News – Page 607
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NewsHSCIC chief promises commissioners easier data access
Commissioners will be better able to obtain and use patient data from 2017, the chief executive of the Health and Social Care Information Centre has told HSJ.
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CCGs support controversial change to tariff veto power
The representative body for clinical commissioning groups has backed plans to make it more difficult for NHS providers to block national tariff proposals.
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NewsBirmingham CCG removes £4m integration savings from QIPP plan
FINANCE: Commissioners in Birmingham have removed from their annual efficiency plan this year’s expected savings from the better care fund because the financial gains were unlikely to be realised this year.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Capital losses
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s must read stories and big talking points
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NewsUpdated: Government to impose new contract on junior doctors
Junior doctors will be forced to work under new terms and conditions from August next year, the Department of Health has confirmed to HSJ.
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NewsMidlands trust chief executive joins national A&E support team
The chief executive of South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has joined a new emergency support team set up by the national regulators and the Department of Health.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Financial pressure 'the worst in NHS history'
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s must read stories
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NewsCatch up: Jeremy Hunt at the health committee
Catch up on the health secretary’s appearance facing the Commons health committee
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NewsCCGs give scathing assessment of CSU competition process
Commissioners in the South West have given a damning verdict of NHS England’s lead provider framework for commissioning support services. They say it is likely to land them with a worse service that costs more.
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NewsRevealed: Winners and losers from clinical negligence scheme changes
Seventeen trusts saw a 25 per cent hike in their clinical negligence premiums last year, according to new figures published by the NHS Litigation Authority.
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NewsHeidi Alexander appointed Labour shadow health secretary
Heidi Alexander has been appointed shadow health secretary by the new Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn.
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NewsNational maternity review accused of ignoring patient voices
Patient safety campaigner James Titcombe has stepped down from NHS England’s national maternity review amid concerns it is failing to follow an evidence based approach and is excluding patients who have suffered harm.
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NewsGovernment to review nursing home payments
The government has announced it will review the amount of money nursing homes are paid to look after residents.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Stepping out of Andy's shadow
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s key stories and talking points
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NewsNHS Providers lodges objection to controversial tariff proposals
NHS representative bodies have expressed strong concerns about government plans to raise the bar provider objections must clear to block tariff proposals.
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NewsAnalysis: Overall CCG surplus plan masks regional disparity
Clinical commissioning groups in England have planned for a combined surplus of £358m in 2015-16, which is less than half the surplus reported last year.
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NewsBMA returns to negotiations over consultant contract
The British Medical Association has agreed to re-enter negotiations with NHS Employers over the consultant contract, it has been announced.
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Executive Summary: The only time the North looks flush
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NewsUpdated: West Herts to be placed in special measures
West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust has been recommended for special measures after being rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission.