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Urgent action needed for software switchover
NHS England has warned that “urgent action” is required from NHS organisations and GP practices which have still not migrated their computer operating systems away from the soon-to-be ditched Microsoft Windows XP platform.
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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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NewsHSJ Live 29.04.2014: Simon Stevens' first major public appearance as NHS England chief
Our coverage of the NHS England chief’s first appearance before the Commons health committee, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsMid Staffs fined over 'avoidable' death
Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been fined £200,000 for the “wholly avoidable” death of a diabetic patient.
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Parsa launches new ‘virtual health service’ app
Ali Parsa, the man who founded private health firm Circle, has launched an app to allow users to see GPs and specialist doctors via video link, order prescriptions and monitor their symptoms.
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NewsKeogh to investigate pre-op pregnancy tests
The NHS is to examine the issue of pregnancy tests for women of child-bearing age before surgery after a businesswoman was forced to abort her baby following a minor operation.
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NewsMP call for 'people's ombudsman'
MPs have called for an overhaul of the “outdated” public services watchdog to help prevent repeats of the Staffordshire hospital scandal.
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NewsHSJ Live 28.04.2014: Mid Staffs fined £200,000 for death of Gillian Astbury
Trust fined £200,000 for death of Gillian Astbury in 2007, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsBed and breakfast used to free up mental health beds
A mental health trust forced to free up inpatient beds by discharging patients into bed and breakfast accommodation has seen its bill for the measure rocket five-fold in less than a year.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England launches specialised commissioning turnaround
NHS England has established a turnaround team to get a grip on the spiralling specialised commissioning budget
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NewsHealth atlas pinpoints area risks
A new health atlas has been developed to help people assess medical and environmental risks.
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News25 April issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidIn this week’s issue HSJ analysis shows NHS England was set to blow its budget for specialised services by at least £450m in 2013-14 . Plus:Many ...
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NewsHSJ Live 25.04.2014: Quality trumps cost in post-Francis NHS
Both foundation trusts and ministers are both focusing on improving quality ahead of the election, but the emphasis on controlling costs will return, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsPost-Francis and Keogh changes could cost trusts £1.2bn, says FTN
Reforms recommended by the Francis inquiry and Keogh review could cost healthcare providers up to £1.2bn, several times the sum earmarked by government agencies for the changes.
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Monitor appoints medical director
Monitor has appointed Hugo Mascie-Taylor as its new medical director and executive director of patient and clinical engagement.
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NewsMinisters blamed over smear tests
Labour has criticise ministers after figures showed an 11 per cent rise in the number of women whose smear test was overdue.
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NewsHSJ Live 24.04.2014: Simon Stevens to appear in front of health select committee
The chief executive of NHS England is to appear in front of the Commons health select committee next Tuesday, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsExclusive: Millions to be spent training lowest paid staff
Millions of pounds could be invested in the training and development of lower paid NHS staff to help them progress into nursing and other professional roles, HSJ has learned.
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NewsIndependent sector profits from lack of NHS secure beds
A lack of secure inpatient NHS beds has driven a £21m overspend in NHS England’s budget for independent sector mental health providers. HSJ analysis reveals the organisation overspent £21m on independent mental health providers, 5 per cent more than its planned spending on this sector.
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NewsExclusive: Specialised commissioning overspend tops £450m
NHS England was set to blow its budget for specialised services by at least £450m in 2013-14, largely due to “predictable” overspends at acute hospitals.