All Health Service Journal articles in 22 November 2013
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HSJ Local
Mystery surrounds executive director suspension
A foundation trust has suspended the last executive director remaining in post from the tenure of its previous chief executive, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsHSJ Live: 13.11.13: Keogh reveals plan to reclassify A&E services
NHS England’s medical director says they could be designated either “emergency centres” or “major emergency centres”
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NewsIntermediate care provision 'stuck', DH director admits
Intermediate care is under pressure with demand outstripping capacity, according to a national audit by a group of leading healthcare organisations.
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NewsGovernment urged to drop barring scheme
A group set up by the government has urged ministers to consider dropping its plan to set up a barring scheme for NHS managers guilty of misconduct, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalPoole seeks to fill executive vacancies after merger blocked
WORKFORCE: Poole Hospitals Foundation Trust chief executive Chris Bown has announced he will leave the trust next year, after its merger plans were blocked.
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HSJ LocalApproval for hospital PFI 'could lead trusts to merge'
Lord Howe has approved Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust’s construction of a £165m hospital building under the private finance initiative, HSJ understands.
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NewsHSJ Live 14.11.13: £2bn switched from local deals to payment by results, HSJ finds
Investigation reveals that the move back is motivated by need to back financially troubled trusts
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HSJ Local
C difficile vaccine to be trialled at Pennine Acute Trust
PERFORMANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust is taking part of a trial seeking to develop a vaccine to prevent the C Difficile infection in hospitals
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NewsWatch live: balancing clinical efficacy of treatments with quality of life
Join this free HSJ webinar on 27 November
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CommentBuild housing into integrated care
Housing investment has benefits for health budgets and patient care
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NewsHSJ Live: 15.11.13: Savings from reduced GP 'pay for performance' will fund more comprehensive care
Requirements of around £400m set to be taken out of the quality and outcomes framework
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NewsSignificant cut to GP performance pay requirements
The GP pay for performance framework has been significantly pared back, with some of the proceeds used to pay practices to provide more comprehensive care for those at risk of admission to hospital.
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NewsRevealed: Four options proposed for CSU autonomy
Commissioning support units will be given a choice of four options for becoming independent, under proposals under consideration by senior leaders at NHS England.
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HSJ Local
CCG leader voices anger over specialised service budget transfer
FINANCE: Solihull Clinical Commissioning Group has expressed irritation at NHS England’s decision to reduce the CCG’s budget by £3.4m in a transfer to specialised services.
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NewsBudget cuts likely to spell job losses for commissioning support staff
There is a growing expectation that commissioning support staff face further rounds of redundancies driven by cuts to the NHS management budget, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Prime minister's nursing group challenges government over staffing levels
The prime minister’s nursing advisory group has called for the introduction of a minimum staffing level – placing it in direct opposition to government policy.
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NewsExclusive: Official staffing guidance to order 'urgent' nurse staffing reviews
NHS providers should recruit more staff if their current workforce plans do not take account of staff training and unplanned leave, new government backed guidance is set to say.
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HSJ KnowledgeBridge the divide between whistleblower and employer
Culture change, not legislation, will better protect whistleblowers
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CommentCancer patients' journeys need joining up
Integrated care can be a positive for people with cancer
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NewsHSJ Live 18.11.13: NHS employers urge against doctors' pay rise
Our live feed looks forward to the government’s official response to the Francis report, due tomorrow, and the debate over staffing issues among clinicians