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NewsUnison in warning over regional pay
Health workers believe that plans to introduce regional pay and conditions would have a “devastating” impact on their lives, according to a report.
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NewsCuts in jobs and pay loom in savings proposals
Service redesign, headcount reduction and a lower average wage will be the three biggest contributors to trusts’ savings plans this year, a survey reveals.
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NewsChair says she didn’t resign over Sheldon
Dame Jo Williams has denied that she decided to resign as CQC chair as a result of difficulties in her relationship with a board member.
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Plymouth trust appoints new NEDs
WORKFORCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust has appointed a retired NHS chief executive, a retired surgeon and a council chief executive as non-executive directors.
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NewsCommissioners reject 24/7 reopening of Mid Staffs A&E
Commissioners have rejected Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s plan to reopen its accident and emergency department 24 hours a day.
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HSJ LocalNorth Cumbria takeover deadline pushed back to 2013-14
STRUCTURE: The deadline for Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust’s planned acquisition of North Cumbria University Hospital has been pushed back by four months, into the next financial year.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: The reorganisation of commissioning in the North East
The NHS in the North East has healthy finances but an unhealthy population. This briefing looks at how its new structure could overcome these problems.
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NewsMonitor announces review of Mid Staffs sustainability
Monitor has this morning announced a review into the long-term sustainability of services at the troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, which could see the scandal-hit trust placed into special administration.
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NewsNew minister 'totally committed' to Dilnot
The new care services minister, Norman Lamb, has said he is “totally committed” to finding a way to implement the cap on social care costs proposed by the Dilnot Commission.
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NewsCommissioning board promises CCGs a lighter planning 'ask'
Clinical commissioning groups will need to report only a “minimum” set of quality, performance and finance information to the centre to support the NHS planning process, they have been told by the NHS Commissioning Board.
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Portsmouth Trust sacrifices finance to keep quality stable
FINANCE: Portsmouth Hospitals Trust has broadly delivered on its service quality targets, at the expense of its finances, which are continuing to deteriorate.
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NewsConstitution review set to promote compassion and evidence-based commissioning
A government-commissioned review is likely to recommend all new nurses and healthcare assistants are screened for their values and ability to be compassionate.
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Birmingham CCGs set to merge
STRUCTURE: Two Birmingham clinical commissioning groups have “expressed a preference” for merging.
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St Helens and Knowsley FT bid 'escalated' to Department of Health
PERFORMANCE: St Helens and Knowsley’s bid for foundation trust status has been “escalated” for Department of Health scrutiny, after the trust’s progress along the FT pipeline was red-rated for three months in a row.
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LeaderRobert Francis should be the next CQC chair
History is a guide for who should be Jo Williams’ successor
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NewsSpecialised service review highlights risks to integration
An official review of specialised services has highlighted the risks in having three separate commissioners for the NHS and public health, warning of a potential threat to integration of some care pathways.
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NewsAttitude change needed to increase organ donation
The UK’s transplant waiting list will never be significantly reduced in size unless public attitudes towards organ donation change, according to a charity.
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NewsMiliband tells unions not to strike
Labour leader Ed Miliband has told union leaders that their members and the public did not want strikes, amid the growing prospect of industrial action against the government’s austerity measures.
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UHBristol sells land to Pieminister
COMMERCIAL: University Hospitals Bristol Foundation Trust has sold four acres of land to local firm Pieminister for a seven figure sum.