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NewsData shows mixed results in reducing 'low value' treatments
The NHS has reduced activity related to some “ineffective” treatments, but has not managed to stop the rise in other “low clinical value” procedures, according to data analysed for HSJ.
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Trust sells half its beds to rent them back
FINANCE: A hospital trust has sold half of its beds to a Dutch company for half a million pounds and is leasing them back, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsFears over mental health gap in commissioning knowledge
Revisions to the Health Bill have failed to address concerns that mental health will be under-represented in commissioning, a trust chief executive has warned.
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NewsLansley outlines new work for Future Forum
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has set out likely topics to feature in a continuing programme of work for the NHS Future Forum.
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NewsExclusive: speech and language therapy suffers drop in scope and quality of services
Speech and language therapists across the UK are reporting serious falls in the scope and quality of their services, as they sustain a “double whammy” of NHS and local authority cuts.
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NewsHospital 'superbug' infections at new low
Rates of both C difficile and MRSA in hospitals are now at their lowest ever levels, official figures show.
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CMO recommends directors for research in NHS trusts
The chief medical officer has recommended that NHS organisations appoint a board-level director responsible for research, and highlighted the financial incentives for taking part in clinical trials.
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NewsBattle to keep FT board meetings private is 'lost'
The battle to hold board meetings in private has been lost, the head of the Foundation Trust Network has told delegates at the NHS Confederation conference.
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NewsResilient NHS managers lack required leadership skills, DH research says
NHS leaders are resilient and intellectually capable but suffer from over-confidence and a “gung-ho” attitude, Department of Health research has found.
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NewsNHS London outlines GP scorecard scheme
NHS London’s medical director has given details of a GP scorecard scheme which is expected to become a template for a national government drive to increase the transparency of general practice.
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NewsConfed chief cautions over the dangers of centralisation
The chief executive of the NHS Confederation has warned of the dangers of excessive centralisation and bureaucracy as a result of the health service reforms.
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London trusts fail ambulance handover targets
PERFORMANCE: Ambulance handover times have deteriorated across the capital since the government relaxed accident and emergency targets last year, a report has said.
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NewsExclusive: government to publish GP performance scorecards in transparency push
Ministers are tomorrow due to announce a new wave of transparency requirements for the NHS, including the release of GP performance scorecards and clinical audit data.
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Foundation trusts borrowing over £1bn from DH
Foundation trusts have secured loans worth more than £1bn from the Department of Health, HSJ can reveal, prompting concern about the impact of increased debts on foundation trust independence.
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NewsHalf of NHS leaders predict longer waits, survey reveals
More than half of NHS leaders believe patients’ access to services is likely to worsen over the next year, an NHS Confederation survey has shown.
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NewsMental health trusts pose 'challenge' to integration with community
Mental health trusts are a major barrier to developing mental health wellbeing services in community settings, a GP specialist in the field has said.
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NewsCQC under fire from MPs over vacancies
The Care Quality Commission has come under fire for failing to recruit inspectors despite asking the Department of Health for an extra £15m to investigate problems more thoroughly.
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NewsGovernment 'expects' DPHs to report to council chief execs
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has said it is his “expectation” that directors of public health will report directly to council chief executives.
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Leicestershire PCT cluster appoints chair
WORKFORCE: Cathy Ellis has been appointed as chair of the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland cluster.
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LeaderTransparency offers a chink of light in a dark week for reform
You should not mistake Professor Roger Boyle’s outspoken criticism of the health reforms as the demob happy words of a man about to retire.