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Financial checks on NHS providers eased
More than 100 NHS hospital and mental health providers are to be freed of significant checks on their finance and governance within 18 months, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPolice look into NHS Employers ‘fraud’ claim
Police are assessing an allegation of fraud related to NHS Employers’ failed membership model.
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NewsManagement posts shed without full consultation
Warnings are being issued about the lack of consultation over job cuts as posts are shed in an accelerated bid to meet the Department of Health’s 46 per cent management savings target.
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CommentSharing healthcare costs, pooling healthcare risks
Size seems to be back in vogue. There are two main reasons for the “big is beautiful” organisational trend, and it is important to distinguish between them, as their impacts on that overriding £20bn NHS savings target are quite different.
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CommentThe hospital guide and NHS whistleblowers
Last week The Observer had its exclusive on the Dr Foster Hospital Guide, this week it got a telling off about it.
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NewsReport highlights productivity savings in mental health
There are “significant opportunities” for savings to be made in mental health while improving patient care, according to the King’s Fund.
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NewsPatient information is 'at risk'
More than half of hospital staff involved in providing information to the public believe their services are likely to be cut, according to a survey.
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Blogs
New inflation forecasts imply NHS funding cut
When the spending review was announced in October, the NHS budget faired reasonably well in comparison with other departments, with a real-terms increase of just under 0.1 per cent per year.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow to make the most of your estate
Space utilisation is the science of making the most of locations but it is not simply a matter of shifting healthcare activities around, says Ian Greggor
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NewsBigger consortia safer from risk, say consultants
The deputy chief executive of the NHS has said that commissioning consortia are likely to be “fewer and bigger” than the 500 to 600 figure often cited.
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NewsCoalition to fight EU on maternity leave extension
The government is to argue against European Parliament proposals to extend the amount of maternity leave on full pay to 20 weeks, arguing that the move would lead to “unacceptable” costs.
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Welsh compensation payments rise
Welsh health boards have paid out £20m more in medical negligence claims this year compared with last year, new figures show.
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Blogs
'Is cost-cutting turning managers into bullies?'
Is the harsh financial climate in the public sector leading to a return to the bad old ways of “macho” management in the NHS?
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NewsTrafford forced to drop integration plans in favour of merger with FT
A Manchester hospital trust has had to abandon its plans to become an integrated care trust in order to attain foundation status.
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CommentAlan Maryon-Davis is dreaming of a white paper
There’s plenty of Christmas cheer in the public health white paper. Warming words about the importance of protecting and improving health.
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NewsHSJ webcast on mental health and NHS productivity
HSJ readers can watch a new webcast on mental health and productivity.
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NewsMental healthcare requires 'radical' overhaul
There must be “radical” changes to how mental health services are organised with less “unnecessary use” of hospital beds, an expert has said.
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HSJ KnowledgePrepare now for divesting provider arms
PCTs have just months to the deadline for divesting their provider arms. Clarity now will prevent nasty issues later, say John Chapman and Tracy Saunby
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NewsCircle wins battle to run hospital
Private provider Circle is set to run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust in Cambridgeshire for 10 years under an operating franchise.