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NewsConcerns at ‘one legged’ public health restructure
Public health doctors and directors have expressed serious concerns over the government’s restructuring plans in a survey shared exclusively by HSJ.
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NewsPrivate company to run community hospital
A primary care trust has said it is the first in the country to appoint a private company to run a community hospital.
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NewsLIFT planners try to beat project clampdown date
Around £300m worth of agreed primary sector capital projects are at risk if next month’s spending review scraps the projects in the local improvement finance trust programme pipeline.
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NewsBigger role for pharmacists could save £800m
More than £800m could be saved from NHS budgets by making more use of the skills of pharmacists, according to an influential think tank.
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HSJ KnowledgePassport to productivity
Skills passports have a lot to offer by streamlining the recruitment process and avoiding duplicated training
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Pool together for a flexible future
Integrated provider agreements may need to be renegotiated or abandoned as the implications of the health white paper make themselves felt
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NewsWilliams grilled by MPs over CQC’s weaknesses
Prospective Care Quality Commission chair Dame Jo Williams faced a barrage of questions regarding the regulator’s weaknesses from MPs in a pre-appointment grilling last week.
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NewsLondon in talks over PCT mergers
NHS London and the Department of Health are in talks about merging London’s 31 primary care trusts into just six bodies, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNicholson 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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NewsWell-paid bosses using trust's low rent housing
NHS Grampian has been forced into a policy rethink after it emerged bosses on six-figure salaries had been living in low-cost staff accommodation, according to a local newspaper.
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NewsUnion leaders draw battle lines over cuts
Unions are preparing to confront the government over “obscene” cuts to public services and England’s biggest council is set to be the first battleground of a campaign to fight spending cuts that could spark a wave of strikes in the coming months.
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NewsNicholson 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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NewsHomeopathic 'vaccinations' could leave patients vulnerable
Homeopaths in Scotland are offering alternatives to vaccinations that doctors say could leave patients vulnerable to potentially fatal diseases, according to a BBC investigation.
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NewsHospital parking charges set to stay
Hopes that hospitals in England could be banned from charging patients for parking look set to be dashed, after ministers indicated the move appeared too expensive.
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NewsScottish adviser recommends charging for NHS services
A senior advisor the Scottish Parliament’s finance committee has said that patients should pay for NHS services to help out health budgets.
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NewsPorn in IVF units criticised
Trusts have been criticised for supplying pornography in IVF facilities.
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NewsLansley accused of NHS Direct climbdown
The health secretary Andrew Lansley has been accused of a climbdown over plans to scrap NHS Direct.
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Directorate management teams
Most acute hospitals in the UK are subdivided into directorates with each directorate taking care of one or more specialities.
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NewsWarning 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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Primary finance body divides into three arms
The Department of Health owned company that arranges private finance deals for the primary care sector is to be divided into regional arms.