All Health Service Journal articles in 6 June 2014
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NewsHSJ Live 28.05.2014: CCG leaders step aside amid NHS England probe
A CCG’s chair and accountable officer have temporarily “stepped away” from their posts while NHS England conducts a probe, plus the rest of today’s news
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HSJ Local
East of England Ambulance appoints locality director
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has appointed Matt Broad as a locality director for Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire.
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HSJ LocalTwo CCG leaders step aside amid NHS England probe
WORKFORCE: The chair and accountable officer of Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group have temporarily “stepped away” from their posts while NHS England conducts a probe into the group’s leadership, the CCG confirmed this afternoon.
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HSJ LocalHunt backs maternity reconfiguration in North Yorkshire
STRUCTURE: The health secretary has given the go ahead for a controversial shake-up of maternity services in North Yorkshire which was opposed by a cabinet colleague, according to local councillor.
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HSJ LocalNew medical director for Imperial College Healthcare Trust
WORKFORCE: Imperial College Healthcare Trust has appointed a new medical director after Professor Nick Cheshire stepped down from the role.
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NewsSimon Stevens’ first interview: parts of the NHS must be ‘completely reinvented’
Stevens uses first major interview to warn that “deep seated structural problems” will require parts of the NHS to “completely reinvent what we mean by a hospital”.
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LeaderSimon Stevens knows what difference he can make
Stevens hints at where he will make his stand
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CommentLeaders need to embrace Stevens' challenge to the old ways
The NHS chief offers a nuanced approach
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HSJ Local
Colchester probe held up by legal issues
Publication of an investigation into alleged wrongful manipulation of cancer patients’ waiting time data at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust is being held up by legal issues, HSJ understands.
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HSJ Local
Second challenge to Mid Staffs downgrade
STRUCTURE: A second attempt to challenge in court the government’s decision to downgrade services at Stafford Hopsital has been launched this week.
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HSJ LocalBirmingham CCG closes end of life care service
COMMERCIAL: Birmingham CrossCity Clinical Commissioning Group has closed a support service for palliative care patients following concerns it failed to reduce hospital admissions and did not provide value for money.
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NewsCancer waiting time target breached for first time
Providers have breached the waiting time target for patients with suspected cancer starting treatment within 62 days following urgent GP referral for the first time since the target was introduced in 2009.
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NHS England backs cancer and cardiac reorganisation
NHS England is backing clinician-led proposals which would see a reorganisation of specialist cancer and cardiac services across London and Essex.
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HSJ LocalPaula Vasco-Knight resigns
The chief executive of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust - who was suspended after being accused of nepotism – has resigned.
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NewsAnalysis: What did Stevens really say about small and community hospitals?
Comments by the new NHS England chief executive have been taken as meaning he might preserve small and community hospitals.
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HSJ KnowledgeOff the page: profiles improve person centred care
Pen portraits of patients and staff to build trust
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NewsHSJ Live 02.06.2014: HSJ future of leadership inquiry opens public call for evidence
Contribute to HSJ’s inquiry exploring what leadership the healthcare service needs now and in future, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsSimon Stevens' first interview: the transcript
In in HSJ’s in-depth interview, the NHS England chief executive talks about small hospitals, service reform, NHS funding, competition and much more
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First Simon Stevens interview: The reaction
The first major interview with new NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens was met with a range of reaction - largely positive - from NHS and political leaders. Here are some highlights.
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