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News18 week target breached for first time in three years
The NHS has breached the target for 90 per cent of admitted patients to start treatment within 18 weeks for the first time since 2011, the latest figures from NHS England reveal.
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New doctor rota in death rate link
Staggering junior doctors’ training rotations could help to prevent the “black Wednesday” phenomenon, medical experts have said.
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NewsHigh infection rates 'unacceptable', says NICE
The number of patients getting an infection while under NHS care is “unacceptably high”, health officials have warned.
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NewsNHS England faces 'unfunded' redundancy costs
NHS England has an “unfunded cost pressure” for 2014-15, which sources have linked to a large-scale redundancy programme it failed to finish last year.
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NewsExclusive: Serious disturbance at Broadmoor followed staffing concerns
Police and ambulance crews were called to a serious disturbance at Britain’s most high-profile secure mental health hospital - months after staff raised concerns about under-manned wards, it has emerged.
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NewsCQC to launch crisis care inspections in summer
Services for people in mental health crisis are to be put under the spotlight this summer with a round of targeted inspections by the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS a 'political football', claim healthcare leaders
Healthcare leaders have criticised the political class for treating the NHS as a “political football” instead of engaging in a meaningful debate about its future.
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Trust discusses concerns over maternity services
PERFORMANCE: Directors at Southampton University Hospitals Trust are concerned about the lack of capacity to provide maternity services to a sufficient standard at one of its sites.
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NewsUK low in hospital beds league
Britain has fewer hospital beds per head of population than most other European countries, a report has found.
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HSJ LocalCircle awarded £120m MSK contract
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Circle has become Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s prime contractor for its integrated musculoskeletal service after scooping a £120m five-year contract.
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Imperial launches investigation into its medical director
The medical director and former co-chief executive of Imperial College Healthcare Trust has been relieved of his duties while an independent investigation is carried out, the trust confirmed today.
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Incumbent wins GP out of hours contract
Commercial: A contract to provide out-of-hours GP care to patients in and around Nottingham has been awarded to Nottingham Emergency Services CBS, a non-profit company.
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NewsMid Staffs dissolution deferred by six months
Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust will remain in business until at least October despite the regulator’s desire to dissolve the organisation “as soon as possible”, HSJ can reveal.
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London Ambulance service challenged on dementia care
Performance: The largest ambulance service in the country has come under pressure from its patients’ representative body to prioritise dementia care.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.04.2014: CQC to launch crisis care inspections in summer
Mental health crisis care is to be put under the spotlight by the Care Quality Commission with a series of targeted inspections later this year, and the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsUpdated: Unison votes to ballot members on industrial action
One of the largest healthcare unions Unison is to ballot its 460,000 health members over plans to take industrial action – including strike action – following the government’s imposed pay deal.
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NewsHSJ Live 15.04.2014: Unison votes to ballot its members over strike action
One of the largest healthcare unions will ballot its 460,000 members over strike action, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsBacktrack on axed London mental health fund
NHS England back-tracked on its plan to slash nearly £4m from London mental health budgets in 2013-14, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalPathology goes digital in Coventry and Warwickshire
A West Midlands trust has digitised its pathology processes, allowing its medical staff to view samples and slides in high resolution on computer screens from any location.