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NewsBMA will consider 'every form and frequency' of industrial action
Junior doctors’ committee chair writes that the BMA will consider “every form and frequency” of industrial action Johan Malawana says the union needs to be “smart” to ensure the government is the target, not other doctors or the NHS Comments suggest sustained strike action could happen in coming months ...
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NewsExecutive Summary: The descent into farce
How chief executives signing up to support Sir David Dalton’s proposals for the junior doctors’ contract became a debacle, and the rest of the week’s important NHS news.
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NewsNHS England to cut clinical reference groups by half
Clinical reference groups to be cut from 71 to 38 Clinical representatives to be reduced from 14 per group to four, and patient representatives from four to two NHS England says move aims to ensuring “greater alignment of clinical advisory structures” NHS England has proposed to reduce the ...
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NewsHSJ Live 12.02.16: More chief excutives distance themselves from contract letter
Rolling coverage of the fallout from the government’s decision to impose the junior doctors’ contract
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NewsGovernment will impose new junior doctors' contract
Health secretary says new contract will deliver increases in basic pay plus premium pay for weekend work Imposition follows three years of no progress on talks with the BMA Heidi Alexander tells says imposing a deal is a “sign of failure” HSJ Live: reaction to the new junior doctors’ ...
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NewsHSJ Live: Catch up on the day Hunt decided to impose doctors' contract
Jeremy Hunt announces new junior doctors’ contract will be imposed, as chief executives say they do not support imposition
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NewsDalton tells Hunt to 'do what is necessary' on junior doctors' contract
Sir David Dalton says agreement not possible and government should take action to deliver certainty to the NHS Jeremy Hunt to speak in Parliament at 12.15pm and could announce plans to impose a deal Sir David says BMA unwilling to accept any plain time working on Saturday despite new ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS Improvement executive director team revealed
NHS Improvement executive team names revealed The new organisation, replacing Monitor and the TDA, will today set out how it plans to work Announces new ‘improvement faculty’ and networks for clinical leaders No competition and cooperation director in top team NHS Improvement has appointed its executive director team, ...
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NewsExecutive Summary: So, did anything happen after the junior doctors' strike?
HSJ’s roundup of a crucial day for the NHS
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NewsUpdated noon: 14 chiefs now deny support for contract imposition
14 chief executives out of 20 who were listed on Sir David Dalton’s letter say they did and do not support imposition of new contract Contrasts with Jeremy Hunt’s apparent suggestion to Parliament that he had their backing Sir David tells HSJ the chief executives listed had not been ...
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NewsNHS breaches main waiting target for first time since 2011
The NHS in England has officially breached the main waiting times target for elective treatment.
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NewsHSJ launches Value in Healthcare Congress and Awards
The NHS is currently addressing a £30bn hole in its finances. The Five Year Forward View, published in 2014, made clear that the NHS requires £8bn of additional funding during this parliament to meet demand and transform service delivery through new care models.
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NewsIt’s official: England breaches the 18 week standard
England officially breached the 18 week target at national level in December 2015
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NewsHEE under fire for 'inexplicable' physio cuts
Chartered Society for Physiotherapy questions HEE’s workforce predictions Physiotherapy training places will be cut by 6.7 per cent in 2016-17 HEE says it stands by its forecast and will deliver 5,124 additional physiotherapy staff by 2020 Health Education England has come under fire for “inexplicable” cuts to physiotherapy ...
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NewsTreasury gives £1.2bn boost to DH revenue budget
DH confirms it will get an extra £205m from the Treasury, and transfer £950m from its capital budget to revenue spending Revised departmental funding estimates will be laid before Parliament today, before being debated and voted on in the coming weeks Bailout comes amid warnings that the DH could ...
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NewsNHS England ‘tightly in control of the purse strings’ for devo Manc
Details of the devolution arrangements for 2016-17 show key changes affecting specialised services Main changes involve budgets being delegated to a Greater Manchester chief officer, an employee of NHS England. Local leaders say arrangements are “consistent with what we set out to do by this point” King’s Fund experts ...
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NewsStaff agencies struggle to meet NHS demand following pay cap
Survey suggests agencies are struggling to fill NHS shifts following introduction of pay caps Monitor says the majority of trusts are not struggling to find temporary staff but a third of providers have said it is more difficult Jim Mackey says NHS’s financial challenge “should not be at the ...
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NewsExclusive poll: Public blames government for latest strike
Public blames government for industrial action continuing into second month Two-thirds of public still back junior doctors, but opposition has grown since January Over 65s least supportive of junior doctors; 25-34 year olds most supportive The public blames the government for the junior doctors’ industrial action continuing into ...
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NewsLast ditch talks try to stop junior doctors' strike
NHS Employers confirms talks have taken place with the British Medical Association to try to avert strike Junior doctors are due to walk out for 24 hours from 8am tomorrow but emergency care will be provided NHS England estimates almost 3,000 inpatient and daycase procedures will be cancelled ...