All Health Service Journal articles in 12 September 2014
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NewsCancer treatment set for £6m boost
Cancer treatment on the NHS is to get a £6m boost under new measures announced by health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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News£160m boost for cancer drugs fund
Thousands more cancer patients in England will be offered vital treatments in a £160m boost to the cancer drugs fund, the Department of Health has said.
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HSJ LocalBoard shake-up at troubled specialist trust
WORKFORCE: The Christie Foundation Trust has appointed a new chair as two of its non-executive directors stepped down because they were “unhappy” with the way it handled the suspension of its chief executive.
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HSJ LocalMonitor launches investigation into York Teaching Hospital
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has opened an investigation into accident and emergency and cancer referral waiting times at York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
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CommentThe idea of charging for care may have been killed for good
The Barker commission delivers a huge blow
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NewsHSJ Live 04.09.2014: Burnham welcomes Barker commission on combined health and social care
Shadow health secretary says “if social care is allowed to continue to collapse it will drag down the rest of the NHS”, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsMP in call over community hospitals
The government should “go further” in recognising the central role of community hospitals in providing local, cost-effective healthcare, a Tory backbencher has said.
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NewsVoters 'not behind' tax hike for NHS
Most voters would not be willing to pay extra tax to increase NHS funding, a poll has revealed.
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HSJ LocalWorcestershire Acute Hospitals awards payroll contract
COMMERCIAL: Worcester Acute Hospitals has awarded a £1.2m contract to provide its payroll and pensions administration.
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HSJ LocalConcern over ageing ambulance vehicles and workforce
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has raised concern about the age of its fleet of vehicles and employees, in its latest risk register.
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NewsHSJ reveals the top healthcare employers
Four clinical commissioning groups are among the top 10 Best Places to Work in healthcare
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CommentPrivate hospitals should not be singled out on patient safety
Independent providers have a good safety record
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NewsHSJ Live 05.09.2014: HSJ reveals the top healthcare employers
Four clinical commissioning groups are among the top 10 Best Places to Work in healthcare, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalKent special measures trust could be first to face extra regulatory action
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust could become the first provider in special measures to face further regulatory action from the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found it had failed to improve during an unannounced inspection.
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NewsNHS core IT system migration a ‘success’
The health service’s central ‘IT spine’ has migrated onto a new system in a move senior figures hope will improve the integration of data and information systems in the NHS and social services.
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NewsNHS England to cut a quarter of senior posts in major shake-up
NHS England could axe one in four of its senior posts within six months as part of a major structural reorganisation of the body, under plans unveiled by its chief executive today.
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HSJ KnowledgeThrough the eyes of a commissioner: what really matters in cancer care
Reflecting on care experiences
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NewsHSJ Live 08.09.2014: Monitor chair's £1k taxi bill sparks 'urgent' expenses review
The health regulator is “urgently reviewing” its expenses policy, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsCSU independence plan put on hold
NHS England has paused a project that would enable its commissioning support units to become independent in just over two years.
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CommentWhy I went on the 300 mile march to save the NHS
We oppose the government’s treatment of the NHS