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NewsExclusive: Labour could make NICE guidance mandatory
A Labour government could reduce variation in access to drugs and procedures by making it mandatory for commissioners to follow NICE guidelines, Andy Burnham has revealed
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NewsBurnham sets out role for private providers in his NHS vision
Private health providers could play a significant role in providing NHS services under a Labour government, the shadow health secretary has suggested
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News'There's no getting away from difficult choices over staff pay,' says Burnham
A Labour government would use pay restraint and make ‘difficult choices’ about the wages of NHS frontline staff if the party wins the election next year
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NewsCCGs to support health and wellbeing boards under Burnham vision
CCGs could be morphed into the operational arms of HWBs, which will take on the role of ‘signing off’ health plans, Andy Burnham has suggested
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NewsHSJ Live 30.10.2014: Reaction to Andy Burnham interview
Latest reaction and comment in response to wide ranging HSJ interview with shadow health secretary
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NewsExclusive: Ministers keen to extend joint commissioning
Ministers want to extend NHS joint commissioning with councils to public health and children’s services, after being convinced by the better care fund planning process that the model will reap service improvements and financial benefits
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NewsStevens considers 'freeing up' funds for 'service change'
Simon Stevens has indicated part of NHS funding could be designated to be spent on investment to ‘kick start service change’
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NewsMapped: Candidates for health economy 'special measures'
Whole health economies could face intervention for poor performance under a new approach proposed by the NHS national bodies, under the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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NewsOsborne's NHS spending claim disputed
Health finance experts have strongly disputed the chancellor’s claim that a ‘similar increase’ in NHS spending to the one achieved in this parliament would meet the funding call in the NHS Five Year Forward View
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NewsHSJ Live 29.10.2014: HSJ launches new app
App available for tablets and smartphones on both iOS and Android, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalBullying claim at cancer trust dismissed by High Court
WORKFORCE: A former associate director of Christie Foundation Trust who sued the provider for alleged bullying behaviour has had her case thrown out by the High Court in Liverpool.
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HSJ LocalPlan to shake up services at struggling North West trust revealed
STRUCTURE: Controversial proposals to transfer patients between hospital sites at a struggling North West trust have been revealed.
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NewsTariff consultation delayed
The publication of a consultation document for the 2015-16 national tariff payment system has been delayed by three weeks, officials have confirmed.
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HSJ Local
CCG consults on plans to downgrade coastal maternity units
STRUCTURE: North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group is consulting on plans to downgrade two coastal maternity units.
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HSJ Local
Bath GPs to launch diabetes drug trial
CLINICAL RESEARCH: A network of GP surgeries around Bath has been selected as the site of a clinical trial for a diabetes drug from the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
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HSJ LocalRespected London trust told to improve by CQC
PERFORMANCE: A respected London teaching hospital has been told it ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsHSJ Live 28.10.2014: Coverage of Simon Stevens at the health committee
Simon Stevens, Paul Baumann and Bruce Keogh appear in front the health select committee, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ Local
Foundation trust 'pauses' development of new hospital
STRCUTURE: North Tees and Hartlepool Foundation Trust has shelved a plan to build a new hospital until after the next general election.
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HSJ LocalTrust's winter cash withheld until it has 'believable' A&E plan
PERFORMANCE: One of the worst performing areas on the four hour accident and emergency target has seen its “system resilience” money withheld temporarily after failing to devise a “believable” improvement plan.