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HSJ LocalExclusive: Hinchingbrooke backtracks on controversial £50 referrals offer
The NHS hospital run by private provider Circle has been forced to withdraw an offer to pay local GPs a £50 ‘administrative fee’ for surgery referrals, claiming the proposal had been ‘misunderstood in some areas’.
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HSJ LocalManchester trust calls for suspension of Healthier Together consultation
STRUCTURE: A teaching hospital, whose services are threatened by a major shake up of acute care in Greater Manchester, has called for a ‘flawed’ consultation on the plan to be suspended.
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HSJ LocalUse primary care capacity to improve A&E waits, trust told
A review into an acute trust’s “unacceptably poor” accident and emergency waiting time figures concludes that primary care capacity in the region must be used in order to reduce pressures on A&E departments.
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NewsMore trusts with financial concerns
The number of NHS trusts referred to the health secretary over financial concerns increased almost three-fold in a year, a report has revealed.
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NewsA&E patients 'will wait longer'
Patients should expect ‘inevitable’ greater waits in accident and emergency departments, two health charities have warned.
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NewsHSJ to host third annual pathology seminar
The HSJ Pathology seminar returns this autumn to explore the pressures affecting providers and commissioners in pathology
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HSJ LocalBurton stays in special measures
PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands “Keogh trust” will remain in special measures after receiving a critical inspection report from the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalCross-party MPs push for London GP to be allowed access to the market
COMMERCE: Three MPs in Enfield have backed a seven year campaign by a GP to enter what they argue is the London borough’s “inadequate” primary care market.
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HSJ LocalEastbourne campaign groups pledges supports for private takeover
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
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NewsCall to address GP numbers 'crisis'
More must be done to address the “crisis” in the number of family doctors working in the NHS, leading medics have said.
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NewsHunt dismisses Keogh trusts' finance struggles
Lack of money is no excuse for poor care, the health secretary has said
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NewsHSJ Live 23.07.2014: NHS leaders must be more confident in tackling waiting lists
Ian Gillespie on waiting lists, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire community trust appoints chief
Lincolnshire Community Health Services Trust has appointed Andrew Morgan as its chief executive.
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HSJ LocalTrust to open bullying helpine for staff
WORKFORCE: An acute trust plans to open a 24-hour helpline for its staff after almost 30 per cent reported being bullied by colleagues and managers.
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NewsHealth spending sees sharpest rise in current parliament
Department of Health spending rose by 2.6 per cent in real terms last year – by far the greatest annual rise in health spending of the current parliament
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NewsLocal education and training posts at risk in HEE's cost cutting review
Education and training posts across the country could be axed as part of the second phase of Health Education England’s cost cutting reorganisation.
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NewsUnions ballot members for strike action over NHS pay
Three health unions have announced they are going to ballot their members for strike action over NHS pay.
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HSJ Local£30m pathology contract won by Hillingdon
FINANCE: Hillingdon Hospitals Foundation trust has won a £30m five-year contract to provide pathology services for patients in Ealing.
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HSJ LocalCancer centre given the go-ahead
STRUCTURE: A new cancer centre to be built at Barts Health Trust has been given the green light by London planning officials.
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NewsDoctors urged to opt out of working week directive
The Department of Health has pledged to find ways to help more doctors opt out of the European working time directive, which the authority admits has led to rigid shift patterns and had a detrimental effect on training.