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NewsKeogh review exposes fears over NHS staffing levels
The NHS has little idea whether staffing levels at English hospitals are safe, Keogh review panel members have admitted.
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NewsEleven trusts put in 'special measures' following Keogh review
Eleven of the 14 hospital providers investigated because of high mortality ratios have been placed in “special measures”, the health secretary has announced.
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NewsChiefs avoid axe despite trusts facing 'special measures'
HSJ understands no hospital chief executives will face immediate removal from post as a result of Sir Bruce Keogh’s review into mortality rates.
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NewsResignations announced at Keogh review trust
East Lancashire Hospitals Trust today announced the resignations of its chair and deputy chief executive, minutes before the expected publication of Sir Bruce Keogh review’s report on the trust.
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NewsKeogh review leaks point to staffing issues
Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of mortality indicators at 14 trusts has found staffing concerns at each but it also cautions against taking the indicator scores to mean the same thing as “avoidable deaths”, leaked extracts suggest.
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NewsAverage CCG faces £10m topslice to pay for integration fund
The average clinical commissioning group will have more than £10m taken out of its budget in 2015-16 to pay for the government’s planned £3.8bn fund for the integration of health and social care, according to NHS England.
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NewsCollege urges paediatric reconfiguration
Health services for children must be radically changed or young patients could face serious safety risks, leading doctors have said.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.07.2013: Keogh mortality review to be published today
Free live coverage of the publication of the final reports of Sir Bruce Keogh’s review of trusts with higher than expected mortality ratios, including reaction from across the centre and details of the criticisms of individual trusts.
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NewsThe Keogh review: HSJ's brief guide to mortality rates
The Keogh review into high mortality rates at 14 NHS hospital trusts has once again brought the debate over the indicator to the fore.
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NewsDH boss warns of losers in procurement savings push
The Department of Health’s deputy director of procurement has warned suppliers there will be “losers” as the NHS works to slash £1.5bn in costs by April 2016.
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NewsMcCarthy: Mandate update will impose 'additional burden' on NHS
Government plans to “refresh” its mandate to NHS England will impose an unfunded “additional burden” on the health service, NHS England’s policy director has warned.
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NewsRCN rejects Francis's call to split roles
The Royal College of Nursing has reiterated its opposition to splitting its union and professional roles.
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NewsHSJ Live 15.07.2013 This week is HSJ women's week
The week HSJ is celebrating women in healthcare. Meanwhile, the NHS braces itself for Sir Bruce Keogh’s report on 14 trusts with high mortality rates.
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NewsShortfall of 16,000 GPs predicted for 2021
A funding gap between 2013 and 2021 could lead to a shortfall of 16,000 family doctors in England, the Royal College of General Practitioners has said.
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NewsHSJ celebrates women in healthcare
This week HSJ will be celebrating women in healthcare, focusing on female leaders and featuring a list of 50 most inspirational women in the sector.
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Analysis: Hunt backs North West reconfigurations
If there was ever a good day for a health secretary to announce his backing for two controversial reconfigurations, last Thursday was probably the day.
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NewsHospital urges admin staff to volunteer as care assistants
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust is encouraging administrative staff to volunteer for work as care assistants on its wards.
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News'Obesity epidemic bankrupting NHS' says Lord
An “obesity epidemic” is bankrupting the NHS, a former consultant surgeon has warned in the Lords.
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NewsCall for change to drug price rules
Progress towards personalised medicines is being held back by the way drug prices are set, it is claimed.