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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: Cutting the rate of surgical site wound infections
A roundtable by HSJ and Nursing Times during the Patient Safety Congress focused on how to reduce the high toll on health and finances caused by complications in post-operative care
NewsRevealed: The trusts most reliant on EU staff
Specialist trusts and those in London have the largest proportions of staff from the European Union, HSJ analysis shows.
NewsRevealed: Children's services hardest hit by public health cuts
Services aimed at children and young people are bearing the brunt of cuts to public health spending by local authorities, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
NewsNaylor: Single body should oversee NHS estates
Sir Robert Naylor has called for a “stronger national organisation” to oversee NHS estates plans.
NewsSpike in demand for 'off-payroll' interim trust executives
There has been a sharp rise in requests from trusts to hire interim executives on an off-payroll basis, HSJ has learned.
NewsScale of NHS staff transfer to private sector revealed
The scale of the transfer of NHS staff to independent sector providers in recent years has been revealed in new figures.
HSJ LocalMidlands trust's handling of whistleblower 'significantly flawed'
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust’s handling of a whistleblower who raised concerns over the way mortality rates were recorded was “significantly flawed”, an independent review has found.
NewsTrust chiefs speak out against 'bullying' regulators
The “oppressive” scrutiny faced by NHS chief executives is hampering innovation and often amounts to “bullying”, according to leaders interviewed for a new report.
HSJ LocalCommissioners to expand alternative to QOF
COMMISSIONING: A clinical commissioning group that suspended parts of the GP quality and outcomes framework is planning to expand its alternative payment scheme.
NewsCaldicott: 'Considerable' public support for data sharing
There is “considerable” public support for sharing anonymised health data with third parties, according to the unpublished findings of national data guardian Dame Fiona Caldicott.
NewsHSCIC renamed NHS Digital and new chair hired
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has appointed a new chair and been renamed NHS Digital.
NewsHospitals may 'struggle to cope' with walkout, GMC warns
Some hospitals may “struggle to cope” with next week’s planned strike and junior doctors should consider the impact on patients before taking action, the General Medical Council has warned.
NewsBMA: Strike will be cancelled if Hunt drops imposition
Junior doctors have said they will abandon next week’s two day strike if the government drops its threat to impose a new contract.
NewsNHS property company to raise rents to market levels
Many GPs and other primary care providers will be billed for higher rents from this month in a move towards charging market rates for NHS properties.
NewsRoyal college lambasts CCGs over restricting access to surgery
Six clinical commissioning groups have been accused of ignoring or misrepresenting clinical guidance in order to restrict access to vital surgery.
NewsFormer DH finance chief joins NHS Improvement board
Former Department of Health finance chief Richard Douglas has been named as a non-executive director at NHS Improvement.
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Trust chief 'should resign' over pay row, says union
Trade unionists have called for the resignation of a chief executive at a trust that spent £32,000 fighting a doomed legal battle over pay.
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Exclusive: Data reveals wide variation in patient safety reporting
Trusts where patient safety incidents are most likely to cause deaths, and those with the highest and lowest reporting rates, are revealed for the first time in an exclusive HSJ analysis.
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Managers welcome health boost for credit crunch victims
Managers have welcomed new funding to support people experiencing mental health problems as a result of the credit crunch.
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Mental health trust may scan for weapons and drugs
Airport style scanners for weapons and drugs could be installed in mental health wards, a leaked email seen by HSJ has revealed.