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NewsTrusts should 'twin' to boost income abroad
NHS organisations are being encouraged to ‘twin’ with hospitals in countries like China as part of an effort by the government to help them secure international business deals.
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NewsNHS trust sector ends year £241m in deficit
The NHS trust sector finished 2013-14 £241m in deficit, the NHS Trust Development Authority has confirmed.
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NewsTrust must prove benefits in £240m IT bidding competition
Trusts bidding for a share of NHS England’s latest £240m tranche of its technology fund will come under increased pressure to prove proposals deliver significant economic benefits.
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NewsHSJ Live 20.05.14: NHS trust sector ends year £241m in deficit
The NHS trust sector finished 2013-14 £241m in deficit, the NHS Trust Development Authority has confirmed, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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Rise in general practice whistleblowing
The Care Quality Commission has recorded a surge in the number of whistleblowers complaining about standards in general practice, the regulator’s most senior inspector has said.
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NewsNHS could be 'stuffed' by mass exodus of nurses to US
The NHS risks losing thousands of nurses to the US if it fails to value and support existing nursing staff, the chief executive of Health Education England has warned.
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NewsDH plans tougher tests for better care fund
The Department of Health and the Cabinet Office will today meet with health and local government representatives to draw up a tougher set of tests for the better care fund.
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NewsExclusive: Concerns emerge over nurse numeracy
Qualified nurses are being turned away from jobs in the NHS because of poor numeracy skills it has been claimed.
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NewsMental health rising as reason for helping homeless
Mental health has become an increasingly significant reason for housing homeless people, an analysis of figures recorded by councils show.
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NewsIntegrated hotlines could exclude smaller providers
Plans by clinical commissioning groups to jointly procure NHS 111 and out of hours hotlines have sparked concerns that smaller providers could be squeezed out of the market.
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Haslam highlights 'conveyor belt' approach to treatment
The chair of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence has said the NHS can be “a bit like a conveyor belt” in the way it sets out drugs and treatments to patients.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.05.2014: Concerns emerge over nurse numeracy
Qualified nurses being turned away from jobs because of poor numeracy skills, it has been claimed, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsProbe into five deaths in Maidstone identified 'dysfunctional' working relationships
A probe into five patient deaths at a hospital in Kent has identified that “dysfunctional” working relationships in a surgical team had hampered “intimidated” staff from raising concerns.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator to tell FTs to re-do overly optimistic plans
Monitor has asked foundation trusts to re-think their recently submitted two-year plans, claiming their assumptions were unrealistically optimistic at a time of escalating financial pressure.
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NewsCourt backs NHS info transmission
The passing on of information by NHS bodies to the government as part of the crackdown on “health tourism” has been upheld as lawful by the High Court.
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NewsSurvey: what are the top challenges facing health and wellbeing boards?
HSJ and sister title Local Government Chronicle are conducting research to discover the key issues HWBs face
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NewsBirmingham CCGs issue tender for joined up mental health service
Commissioners in Birmingham are appealing for consortium bids to run a new joined up mental health service for children, adolescents and young adults, potentially worth some £100m.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.05.2014: Foundation trusts will be told to look again at overly optimistic plans
Monitor to ask foundation trusts to reconsider two-year plans, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsElective backlog must be cleared this summer says Hakin
Hospitals must clear their backlogs of planned operations over the summer to help the NHS get “back on track for sustainable delivery” before autumn, NHS England’s deputy chief executive said yesterday.