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NewsUPDATED: Hunt demands explanations from A&E underperformers
The health secretary has this afternoon called the leaders of five hospital trusts that have failed to hit accident and emergency waiting times targets, HSJ has learned.
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News£150m funding for A&Es to ease winter pressures
NHS England today confirmed £150m will be taken from its expected surplus to ease winter pressures on more accident and emergency departments this year.
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Revealed: the 24 CCGs forecasting deficits in their first year
There are now clinical commissioning groups expecting to finish their first year of operation in the red in each of the four English NHS regions, figures shared exclusively with HSJ reveal.
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NewsDelays 'harm brain bleed patients'
Patients suffering a brain haemorrhage could be unnecessarily harmed due to delays in diagnosis and treatment - especially at weekends and out of hours, a report says.
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News'No improvement' in patient safety
Hospitals have made “no improvement” in monitoring the quality of patient care in light of the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust scandal and “no improvement” in keeping patients safe or treating them with dignity, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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22 November 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.Please note: if iPad users have been experiencing difficulties with the app recently we recommend you delete it from the homescreen and download the latest version from www.hsj.co.uk/tablet-appDownload the HSJ app for iPadDownload the HSJ app ...
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NewsInspectors will listen to historical whistleblowers says CQC
Care Quality Commission inspection teams will be able to consider all whistleblowers’ contributions, no matter when their complaint dates from, the regulator has said.
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NewsLondon given until 2014-15 to meet emergency and maternity standards
Clinical commissioning groups in London have given their providers until April 2014 to meet new quality standards in emergency and maternity services.
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NewsScrapping formula could raise billions for social care
More than £4bn could be raised to pay for adult social care in England by scrapping an outdated funding formula, the Local Government Association has said.
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NewsHSJ Live 22.11.13: Hunt demands explanations from A&E underperformers
The health secretary has taken the unprecedented step of calling leaders of hospital trusts who have failed to hit A&E targets
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NewsGrowing QIPP shortfall predicted
NHS commissioners are slipping behind on their efficiency plans and becoming more pessimistic about whether they will hit their year-end targets, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsControversial radiotherapy on offer to patients again
Cancer patients who were denied access to a cutting edge therapy under NHS England’s specialised commissioning policies will be able to access it again if they agree to take part in a clinical trial.
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NewsIntegration fund could deliver council savings, says minister
Councils joining the government’s £3.8bn health and social care integration drive will be expected to enforce “substantial” cuts to their back office budgets, a local government minister has said.
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NewsNHS 'wasted £40m' on utility bills
The NHS in England wasted more than £40m last year by paying too much for its energy and water, the TaxPayers’ Alliance pressure group has claimed.
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NewsPharmacies 'could relieve GPs'
Pharmacies should be able to offer basic medical treatment like flu jabs or diabetes care to relieve the pressure on GPs, an MP has said.
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NewsHSJ Live 21.11.13: Council cuts expected with introduction of integration fund
Responses to the CQC’s State of Care report and new HIV figures
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: A&Es to receive extra £150m to ease winter pressures
A second wave of winter pressure funding is to be made available for all accident and emergency departments, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsSerco seeks NHS help to fill vacancies
Outsourcing giant Serco has asked NHS organisations for help filling vacancies at Suffolk Community Healthcare amid concerns over its performance.
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NewsHealth leaders question NHS progress, survey finds
Two in every five NHS senior leaders believe the health service is in a worse condition following the current government’s reorganisation, according to a survey by a consultancy firm.
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NewsTrusts 'not meeting operation guidelines'
A number of hospitals in England are not carrying out sufficient abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs to meet safety guidelines, health care analysts have warned.