All Health Service Journal articles in 25 November 2015 – Page 5
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News
Monitor reveals hourly rate caps for agency staff
Monitor and TDA reveal hourly rates for all agency staff Regulators agree to exclude bank staff from new caps on pay Trusts express fears over safety in consultation response Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority have published details this afternoon of the hourly rates that NHS trusts ...
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News
Executive Summary: No words left to describe NHS financial misery
HSJ’s daily digest of essential health policy stories and analysis
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HSJ Local
NHS consortium preferred provider for Cornwall community services
COMMERCIAL: An NHS consortium has been named as preferred provider to deliver adult community health services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
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News
Spending review 2015: What to expect for health
HSJ sets out key issues the NHS should track in next week’s spending review announcement
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NHS providers' half-year deficit hits £1.6bn
NHS providers post £1.6bn deficit for first half of 2015-16 First official confirmation that sector deficit is on course to top £2bn Regulators hopeful year-end figure can be improved NHS providers recorded a £1.6bn deficit for the first half of the financial year and were forecasting a £2.2bn ...
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Trusts negotiate Carter efficiency timelines
Ten trusts receive savings estimates of up to 10 per cent of turnover Negotiations focus on the speed at which savings can be achieved HFMA warns against top-down approach to imposing savings targets Ten hospital trusts have so far received their efficiency savings estimates from Lord Carter, as ...
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Judge rules minimally conscious patient should be allowed to die
Court ruling declared as a landmark decision that could affect future cases Patient will die after life sustaining treatment is withdrawn Judge says continuing care would be “disrespectful” to her wishes A woman in the end stage of multiple sclerosis will be allowed to die after a landmark ...
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BCF focus on A&E admissions is 'patronising', NHS England survey finds
Council and CCG leaders call for better care fund rules to be relaxed Focus on A&E activity has distorted attempts to integrate care, survey finds Calls for best practice to be shared Budget pooling fuels mistrust in financially challenged areas The government’s emphasis on the rate of emergency ...
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Executive Summary: Jim Mackey doesn't have that Friday feeling
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s must read stories and talking points
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News
Jeremy Hunt rejects BMA offer of Acas mediation
Jeremy Hunt says the BMA carried out a “campaign of misinformation” Health secretary says doctors’ union should negotiate with the DH Government will not consider using Acas without “meaningful talks” first The health secretary has rejected an offer of third party mediation with the British Medical Association over ...
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Mackey: Q2 provider results tomorrow will be ‘awful’
Mackey warns Q2 provider financial results will be “awful” Q2 results to be published tomorrow – less than two months after Q1 results revealed £930m provider deficit NHS Improvement chief executive ...
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Keogh raises terrorism fears over junior doctors strike
Sir Bruce Keogh says BMA must have clear guidance around major incidents in light of Paris attacks NHS England medical director says patient safety of “paramount importance” Letter calls on BMA to advise doctors to return to work if wards are short staffed Sir Bruce Keogh has called ...
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Junior doctors vote for strike action but call in Acas
98 per cent of junior doctors vote in favour of strike action Chief medical officer says severity of strike action is a “step too far” BMA offers talks with government via conciliation body Acas Junior doctors have voted overwhelmingly for strike action over government plans to impose a ...
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Exclusive: New CQC chair revealed
Peter Wyman named as health secretary’s preferred candidate for CQC chair Mr Wyman is currently chair of Yeovil District Hospital Foundation Trust He is a former senior partner at PwC The new chair of the Care Quality Commission will be Peter Wyman, current chair of Yeovil ...
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Exclusive: NHS England finds 'unfair inequalities' in orthotics access
Review finds ’unfair’ variation, including waiting times longer than a year Follows concerns raised by Healthwatch An NHS England review has found “avoidable and unfair inequalities” in access to splints, braces and other orthoses.
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Leader
Awards show an NHS dedicated to delivering the best possible care
The HSJ Awards offer an opportunity to reflect on the past 12 months – a period many expected to bring a new government and deepening challenges for the health service.
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News
Newcastle upon Tyne trust scoops three HSJ Awards
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust has scooped three prizes at the HSJ Awards 2015.
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HSJ Partners
HSJ Awards comment: Evolution needs innovation
Celesio UK is proud to support the HSJ Awards again this year, celebrating and recognising the innovative work undertaken by healthcare professionals and organisations throughout 2015.