All Health Service Journal articles in 10 January 2014 – Page 3
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NewsCharge for A&E visits backed by third of GPs
A third of GPs believe patients should be charged for some accident and emergency department visits, while most think government changes will do nothing to alleviate current pressures, according to a poll for the Press Association.
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HSJ Local
Staffing shortage causes financial woe for Queen Victoria Trust
Queen Victoria Hospital Foundation Trust is £468k behind plan in its latest financial performance report largely due to staffing gaps.
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HSJ KnowledgeRising Stars: Why 80s kids will transform the NHS
A new set of values will define the next generation of leaders
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CommentDebunking the myths about the clinical negligence bill
What the NHS can do to shrink its legal costs
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NewsPatients asked to opt out or be included in database
NHS England has begun sending leaflets out to every household in England to inform residents that information from their patient records will be used in a national database unless they actively opt out.
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NewsHSJ Live: 06.01.14 Royal college condemns obesity surgery stand-off
The Royal College of Surgeons has condemned a stand-off between local and national commissioners over surgery for the morbidly obese, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment.
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NewsAnalysed: England's national workforce plan
The growing and contracting staff groups are revealed in Health Education England’s proposal to allocate the NHS’s £5bn education and training budget
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NewsRichards: compassion 'alive and well' in NHS
Compassion in the NHS is “alive and well”, according to England’s chief inspector of hospitals.
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NewsMental health nurses to be based in police centres
Mental health nurses are to be based at some of England’s police stations and courts as part of a new pilot scheme.
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NewsRoyal college condemns obesity surgery stand-off
The Royal College of Surgeons has condemned a stand-off between local and national commissioners over surgery for the morbidly obese.
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HSJ KnowledgeRising Stars: Essential reading on NHS portfolio careers
Looking at the benefits for doctors and the health service
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NewsHSJ Live 07.01.14 Colchester acting chief exec resigns
Reaction to the resignation of the acting chief executive of Colchester University Foundation Trust - the hospital under investigation by police over allegations of cancer data manipulation.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Circle mulls bid to partner Peterborough with Hinchingbrooke
Private provider Circle could table a rescue bid for debt-stricken Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust involving partnering it with nearby Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, HSJ has been told.
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NewsInfluential MP to demand greater CCG accountability
An influential Conservative MP is planning to raise concerns in the Commons about a lack of accountability in the reformed NHS, and the government potentially missing commitments to improve cancer outcomes.
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NewsNigel Edwards to head Nuffield Trust
The Nuffield Trust has announced that Nigel Edwards will take on the role of chief executive from April.
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Monitor kicks off independent provider licencing process
Monitor is now accepting applications for licences from the independent sector, the regulator has announced.
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NewsRepeat patients add to A&E pressure
A small group of NHS patients are adding to pressures on accident and emergency departments by going to casualty dozens of times a year, according to an investigation by the BBC.
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Hospital worker 'ashamed' of tweets
A hospital worker has spoken of how he feels “embarrassed and ashamed” over a series of tweets he posted, including a comment that he was going to use pubic hair shaved from a patient to create the sideburns sported by Olympic cycling champion Sir Bradley Wiggins.
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CommentMichael White: Can any ministers pass the Farage test?
Tories and Labour need get their acts together in 2014