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NewsConcern at medical records sharing
Almost half of the public do not understand plans for sharing their medical records while 80 per cent of GPs are unclear how the data will be used, surveys have shown.
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NewsNICE rejects drug policy that 'values pensioners less'
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has rejected government proposals that would see an assessment of the benefits a patient may have on society being taken into account when deciding whether to pay for new drugs.
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NewsHSJ Live 17.02.2014 Patients at Wirral operated on with unsterilised equipment
Nine patients potentially put at risk of infection when unsterilised instruments used in surgery, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment.
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HSJ Local
CCG terminates community services contract with York
STRUCTURE: York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has agreed to terminate its contract to run community services in Whitby after agreeing that its current offer could be improved.
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HSJ Local
Dorset 111 service gets extra funding
FINANCE: Dorset CCG has had to provide South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust with additional funding for the provision of the NHS 111 service.
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HSJ Local
App aims to cut A&E visits
Clinical commissioning group leaders in north London have launched a new mobile app in a bid to help patients access the most appropriate services and cut down on unnecessary visits to accident and emergency departments.
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Cosmetic surgery vows 'appalling'
Government pledges on the cosmetic surgery industry are “appalling” and represent a “wasted opportunity to ensure patient safety”, leading experts have said.
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NewsHSJ Live 14.02.2014 Dalton to examine barriers to hospital chains
Salford Royal chief executive leads team to look at “superhead” style of management, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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News14 February issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidIn this week’s issue we examine the plans for hospital chain being discussed by senior national healthcare leaders. Plus:The Department of Health acknowledges life expectancy at ...
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NewsExclusive: Pay exceptional managers more than PM, says Hunt
Jeremy Hunt has said some NHS posts warrant a higher wage than that paid to the prime minister.
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NewsUpdated: scale of special measures leadership change revealed
There have already been nearly 50 leadership changes at the 14 hospital trusts placed in “special measures” last year, new figures show.
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NewsIn his own words: Stuart Rose on leadership
Sir Stuart has spoken frequently about what it takes to be a leader.
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NewsProfile: The dapper charmer who restored M&S's fortunes
The retail leader who is leading the NHS’s review on how it can recruit top talent is profiled by George MacDonald, executive editor of HSJ’s sister title Retail Week.
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NewsA short history of NHS leadership reviews
The NHS has a long history of official and unofficial reviews of leadership and management, some of them fronted by luminaries from the world of business.
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NewsStuart Rose: 'You can’t get anywhere unless people believe you'
Outspoken, controversial and never dull, Sir Stuart Rose is a retailer’s retailer. He tells George MacDonald about the mess he inherited in 2004, the highs and lows of his time in charge and his plans for the future. This interview first appeared in HSJ’s sister title Retail Week in 2011.
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NewsFormer M&S boss to review NHS management
The health secretary has appointed the man credited with turning around the fortunes of high street giant Marks & Spencer to lead a major review of NHS management.
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HSJ LocalOutgoing Heatherwood chief: 'This trust will not be fixed soon'
PERFORMANCE: The outgoing chief executive of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust has said it will take “years” to fix the organisation, and predicted that a forthcoming Care Quality Commission inspection would find continuing failings in some aspects of care.
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NewsAnalysis: better care fund decision offers a universal solution
The Department of Health’s decision not to withhold better care fund cash from areas struggling to improve performance looks at first glance like a softening of central control.
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NewsChildren's hospital told to improve
A leading children’s hospital has been ordered to improve after inspectors found patients were being put at risk by a faulty emergency call alarm system, poor staffing and incidents going unreported.
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NewsCrisis over NHS database - GPs
GP leaders are warning of a “crisis of public confidence” in an NHS scheme set up to share details from people’s medical records.