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NewsEmergency care to be 'completely redesigned' within three years, says Stevens
Urgent and emergency care will undergo a “complete redesign” and be in “a very different place by the middle of this Parliament”, the NHS England chief executive has announced.
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NewsStevens promises tougher line on struggling CCGs
The responsibilities of severely struggling clinical commissioning groups could be passed to other CCGs, local authorities or “integrated providers”, Simon Stevens has said.
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NewsUpdated: Monitor to review consultancy contracts above £50k
Foundation trusts wanting to spend more than £50,000 on a management consultancy contract will have the deal reviewed by Monitor, as part of new measures announced today.
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NewsHealth secretary launches crackdown on NHS executive pay
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered an immediate review of executive pay at every NHS hospital in England.
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NewsCCGs told to fund more hospital activity
NHS England expects clinical commissioning groups to fund more hospital activity than initially planned this year, prompting concerns that this could undermine non-acute services intended to reduce emergency admissions.
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NewsHSJ Live 02.06.15: CCGs told to fund more hospital activity
NHS England expects clinical commissioning groups to fund more hospital activity than initially planned this year, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsHunt to intervene on agency spending
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will today unveil plans to cap agency and management consultancy spending by NHS trusts.
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NewsExclusive: Vacancies fuel agency overspending by NHS trusts
Two-thirds of the spending on locum doctors employed in NHS trusts is being driven by the need to fill vacancies, analysis shared exclusively with HSJ reveals.
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NewsHSJ Live 01.06.2015: Special report - Estates are the NHS's firm foundation
Often overlooked or seen as a ‘bundle of problems’, estates should be considered a vital part of building improved services. Jennifer Trueland reports, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsAnalysis: CQC ratings align with staff satisfaction
Trusts rated well by the Care Quality Commission tend to have better scores in the NHS staff survey, HSJ analysis has found
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NewsSimon Stevens confirms 'collective' NHS action on agency spend
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has said the NHS will take collective action to tackle the high cost of agency spending in the NHS.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Five things to expect from Confed week
NHS top dogs are poised to spring their post-election priorities on the service, while the more lowly exchange anxieties, advice and cynicism. It will all be happening at the NHS Confederation conference. Here are five themes we can expect to feature.
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NewsMonitor sets out plan to enlist 'superbuddies'
Monitor plans to set up a framework agreement to allow high performing trusts to put themselves forward as potential “superbuddies” for failing counterparts, the regulator’s chief executive has revealed.
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NewsRevealed: £690m Staffordshire contract bidders discuss private led consortium
Negotiations are taking place to establish a private provider led consortium to take on a 10 year, £687m contract to integrate cancer services in Staffordshire.
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NewsHSJ Live: 29.05.2015: Government looks at possible cap on NHS agency spending
HSJ has learned the Cabinet Office and Department of Health are exploring the possibility of a cap on agency spending in the NHS, in an attempt to tackle ballooning costs.
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NewsGovernment considers cap on 'egregious' agency spend
A cap on the cost of agency staff supplied to NHS trusts is being explored by the Cabinet Office and Department of Health in an attempt to tackle the ballooning agency spend in the NHS, it has emerged.
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NewsBennett moots rethink on performance targets
David Bennett has called for the NHS to investigate the possibility of redefining key access targets to reduce the financial burden they place on providers – where it can be done without compromising safety.