All Health Service Journal articles in 20 March 2015
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NewsManchester NHS calls for regulation shake-up after devolution deal
NHS providers across Greater Manchester have called for a ‘new set of relationships’ with health regulators to underpin the newly agreed £6bn devolution of commissioning responsibilities to the conurbation.
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HSJ LocalTDA commissions bullying investigation at Midlands trust
Allegations of bullying and harassment at a troubled West Midlands hospitals trust will be investigated by an independent review commissioned by the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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NewsCircle drops challenge to ‘inadequate’ Hinchingbrooke rating
Circle has dropped its plan to request a review of the ‘inadequate’ rating given to Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ KnowledgeClosing the emergency care gap takes accountability and knowing what works
Get the measure on A&E
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NewsLord Willis launches blueprint for the future of nursing
A radical blueprint to reshape the nursing workforce calls for nurses to follow a medical style model of training and the creation of a new ‘advanced healthcare assistant’ role.
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NewsHSJ Live 12.03.2015: 'Loss of momentum' in drive to improve cancer services
Commons public accounts committee accuses government of “loss of momentum” in drive to improve cancer services, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalConsultants' en masse resignation letter exposes rift with trust management
A resignation letter from four accident and emergency consultants has heavily criticised the management of Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and local reconfiguration plans.
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HSJ PartnersThe dawn of a new regulatory era: Get familiar with new CQC guidance
The CQC’s new rules for providers
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NewsExclusive: £188m of bailouts switched to loans in DH clampdown
A group of foundation trusts that received £188m in Department of Health bailouts this year has been told the funding will now be switched to loans, as part of a push for financially distressed organisations to ‘manage their finances better’, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalMerseyside trust appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Aintree University Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a new medical director.
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NewsMajor general practice software suppliers agree to share patient data
England’s two biggest general practice software suppliers have struck a long awaited agreement to share patient record data between their systems.
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NewsSpecialised service transfer reconsidered due to incorrect data
A decision to recommend that renal dialysis services should be devolved to clinical commissioning groups is to be reconsidered because incorrect patient population data was used by NHS England, it has emerged.
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HSJ Local18 week waits, January 2015: explore the maps
See all NHS waiting lists around England by provider, CCG or specialty
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HSJ PartnersDisplay ratings or pay: countdown to CQC deadline
Providers face a statutory requirement to clearly display their CQC rating
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HSJ KnowledgeThought diversity is the lifeline for equality
The value of unlocking diversity of perspectives
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NewsHSJ Live 16.03.2016: Lib Dems pledge extra £250m a year for child mental health
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has told his party’s spring conference the government will spend an extra £250m a year for five years on child and adolescent mental health services, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsKirkup clinical lead standards would be ‘struggle’ to implement
A recommendation by the Kirkup inquiry that national standards should be drawn up for all clinical leads would be “a struggle” to make work in practice, leading regulatory lawyers have said