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NewsHealth Bill risks 'weakening ministerial accountability' - Lords committee
The Lords committee which reviews the constitutional implications of new legislation has said the Health Bill poses a risk that “individual ministerial responsibility to parliament will be diluted or that legal accountability to the courts will be fragmented”.
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NewsNHS costs cut by smoking schemes, study shows
A new report which found that tobacco control programmes can cut health care costs has been hailed by anti-smoking campaigners Ash Scotland.
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News'Medical tourism' warning over government cuts
The number of patients travelling abroad for medical treatment could rise significantly due to government cuts, a new report has suggested.
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NewsHealthWatch faces further delays
The establishment of HealthWatch England may be further delayed due to the parliamentary timetable.
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NewsMedicine no longer an "old boys club"
An increase in the number of doctors referred to the General Medical Council by their medical colleagues shows the profession is moving away from being “an old boys’ club”, new research has suggested.
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NewsCQC says it faces 'unsustainable' expectations
Expectations about what the Care Quality Commission can achieve may be “unrealistic and unsustainable”, an internal review has found.
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Number of financially troubled FTs doubles
The number of foundation trusts with serious financial problems has doubled since the last quarter, new data shows.
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NewsDH considers a country-wide push on reconfiguration
The Department of Health is considering a national drive to make the case for large scale service reconfiguration to deflect criticism from commissioners opting for local service redesign.
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NewsMonitor threatens collective punishment for Greater Manchester over cancer
Monitor has threatened to downgrade the governance ratings of nine foundation trusts in Greater Manchester if waiting times at the Christie Foundation Trust do not improve in the next six months.
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NewsTrusts' cancer targets being missed - Monitor
Almost a quarter of foundation trusts are failing to hit cancer waiting targets while some are also breaching new rules on A&E, according to a new report.
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NewsCritical care is risking lives, say surgeons
Thousands of patients who need emergency surgery are having their lives put at risk by poor NHS care and delays in accessing treatment, according to a damning report.
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NewsExclusive: few GP commissioners in DH top leaders list
Only 4 per cent of people on the Department of Health’s list of the 918 NHS most talented leaders deemed capable of senior roles are GPs, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: government funding changes 'will transfer £700m from poor to rich areas'
The government’s decision to give less weight to health inequalities when allocating NHS funds will ultimately lead to £718m a year being transferred from areas with poor health to those with good health, research suggests.
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NewsExclusive: data security regulation 'should not increase'
The Health Bill is likely to be amended to clarify responsibility for data security, the chair of the national information governance board has told HSJ.
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News'Accelerated' demise of IT scheme needs clarity for involved businesses
IT professionals have called for clarity after the government announced an “acceleration” in the dismantling of the national IT scheme.
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NewsMonitor could suspend competition to encourage integration models
Monitor’s chief executive has set out a range of measures the future regulator will consider as it works to reconcile competition and service integration.
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NewsFarrar and GP commissioners criticise competition diktat
Plans to introduce “any qualified provider” competition for at least three services from next year will stifle local decision making, according to GP commissioners and NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar.
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Nicholson says only 'small number' of PFI hospitals need extra funds
NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson appeared to contradict Andrew Lansley today when he told the Mid Staffs inquiry most PFI hospitals were “not in financial difficulty”.
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NewsCQC's annual report overstated inspection figures
The Care Quality Commission’s annual report claimed the regulator had carried out more than twice as many inspections as had actually taken place, the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry has heard.
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Commissioning support costs for CCGs emerging with variations
Indications have emerged of planned expenditure on commissioning support. London primary care trusts are predicting costs of £16 per head of population – £5 more than their counterparts in Coventry and Warwickshire, HSJ has learned.