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NewsCQC falls well short of targets after safeguarding errors
The Care Quality Commission has been strongly criticised by its own board after admitting to making thousands of errors in its handling of safeguarding worries.
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HSJ LocalColchester FT's finance problems laid bare
FINANCE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has revised its forecast up to a £21m deficit for 2014-15.
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HSJ LocalYorkshire CCGs issue tender for £285m ‘prime provider’ contract
FINANCE: Two Yorkshire clinical commissioning groups have issued a tender for a “prime provider” community services contract worth nearly £285m.
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NewsNew NHS England partnership with pharma to speed up drug access
Government plans for closer working between the NHS and the pharmaceutical industry will make the new generation of precision medicines more affordable for the NHS, the minister for life sciences has said.
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HSJ Local
Monitor investigates Berkshire acute trust
PERFORMANCE: The regulator Monitor has launched an investigation into Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust following concerns about its waiting time data.
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NewsHSJ Live 21.11.2014: Eight Morecambe Bay midwives face NMC action
Midwives face disciplinary action in infant death inquiry, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsMonitor chief supports 'significant' investment in mental health
David Bennett has called for a ‘significant reallocation of resources’ towards mental health to put it on an equal footing with physical health
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HSJ Local
Challenged trust appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust has appointed Dorothy Hosein as its chief executive.
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NewsSpecialised services face £5bn gap
CCGs will take on responsibility for commissioning at least two of the six specialised service areas whose growth has placed the greatest strain on the specialised services budget
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HSJ LocalHeart of England appoints interim chief executive
WORKFORCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has announced that Andrew Catto will take over as interim chief executive following the resignation of Mark Newbold last week.
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NewsStevens predicts 'incredibly tough' year for NHS
The chief executive of NHS England has warned that next year will be “incredibly tough” for the NHS, leaving areas which already have “deep problems” with little chance of recovering.
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NewsKate Granger recognised at HSJ Awards
Kate Granger, the consultant geriatrician and inspirational campaigner for patient compassion, has received a special recognition award at the 2014 HSJ Awards.
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NewsHSJ Live 20.11.2014: Kate Granger recognised at HSJ Awards
Kate Granger, the consultant geriatrician and inspirational campaigner for patient compassion, has received a special recognition award at the 2014 HSJ Awards, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Multinational arms firm among those interested in £1bn NHS tender
Multinational companies including G4S and arms manufacturer Lockheed Martin are among those that have expressed interest in a £1bn contract to run GP support services outsourced by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHSJ Awards 2014 winners revealed
The winners of the 2014 HSJ Awards have been revealed at a ceremony in central London
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LeaderOur award winners are inspiration for a sustainable NHS
We are keen to share examples of best practice
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LeaderThere are alternatives for clinical leaders
Mark Newbold’s resignation jars with his open approach
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LeaderInspections must help answer primary care’s dilemmas
Steve Field singles out one ‘outstanding’ surgery
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NewsFrail older care in hospital 'fragmented', experts warn
Health leaders and patient advocates have welcomed the findings of the HSJ/Serco commission while warning that frail older people were not well managed by “fragmented” healthcare regimes.
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NewsIntegration will not save money, HSJ commission concludes
Political leaders’ belief that health and social care integration is the “silver bullet” for the NHS’s financial difficulties is a “myth” and “Messiah concept” that has no realistic prospect of success.