All articles by Charlotte – Page 4
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NewsExclusive: equality concern as eight in 10 CCGs led by men
An HSJ analysis has revealed the great majority of emerging clinical commissioning groups are led by men.
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NewsKing's Fund warns Monitor is at risk of 'political interference'
Monitor faces a “considerable” risk of failing in its role as an economic regulator and is too vulnerable to interference by ministers, the King’s Fund has warned.
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HSJ Local
'No merger' at troubled trust, FD says
STRUCTURE: Merging or being taken over to achieve foundation status is “not on the agenda at all” for financially-troubled University of Leicester Hospital Trust, its finance director has told HSJ.
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NewsGovernment increases pensions offer by '8 per cent'
The government has made unions a renewed offer on pensions that it claims equates to an 8 per cent increase on previous proposals.
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NewsEmployers tells DH to make pensions plans more 'progressive'
NHS Employers has sent the government detailed advice on how to exempt nearly half of staff from requirements to pay more towards their pensions next year.
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CommentNo respite for East Midlands trusts despite CQC shortage
The Care Quality Commission has made no secret of its shortage of inspectors and funds. NHS leaders facing equally pressing financial concerns may see a respite from the regulator’s prying eyes as a blessing, but those in the East Midlands have had little chance to rejoice.
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NewsTraining budgets enforcer may lack 'authority'
The body being established to hold trusts to account for how they spend £5bn of education and training funding may lack sufficient “authority”, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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NewsRevalidation push lacking sufficient resources
A third of organisations say they have insufficient resources to properly check doctors’ fitness to practise through the revalidation system.
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NewsProtection for whistleblowers to become constitutional right
Protection for NHS whistleblowers will be enshrined in the NHS constitution from next year, health secretary Andrew Lansley has announced.
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NewsHeart of England plans major expansion
Heart of England Foundation Trust is planning a major expansion involving the takeover of another hospital. It plans to become a “healthcare corporation” offering high levels of autonomy for member organisations.
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NewsUCL Partners to become 'biggest AHSC in the world'
UCL Partners is expected to become the biggest academic health science centre in the world after welcoming another trust and a university to its partnership.
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Exclusive: transparency on training budgets promised
The newly appointed head of Health Education England has told HSJ she will make it “absolutely clear” to trusts that the £5bn NHS training budget must not be raided for other uses.
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NewsUnion ballots a million workers on pensions action
Over a million public sector workers including NHS managers, nurses and other healthcare staff are being balloted this week on strike action over pensions changes
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NewsHealth inequalities scheme flagging as GPs shun 'charity work'
The NHS health check programme – aimed at slashing health inequalities – is flagging, as GPs dismiss it as “charity work” that mainly benefits the worried well.
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NewsStrike ballot 'extraordinarily difficult' for managers, admits MiP
Managers in Partnership has written to members explaining the “extraordinarily difficult” decision to ballot for strike action over pensions changes.
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NewsNHS managers to be balloted for industrial action, HSJ learns
Members of Managers in Partnership will be asked whether they want to join action being planned by unions including Unison, to which MiP is aligned, against changes to public sector pensions.
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NewsFarrar clashes with Lansley over 'over-managed' claim
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has been forced to defend himself against charges that patients will suffer due as a result of management cuts.
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NewsRCN agrees not to ballot over pensions immediately
The Royal College of Nursing has decided not to ballot members for industrial action for now, but has warned it could do so if pensions talks fail.
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NewsHealthWatch faces further delays
The establishment of HealthWatch England may be further delayed due to the parliamentary timetable.
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NewsCQC says it faces 'unsustainable' expectations
Expectations about what the Care Quality Commission can achieve may be “unrealistic and unsustainable”, an internal review has found.