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NewsCommissioners investigate variations in dementia diagnosis
Variation in dementia diagnosis rates across England has fallen, but a senior GP has told HSJ such targets risked being too “simplistic” and the focus should shift to ensuring patients are supported post-diagnosis.
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HSJ Local'Dark force' heart surgery unit gets new clinical lead
A London teaching trust has appointed a consultant to run the heart surgery service that, in June, it faced losing altogether.
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NewsExclusive: Public want new NHS money to go on cancer and staff, not digital
The public’s highest priorities for new NHS funding are cancer care and staffing, while their lowest are digital access and better services for vulnerable groups.
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NewsNHSI chair: Regional teams will become fiefdoms ‘over my dead body’
The NHS’ seven new regional directorates will become fiefdoms “over my dead body”, NHS Improvement chair Dido Harding said last week.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Sir David Dalton to step down from CEO role
Sir David Dalton has announced he will retire as chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospital Trust.
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NewsUncontrolled costs and misplaced optimism sank deficit trust
A teaching hospital that ran up a deficit of more than £100m overstated the income it hoped to receive while significantly increasing staff numbers, a report has revealed.
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NewsFour CCGs appoint single leader
Four clinical commissioning groups in Cheshire have appointed a single accountable officer, ahead of a planned merger by 2020.
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NewsGMC checking 3,000 doctors’ records after fraud case
The General Medical Council is reviewing up to 3,000 doctors’ records to verify their authenticity following reports about the use of a fraudulent qualification to join the register.
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NewsLong-term plan must end 'scandalous neglect' of over 65s
A “scandalous” neglect of older people’s mental health care needs to be addressed in the NHS long-term plan, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has argued.
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NewsHealth minister appointed Brexit secretary
Minister of state for health Steve Barclay has been appointed Brexit secretary today, in the wake of a string of resignations to hit the government as Theresa May unveiled her Brexit withdrawl deal with the European Union.
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NewsFifty senior posts cut under regulators’ new joint structure
NHS England and NHS Improvement will axe nearly 50 senior manager posts as they combine their structures, according to proposals issued today.
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NewsGP at Hand safety restrictions lifted after NHS England review
All safety restrictions on the type of patients GP at Hand can deliver care to have been lifted following a review by NHS England, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPublic Health England to integrate with NHS England regions
Public Health England will integrate with the new NHS England structure by adding a director of public health to each of the seven new regions, PHE’s chief executive has said.
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NewsFull details: New NHS England and Improvement structure
These charts show NHS England and NHS Improvement’s proposed senior national and regional management structure.
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NHS Supply Chain considered surcharge for trusts
Supply managers considered charging NHS trusts extra for equipment purchased through a new efficiency model, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRCS: Outsourcing surgery damages training
The transfer of a “substantial volume” of NHS work to the independent sector has “negatively impacted” surgical trainees, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.
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NewsEx-Capita boss set to lead CCG as council link dropped
A clinical commissioning group in Greater Manchester is set to appoint a new accountable officer after revoking its shared leadership arrangement with a local authority.
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Matt Hancock tells chief execs: Get a CIO on your board
The health secretary has said NHS chief executives should “be asking serious questions” of themselves if their board does not include a chief information officer.
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NewsBehan appointed Health Education England chair
Sir David Behan has been appointed chair of Health Education England, it has been announced.
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NewsNHS England overhauling national cancer screening programmes
NHS England will overhaul cancer screening as part of the long-term plan and has called on England’s first national cancer director to lead the work.