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LeaderLeaders must now give the NHS a sense of endeavour and purpose
Looking on the bright side of the bill can bring about positive change.
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NewsKing's Fund calls for NHS sustainability drive
Trusts should be routinely monitored on their progress towards becoming more environmentally sustainable, as well as their financial sustainability, according to a think tank report.
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NewsAlcohol blamed for surge in liver deaths
Deaths from liver disease in England have jumped 25 per cent with alcohol the major cause, men the biggest victims and fatalities more prevalent in the North, new statistics have revealed.
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Norfolk plans integrated approach roll out for emergency admissions
STRUCTURE: Integrated care pilot schemes in Norfolk have had significant impact in containing emergency admissions, according to a local analysis.
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NewsOsborne: government departments face greater austerity after 2015 without welfare cuts
Chancellor George Osborne today warned that without further reductions in welfare spending government departments will face even deeper austerity after 2015 than in the current period.
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NewsTreasury hints at winners and losers under local pay
Local pay bargaining could raise the salaries of staff in regional “hotspots” but parts of the West Midlands, Yorkshire, west Scotland and Wales may lose out, Treasury documents suggest.
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NewsPay freeze fails to prevent trust overspend on wages
The NHS pay freeze has failed to prevent acute hospitals from running up an estimated £300m year-to-date overspend on wage bills, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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NewsBudget round-up: Osborne heralds tax cuts and local pay rates
Chancellor George Osborne has suggested local pay rates will be introduced for some public sector workers.
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NewsNHS reform row 'not over', warn healthcare leaders
The high profile row over the government’s NHS reforms will persist despite its Health Bill finally becoming law, healthcare leaders predict.
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NewsRegional salary gaps evident as George Osborne confirms local pay
HSJ has obtained new evidence of salary disparities within and between regions as the government prepares to introduce local pay rates.
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NewsLabour plots service changes through local authorities
Labour will attempt to link “waste, waits, stresses and strains” in the NHS to the government’s reforms, and try to redesign services through the local authorities it runs.
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NewsBig promises but nothing new for pharma in budget
The chancellor has pledged to make the UK “one of the most attractive places in the world to invent new medicines” in his budget speech this afternoon.
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Worcestershire's stroke performance a 'concern'
PERFORMANCE: NHS Worcestershire’s performance on a stroke target is “of concern” to NHS Midlands and East.
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George Eliot off target on surplus
FINANCE: George Eliot Hospital Trust has reported an £8,000 surplus - £842,000 worse than planned and in psite of year-to-date income being £1.3m higher than expected.
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Rising demand leads to rising agency spend at George Eliot
WORKFORCE: High levels of demand has led to a rise in demand for agency staff at George Eliot Hospital Trust.
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Dorset County Hospital turns around finances
FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust has achieved significantly improved risk rating from Monitor, a year after having being give the lowesrt rating for both finance and governance.
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Lincolnshire comes bottom of SHA table for stroke standard
PERFORMANCE: NHS Lincolnshire is reporting the worst performance in NHS Midlands and East against an important stroke metric,
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Central Manchester FT takeover of Trafford Healthcare cleared for 1 April
STRUCTURE: The trust’s takeover by Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been cleared to go through at the end of this month, the acquiring trust reported this afternoon.
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NewsMonitor: governors should step in earlier to address problems
Monitor’s chief operating officer has told foundation trust governors they should step in earlier if there are quality problems at their trust.
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HSJ LocalAnalysed: acute reconfiguration in North West London
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of the key issues facing the NHS’s major health economies. This week: acute reconfiguration in north-west London.