All articles by Charlotte – Page 13
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‘Shared decisions’ mean fewer operations
Better informed patients would want fewer operations, saving the NHS £150m, according to work by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement.
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Consultant bonuses to be almost halved
Clinical excellence awards paid to medical consultants by trusts will be almost halved under draft Department of Health guidance.
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Foundation trusts seek to halt automatic pay rises
Foundation trusts are drawing up plans to freeze automatic pay increases in a move which could affect up to half a million NHS staff.
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Nicholson steps up reform with radical savings move
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has paved the way for primary care trusts to be merged as a means to make significant savings while implementing the health white paper.
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CQC chair appointment endorsed
The Commons health select committee has endorsed the appointment of Dame Jo Williams as Care Quality Commission chair.
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Nicholson outlines further transition details
GPs must not be “dragooned” into forming particular consortia, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told chiefs in a letter outlining the next stage of the transition.
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Warning over scale of task of replacing PCTs
The true scale of the task which will be picked up by GPs, local authorities, the national commissioning board and other agencies following the abolition of primary care trusts is being significantly underestimated.
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Government urged to scrap pensions 'fair deal'
Charity leaders have urged the government to scrap pension rules for outsourced workers they say will bar people from getting the best deal from public services.
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NHS managers to be offered pay-offs in return for jobs
Managers will have until the end of October to decide whether to sacrifice their job in return for a lump sum pay-off, HSJ has learned.
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FT proposals: 'difficult questions' remain
White paper plans for moving trusts to foundation status are “not very sophisticated”, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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Dithering trusts increase their staff agency bills
Acute trusts are inadvertently increasing staffing costs and reducing patient safety through indecision over whether to employ bank staff, according to a report seen by HSJ.
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Trusts argue for power over pay
Trusts lobbying for greater control over their pay bills will be pitted against powerful medical bodies as part of a national review into clinical excellence awards.
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NHS Confed is still ‘looking out’ for all its members
After a ‘torrid’ first three months as chair of the NHS Confederation, Sir Keith Pearson believes the organisation can continue to be an umbrella for purchaser and provider interests, he tells Charlotte Santry
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FTs favour male nurse directors
Foundation trusts are more likely to give senior nursing posts to men than acute trusts without foundation status, an investigation by HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has found.
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NHS set to lose hundreds of management trainees
The NHS has significantly scaled back its graduate management scheme amid fears it could be spending millions on trainees who will struggle to find jobs.
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NHS management cuts hotspots revealed
An HSJ investigation has revealed the clearest national picture to date of the primary care trusts being hit hardest by NHS management savings.
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Closing GP surgeries over weekends 'unacceptable', says Sir Bruce Keogh
Treating continuity of care as a “holy grail” while denying patients access to services over weekends is “unacceptable”, the NHS medical director has told GPs.
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GPs could be forced to take on ex-PCT managers
Many primary care trust managers are likely to be able to transfer into similar roles within GP commissioning consortia, regardless of whether or not GPs want them, employment experts have told HSJ.
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Doubt over removal of DH ‘shackles’
Tensions are emerging in government plans to remove the “shackles” of central control by liberating foundation trusts and strengthening regulators.
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Improvement work must continue, NHS Institute chief warns
Work on improving the quality of NHS services must not lose momentum, the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement chief executive has warned following plans to axe his organisation.