All Health Service Journal articles in 23 January 2015
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HSJ LocalTrust chair resigns to run for parliament
WORKFORCE: The chair of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust has stood down to run for parliament as a UKIP candidate.
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HSJ LocalMid Cheshire rated 'good' by CQC
Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated “good” by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalRelations between Devon health organisations 'strained', TDA chief admits
COMMERCIAL: Relations between a Devon trust and its local clinical commissioning group are ‘strained’, the chief executive of the NHS Trust Development Authority has said.
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HSJ LocalCCG leader steps aside after being charged with assault
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Norwich Clinical Commissioning Group has stepped aside from his position after being charged with assault.
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CommentBoards, not HR departments, must take the lead on fostering diversity
The new workforce race equality standard
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HSJ LocalSingle board to share risk across Cambridgeshire health economy
STRUCTURE: Providers and commissioners across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have created a joint board for strategic planning which they hope will ultimately share financial risk across the health economy.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.01.2015: Single board to share risk across Cambridgeshire health economy
Providers and commissioners across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough have created a joint board for strategic planning which they hope will ultimately share financial risk across the health economy, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsNICE recommends minimum A&E nurse staffing ratios
Hospitals should ensure they meet minimum nurse to patient ratios in accident and emergency departments according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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NewsAmbulance services given extra time to assess patient need
Ambulance services in two areas will be given two minutes longer to assess patient need before sending out a response vehicle, under a pilot scheme announced by the health secretary today.
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NewsRoyal rumble escalates as London trust applies to redevelop neighbour’s hospital wing
A cancer hospital has submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of land owned by a neighbouring trust as part of an ongoing real estate dispute worth millions of pounds.
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NewsNHS England delays access to NICE approved drug
Patients will be put at risk of developing cancer after NHS England was granted permission to delay access to a groundbreaking cure for hepatitis C, patient groups have warned.
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HSJ KnowledgePatient centred care: Personal budgets can drive the NHS future
Using people to power the NHS
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NewsHSJ Live 19.01.2015: Clegg - moving away from block contract "biggest change" in mental health
Deputy prime minister unveils new ambition for NHS providers to achieve zero suicides among patients in contact with their services, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalKent trust and CCGs called to joint performance meeting
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust and its neighbouring clinical commissioning groups have been called to a meeting with NHS England and Monitor because of poor performance against cancer, accident and emergency, elective and diagnostic targets.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Barts Health turnaround consultancy spend revealed
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust spent more than £7m on five consultancy firms in the 14 months to December as part of its financial turnaround project, HSJ can reveal. The turnaround programme began at the start of the 2013-14 financial year.
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HSJ LocalMidlands trust spends £13.5m on Portakabin units
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust has placed a £13.5m order for temporary buildings to expand its ward and operating theatre capacity, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalNHS consortium challenges NHS England £80m contract decision
A consortium of NHS trusts have lodged a formal challenge against NHS England following its decision to hand a 10 year, £80m contract for PET CT scanning to a private company.
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HSJ Local
Midlands trust chief executive to retire
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust has announced she will retire later this year.
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NewsClegg: Moving away from block contract is biggest change in mental health
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said beginning to shift mental health services away from block contracts could be the most significant change the government has made in the sector.
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NewsHSJ Live 20.01.2015: London Ambulance Service chief executive moves to NHS England
Ann Radmore to work on new care models for NHS England, plus the rest of today’s news and comment