All David Nicholson articles – Page 13
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NewsNicholson calls for 'leap forward' in management style
The NHS chief executive said the management style of the service will have to make a “great leap forward” if it is to survive with little or no investment in the future.
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NewsImproved NHS procurement could save £1.2bn - Burns
Health minister Simon Burns has said the NHS can save “at least” £1.2bn over the next four years if it improves the way it handles procurement.
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NewsNicholson: 'very real' chance Francis recommendations will conflict with policy
Recommendations from the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry run a “very real” risk of conflicting with government policy, NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson has admitted.
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NewsProviders urged to collaborate to speed clinical trial approvals
Providers need to work together to speed up the approval process for clinical trials if the NHS is to realise its potential as a research resource, a senior pharmaceutical industry figure has said
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NewsRestrictions imposed again on senior managers' bonuses
Very senior managers in the NHS will have their ability to earn bonuses on top of their pay restricted for the second successive year.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow localism really can be achieved in healthcare provision
Critics of the Health Act say the reform plans are about central control. In reality, the exact opposite is achievable if people are committed to making it happen, says John Rooke.
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NewsKing's Health Partners chief calls for academic health groups' protection
The head of a leading academic health science centre has called for the partnerships’ status to be protected ahead of the publication of authorisation conditions for a new wave of academic health science networks.
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NewsPay scheme will force leaders to 'justify salaries'
Leaders will have to work harder to “justify their salaries” in the event of a care scandal, under pay plans awaiting final sign-off, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNHS savings plans 'short on detail' as trusts plan swathe of cuts
There is a lack of detail about where “efficiency savings” demanded by the government of the health service are being made, analysts have said.
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NewsNicholson: commissioning staff will know job fate by December
Commissioning staff will find out whether they have a place in the new commissioning system, and many will be transferred, by December, NHS Commissioning Board chief executive Sir David Nicholson has announced.
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NewsExclusive: CCG authorisation requirements and timetable revealed
Clinical commissioning groups will have to meet 118 authorisation requirements to be approved to take over from primary care trusts in April next year.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: acute reconfiguration in North West London
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week: acute reconfiguration in north-west London.
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Comment'The NHS needs to be better at adopting innovation'
Sir Michael Rawlins on the importance of innovating.
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NewsExclusive: many experienced commissioners predicted to leave
A significant number of the most senior primary care trust leaders will not join the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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Finance director appointed to commissioning board
A strategic health authority’s finance director has been given the top finance post at the NHS Commissioning Board.
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NewsMid Staffs inquiry to get May/June report
The chairman of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry is aiming to publish his report in the last week of May or the first week of June, HSJ understands.
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NewsCQC chief Cynthia Bower resigns
Care Quality Commission chief executive Cynthia Bower has resigned.
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CommentTaking up the Dorrell challenge? It's the money, stupid
There remains a worry that the government’s efficiency drive is still focused on short term savings that may not ultimately deliver the benefits to patients it claims, writes King’s Fund chief economist John Appleby.
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NewsCommissioning board a 'folly', says Diabetes UK chief
The structure of the NHS Commissioning Board is an “act of total folly”, a leading charity chief has told HSJ.
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NewsFive NHS commissioning board directors confirmed
The appointment of five NHS Commissioning Board executive directors has been announced, including Ian Dalton in the key role of chief operating officer.