All Health Service Journal articles in 5 August 2015 – Page 4
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NewsCQC sets out brief for whistleblower guardian
The Care Quality Commission has set out proposals for how a ‘national guardian’ for NHS whistleblowers should be established.
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NewsFirst wedge of £200m transformation funding allocated to vanguards
The first vanguard sites to receive transformation funding have been revealed this morning, as part of a wider package of support for sites working to establish new models of care.
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NewsNew study into impact of staffing levels on patient care
UK researchers are to begin a new study investigating how the provision of nurses in hospitals affects the care and safety of patients.
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HSJ LocalMonitor to investigate Cambridge trust's finances following IT project problems
PERFORMANCE: Monitor is to investigate Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust following concerns that a problematic implementation of an electronic patient record system has hit its finances.
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NewsUpdated: DH proposes across the board public health cut
Local authorities look set to face a flat 6.2 per cent cut to their 2015-16 public health budgets under plans put out for consultation by the Department of Health this morning.
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NewsFT finance: Biggest earners from NHS's £396m private income
FT finance: We list the foundation trusts with the biggest income from private paying patients in 2014-15.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance IT difficulties solved for Greater Manchester shake-up
STRUCTURE: The ambulance service that covers Greater Manchester has resolved some expected difficulties with adapting its IT system to recognise the region’s newly designated ‘specialist’ hospitals, it has told regional leaders.
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HSJ LocalMajor teaching hospital names new chief executive
STRUCTURE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has named its new permanent chief executive following the depature of Tim Smart.
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HSJ LocalMore changes proposed to specialist care in Greater Manchester
STRUCTURE: Further proposals for hospital reconfiguration in Greater Manchester are due to be announced before the end of the financial year, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMorecambe Bay inquiry chair to review English maternity services
Kirkup to review maternity services
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HSJ LocalLast Staffordshire trust pulls out of £690m cancer consortium
COMMERCIAL: The main acute provider in Staffordshire has pulled out of a consortium bid to take on a £687m, 10 year prime provider contract for cancer services.
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NewsIreland looks to tempt 500 nurses back home
Irish nurses and midwives working in the English NHS are being tempted to return home in a new campaign by the Irish Health Service Executive.
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NewsProviders ordered to take tough new measures to cut deficits
NHS providers have been told to take a raft of emergency measures to try to reduce the huge deficit predicted by the sector this year.
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NewsExecutive Summary: ‘King Canute’ gets tough on deficits
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News'Fundamental change to how the NHS is run': reaction to the letter
Measures announced by regulators today have signalled a ‘fundamental change’ to the way the NHS is run, an expert said.
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HSJ LocalHeart of England to ‘boost efficiency’ by pooling patient data
PERFORMANCE: One of the country’s largest acute trusts is to embark on a research project collecting patient data to improve health outcomes across its patch, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalManchester FT recruits 270 nurses from India to plug gaps
WORKFORCE: A major acute trust in Manchester has recruited more than 260 nurses from India as it tries to plug gaps in its workforce.
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NewsSpecialist radiotherapy overhaul could result in decommissioning
An overhaul of specialist radiotherapy services could result in a number of existing providers being decommissioned, a consultation paper published by NHS England suggests.