All Health Service Journal articles in 2 May 2014
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HSJ KnowledgeMother's pride: The rise of midwife led care
Find out how some trusts have made the most of the increased options available to improve maternity care
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NewsLive Q&A: mental health and unemployment
Find out how Oxfordshire is helping service users back into work
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CommentYour Humble Servant: Better Care Day
“He is obviously in a highly advanced state of delirium”
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NHS patient safety figures released
More than 40,000 patients suffered “significant” harm while cared for in the NHS in England during a six-month period last year, new figures show.
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NewsHSJ Live 02.05.2014: Carruthers appointed chair of Portsmouth Hospital Trust
The NHS Trust Development Authority has confirmed that Sir Ian Carruthers has been appointed chair of Portsmouth Hospitals Trust,, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsStevens invites CCGs to bid for primary care commissioning role
Simon Stevens has confirmed he plans to give some clinical commissioning groups the ability to co-commission primary care with NHS England.
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NewsNew penalty cap could reduce total NHS bill
Trusts could see a significant reduction in penalty payments for breaching NHS targets in 2014-15, according to new analysis.
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NewsRespect, dignity and compassion to become mandatory for NHS training posts
New recruits to NHS training posts will be expected to pass a “values-based” test from next year in a bid to embed respect, dignity and compassion in future workforces.
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NewsHSJ Live 01.05.2014: Hunt and Stevens speak at Clinical Commissioners' conference
Challenge for CCGs to co-commission primary care, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ KnowledgeReady to go: how to improve the discharge process
One foundation trust has reduced inpatient stays
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NewsHMRC backtracks on VAT recovery changes
The NHS has been given a reprieve from an estimated £500m tax bill after HM Revenue and Customs backtracked on its attempt to standardise VAT rules on contracted out services across all government departments.
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NewsExclusive: Later arrival at hospital means staying for days longer, analysis shows
Being admitted to hospital a few hours later in the day often means patients spending several days longer on wards, according to new analysis shared with HSJ.
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NewsPatients given anti-psychotic drugs
More than two thirds of inpatients with learning disabilities in specialist units are given anti-psychotic medication, a census commissioned in response to the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal has shown.
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Care.data timetable could face fresh delays
NHS England’s new chief will not commit to an “artificial” timescale for re-starting the Care.data project, raising the prospect of fresh delays to the controversial flagship project, the health committee has heard.
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NewsPatient data probes to report 'within weeks'
The NHS body charged with handling and safeguarding confidential patient data is to publish the findings of three key investigations into alleged misuse of its information “within weeks”, HSJ has learned.