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NewsExclusive: Efficiency rankings must not be 'crude weapon', Carter warns
Lord Carter has warned that the new metric he is developing to rate the productivity of every hospital in England must not be used as a ‘crude weapon’ in trust regulation.
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NewsCarter review sets out plan to save NHS £5bn a year
A law could be introduced to force medical sales representatives to report all financial relationships with hospitals in a bid to drive down NHS procurement costs, a government backed review has said.
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NewsCQC’s new efficiency role could ‘taint’ quality focus
There is a risk the Care Quality Commission’s new responsibility for rating hospitals’ efficiency could ‘taint’ its focus on quality, senior health policy experts have said.
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NewsCare.data to restart this month
The controversial Care.data project is set to restart later this month. Information and opt out forms are due to be sent out to patients in one of the pilot areas.
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NewsNICE safe staffing decision not about money, says chief nurse
NHS England chief nursing officer Jane Cummings has said the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence will continue to be used for evidence reviews on safe staffing ‘where appropriate’.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Monitor and TDA join - just don't call it a merger
A roundup of Thursday’s key stories
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NewsHSJ Live 11.06.2015: Reaction to Lord Carter's findings on NHS efficiency
Reaction to Lord Carter’s review into NHS productivity, plans from Monitor and the TDA to work more closely together under one chief executive, and the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsFears health visitors will be target in £200m cuts round
Providers of health visiting services fear they could face funding cuts after the government said it would reduce councils’ public health budgets by £200m.
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NewsKeogh: 'Quality should define finance' for chief execs
The NHS England medical director has said the quality agenda ‘should define the financial strategy’ for NHS chief executives, amid growing pressure to make cost savings.
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NewsTrust probes why 250k patient pathways out of date
External investigators are examining why 250,000 patient pathways were not properly updated on the computer systems at a West Yorkshire acute trust.
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NewsHSJ Live 10.06.2015: Keogh: 'Quality should define finance' for chief execs
NHS England medical director says the quality agenda ‘should define the financial strategy’ for NHS chief executives, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsExclusive: King's Fund calls for merger of NHS and social care budgets
There should be a single pooled budget for all health and social care services in every area by 2020 at the latest, according to a new report by the King’s Fund.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Carrying forward Norman’s torch
A roundup of Tuesday’s important developments for healthcare leaders
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NewsEnter the HSJ Awards: Nominations close soon
Entries for the HSJ Awards 2015 are closing on 19 June so submit your nomination now.
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NewsHSJ Live 09.06.2015: Top tips for a winning HSJ Awards entry
Tips from HSJ editor Alastair McLellan on how to win an HSJ Award, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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News'Safe staffing' move took national nurses by surprise
Senior national and regional nursing leaders were taken by surprise by Simon Stevens’ announcement that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s work on safe staffing guidance was to be stopped, it has emerged.
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NewsBids to test 'at scale' innovation sought by NHS England
NHS England is seeking bids from providers to take part in a new ‘test bed’ programme for innovations which can be applied on a large scale and promise to improve value to the service.
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NewsIn case you missed it: Ten must-knows from a pivotal week
A round up of our must-read coverage in a pivotal week for healthcare leaders
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NewsExecutive Summary: Providers get twitchy over efficiency drive
A roundup of Monday’s key stories