All Finance articles – Page 212
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LeaderDavid Cameron’s second attempt to reform the NHS will be built on firmer foundations
Hunt has proved effective
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HSJ KnowledgeStreamlining inpatient processes can reduce discharge times
Review the continuing healthcare procedures
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HSJ KnowledgeGood for the hip pocket: The cost cutting project improving surgery
The costs of total hip replacement
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NewsWhat does it mean for the NHS? Five takes on the election outcome
With the Conservative Party confounding polls and expectations to win a majority in the Commons, many will already be working to revise their expectations of what the next five years might hold for the health service.
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CommentThe new health secretary will face an uphill battle
The new health secretary must draw up a road map for sustainable health services
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NewsExclusive: Mental health trusts fear over CCG investment
More than half of NHS mental health trusts fear their commissioners will not pass on funding increases for 2015-16, according to a survey of the sector.
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NewsMental health taskforce chair promises 'clear route map' for sector
A new national strategy for mental health will be ‘clear, tangible and costed’, according to the chair of NHS England’s taskforce for the sector.
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CommentRhetoric is not enough: Prove parity of esteem with action
Invest in improving access to psychological therapies
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CommentBuild a clearer clinical workforce picture to tackle the challenges it faces
A systematic dataset
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NewsVanguard sites will not access full £200m transformation fund
Some of the £200m transformation fund to support the development of new care models will be spent on projects not connected with NHS England’s ‘vanguard’ sites, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ PartnersJoint working is a prelude to integration, not integration itself
There is a lack of intellectual rigour
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HSJ LocalMental health trust governors issue election plea letter
MENTAL HEALTH: Governors at a London mental health trust have published an open letter to local parliamentary candidates warning the trust’s services could be put at risk by further cuts in funding.
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CommentPoliticians must prioritise reform to close the NHS funding gap
It will prevent hardship in future
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NewsCare UK sells mental health arm
Private provider Care UK has sold off its NHS mental health services arm to Partnerships in Care, one of the country’s largest independent mental health providers.
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HSJ LocalMental health trust criticised for 'unacceptable' bed management
MENTAL HEALTH: An independent review of more than a dozen mental health patient deaths has criticised an NHS trust for what it described as ‘unacceptable’ bed management practices.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts struggle to achieve weekend standards during weekdays
Hospitals in the East Midlands are struggling to meet new clinical standards for seven day services even during normal weekday hours, according to a region-wide analysis.
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NewsSpecial measures boss to lead Monitor 'provider sustainability' division
The deputy chief executive of a former ‘special measures’ trust has been appointed to lead a new major Monitor directorate tasked with driving performance improvement in NHS providers, the regulator announced today.
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CommentNHS funding and politics: the public’s trust is not for sale
Will the parties’ spending pledges sway votes?