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NewsNHS 'wasted £40m' on utility bills
The NHS in England wasted more than £40m last year by paying too much for its energy and water, the TaxPayers’ Alliance pressure group has claimed.
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NewsPharmacies 'could relieve GPs'
Pharmacies should be able to offer basic medical treatment like flu jabs or diabetes care to relieve the pressure on GPs, an MP has said.
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‘More comprehensive health plans’ for looked after children in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest has shown “improved arrangements to assess and review the health of looked after children” after being deemed “inadequate” in 2011, according to a review by the Care Quality Commission.
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Surrey Downs GPs vote no to major service change
GPs in Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group have voted to leave the Better Services Better Values programme that would have seen Epsom Hospital’s services reduced.
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Harrogate hospital due for new style CQC inspection in November
PERFORMANCE: Harrogate and District Foundation Trust is due to be inspected the Care Quality Commission’s new acute hospital inspection programme in November.
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New people and engagement director at Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust
WORKFORCE: Ian Brandwood has been appointed to Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust as people and engagement director.
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Colchester commissions independent investigation
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has commissioned an independent investigation into the cancer waiting times failings brought to light in a recent Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsHSJ Live 21.11.13: Council cuts expected with introduction of integration fund
Responses to the CQC’s State of Care report and new HIV figures
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: A&Es to receive extra £150m to ease winter pressures
A second wave of winter pressure funding is to be made available for all accident and emergency departments, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsSerco seeks NHS help to fill vacancies
Outsourcing giant Serco has asked NHS organisations for help filling vacancies at Suffolk Community Healthcare amid concerns over its performance.
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NewsHealth leaders question NHS progress, survey finds
Two in every five NHS senior leaders believe the health service is in a worse condition following the current government’s reorganisation, according to a survey by a consultancy firm.
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LeaderBarring scheme for directors will do more harm than good
The government’s full response to Francis offered little new
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Foundation trust appoints PwC to determine its fate
STRUCTURE: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed PwC to run the process that will examine how to increase its efficiency and income but could recommend a change in governance structure.
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NewsTrusts 'not meeting operation guidelines'
A number of hospitals in England are not carrying out sufficient abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs to meet safety guidelines, health care analysts have warned.
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NewsHSJ Live 20.11.13: HSJ Awards winners announced
HSJ Awards winners announced, reaction to the government’s response to Francis, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsFrancis: future Mid Staffs would be detected earlier
Robert Francis QC, chairman of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry, has told HSJ he believes the government’s actions mean any future “Mid Staffs” would be detected earlier.
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NewsCQC to oversee barring scheme for directors
The Care Quality Commission is to get power to investigate board directors of all NHS providers to establish whether they are “fit” to hold the position, it has been announced.
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NewsGovernment accepts all but nine Francis recommendations
The government has at least partially accepted all but nine of Robert Francis QC’s 290 recommendations to improve care in the NHS, it has announced.
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NewsCover-up trusts could lose litigation cover
NHS organisations which fail to be open and honest with patients and families when they suffer poor care could be forced to pay the costs of any litigation, the government has announced today.
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HSJ LocalColchester faces fresh data fiddle claims
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust faces fresh claims that senior managers put pressure on staff to alter data, HSJ can reveal.