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South East London trust told to improve by CQC
The newly formed Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has been told to improve by Care Quality Commission inspectors just seven months after it was set up.
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NewsOmbudsman "absolutely" satisfied with Morecambe Bay response
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has declared herself “absolutely” satisfied that her office can properly handle complaints about patient deaths following a series of internal reforms.
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NewsHSJ Live 13.05.2014: Health select committee complaints hearing
Health select committee hears evidence on complaints and raising concerns from Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman and Local Government Ombudsman
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NewsMiliband promises £100m primary care boost
A Labour government would boost primary care services with £100m from savings elsewhere in the NHS, the party leader has said in a key speech this evening.
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NewsCCGs receive details of Stevens' co-commissioning plan
Clinical commissioning groups taking on responsibility for primary care will have to work within current “running costs as far as possible”, NHS England has said.
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NewsExclusive: Monitor to receive big budget boost
Monitor has become the third healthcare regulator to receive a significant boost in its income as part of the government’s drive to improve standards in the NHS.
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News£4.7m funding for depression study
A study into the causes of clinical depression is being given £4.7m in the hope that new treatments can be developed.
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HSJ LocalReconfiguration delay in North East London
PERFORMANCE: The reshaping of emergency services at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust has been delayed as it refocuses efforts on concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsNICE staffing guidance warns of harm risk in nursing ratio
Hospitals employing staff ratios of more than eight patients per nurse on a “regular basis” can increase the risk of harm in adult hospital wards, draft government-backed guidelines show.
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NewsHSJ Live 12.05.2014: Labour will scrap competition rules to pay for more GP appointments
Labour leader Ed MIliband’s plans for the NHS, reaction and the rest of today’s news and comment
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Capita wins Bristol pathology software contract
COMMERCIAL: A trio of acute trusts have signed an eight-year contract with outsourcing giant Capita and software provider Clinisys to supply laboratory information system for their pathology services.
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NewsBid to award Caldicott group legal status rejected by Lords
A Care Bill amendment designed to increase safeguards for patients’ confidential information in the Care.data programme, was rejected by the House of Lords this week.
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HSJ Local
Two warning notices issued to Wirral GP practice
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has issued two warning notices to the partner of a GP practice in Wirral.
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NewsMid Essex seeks TDA rescue deal
Mid Essex Hospital Trust will seek to broker a financial rescue package with the NHS Trust Development Authority next month to put it on a sustainable financial footing.
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NewsHelp us find the most inspirational women in healthcare
Driving transformational change in the NHS
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HSJ LocalSouth West trust restarts FT application
STRUCTURE: Royal United Hospital Bath has become the latest trust to have its foundation status application restarted following a positive Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsMore support for medical directors urged
The number of doctors choosing to become medical directors could be increased if they received more backing and encouragement.
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Ten practices in York form GP federation
STRUCTURE: Ten general practices across York have forged closer links by forming a federation to serve 70,000 patients.
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News9 May issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for Android In this week’s issue HSJ NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has revealed further details of his plan to hand clinical commissioning groups a ...
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NewsWhitehall launches probe into health and wellbeing boards
Health authorities have pledged to check whether health and wellbeing boards are involving providers in better care fund plans as part of a Whitehall-led effort to increase scrutiny of local proposals.