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Ambulance service wins minor injuries unit contract
COMMERCIAL: South West Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has scooped a two-year contract to run a doctor-led minor injuries unit following a unanimous public vote to cut the current services opening hours.
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Brent contract awarded after competition complaints
Brent Clinical Commissioning Group has finally awarded its £5.8m ophthalmology contract to private provider BMI Healthcare after a two-year hold up caused by complaints about the CCG’s procurement procedure.
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NewsStevens invites CCGs to bid for primary care commissioning role
Simon Stevens has confirmed he plans to give some clinical commissioning groups the ability to co-commission primary care with NHS England.
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NewsNew penalty cap could reduce total NHS bill
Trusts could see a significant reduction in penalty payments for breaching NHS targets in 2014-15, according to new analysis.
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NewsRespect, dignity and compassion to become mandatory for NHS training posts
New recruits to NHS training posts will be expected to pass a “values-based” test from next year in a bid to embed respect, dignity and compassion in future workforces.
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NewsWinterbourne View scheme an 'abject failure', minister admits
Combined health and local government drive to help people with learning disabilities move out of hospitals has been an “abject failure”, Norman Lamb has said
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NewsHMRC backtracks on VAT recovery changes
The NHS has been given a reprieve from an estimated £500m tax bill after HM Revenue and Customs backtracked on its attempt to standardise VAT rules on contracted out services across all government departments.
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NewsNHS financial crisis 'inevitable'
A financial crisis in the health service is “inevitable”, a leading health charity has warned.
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NewsHSJ Live 01.05.2014: Hunt and Stevens speak at Clinical Commissioners' conference
Challenge for CCGs to co-commission primary care, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Later arrival at hospital means staying for days longer, analysis shows
Being admitted to hospital a few hours later in the day often means patients spending several days longer on wards, according to new analysis shared with HSJ.
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Care.data timetable could face fresh delays
NHS England’s new chief will not commit to an “artificial” timescale for re-starting the Care.data project, raising the prospect of fresh delays to the controversial flagship project, the health committee has heard.
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NewsHSJ Live 30.04.14: Time running out to nominate service integrators
Nominations for our project to identify the 50 most influential people in the integration of health and care services are to close on 1 May, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsPatient data probes to report 'within weeks'
The NHS body charged with handling and safeguarding confidential patient data is to publish the findings of three key investigations into alleged misuse of its information “within weeks”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPatients given anti-psychotic drugs
More than two thirds of inpatients with learning disabilities in specialist units are given anti-psychotic medication, a census commissioned in response to the Winterbourne View Hospital scandal has shown.
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NewsTime running out to nominate service integrators
Nominations for our project to identify the 50 most influential people in the integration of health and care services are to close on 1 May.
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NewsNHS chief will take 'pragmatic' approach to competition
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has told MPs he does not share his predecessor’s concerns that competition law is standing in the way of health service reform.
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NewsStevens reveals review to address future NHS funding
The new chief executive of NHS England has told the organisation would lead a review on the future finances and sustainability of the health service.
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NewsMid Staffs special administration delay cost £125k
A decision to delay a key ministerial announcement on the dissolution of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust by nine working days cost Monitor up to £125,000, HSJ can exclusively reveal.
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NewsStevens signals shift in 'three-way split' in local NHS commissioning
Simon Stevens has been reviewing the split between NHS England and clinical commissioning group budgets in his first few weeks in his post, and said it will shift.