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NewsSocial care spend falls by 2pc
Council spending on adult social care fell by 2 per cent last year, according to figures from the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
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News20 September 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 special issue, we explore the potential of seven-day working in the NHS and reveal the findings from our conversation with HSJ readers on ...
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NewsLeading CSUs recruit joint team
A group of leading commissioning support units are recruiting four new members of staff to drive and expand their programme of joint working, including one role which could be worth more than £100,000 a year.
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HSJ Live 20.09.13: Are US-style hopitalists the answer to 24/7 working
Chief analyst to leave NHS England, GPs’ morale slumps and the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsUPDATED Hunt: 'unacceptable compromises' made by aspirant FTs
Jeremy Hunt has today said he believes that “in certain cases unacceptable compromises were made on staffing” by aspirant foundation trusts.
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NewsAnalysis: Big gap between priorities of CCGs and 'rising star' wellbeing boards
HSJ analysis has revealed a gulf between the stated aims of clinical commissioning groups and council hosted health and wellbeing boards, with the two organisations sharing no priorities in two-fifths of CCG areas.
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NewsCQC appoints campaigner to advise on safety
A father whose high profile fight for answers over the death of his baby son at an NHS hospital led to the setting up of an independent inquiry has been appointed an adviser to the Care Quality Commission.
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Statistics 'vital to boost health'
Experts say analysis of statistics needs to continue to help boost people’s health amid concerns at cuts being considered at the Office of National Statistics.
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NewsReview of health rules on veils
A review is being launched into health service guidelines on full-face veils to ensure that patients always have “appropriate face to face contact”, it has emerged.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.09.13 Jeremy Hunt announces Keogh buddies
How CCGs and providers can end high weekend mortality rates and the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsKeogh review trusts to be paired with 'buddies'
The Keogh review trusts placed into special measures by regulators are to be “buddied up” with more successful providers in a bid to drive improvements, HSJ understands.
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NewsRevealed: The commissioning groups planning huge underspends
More than 20 clinical commissioning groups are planning to underspend their budgets by at least double the required surplus target this year, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsSharp fall in trust confidence on savings targets
There has been a sharp decline in the confidence of trust finance directors that they will meet their annual cost improvement targets, according to the latest King’s Fund quarterly monitoring report.
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NewsRising cost of NHS IT 'fiasco'
The costs of the multibillion-pound national health IT programme abandoned by the government are set to continue rising significantly, MPs have warned. The Commons public accounts committee issued the warning as it branded the scheme one of the “worst and most expensive contracting fiascos” in the history of the public ...
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NewsA&E attendance figures cast doubt on Hunt's out of hours theory
Patients of GP practices that remain directly responsible for out of hours primary care may attend accident and emergency more often than others, analysis suggests. However, the research also indicates they may be admitted to hospital as an emergency less regularly.
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NewsLorenzo sweetener deal finds few takers
The Department of Health has signed off just six of the sweetened deals to take the Lorenzo electronic patient records system in exchange for £12m grant funding, HSJ has been told.
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NewsHospitals urged to follow Salford's staffing example
All hospitals should publish the staffing levels on their wards on a daily basis, the Commons health committee has recommended.
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NewsFree briefing: what the technology fund means for you
Join us for briefings on how to use NHS England’s £500m technology fund
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NewsHSJ Live: 18.9.2013 Seven-day working debate, and the day's news
Results from HSJ’s survey on seven day working and the rest of today’s news and comments
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NewsBurstow 'concerned' over actions of competition authorities
Former health minister Paul Burstow has told HSJ he is concerned about the behaviour of the Competition Commission and Office of Fair Trading following the Health Act 2012 coming into force.