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NewsEnter the HSJ Awards: Nominations close soon
Entries for the HSJ Awards 2015 are closing on 19 June so submit your nomination now.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Police investigate patient death at learning disability unit
PATIENT SAFETY: Detectives have launched an investigation into the circumstances of a patient’s death at a learning disability unit in Lincolnshire.
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NewsHSJ Live 09.06.2015: Top tips for a winning HSJ Awards entry
Tips from HSJ editor Alastair McLellan on how to win an HSJ Award, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExecutive Summary: Providers get twitchy over efficiency drive
A roundup of Monday’s key stories
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News'Safe staffing' move took national nurses by surprise
Senior national and regional nursing leaders were taken by surprise by Simon Stevens’ announcement that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s work on safe staffing guidance was to be stopped, it has emerged.
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Commissioning support unit wins European award
COMMERCIAL: The North of England Commissioning Support has been recognised at the European Shared Services and Outsourcing Network Excellence Awards.
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NewsIn case you missed it: Ten must-knows from a pivotal week
A round up of our must-read coverage in a pivotal week for healthcare leaders
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NewsHSJ Live 08.06.2015: Carter to unveil new 'index' for rating each hospital's efficiency
Landmark review of NHS productivity will produce a new measure for rating every hospital in England on the efficiency with which it uses staff and resources, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsCarter to unveil hospital efficiency 'index'
A landmark review of NHS productivity is to produce a new measure for rating every hospital in England on the efficiency with which it uses staff and resources.
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NewsDH audit: CQC made 'errors' during McKinsey tenders
A Department of Health audit has found the Care Quality Commission made ‘procedural errors’ in relation to a decision to award two contracts to the consultancy firm McKinsey & Co, with a total value of nearly £1.5m.
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NewsBehan: CQC must ensure trusts balance quality and finance
Boards need to move from “putting all their investment into quality and safety” to achieving a better “balance” with financial success, the chief executive of the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsHunt interview: Agency cap needed to correct 'market failure'
Jeremy Hunt has defended his controversial move to cap spending on agency staff. The health secretary said current rates paid by the health service are “not market forces at work, but market failure”.
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon CCG did not break procurement rules, Monitor finds
COMMERCIAL: Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group did not break procurement regulations when it appointed a preferred provider for a £100m community services contract without going to tender, Monitor has provisionally found.
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NewsFrancis criticises NHS England safe staffing intervention
Sir Robert Francis has expressed serious concerns over NHS England’s decision to suspend the work he recommended to determine safe staffing guidelines.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Must reads from a big week in health
HSJ’s roundup of key developments from an immensely important week.
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NewsHSJ Live 05.06.2015: Hunt interview - Agency cap needed to correct 'market failure'
Jeremy Hunt has defended his controversial move to cap spending on agency staff, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsCQC would ‘love’ to rate whole health systems, says chief inspector
The chief inspector of hospitals said he would ‘love’ the Care Quality Commission to rate local health systems, rather than specific providers, but suggested there were potential obstacles to inspecting clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsNew ratings to make CCGs more accountable, says health secretary
The performance of clinical commissioning groups will be measured by a new set of metrics, Jeremy Hunt told NHS leaders today.
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NewsHunt: Trusts to be given procurement savings targets
Hospitals will be expected to make set savings in their procurement processes from January, the health secretary announced today.
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NewsOsborne announces £200m cut to public health budgets
The Department of Health is to consult on an in-year cut of £200m to council controlled public health budgets.