All Health Service Journal articles in 29 August 2014
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HSJ Local
Mid Essex CCG appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed Caroline Dollery as its chair.
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HSJ LocalVale of York to be only CCG not to fund IVF
FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group in York has been criticised by fertility groups after an “appalling” decision that will make it the only CCG in England not to offer IVF treatment.
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NewsInadequate GPs will be told to improve or face closure
GP practices that persistently provide inadequate services will face closure if they fail to improve within a year, the Care Quality Commission has announced.
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NewsHSJ Live: Mental health trusts with the biggest income cuts revealed
Further coverage of and response to our major investigation on cuts at NHS mental health providers, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalBradford CCGs back ‘major emergency care centre’ plan
A plan to base a major emergency care centre at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has been backed by clinical commissioning groups in and around the city.
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NewsNHS complaints records available
Investigations into ‘devastating’ failures by public services that have led to patient deaths, suffering and financial hardship have been published today by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.
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NewsReview of dementia care funding urged
Wide variations in NHS funding for the continuing care of people with dementia have been uncovered in a report by a Labour prospective parliamentary candidate.
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HSJ LocalAcute trusts rated 'requires improvement'
Two acute trusts have been rated as “requires improvement” following inspections by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNurse staffing levels linked to weekend death rates from stroke, research finds
Stroke patients are more likely to die in units with lower nurse staffing levels at weekends, according to latest UK research.
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NewsHSJ map: Most health economies set for hospital deficit
Our map highlights the health economies expecting to record a deficit for 2014-15
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NewsHEE puts spotlight on patient safety education
Health Education England has appointed a former president of the Royal College of Surgeons to head a panel tasked with embedding patient safety in healthcare training.
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NewsSuccess of hospital cash incentive scheme tails off
A project that aimed to reduce death rates in hospitals using financial incentives has seen its initial period of success tail off, research reveals.
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NewsCCGs to retender out of hours contract after legal row
Four clinical commissioning groups in north east England have scrapped a near complete procurement process for their GP out of hours services after a legal challenge by one of the bidders.
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HSJ LocalMonitor ends Basildon enforcement action
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has ended all enforcement actions against Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust after the provider was found to have improved.
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HSJ KnowledgeFood for thought: Engage with communities to tackle food poverty
Local food strategies
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NewsHSJ Live 26.08.2014: Most doctors oppose assisted dying
Poll finds that fewer than one in five doctors would be willing to help patients end their lives, plus the rest of today’s health news and comment.
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NewsNHS England withdraws involvement from baby death probe
NHS England appears to have ruled itself out of direct involvement in patient care investigations after refusing to join the Care Quality Commission in a probe into the death of a baby girl.
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HSJ LocalSenior South Devon trust manager resigns
WORKFORCE: A senior manager at South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust has resigned, months after its chief executive stepped down.