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NewsHigh Court asked to block junior doctors' contract imposition
Government faces two separate legal challenges over plan to impose a new junior doctors contract BMA highlights loss of automatic pay progression, unsocial hours pay and on-call pay impact on women and carers Crowdfunded legal action by junior doctors has questioned whether health secretary has power to impose Royal ...
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NewsNHS England names 18 new national clinical directors
Eighteen national clinical directors and seven “associate” directors under new NHS England structure Chris Harrison is NCD for cancer and Tim Kendall is mental health NCD NHS England said it was reforming previous structure of 23 NCDs to improve clinical advice and “slim down” organisation NHS England has ...
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NewsNHS England rollout of ground-breaking drugs 'changes role of NICE'
NHS England to roll out new treatments to 10,000 patients in 2016-17 through “operational delivery networks” Hepatitis C groups claim capping treatments is “rationing” and changes the role of NICE Concerns raised that NHS England approach will increase health inequality and long term costs NHS England’s plans for ...
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NewsBill Kirkup takes PHSO investigations role
Bill Kirkup appointed as lead associate investigator at the PHSO covering serious complex NHS investigations He will have “overall accountability and oversight” for some of the most serious complaints Appointment follows critcism of the PHSO and the quality of investigations by whistleblowers The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman ...
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News'Ofsted style' CCG ratings framework unveiled
New “improvement and assessment framework” for CCGs announced CCGs’ performance in six clinical priority areas to be assessed by independent panels Commissioning leaders welcome closer working with NHS England area teams but raise fears about ratings being “simplistic” NHS England has unveiled details of the new “Ofsted style” ...
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NewsRegulators unlikely to support 'block contracts' for elective care
NHS organisations that want to switch their payment system away from tariff based contracts for elective care are unlikely to be supported by regulators, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS England reveals 'slim' new look
HSJ’s round-up of Monday’s must read stories
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NewsTrust's poor culture and defensive attitude criticised after baby death
Independent report heavily criticises culture and defensiveness at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals Trust Kate Stanton-Davies died in March 2009 after failings at Ludlow midwifery led unit The trust to hold an extraordinary board meeting to discuss the report’s findings A hospital trust’s poor safety culture and defensive attitude ...
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NewsTrust innovates to quicken ambulance response times
East Midlands Ambulance Service trust has been working with local fire and rescue services in a one-year project to improve ambulance response times.
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NewsNHS England told: urgently review all major contracts
NHS England review of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough contract failure is published Report calls for further reviews of CCG’s advisers VAT liabilities contributed to a £14m gap Contract should never have gone live in April 2015, review says NHS England should review all current and planned major service contracts ...
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NewsAnalysis: The trusts targeted by Carter for estates savings
Trusts expected to meet key targets around non-clinical and unused space by April 2020 HSJ has learned the methodology used by the Carter review to benchmark trusts There are acknowledged flaws and issues with the data being used, with some trusts admitting they made inaccurate submissions Explore the data ...
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NewsNHS England refuses to fund local authority HIV drugs
Letter circulated in Yorkshire and the Humber says NHS England will no longer pay for HIV drugs provided by local authority commissioned services Association of Directors of Public Health says move is not in interests of those at risk of HIV Local government has accused NHS England of “shunting” ...
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NewsCCG launches competition for major older people's services contract
South Warwickshire CCG angers provider by launching competitive tender Services worth more than £200m over seven years Older people’s services contract procurement is being supported by the Strategic Projects Team Incumbent FT signs exclusivity deal with local GPs Commissioners in the West Midlands have embarked on a competitive ...
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NewsDeadline to enter Patient Safety Awards is today
Today is the final day for entering the Patient Safety Awards 2016.
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NewsRevealed: Johnson planning independence for the NHS
The NHS would be given independence from direct political control and Simon Stevens would be named its first “governor general” under a government led by Boris Johnson, HSJ has learned.
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Junior doctors’ contract revealed with new pay protection
Government publishes new junior doctors’ contract to be imposed from August Pay protection extended for some doctors Jeremy Hunt makes five changes to contract The final junior doctors’ contract to be imposed from August has been published by NHS Employers and includes extending pay protection for some doctors.
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NewsCCGs ordered to appoint 'conflicts of interest guardian'
CCGs required to appoint ‘conflicts of interest’ guardian under sweeping changes to guidance proposed by NHS England Proposals for the use of tougher legal sanctions on both providers and commissioners failing to manage conflicts of interest Clinical commissioning groups will be required to nominate a “conflicts of interest ...
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NewsDepartment of Health official to be devo Manc chief officer
Jon Rouse will take over from Ian Williamson Mr Rouse will step down as director general for social care, local government and care partnerships at the Department of Health NHS England said his “extensive experience” will help deliver the region’s “ambitious goals” The senior official for social care ...
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News'Nearly all' CCGs to take on primary care commissioning by 2018
NHS England director says he expects nearly all CCGs to take on delegated primary care commissioning by 2017-18 Board meeting expected to approve delegated commissioning responsibilities to an additional 51 CCGs on Thursday NHS England has said that it expects “nearly all” clinical commissioning groups to have taken ...