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NewsHealth service involvement 'could help curb domestic abuse'
Closer links between independent domestic violence advisers and health services could prevent further abuse against women facing severe domestic violence, a report has found.
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NewsTories pledge rapid emergency budget
The Conservatives would hold an “emergency budget” within 50 days of winning a general election, David Cameron has said.
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NewsGovernment to accept NHS staff sickness plan
The government is set to accept a range of recommendations to drive down staff sickness and absence in the NHS.
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NewsMarriage counselling to be offered as part of talking therapies scheme
Marriage counselling will be offered as part of the government’s talking therapies programme, health secretary Andy Burnham is to announce this week.
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NewsTrust may halt weekend surgery to cut costs
A Scottish hospital may close its surgical ward on Saturdays and Sundays to cut costs, although NHS managers stressed its emergency surgery service would continue.
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NewsEx-NHS boss backs Tory reforms
A Conservative policy to free the health service from Department of Health control is being backed by former NHS boss Lord Crisp.
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NewsHospital cleaning firm managers arrested in blackmail probe
Police have raided the office of an NHS hospital cleaning company in south west London, arresting three senior managers on suspicion of blackmailing foreign members of staff.
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NewsUnder-fives to receive swine flu jab
The NHS is to begin vaccinating healthy children under the age of five against swine flu, it has been confirmed.
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One in five PCTs overspent as SHAs predict cash freeze
There has been a significant deterioration in the NHS’s finances, with more than a fifth of primary care trusts reporting overspending.
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NewsTension as a Monitor chair still not named
Foundation trusts and the Monitor board have raised concerns that the government has not yet appointed a chair for the regulator, with less than three months until its current executive chair leaves the organisation.
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NewsEquality lead lodges discrimination claim
A foundation trust faces two tribunal battles after the manager overseeing its equality strategy complained of an 18 month race discrimination ordeal.
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NewsTrusts target staff sickness to save money
Trusts are making radical changes to pay and allowances to try to reduce costs and increase productivity without deviating from Agenda for Change.
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NewsNo link found between FT chiefs’ pay rises and performance
There is no link between pay increases awarded to foundation trust chief executives and how much performance improves at their organisations, an analysis of public data claims to reveal.
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LeaderDon’t apologise for executive pay – but you must explain it
Managers’ pay is now under continual scrutiny. This week’s contribution comes from consultancy Hay Group, which has given HSJ an analysis of salary data which it says shows there is no link between pay rises and performance for foundation trust chief executives.
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LeaderOverspends are another reason to move care away from hospital
The revelation in HSJ this week of significant overspends in 33 primary care trusts is a worrying indicator of problems ahead.
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NewsLondon PCT support agency under review
London’s commissioning support body is reviewing its management structure and its chief executive is on “extended leave” - less than 10 months after it was established.
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NewsInformation Centre may sell Dr Foster Intelligence share
The NHS Information Centre is considering selling its £12m share in its controversial joint venture with Dr Foster.
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NewsStroke care gets better since health check
Latest figures from the Department of Health indicate hospital trusts have improved stroke care since the Care Quality Commission undertook the 2008-09 annual health check.
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NewsClinical improvements could save NHS £9bn a year
The NHS could save more than £9bn in a year if trusts improved their performance in just eight “high impact” clinical areas, the chief nursing officer for England has said.
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NewsNHS planners told to be more green
Managers need to “think beyond the inside of the building” when planning the design and location of services, according to the government’s adviser on architecture and design.