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NewsExclusive: Nicholson forced to correct evidence to MPs over Gary Walker
Sir David Nicholson has been forced to write to MPs to correct comments he gave in relation to sacked hospital chief executive during evidence to the Commons public accounts committee, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGary Walker says he was threatened and removed from job
Former hospital chief executive Gary Walker has told MPs he was threatened and removed from his job in a row with then health authority boss Dame Barbara Hakin.
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NewsExclusive: Gary Walker did tell Nicholson he was a whistleblower
Former United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust chief executive Gary Walker did seek to be treated as a whistleblower when he approached Sir David Nicholson with patient safety concerns, a document seen by HSJ reveals.
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NewsMPs call for abolition of 'inflexible' NHS spending restraints
An influential committee of MPs has called for “unnecessarily inflexible” restrictions on NHS spending to be “abolished”, to allow providers to invest their accumulated reserves in reforming services.
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Hampshire bodies collaborate on integrated care schemes
STRUCTURE: NHS bodies in Hampshire are working with the county council on integrated care projects, including a national pilot for the year of care tariff.
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NewsNicholson says gagging order ban will be applied retrospectively
Sir David Nicholson has told MPs a ban on “gagging” of NHS staff will be applied retrospectively, suggesting relevant confidentiality agreements no longer apply to those who have signed them in the past.
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NewsNew contract to be imposed on GPs
The government has confirmed it will begin imposing significant changes to the GP contract at the end of the month.
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Chief executive sent in to troubleshoot East of England ambulance
PERFORMANCE: The Department of Health has asked an experienced ambulance service chief to carry out an independent review of the troubled East of England Ambulance Trust ahead of an expected critical report from the Care Quality Commission.
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NEW Devon authorised without conditions
STRUCTURE: North, East and West Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has been authorised without any conditions.
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Devon QIPP interventions fail to stem secondary care activity
FINANCE: Delivery of quality, innovation, prevention and productivity savings is on track across the Devon cluster, despite planned interventions not having the anticipated impact on secondary care activity.
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Wiltshire CCG authorised
STRUCTURE: Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group has been authorised with two conditions.
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Southern Health's governance rating improves after lapse
PERFORMANCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust has had its governance risk rating restored to amber-green, following a temporary breach of its own governance rules last year.
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NewsAnalysed: rising temporary nursing costs
HSJ Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine this year’s rise in temporary nursing costs at a time when agency spending seemed to be under control.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.3.2013: Gary Walker tells story to health committee
Coverage of the appearance of the sacked former United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust chief executive at the health committee, and today’s other news.
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NewsExclusive: CSUs unlikely to face direct private sector competition
Independent sector firms are set to be encouraged to work with NHS commissioning support units rather than sell directly to clinical commissioning groups, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFarrar warns over speed of service change
The NHS has been too slow to develop into a “truly modern and efficient service”, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsNicholson warns high-payout redundancies against quick return to NHS
Sir David Nicholson has warned about the potential for primary care trust and strategic health authority directors to receive large redundancy payouts then seek quick re-employment in the NHS.
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NewsNHS pay rise could result in 'radical' savings plans
The government’s decision to give NHS staff a one per cent pay rise could push NHS providers to seek further cuts in terms and conditions, HSJ has been told.
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Liverpool Community Health plans for £3m surplus
FINANCE: Liverpool Community Health Trust is planning for a £3m surplus for the coming financial year, on the back of efficiency savings totalling £6.7m, latest board papers state.
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Epsom and St Helier revise down forecast deficit
FINANCE: Epsom and St Heler University Hospitals Trust has revised its forecast year-end deficit down to £12.1m, from an earlier plan of £19.4m.