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NewsDH hires new director to NHS oversight role
The Department of Health has hired Ben Dyson as its director of the NHS group.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay seeks maternity services partner
COMMERCIAL: Hospital trusts up to 200 miles away from University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust have answered its appeal for a ‘maternity stability partner’, a role which could require sharing staff.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay appoints special measures 'improvement board' chair
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has appointed a chair to oversee the implementation of its special measures action plan.
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NewsNHS will not be excluded from US trade deal
A controversial proposed trade treaty between Europe and the US will not negatively impact the NHS or give US health companies new ways of legally challenging health service procurement processes, a government minister has insisted.
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NewsPrivate health firms report big increases in NHS work
Three private healthcare groups have revealed big increases in the work they are doing for the NHS.
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NewsPublic health budgets given extra protection
Councils’ public health plans will have to be signed off by directors of the services under a tougher new checking regime aimed at preserving the £2.6bn budget for health purposes.
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HSJ LocalLeadership changes at Barking, Havering and Redbridge
WORKFORCE: Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has expanded its leadership team as part of its plan to improve performance.
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HSJ LocalEast Cheshire implements iPad safety system
COMMERCIAL: Nurses at East Cheshire Trust are using an iPad based system funded by the Nursing Technology Fund to monitor patient safety.
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Moorfields satellite clinic opens after pause in plans
STRUCTURE: Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust has opened a satellite eye clinic at Darent Valley Hospital in Kent after objections from another provider cast doubt over the service.
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HSJ LocalCouncil threatens Mid Staffs with 'inevitable' legal challenge
Plans to shift maternity services away from Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust as part of its dissolution could face a legal challenge from Stafford Borough Council.
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Surrey and Sussex Healthcare receives 'good' rating from CQC
PERFORMANCE: Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Trust has received a “good” rating from the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsEast Kent to refocus on patient safety following 'inadequate' CQC rating
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
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NewsHSJ Live 01.09.2014: NHS will not be excluded from US trade deal
Controversial proposed trade treaty between Europe and the US will not negatively impact the NHS, insists government minister, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalCornwall summit to discuss tripartite merger proposal
STRUCTURE: The chief executive of a south west trust hoping to merge with a social enterprise and mental health provider in the region is due to meet the heads of the proposed merger partners next month.
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NewsCalibre of senior management talent in decline, survey suggests
The calibre of applicants for top NHS posts is getting worse, many healthcare leaders believe.
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NewsMutuals ‘central’ to solving NHS challenges, say ministers
Mutual models of ownership in the provision of NHS services will play a ‘central’ role in overcoming the challenges facing the health service, ministers have said.
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HSJ LocalEssex pathology joint venture gets green light
COMMERCE: A pathology joint venture between two Essex foundation trusts and a private firm has been given the formal go ahead.
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NewsGovernment 'not trusted' over NHS
More than two out of five people do not trust the government to protect the NHS, according to a study.
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NewsNHS complaints 'tip of iceberg'
NHS England receives 480 written complaints a day, with hospital doctors and surgeons among those bearing the brunt of patients’ frustrations, new figures show.
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HSJ LocalYorkshire CCGs postpone A&E downgrade consultation
STRUCTURE: Two Yorkshire clinical commissioning groups have shelved plans to consult on a hospital reconfiguration that could result in the closure of an accident and emergency unit.