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NewsExclusive: £3bn to be raided from NHS investment funds
Presentation suggests £1bn will be transferred from capital budgets in 2017-18, on top of £1.2bn this year Further raids of £500m and £250m could be made in 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively DH has been heavily criticised for repeatedly using capital funds to achieve financial balance More than £3bn ...
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NewsLandmark study finds link between staffing levels and patient outcomes
New research funded by NHS England suggests registered nurse numbers linked to improved patient outcomes Study questions use of Carter review’s care hours per patient day metric as a safe staffing tool Paper concludes staffing link to outcomes is real and can be calculated An innovative new study ...
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NewsMapped: All 44 STPs published – full coverage
Download every STP and see HSJ’s coverage of the plans on our map
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NewsMillions diverted to social care from new homes bonus scheme
Communities secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed councils will be able to raise the social care precept by 3 per cent in each of the next two years and that £240m is to be diverted from a housing scheme to fund social care services.
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NewsCQC seeks change in powers to 'favour' patients
The Care Quality Commission has asked the Department of Health to change its regulations so they “operate in favour” of service users.
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NewsAnalysis: South East to benefit most from social care precept rise
The government’s decision to allow a 3 per cent rise in council tax precept next year to deal with social care pressures offers councils an average of £1.4m extra, analysis by HSJ’s sister title Local Government Chronicle shows.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts could be refused bailouts to pay suppliers
Dozens of providers have become reliant on “working capital” loans to ensure staff and invoices are paid Email seen by HSJ outlines further controls on these payments NHS trusts will not be guaranteed bailout support even when suppliers have put an account “on stop” The Department of Health ...
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NewsCCGs' financial forecast deteriorates by £70m in a month
The forecast overspend by clinical commissioning groups this year has increased by almost £70m in the last month, as local leaders struggle to hit efficiency targets.
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NewsSocial care precept could rise to 3 per cent
The government is set to allow councils to raise council tax by 6 per cent over the next two years to boost funding for social care, HSJ’s sister title Local Government Chronicle has reported.
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NewsHunt to force trusts to publish avoidable deaths data
Jeremy Hunt will introduce new regulation to force NHS trusts from March 2017 to estimate and publish how many of its deaths might have been preventable He was responding to today’s CQC deaths review, and said he was accepting all its recommendations Avidable death data to be published quarterly ...
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NewsMapped: Nearly all areas a long way behind on GP access
Nearly half of clinical commissioning groups are not providing “full” extended GP opening hours anywhere in their patch, HSJ analysis of the latest official data shows.
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NewsMike Richards: Death investigations poor and 'need an overhaul'
Sir Mike Richards says systems for reviewing deaths need a “overhaul” and were worse than expected Calls for new national framework to be in place by April 2017 Substantial variation in rates of deaths receiving “initial review” The NHS’s approach to investigating and reporting deaths is worse than ...
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NewsHunt: Health and care need 'greater share of resources'
Jeremy Hunt said more resource will need to go into health and care Reaffirms plan to “fully” integrate health and social care Says people need to start saving for social care like pensions Jeremy Hunt has said a “greater share of our national resources” will need to be ...
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News18 week waits, October 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for October 2016
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NewsHSJ Live 13.12.16: Hunt quizzed in Parliament over NHS funding
NHS England chief executive questioned by the House of Lords committee on long-term NHS sustainability.
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NewsExclusive: Transformation fund could be raided for social care
Greater Manchester has projected a £176m gap in social care funding by 2021 Senior leaders say additional government spending will be “too late” As part of devolution deal, Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership has £450m transformation fund A dedicated pot of transformation funding could be used ...