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HSJ Local
'Assurances' sought over scrutiny of interim finance officers
A health minister has demanded assurances over the appointment process for interim finance directors to avoid a repeat of a situation where a primary care trust’s financial position was mis-stated by at least £28m.
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NewsDrive to be launched to join up mental health crisis care
All mental health providers will be expected to implement a single point of access for patients suffering crises in the next year, NHS England’s national clinical director for mental health has revealed.
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NewsBennett sets out new approach for merger and failure
Monitor’s chief executive has used an HSJ interview to insist the regulator can offer support to foundation trusts to merge without falling foul of the competition authorities.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England highlights 20 interventions to close funding gap
A majority of clinical commissioning groups could close over half of their funding gap by implementing best practice interventions, NHS England guidance shared with HSJ claims.
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HSJ KnowledgeWhat the new Defamation Act means for the NHS
Changes in the law will affect how legal claims are made
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NewsWorkforce system tender could be worth £1bn
A centrally procured “workforce management system” is set to be made available to NHS organisations as part of a government tendering exercise worth up to £1bn, it has emerged.
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HSJ KnowledgeWinter pressures and the NHS: the story so far
How the NHS is coping with the winter surge in demand
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Blogs
Contract planning, or last minute scramble?
Last minute deals, plans that nobody believes in… does the annual contracting round have to be like this?
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Minister intervenes in funding row
The care services minister has warned NHS England he may intervene to ask it to reconsider funding decisions if they undermine the government’s commitment to parity of esteem for mental health.
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NewsCCGs hit by swings in funding allocation
More than a tenth of clinical commissioning groups have lost at least £10m of the funds originally earmarked for them for this year, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsExclusive: Clegg to launch mental health action plan
Nick Clegg is next week expected to launch a national mental health action plan, advocating a further push towards “parity of esteem” between the sector and the rest of healthcare, HSJ has discovered.
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CommentReaders’ Letters − 17 January 2014
There’s no quick fix to soften temporary staffing figures in the NHS
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NewsNHS contracts 'going to private firms'
Almost 70 per cent of NHS contracts awarded since the government’s controversial reforms became law have been won by private firms, a campaign group has claimed.
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NewsExclusive: Consecutive years of productivity growth achieved
There have been two consecutive years of productivity growth in the NHS for the first time since the late 1990s, according to research shared exclusively with HSJ.
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HSJ Local
Trust plans to borrow £36m for A&E expansion
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust plans to borrow up to £36m to fund the expansion of Leicester Royal Infirmary’s accident and emergency department.
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CommentPooling funding is the only way forward
We are at a critical time for health and social care
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NewsExclusive: Female consultants face awards 'discrimination'
A significant decline in the proportion of clinical excellence awards being awarded to women has led to claims that female consultants are falling victim to discrimination, HSJ has learned.
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NewsQuarter of in-deficit CCGs lose out under new funding policy
More than a third of clinical commissioning groups that are underfunded according to the new NHS allocations formula will be even further behind their target share of funding by the end of 2015-16, HSJ analysis has found.