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NewsHunt: Safety and technology are key to surviving squeeze
The NHS can withstand the financial squeeze it faces during the next parliamentary term by adopting new technologies and making care safer, the health secretary has claimed.
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NewsBridge the gap between GPs and acute care, says health secretary
Jeremy Hunt has called for new models of provision for primary care to help close the gap between general practice and acute care.
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NewsDrugs giant GSK in criminal probe
Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline’s commercial practices are under criminal investigation by the UK’s Serious Fraud Office, the company said.
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NewsHSJ Live 28.05.2014: CCG leaders step aside amid NHS England probe
A CCG’s chair and accountable officer have temporarily “stepped away” from their posts while NHS England conducts a probe, plus the rest of today’s news
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NewsExclusive: Dalton unveils plans for hospital reform
Hospital review leader says rewards will encourage higher standards and calls for ‘redeployment’ of management consultant cash
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NewsDalton downplays talk of 'superheads'
Sir David Dalton has rejected the idea that his review is about extending the concept of “superheads” from education to the health service.
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NewsFoundation trust recruitment tops 24k
Foundation trusts saw their surpluses plunge £358m last year as they boosted staff numbers in the overheated recruitment market, a report by Monitor indicates.
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NewsMid Staffs downgrade could face judicial review
The Labour prospective parliamentary candidate for Stafford is seeking a judicial review of the decision to downgrade the town’s hospital.
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NewsCQC NHS enforcement action triples
The number of enforcement actions issued by the Care Quality Commission to NHS trusts surged last year, in a further sign of the increased willingness of regulators to take action over quality concerns in the wake of the Francis report.
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NewsOnline discussion: how to provide 'John Lewis' service
Post a question for our experts as they discuss how to improve the patient experience
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NewsHSJ Live 27.05.14: CSU boss to lead NHS 111
The former head of a commissioning support unit is to lead the implementation phase of NHS 111, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsHSJ Live 23.05.14: TDA struggles to replace resigned chairs
Concerns raised over 17 departures at 99 trusts TDA oversees, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment.
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NewsFinancially challenged areas among biggest losers from care claims clawback
Some of the most financially challenged health economies were among the biggest contributors to an £800m pot established to settle continuing healthcare claims that was clawed back by the Treasury, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsTDA struggles to replace resigned chairs
The NHS Trust Development Authority has become concerned at the number of chairs that have resigned from the 99 trust boards it oversees, after 17 left their posts in 2013-14.
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News23 May issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
This week’s issue of HSJ magazine is now available to read on our tablet app.Download the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app for AndroidIn this week’s issue HSJ reveals that several hospital trusts applied for emergency loans last year to pay bills after suppliers threatend legal action. Plus:The friends ...
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NewsNHS England shakes up top team as junior directors leave
The NHS England top team is to be shaken up amid a string of departures of less senior directors from the organisation.
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NewsCo-commissioning plan could ease pressure on A&E, report author claims
NHS England’s primary care co-commissioning plan could help ease pressure on accident and emergency services, a researcher behind a new College of Emergency Medicine study has claimed.
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BMA votes against primary care co-commissioning
GPs representatives have voted that clinical commissioning groups should not commission GP services.
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NewsJeremy Hunt calls for better incident reporting
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has used a keynote speech at the Patient Safety Congress to call for increased reporting of concerns about the safety and quality of patient care.