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NewsOut of hours provider to go into administration
An out of hours provider has been forced to end provision of services across the East Midlands after it announced it intends to file for administration.
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News'Transformational' drugs to get fast tracked to NHS
Accelerated access review will recommend small number of “transformational” drugs and devices fast tracked into NHS each year Richard Barker says arrival of new products needed to be “wired into the NHS budgeting process” Simon Stevens says pharmaceutical price regulation scheme, NICE appraisals and NHS England commissioning not “interacting ...
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NewsExclusive: Departing boss blames leadership for tech woes
Outgoing information centre chair reveals frustrations Criticises the impact of Tim Kelsey, former NHS England tech leader New NHS England technology officer will add to “multi-headed hydra” of decision makers Says HSCIC has been transformed from “weak link to a fundamental asset” Muddled leadership, competing agendas and a ...
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NewsNHS warned it is not taking hacking threat seriously enough
There is a lack of understanding about cyber security at board level, Kingsley Manning warns Cyber attacks are “a fundamental threat to the operations of hospitals” System overall is “well ahead of the game” NHS organisations are not taking the threat of cyber attacks seriously enough, the Health ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Digital boss goes on the attack
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories and debate
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NewsWorst A&E performance since targets began
A&E performance for full A&E departments worst since targets were introduced Attendances up by a quarter, admissions up by more than half Thinktank warns performance could deteriorate further if more funding not found The English NHS has recorded its worst yearly results for four hour waits in accident ...
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NewsElective waiting list reaches nine year high
NHS England admits elective waiting list could be as high 3.7m people Service appears to have breached 92 per cent waiting time target for 2015-16 March saw highest number of patients waiting more than a year since December 2012 The number of patients waiting for an elective procedure ...
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News'Meltdown' of £330m outsource contract disrupts primary care
£330m primary care support services contract relied on major cost reductions NHS England outsourced primary care support to Capita last summer GPs, pharmacists and optometrists complain about new centralised services Practices unpaid, vital stationary and medical equipment not being delivered Vital primary care support services are in “meltdown” ...
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NewsNHS England 'risks being in parallel universe' on mental health
New Mental Health Network chair highlights “disconnect” between national and local commissioning Stresses that pledge of £1bn for mental health by 2020 follows £600m funding decrease in recent years Mental health sector will not get extra funding in 2017-18 and CCGs’ investment is an “empty promise” The mental ...
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NewsBlueprint and deadlines for future of cancer care unveiled
Cancer alliances to start work in September this year Surgery reconfiguration plans to be drawn up by June 2017 March 2017 deadline for blueprint for the future cancer workforce Normal 0 ...
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Daily Insight: Contract worth hundreds of millions in 'meltdown'
HSJ’s round-up of the most important stories in health policy
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NewsTrust chiefs speak out against 'bullying' regulators
Chief executives find job rewarding but warn of lack of support from national bodies and regulators “Oppressive” scrutiny hampers innovation, King’s Fund report finds NHS England summit described as “ritual humiliation and bullying session” by one former trust boss Health Act 2012 criticised for ‘disastrous’ impact on the system ...
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NewsChief executives criticise CQC treatment of 'inadequate' teaching trust
Chief executives criticise the CQC’s approach and the reputational damage it causes Sir Mike Richards defends the regulator King’s Fund report says chief executives can feel unsupported A current and former chief executive have both criticised the process that saw a trust leader removed after a negative Care ...
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News'No coherent attempt' to prepare workforce for seven day NHS, say MPs
Department of Health accused of not properly assessing the workforce needed to provide seven day services Public accounts committee also raises concerns over insufficient funding Report suggests increased agency spending caused by “unrealistic” efficiency targets The Department of Health has made “no coherent attempt” to assess the impact ...
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NewsRise in urgent operations being cancelled
Three trusts responsible for more than half of patients who had an urgent operation cancelled at least twice Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust saw highest number, up from zero the previous year See the trust by trust data Two trusts cancelled urgent operations at least twice for ...
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NewsRevealed: The areas working to take on PM's 'new GP contract'
The six areas working “intensively” with a view to taking on a new contract for large GP providers include two super-partnerships, but also four looser groups of practices, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDaily Insight: 'Absurd' turn of events for success regime
The must read stories and debate on Tuesday
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NewsNHS England reveals breakdown of £22bn savings plan
NHS England has said £6.7bn of the NHS savings needed by 2021 will come from pay restraint, pharmacy cuts and central budget reductions A further £1bn will come from savings on non-NHS provider contracts and CCG running costs £8.6bn will come from provider savings, driven through 2 per cent ...
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NewsHunt admits health funding was not protected in spending review
Jeremy Hunt did not challenge assertion that overall spending would increase in real terms by only £4.5bn Health committee chair emphasises that national cuts will impact local NHS providers Simon Stevens says “we’re going to have to cut out cloth accordingly” when asked about transformation funding Jeremy Hunt ...