All Health Service Journal articles in 26 January 2012 – Page 3
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HSJ Local
Western Sussex Hospitals appoints chair
WORKFORCE: Mike Viggers has been appointed chair of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust.
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NewsEfficiency savings drive being 'distracted' by reforms
The government’s controversial NHS reforms are a “distraction” from the £20bn savings and long-term care for the elderly challenges, leading healthcare figures have said.
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NewsGovernment announces £5.2bn public health spend
The government has announced £5.2bn will be spent on public health next year, and published its first Public Health Outcomes Framework.
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NewsFears over hundreds of staff employed without security checks
A Scottish health board has demanded an urgent review after it emerged a private contractor failed to perform necessary checks on employees at a hospital.
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Two more hospital trusts placed in significant breach by Monitor
Two more foundations trusts have been placed in significant breach of their terms of authorisation, taking the total to 15 of the 78 acute trusts regulated by Monitor.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow CCGs can make savings in their prescription budget
Providing GPs with the right support on prescribing can realistically deliver savings for CCGs in their prescription budgets that could make a significant dent in an annual NHS spend of £8bn a year, says Claire Forde.
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CCG budget allocations delayed until February
The release of the first set of “shadow budgets” for clinical commissioning groups has been put back to February, HSJ has learnt.
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SupplementsHSJ roundtable: education and training
Training in the NHS costs £5bn a year. Alison Moore reports from a lively HSJ roundtable discussion on the government’s plans to reform it.
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NewsLess than half of DH staff 'proud' to work there
Fewer than half of Department of Health staff are proud to work there, survey results published today reveal.
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HSJ KnowledgeSolid foundations: how to lead successfully in the new foundation landscape
Life after authorisation will present new and unusual challenges for many foundation trust executives. Phil Kenmore and Simon Bird have four tips to help them with their survival - and look toward a successful future.
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NewsHealth committee: NHS could miss savings target from 'salami slicing'
The NHS has been making “short-term” and “salami slicing” spending cuts and will not make required efficiency savings if the current approach continues, the House of Commons health committee has said.
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NewsLansley defends reforms from 'unfair and out-of-date' report
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has defended his reorganisation of the NHS, describing a highly critical report by MPs as “out of date” and “unfair” to the health service.
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NewsOrgan donation target 'will be missed'
The head of a kidney charity has launched an attack on the government over organ donation, saying it will miss a target to boost donor rates by 50 per cent.
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HSJ Local
Manager kept £150k of health funds in personal bank account
WORKFORCE: A senior NHS finance manager has admitted to wrongly harbouring nearly £150,000 of public money in his own bank account.
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NewsDoubts cast over size of topline public health budgets
Warnings have already been sounded that the £2.2bn funding due to be ringfenced for councils to spend on public health will be insufficient for them to achieve better results than primary care trusts.
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CommentCommissioning by any other name: will 'clinical' become 'world class'?
Linear progress, zig-zagging or going round in circles? Calum Paton asks whether the Health Bill’s ideal of clinical commissioning can really deliver an improved era of healthcare after the years of false starts and rebadging.
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HSJ Local
Devon hospital trust chair announces departure
WORKFORCE: The chair of Plymouth Hospitals Trust has announced he is stepping down to spend more time on his work as a military strategist.
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HSJ Local
New chief executive for Ridgeway Partnernship
WORKFORCE: Andrew Hall has taken over as chief executive at the Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust, also known as the Ridgeway Partnership.
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HSJ Local
Southern Health appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: Governors at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust have appointed Simon Waugh as the organisation’s new chair.
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HSJ Local
'Concern' at Nottinghamshire Healthcare's 22 serious incidents
PERFORMANCE: There are 22 serious incidents currently under investigation at Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust.