All Health Service Journal articles in 24 April 2015
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News
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HSJ Local
Newly merged trust sees deficit rise to £56m
FINANCE: Recently merged London North West Healthcare Trust finished the last financial year £55.9m in the red – £8m higher than its planned deficit for the year.
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HSJ Local
United Lincolnshire chief to retire
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has announced she is to retire.
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HSJ Local
Manchester commissioners to lobby over pharma deal money
FINANCE: Commissioners across Greater Manchester plan to lobby the government to ensure money given to the NHS by drug companies as part of a national pricing deal is available for use in the region.
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News
AstraZeneca president 'would not back pricing deal again'
The UK president of drug giant AstraZeneca has indicated she would not sign up to another deal similar to the current pharmaceutical pricing scheme unless the NHS makes a ‘substantial’ increase of drugs access.
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HSJ Knowledge
Survey: The five things the next government should not do
Readers listed rising waiting lists, a reorganisation of commissioning and political interference
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HSJ Knowledge
A&E challenges will only be met if we change our workforce models
Long term solutions for improving urgent care
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News
Analysis: Some CCGs expect deficits up to three times higher than planned
A clutch of clinical commissioning groups ended 2014-15 expecting deficits up to three times higher than planned, even as the majority saw their outlook for the year improved by a funding rebate.
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HSJ Local
London Ambulance asks CCGs for £27m extra funding
FINANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has asked clinical commissioning groups to contribute more than £27m extra funding to help it recruit more staff and buy new vehicles.
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Supplements
Roundtable: How best to identify the leaders the NHS needs
Experts debate how the NHS can enhance leader capabilities
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HSJ Knowledge
HSJ analysis: How social media influences NHS debate
Scrutinising the hot topic of emergency performance
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Comment
Why the Mail's 'NHS fat cats' story is so offensive
I was mightily offended by the Mail’s revelations
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HSJ Local
South West FT breaches licence over finances
FINANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has breached its provider licence following an investigation by Monitor.
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News
HSJ Live 22.04.2015: Hinchingbrooke rating upgraded following re-inspection
CQC has upgraded Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust’s rating from ‘inadequate’ to ‘requires improvement’ but it remains in special measures, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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News
Election 2015: Where do the main parties agree on health?
With two weeks to go until the general election, the NHS is a top priority for voters, and all the main parties have set out their key health policy pledges in their manifestos.
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News
Lib Dems commit to increase NHS pay with inflation
The Liberal Democrats will make a commitment today to increase NHS pay at least in line with the rate inflation from the next financial year.
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News
More CCGs tendering services due to fear over competition rules
More than 40 per cent of commissioners say their organisations are inviting competition for NHS services due solely to their concerns about controversial competition rules, an HSJ survey has found.
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News
Exclusive: CCG leaders fear political priorities would come first under HWBs
A large majority of commissioning leaders believe clinical priorities would lose out to political priorities if lead responsibility for NHS services was handed to health and wellbeing boards, an exclusive HSJ survey has found.