All Health Service Journal articles in 20 October 2011
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry hears calls for regulation of managers
The code of conduct for NHS managers does not feel “real” and should be replaced with a stronger system of regulation, the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry has heard.
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Plymouth hospital trust warns local CCGs to work together over council boundaries
STRUCTURE: The East Cornwall Clinical Commissioning Group is being encouraged to work closely with two CCGs in neighbouring Devon to better match patient flow.
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Leicester children suffer poor access to dentistry
FINANCE: Despite poor oral health among children in Leicester, there is not enough money to ensure sufficient access to dentists.
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Ashford and St Peter’s confirms continued interest in Epsom
STRUCTURE: Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed it is continuing to prepare to bid to take over Epsom Hospital.
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Buckinghamshire denies treatments as demand rises
PERFORMANCE: Dozens of patients in Buckinghamshire have been declined funding for “low priority procedures” after commissioners took action to improve failing performance against the 18-week referral to treatment standard.
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Commissioners reject University Hospitals of Leicester waiting times action plan
PERFORMANCE: An action plan drawn up by University Hospitals of Leicester Trust to address waiting times has been rejected by commissioners.
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Leicestershire cluster shortlists four services for AQP
FINANCE: The NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland PCT cluster has shortlisted four services to commission on an “Any Qualified Provider” basis.
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CommentMichael White: relief for supporters as Health Bill scrapes through Lords
Before this column embarks upon its weekly moan, it is worth looking at the NHS furore from a wider perspective.
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Comment'An important moment in public health history'
Ruth Hussey, the woman at the heart of smoothing the public health shake-up, says there will be great gains after the strains. She talks to HSJ deputy news editor Steve Ford.
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NewsUnions claim blood service review 'victory'
Unions have claimed victory over a campaign to prevent parts of the NHS blood and organ transplant service being privatised.
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NewsNHS 111 could struggle to meet demand
Attempts to “stitch together” different models of provision for the new NHS 111 non-emergency phone number could lead to a fragmented service that will struggle to cope with peaks in demand, the Ambulance Service Network has warned.
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NewsPrimary care spend fell fastest last year - Information Centre
Spending on primary care last year fell more quickly than expenditure on the rest of the NHS, figures from the NHS Information Centre reveal.
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Nurses raise concerns about commissioners' private company links
COMMERCIAL: Nurses have raised concerns about a second group of GP commissioners in the north of England with links to a private company seeking to provide NHS services.
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NewsRevalidation push lacking sufficient resources
A third of organisations say they have insufficient resources to properly check doctors’ fitness to practise through the revalidation system.
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NewsPublic health workforce 'dispirited' as uncertainty goes on
The government’s lack of action to dispel uncertainty about the future of the public health workforce is “dispiriting” and poses the “real risk” of losing expert staff, the Faculty of Public Health has said.
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NewsFinance directors 'optimistic' on savings plans but local fears persist
NHS finance directors are “cautiously optimistic” about their savings plans but increasingly pessimistic about the finances of their local health economies, a King’s Fund survey has revealed.
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CommentManagers need to face pensions dilemma with the service in mind
Public sector pension reform is clearly on the agenda: the Department of Health’s consultation on proposed increases to contribution rates closes tomorrow, and unions are balloting members on a “coordinated day” of strike action scheduled for 30 November. It is going to be a tough time.
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CommentSouth West community enterprises go operational in October
While many acute trusts in the South West were contending with an unseasonal heatwave that saw daytrippers flocking to the region’s beaches and emergency departments, the community sector was busy sizing up the raft of new social enterprises which became formally operational on 1 October.
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HSJ KnowledgeThirst for knowledge? Why the NHS should take clinical research seriously
A survey by HSJ and the National Institute for Health Research set out to discover how seriously NHS organisations take clinical research. Daloni Carlisle studies the results.
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CommentDH ruling puts paid to rotating chairs in the East
The South Essex primary care trust cluster is planning to make £300m of savings in the next four years, so it probably does not want to be playing musical chairs with its board.