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  • Information through technology supplement main
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    Daily Insight: Are you tech yes or tech no?

    2016-04-12T18:18:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of Tuesday’s must read health stories

  • Beverley Bryant
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    NHS England clarifies tech funding position

    2016-04-12T10:17:00Z

    £500m of the £1.8bn earmarked for making NHS paperless by 2020 will go on existing contracts set up under the National Programme for IT NHS England director confirms amount of new, unallocated money is £1.3bn Beverley Bryant also reveals £119m of funding for tech projects will be available this ...

  • Innovation and technology
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    Exclusive: Official index reveals tech leaders and laggards

    2016-04-12T09:30:00Z

    New assessment gives clearest picture yet of NHS’s digital maturity, experts tell HSJ HSJ analysis shows overall scores for all trusts on digital index NHS England warns against using data as a league table A new NHS England assessment of “digital maturity” across the NHS lays bare significant ...

  • Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, University Hospitals Birmingham FT
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    Revealed: First digital maturity index scores in full

    2016-04-12T09:30:00Z

    This is a full list of trusts’ scores on the new digital maturity index, based on HSJ analysis of NHS England data.

  • European parliament
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    Daily Insight: Commissioners' continental confusion

    2016-04-11T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of Monday’s must read stories and debate

  • News

    Daily Insight: No money, more problems

    2016-04-08T17:38:00Z

    Friday’s must read stories

  • Empty purse
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    'No spare money' to break contracts impasse, commissioners warn

    2016-04-08T16:00:00Z

    NHS Clinical Commissioners warns there is “no spare money” to close down 2016-17 contracting impasse CCGs’ representative doubtful that all groups will be able to make “reasonable” offers by deadline Intervention comes after NHS Improvement warned that “very few” contracts were signed by 31 March, and some commissioners had ...

  • EU flags
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    New EU rules could threaten vanguards

    2016-04-08T14:59:00Z

    New EU procurement rules take effect on 18 April Commissioners that do not advertise all contract opportunities will be open to legal challenge Doubts raised over the future of “most capable provider” Vanguards appeal for clarity over obligation to tender Vanguards have appealed to national leaders for clarity ...

  • pharma
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    Exclusive: Rise in drug imports reduces pharma industry money to NHS

    2016-04-08T11:52:00Z

    Treasury forced to inject £205m into DH last year after overestimate of PPRS payment Weakening pound because of Brexit uncertainty could increase money going to NHS Pharmaceutical industry claims rebate was also lower because NHS is benefiting from direct discounts An increase in drug imports from Europe was ...

  • Heart
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    'Heart services risk being destabilised' by national procurement scheme

    2016-04-08T11:27:00Z

    Leading heart consultant warns some specialist services could be “destabilised” by plans for national procurement Changes could have “major impact… on our ability to treat patients” NHS England says some hospitals are being “taken for a ride” by manufacturers A leading heart consultant has warned that some specialist ...

  • Contract
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    Daily Insight: Sign on the dotted line... or don't

    2016-04-07T17:30:00Z

    The must read stories in health today

  • Jim Mackey
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    Exclusive: Mackey intervenes in escalating contracts row

    2016-04-07T13:00:00Z

    NHS Improvement chief executive issues strong statement on row over 2016-17 contracts and incentive payments Commissioners given until Friday to issue “reasonable” contract offers Jim Mackey acknowledges providers “very unhappy” about NHS England CQUIN proposals NHSI in discussion with NHS England to “find a solution” The chief executive ...

  • Gesticulating hands in meeting
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    'Very few' NHS contracts agreed after 'challenging' negotiations

    2016-04-07T13:00:00Z

    Regulators say planning round for 2016-17 has been “very challenging” Few providers have signed contracts with commissioners Deadline for operational plans pushed back by a week Regulators have extended the deadline for NHS providers to submit their operational plans for the current financial year because “very few” have ...

  • Deficit
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    Exclusive: NHS England puts provider rescue plan at risk, teaching hospitals warn

    2016-04-07T07:00:00Z

    Providers warn changes to CQUIN payments will hamper attempts to bring sector into balance Teaching trusts say new CQUINs and agreed control totals for 2016-17 are incompatible NHS England rejects the accusations and says the changes are appropriate and achievable Angry teaching hospitals have warned that new conditions ...

  • Warning sign
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    Daily Insight: Another warning for Southern Health

    2016-04-06T17:58:00Z

    The must read stories from Wednesday

  • Magnifying glass
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    NHS England to investigate £1.2bn Staffordshire contracts following Cambridgeshire failure

    2016-04-06T17:30:00Z

    NHS England confirms second stage review of UnitingCare contract failure NHS England to investigate roles of CCG, its advisers and the DH Staffordshire contracts will be among those also reviewed NHS England will investigate two contentious contract tenders as part of the follow-up to last week’s review into ...

  • Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
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    Updated: NHS Improvement threatens 'management changes' at Southern Health

    2016-04-06T13:39:00Z

    CQC issue Southern Health Foundation Trust with warning notice requiring it to improve safety arrangements Regulator inspected the trust in response to Mazars review, which highlighted failure of trust to properly investigate and learn from patient deaths CQC found trust had “failed to mitigate significant risks” posed by “physical ...

  • Emergency care
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    Hundreds fewer junior doctors apply for key specialty training

    2016-04-06T13:18:00Z

    Largest falls in year on year applications in key specialties such as acute medicine, paediatrics and anaesthetics HEE says recruitment will continue for some months before final position is clear Data comes as junior doctors launch latest 48 hour non-emergency strike over contract dispute Hundreds of junior doctors ...

  • GP
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    NHS property company to raise rents to market levels

    2016-04-06T10:34:00Z

    NHS Property Services to increase rents to market levels Department of Health will mitigate the effects for one year Rental costs to rise by £60m Company says the move will raise millions for investment Many GPs and other primary care providers will be billed for higher rents from ...

  • London
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    Cancer wait performance declines significantly in London

    2016-04-06T07:00:00Z

    The latest cancer data shows a significant decline in waiting times performance for north London boroughs.