All Health Service Journal articles in 25 April 2014 – Page 4
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NHS financial crisis "looming", King's Fund warns
The NHS faces “significant cuts to services” unless extra cash is ploughed in by the next government, according to a poll of finance chiefs by a health charity.
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Backtrack on axed London mental health fund
NHS England back-tracked on its plan to slash nearly £4m from London mental health budgets in 2013-14, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Live 15.04.2014: Unison votes to ballot its members over strike action
One of the largest healthcare unions will ballot its 460,000 members over strike action, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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HSJ Partners
More patient choice only works with more information
Improve patient choice in adult hearing services
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HSJ Knowledge
Keep patients healthier and happier at home
Provide cardiovascular treatment out of hospital
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HSJ Local
Pathology goes digital in Coventry and Warwickshire
A West Midlands trust has digitised its pathology processes, allowing its medical staff to view samples and slides in high resolution on computer screens from any location.
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Serco boss to head up specialist hospital firm
A senior director at outsourcing giant Serco is to step down from her role to become the chief executive of the Huntercombe Group, a hospital and specialist care centre provider.
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HSJ Local
Mental health trust boosts staff in response to Francis report
WORKFORCE: A West Midlands mental health trust has boosted staff numbers in response to the Francis report, recent board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Peterborough and Stamford appoints new CEO
WORKFORCE: The NHS’s most indebted trust Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Optum scoops £150m contract in Thames Valley and Wessex
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Optum has won a three-year contract to carry out acute commissioning services for 18 Wessex and the Thames Valley clinical commissioning groups.
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Half of nurses fear another Mid Staffs, snapshot survey reveals
Nearly half of all nurses believe their organisation is at risk of becoming the “next Mid Staffs” or heading that way already, reveals the latest large-scale survey on NHS staffing levels.
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HSJ Local
Trust agrees to regulatory action on A&E
Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has agreed to carry out detailed weekly checks on the performance of its accident and emergency department after repeatedly missing national targets.
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HSJ Local
Monitor closes investigation into Poole
FINANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into Poole Hospital Foundation Trust after being satisfied the trust’s leadership is taking “appropriate action” to improve its financial position.
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Industrial action looms on NHS pay
The threat of industrial action by health workers over pay will come closer this week amid public support for higher wages in the NHS.
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HSJ Live 14.04.2014: Twenty pilots selected for extended hours fund
Successful bidders from PM’s £50m challenge fund announced, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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Twenty pilots selected for extended hours fund
The government has today revealed the successful bidders for the prime minister’s £50m ‘challenge fund’, a budget to increase access to GP surgeries.
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DH and NHS England launch older people's programme
The Department of Health and NHS England have launched a £400m programme for vulnerable older people to reduce pressure on accident and emergency wards.
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CSU opts out of lead provider framework
The Central Eastern Clinical Commissioning Support Unit has shelved plans to bid for a place on NHS England’s ‘lead provider’ network, throwing its long-term viability into question.
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HSJ Knowledge
Create a training ground for future CCG leaders
GPs signing up to Kent-based programme
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HSJ Local
Haringey's sexual health service put out to tender
Sexual health services currently provided by Whittington Health are to be put out to tender by the north London authority that took over the role of commissioning the services last April.