News – Page 752
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NewsHSJ Live 31.05.2013: Burnham calls for £1bn of underspend to be 'returned' to social care
How to develop a people-powered NHS and the rest of today’s news
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NewsHR Directors Barometer: Workforce chiefs seek further cuts to pay, terms and conditions
An overwhelming majority of provider trust human resources directors believe further reductions are needed in NHS staff pay, terms and conditions, an exclusive survey suggests.
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NewsTrusts plan cuts to clinical posts, survey finds
Many healthcare providers are planning staff reductions to help cut costs, while some are concerned they already have too few to meet demand, the HSJ/NHS Employers survey shows.
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NewsLabour warn over increase in ambulance 'diverts'
The pressures on A&E departments show “no sign of abating” Labour has warned, after figures revealed a “major increase” in the number of ambulances turned away from busy emergency departments.
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NewsNHS staff morale holds up despite pressures, say HR directors
Morale among NHS staff is holding up despite challenges including funding constraints, the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry, government reforms and reductions to pay and conditions, according to human resources directors.
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HR Directors Barometer: Respondents' comments
Below are some most interesting comments from HR directors in response to the joint survey by HSJ and NHS Employers:
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NewsHealth inequality efforts 'failed'
Efforts to tackle health inequalities among England’s richest and poorest children during the last decade have failed, research claims.
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NewsHSJ Live 30.05.2013: Ambulance diverts on the up
HR directors seek further curbs to pay bill, Labour says emergency care pressure is growing, and the rest of today’s news
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Funding confusion 'directly caused' vulnerable woman's death
A woman with complex mental health problems committed suicide after funding decision errors by a primary care trust and local authority saw her prematurely removed from a care home.
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NewsConcern over NHS giving commercial access to new mothers
NHS officials have been criticised for letting sales people have access to new mothers just hours after they have given birth.
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NewsHSJ Live 29.5.2013: Variations in surgery survival rates
Concerns over variations in surgery survival and ‘friends and family’, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsReport reveals concern about using friends and family test in A&E
Trusts “consistently” raised concerns about using the controversial friends and family test in accident and emergency departments, according to research commissioned by the NHS and obtained by HSJ.
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NewsEmergency medicine taskforce established under health education 'mandate'
A taskforce has been established by Health Education England to investigate how it can incentivise trainee doctors to work in emergency medicine.
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NewsConservative policy group health questionnaire includes question on limiting GP visits
A questionnaire document distributed by the Conservative Policy Forum includes a question about limiting the number of times patients can visit their family doctor in a year.
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NewsGovernment plans 'talking' pilot to improve NHS culture
Nurses, doctors and other healthcare professionals could be expected to hold monthly sessions to discuss the pressures they face as part of a government backed initiative to improve culture and compassion across the NHS.
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NewsHSJ Live 28.05.2013: Health Education England Mandate
NHS heading for financial train crash warns Lord Warner, medical students to be encouraged to become GPs under new mandate, and the rest of today’s news
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Exclusive: CCG concern over 'top slice' to fund property company shortfall
Clinical commissioners have raised concern about a “top slice” to their budgets to fund a shortfall in the earnings of the new national NHS property company.
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NewsForty-two trusts won't submit foundation applications by April 2014
Forty-two of the 101 NHS providers yet to become foundation trusts will either not do so in their present form, or will breach the current government’s previous authorisation deadline of April 2014.
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NewsA&E performance tracker: Some improvement but new trusts miss target
Accident and emergency performance has improved slightly, but some trusts which had been hitting the waiting time target have seen performance suddenly plummet.
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Foundation trusts 'boost UK wealth'
Foundation trusts in the NHS benefit the UK economy to the tune of £30bn a year, a new report has found.