News – Page 684
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NewsPut GP services alongside every emergency department, advise doctors
New guidelines from a host of medical Royal Colleges call for all emergency departments to have co-located out of hours GP services, to help prevent rising demand from overwhelming the urgent care system.
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NewsTwo further Keogh trusts leave special measures
Two further trusts placed in regulatory “special measures” last summer have been removed from the regime, the health secretary announced today.
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NewsCQC working on special measures regime for GPs
The Care Quality Commission is working on a “special measures” regime for GP practices, the body has confirmed.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.07.2014: CQC working on special measures regime for GPs
The Care Quality Commission is working on a “special measures” regime for GP practices, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsGovernment to put up £100m for first PF2 hospital rebuild
The Treasury has approved public funding for a £353m hospital rebuild in the West Midlands under the government’s successor to the private finance initiative
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NewsHospital trusts should be free to become mutuals, DH advised
Acute trusts should be free to become staff-led mutual social enterprises in an effort to improve staff engagement, a Department of Health commissioned report recommends.
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NewsExclusive: Major hospital trust 'very interested' in becoming a social enterprise
One of the largest hospital trusts in the country has revealed to HSJ it is “very interested” in exploring becoming a staff owned social enterprise.
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NewsPoll: Public back 'right to die' law change
Almost three-quarters of Britons support a change in the law on the right to die, an opinion poll has found ahead of the first parliamentary test for legislation on the issue.
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NewsDoctors warn over postcode lottery
Patients are being denied “vital” surgical procedures because clinical commissioning groups are imposing “arbitrary” restrictions on care, leading doctors have warned.
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NewsTrust merger delayed amid financial wrangling
The planned merger of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals and Frimley Park Hospital foundation trusts has been delayed
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NewsHEE to axe local board posts in major shake up
All local education and training boards are due to lose their managing directors, directors of finance and directors of education under a reorganisation proposed by Health Education England.
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NewsHSJ Live 15.07.2014: Government to put up £100m for first PF2 hospital rebuild
Treasury has approved public funding for a £353m “PF2” hospital rebuild in the West Midlands – the first NHS project to get the green light under the government’s successor to the private finance initiative, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsMinister dismisses warning of imminent NHS funding crisis
Dan Poulter has rejected warnings from a leading think tank that the NHS could experience a funding crisis before the general election
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NewsExclusive: Majority of hospital trusts missed their own nurse staffing targets
More than three-quarters of acute NHS providers have missed their own targets for the number of hours worked at their hospitals by registered nurses, HSJ analysis has revealed
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NewsHSJ Live 14.07.14: Minister dismisses warning of imminent NHS funding crisis
Health minister Dan Poulter rejects warnings from leading think tank that the NHS could experience a funding crisis before general election, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsHSJ named magazine of the year
HSJ was last night named business magazine of the year at the PPA Awards, the Oscars of the publishing world
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NewsKaren Castille named in HSJ Inspirational Women list
NHS Confederation associate director Karen Castille was accidentally omitted from HSJ’s list of the Most Inspirational Women in Healthcare, which was published this week.
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NewsNHS England to outsource £100m primary care admin function
NHS England has announced it will go to open procurement to outsource its £100m primary care support services functions.
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NewsMany unaware of out-of-hours GPs
One in four people do not know what an out-of-hours GP service is, figures show