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NHS Direct confirms 111 withdrawal
NHS Direct has confirmed it is seeking to pull out of all 11 of its contracts to provide NHS 111 as they have proved “financially unsustainable”.
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'Failings' in NHS 111 hotline
A new 24-hour health hotline is failing patients, according to an undercover television investigation.
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NHS Direct wins Australian contract
NHS Direct has won its first contract outside the UK after securing a deal which will see its online health and symptom checkers used in Australia.
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Agreement sought on integration fund rules
NHS England and the Local Government Association are jointly developing a set of criteria that councils must meet in order to receive a share of the new £3.8bn health and social care fund.
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Analysed: commissioning structures in Surrey
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing investigates the changing picture of commissioning across Surrey
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Trust chiefs see sicker patients as key cause of A&E crisis
The most widely blamed factor leading to recent problems in emergency departments is an increase in the number of very sick patients, the HSJ /Capsticks survey reveals.
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NHS Direct quits two 111 contracts
The new non-emergency NHS phone line has been thrown into turmoil after a supplier pulled out of two contracts for providing the service.
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Exclusive: Hunt says 'concept' of NHS 111 must be re-examined
The government is reviewing the “concept” of the controversial NHS 111 service, just months after the chaotic official launch of the new system, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told HSJ .
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Exclusive: Senior NHS Direct leaders warned 111 was unsafe but were overruled
Senior directors at NHS Direct warned it was not safe to go live with one of its biggest NHS 111 contracts but were overruled, HSJ has learned.
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Managing director resigns as NHS Direct losing more than £1m a month
NHS Direct is losing £1.5m a month and is likely to exit the NHS 111 market by the end of the year. The director charged with leading its 111 work has resigned following disciplinary action being initiated, HSJ understands.
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NHS England probes 'new urgent care system'
NHS England was today expected to set out the next stage of a review of urgent and emergency care services.
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NHS 111 line 'steadily improving'
The new non emergency NHS advice line is “steadily improving” health officials have said.
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Patient safety chief admits NHS 111 likely to have harmed patients
Patients have been harmed by NHS 111, NHS England’s director of patient safety Mike Durkin has said.
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Nicholson retirement: What next for NHS England?
NHS England’s challenges as Sir David Nicholson announces his departure.
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Hunt backs chief inspector of GPs plan
Jeremy Hunt has backed plans for a chief inspector of general practice, to be based in the Care Quality Commission.
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Uncertainty grows over NHS Direct's future
NHS Direct may not continue to deliver the NHS 111 service beyond the end of this financial year, it has emerged.
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Minister admits 'very disappointing' 111 start
The new NHS non-emergency advice line had a “very disappointing start”, Lord Howe admitted.
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Exclusive: DH 'pressure contributed to 111 failure', Alliance report finds
“Unprecedented” central pressure and a procurement process focused more on cost than quality were two of the biggest factors in the failure of NHS 111’s launch, a new report has concluded.
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Trusts ease pay savings in Francis aftermath, analysis shows
Hospital trusts are disproportionately targeting non-pay costs and seeking extra income as they embark on a £2.4bn savings drive in 2013-14, an exclusive HSJ analysis reveals.
