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NewsNHS trusts look to expand into India
Up to 20 NHS trusts are in discussions with Indian healthcare providers about potential business agreements, a senior figure facilitating the talks has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England forecasts 13pc savings plan shortfall
NHS England is predicting it will fall short of its efficiency savings target by 13 per cent in this financial year − a much bigger gap than that expected by clinical commissioning groups.
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NewsHSJ Live: 22.8.2013 GPs to trial seven-day service in Greater Manchester
NHS England predicts 13 per cent efficiency savings shortfall and the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Nine CCGs planning overspends in first year
Nine clinical commissioning groups are forecasting multimillion pound deficits in their first year, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOver-40s health checks dubbed 'waste of time'
Health checks offered to millions of people over 40 are a waste of time and could lead to people taking medicines unnecessarily, the head of the Royal College of GPs has said.Dr Clare Gerada said the government was promoting its NHS Health Check programme “against good evidence”.Her intervention comes after ...
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NewsHuge leap in number of bids to curb liberty
A record number of requests have been made by hospitals and care homes to deprive people of their liberty, figures show.
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NewsHSJ Live 21.08.2013 Health tourism 'a myth'
International organisation slams Jeremy Hunt’s plan to restrict access to health services for migrants.
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NewsHSJ releases Android app
HSJ’s tablet app is now available for Android devices. Users can download it from the Google Play store.Android users can download the HSJ app from the Google Play storeThe new app means Android users can access HSJ’s award-winning journalism on the move or save it to read offline. It contains ...
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NewsLandmark prescription laws come into force
The UK has become the first country in the world to allow physiotherapists and podiatrists to prescribe drugs to their patients.
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NewsPatient feedback hub launched but 2015 target reconsidered
NHS England has “soft launched” a flagship transparency project which allows patients to give real time feedback on their hospital experience.
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NewsHSJ Live: 20.08.13 Debate over value of NHS Health Checks
Researchers claim NHS Health Checks are a waste of time, delays to the national launch of real time patient feedback hub and the rest of today’s news and comments
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NewsAgency staff spending expected to rise
Spending on agency staff in NHS hospitals is predicted to climb as frontline pressures intensify, according to a report shared with Health Service Journal.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs abandon flagship regional pathology reorganisation
Clinical commissioning groups have abandoned a £500m flagship regional reorganisation of pathology services, dealing a major blow to efforts to bring about major changes in the sector, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsOne in five councils allocates no child obesity cash, official figures show
Almost a fifth of top-tier councils appear not to have earmarked any funding for tackling child obesity this year, according to official figures.
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NewsPHE says flu and cold weather to blame for spike in excess deaths
The national public health oversight body has said excess deaths during winter 2012-13 “would seem to be” due to “a combination of circulating influenza and cold weather”.
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NewsMedical chief tried hash cookies
England’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, has admitted eating hash cookies at university.
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NewsGPs warning over care of elderly
The majority of family doctors are concerned that they will not be able to properly care for vulnerable older patients because they are struggling to cope with “spiralling workloads and dwindling resources”, leading doctors said.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.08.2013
Nurses teaching CCGs about procurement and the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals waiting list surge as hospital demand climbs
Demand for hospital services is reaching record levels with the number of patients on the elective waiting list hitting a five year high, HSJ analysis reveals.