stronger message on health
The Conservatives have pronounced themselves the party of reform but are too wedded to the status quo. Andrew Haldenby argues they need to spend more energy advocating change
‘Clunky’ GP contracts raise questions on quality
There are huge variations in what different PCTs pay for the same services, yet there is no detectable correlation between cost and quality or patient satisfaction. Sally Gainsbury looks at why commissioning has not yet addressed these stark contrasts
