All Health Service Journal articles in 19 December 2014 – Page 2
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Supplements
Commissioning special report: Case studies in how to build primary care
Co-commissioning primary care
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HSJ Local
CCGs launch one-year community services tender
COMMERCIAL: A pair of clinical commissioning groups in the east of England have decided to retender their community services for only one year.
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HSJ Knowledge
Duty of candour: How to deal with patient harm and complaints
A breach is a criminal offence
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News
Exclusive: Better care fund investment returns 'wildly unrealistic', analysis finds
One in 10 better care fund plans are predicting a first year return on investment of more than 20 per cent, HSJ analysis has revealed, prompting new suggestions that the financial planning of the fund is ‘wildly unrealistic’.
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HSJ Local
No evidence of 'systematic manipulation' of Colchester cancer data
There is no evidence of staff being told to manipulate cancer waiting times data at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust, an independent investigation commissioned by Monitor has found.
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Comment
The NHS contract will make perverse targets worse for hospitals
They are less likely to clear backlogs
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News
Updated: NHS England to fund 'significant volume' of private sector care
NHS England has agreed to commission a ‘significant range and volume’ of planned care from private hospitals over the coming months, following the failure of a national push to clear NHS waiting list backlogs
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News
NHS England to trial employing pharmacists in A&E
The urgent and emergency care review being led by NHS England will conduct a national pilot in the spring to trial employing pharmacists in an emergency department setting.
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News
Emergency care fines strengthened to encourage 'radical transformation'
The financial penalty imposed on accident and emergency departments that fail to meet the 95 per cent four hour target has been strengthened to encourage ‘radical transformation’ from struggling NHS providers.
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News
Waiting time standards toughened up under contract proposals
Tougher financial penalties will be imposed on trusts that fail to meet waiting time standards and commissioners’ freedom to waive penalties will be curbed under NHS England’s draft standard contract for 2015-16, which was published this week.
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HSJ Knowledge
How crowdsourcing engaged NHS staff in Leeds
Using an online platform to gather staff ideas and opinions
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News
Exclusive: Staff shortage fuels recruitment of nearly 6,000 overseas nurses
A shortage of registered nurses to fill an increasing number of posts has driven nearly three-quarters of hospital trusts to recruit overseas, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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News
Exclusive: Workforce plan sets out second year of nursing growth
Nurse training places will increase for the second consecutive year, HSJ can reveal.
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News
Exclusive: Top hospital chief criticises 'out of area' referrals move
An attempt by NHS England to protect patient choice by preventing hospitals closing their doors to ‘out of area’ referrals has been strongly criticised by a leading foundation trust chief executive.
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Leader
The NHS's challenging new year will be dominated by four themes
2015 is set to be a crucial year
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News
Appeal finds NICE decision on £90k breast cancer drug 'unfair'
The impact of the government’s drug pricing deal on patient access to new medicines has been thrown into confusion after a pharmaceutical company’s appeal against the decision to ban routine NHS funding of one of its drugs was upheld.
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News
Exclusive: Service hit by staff 'exodus' after CCG transfers contract to Circle
One of the biggest teaching trusts in England has been forced to axe its once renowned acute dermatology service following an “exodus” of medical consultants following the transfer of their contract to private provider Circle.
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News
HSJ Live 16.12.2014: Simon Stevens cements place as most powerful person in healthcare
Simon Stevens has been named the most powerful person in healthcare in the HSJ100, just eight months after becoming NHS England chief executive, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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News
Simon Stevens cements place as most powerful person in healthcare
Simon Stevens has been named the most powerful person in healthcare in the HSJ100, just eight months after becoming NHS England chief executive.
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Leader
HSJ100: Our top names are best positioned to shape a year of volatility and voters
Simon Stevens takes the top spot in 2014 HSJ100
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