All Health Service Journal articles in 10 December 2009 – Page 2
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NewsTreasury may sell DH’s stakes in LIFT schemes
The Treasury is considering selling the Department of Health’s equity stakes in local improvement finance trust schemes.
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NewsNHS operating framework hits hard
The NHS operating framework for 2010-11 is expected to include “hard hitting” measures to cut the cost and number of hospital procedures and tackle inefficiencies in community health services.
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NewsLabour plan puts adult social care in NHS hands as ministers seek savings
Radical proposals to give the NHS responsibility for social care are expected to be at the heart of a government “vision” of how the health service will be able to thrive in the context of restricted funding.
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NewsNHS boards react to Gordon Brown’s salary shame threat
Forcing organisations to publicly justify the salary of every manager earning more than £150,000 would damage the NHS, boards have warned.
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NewsCynthia Bower: CQC is clear on its role
The Care Quality Commission will not succumb to pressure to increase regulation and is “absolutely clear” about its role, chief executive Cynthia Bower has insisted.
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NewsBoth regulators leaderless as Monitor fails to appoint chair
Attempts to find a successor for Monitor executive chair Bill Moyes have stalled, leaving both major NHS regulators without a permanent chair.
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NewsExperts attack plans for mandatory error reports
Patient safety experts have attacked plans to punish trusts that fail to report errors resulting in harm to patients.
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NewsWebsite puts PCTs under fresh public spotlight
The public can now monitor how their primary care trust and other local public services are performing against priority areas for improvement using one website.
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NewsNo funds promised with New Horizons mental health strategy
A cross-governmental action plan has set out a framework for the next decade of mental health policy - but without targets or a funding commitment.
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NewsFoundation governors 'must be key in reconfiguration'
The Foundation Trust Governors’ Association has said its members must be central to making major service changes as investment cuts hit.
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NewsThree trusts given equality compliance notices
Three trusts face legal action for breaching the Race Relations Act unless they take prompt steps to address racial inequality, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned.
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NewsLondon NHS commissioners reply to cost criticisms
London’s central commissioning support body has insisted it is responding to concerns about its cost.
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NewsPersonal health budgets under fire
The NHS Confederation has criticised unsubstantiated “fervour” for personal health budgets.
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NewsScottish NHS breaks even
The health service in Scotland achieved financial balance last year, according to NHS Scotland chief executive Kevin Woods’ annual report for 2008-09.
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HSJ KnowledgeBook Review: Now you see it
Look here for tips on dashboards that simply do their job, says Stephen Black
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Recession forces Birmingham PCTs to consider merger
The commissioning arms of the three primary care trusts in Birmingham are to consider merging as a result of the impending public spending freeze.
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NewsAmbulance trust to put bonuses for top team on hold
The chief executive of an ambulance trust has pledged there will be no bonuses for its top team after it was given just two weeks to make substantial improvements to cleanliness and infection control by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to get the best staff in acute trusts
Have you registered your organisation for the 2010 Healthcare 100? HSJ and Nursing Times have come together with NHS Employers and the Department of Health to identify the top healthcare providers to work for in the UK. Helen Mooney looks at one of last year’s winners
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NewsDomestic abuse action team for Birmingham hospital
A multi-agency team is moving into Birmingham’s Sandwell Hospital to help identify and support victims of domestic abuse.
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NewsPCTs left to vaccinate under fives against swine flu after GPs reject deal
Primary care trusts have been landed with responsibility for vaccinating all children aged between six months and five years against swine flu, after a deal could not be reached with GP leaders.
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