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NewsNHS spending as proportion of GDP 'would fall under Tories and Labour'
The Conservatives’ manifesto suggests the NHS will receive some additional revenue funding in 2018-19, but that spending over the next five years would be broadly in line with previous commitments.
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NewsConservatives: CQC given bigger role in social care and discharges
Conservatives pledge to extend the “scope” of CQC’s oversight of local authorities Pledge will “take one step further” the CQC’s monitoring of local authority measures to reduce DTOCs Spokesman suggests role will be to reduce “variation in social care performance” The Conservative party has pledged in today’s manifesto ...
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NewsTories to prioritise EU health staff in Brexit talks
Tory manifesto makes significant pledges affecting NHS worforce Key commitments to new consultant contract and legislation for safety Manifesto fails to mention pay restraint or action to tackle nursing shortage EU migrants working in the NHS and social care will be made a priority during the Brexit negotiations ...
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NewsManifesto: Tories open to legislation to curb internal market
The Conservative manifesto says the party is open to introducing health legislation if the NHS’s leaders ask for it to help deliver the Forward View, for example to create new integrated care models.
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NewsCompetition regulator urgently demands data from trusts
Trusts have until end of the week to submit data to PHIN on private work NHS providers have concerns about information governance issues Trusts could potnentially be prosecuted under the Enterprise Act The Competition and Markets Authority has warned NHS trusts that they could be prosecuted if they ...
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NewsHSJ Live 18.05.2017: Conservatives launch manifesto with NHS funding pledge
Jeremy Hunt: We will introduce new health legislation if necessary Tories promise extra NHS cash for 2018-19 EU health staff ’to be prioritised’ in Brexit talks Dilnot proposal scrapped as Conservatives unveil social care reforms Plans announced to extend CQC’s regulatory scope to local authorities’ health services ...
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NewsTories unveil social care funding reform plans
The Conservatives have revealed their plan for reforming funding of long-term social care, by adjusting means testing and scrapping a proposed cap on all individuals’ lifetime costs.
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NewsNHS Improvement director appointed to board of struggling trust
A former NHS Improvement director has been made chief operating officer of a cash strapped West Midlands trust.
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NewsTories will target NHS weekend discharge rates
Discharge rates should be ‘at a similar’ level at weekends as on weekdays, says Tory manifesto Policy continues direction of travel set out by seven day services agenda Senior expert warns policy would require substantial additional resource New targets for NHS trusts to discharge emergency admissions “at a ...
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NewsTwo more trusts confirm sixth day of cancellations after cyber attack
A further two trusts confirmed they will be cancelling appointments this morning, five days after they were infected in the unprecendented global cyber attack
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NewsRevealed: The STPs facing the biggest GP retirement risk
Eleven STPs highlighted for “high” risk of future GP supply problems In seven STP footprints more than 20 per cent of GPs are over 55 Kent and Medway has the highest proportion of older doctors Mapped: The areas with highest proportion of GPs over 55 Eleven sustainability and ...
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NewsCQC set to strengthen tech inspection - but says no need for 'additional powers'
The CQC has said it does not need extra powers to ensure the NHS is better protected against cyber attacks It confirmed it had ”not been approached” by government to do additional spot checks on trusts CQC has already consulted on additions to its inspection regime in relation to ...
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NewsMapped: Regions with the most GPs nearing retirement
NHS Improvement has highlighted the sustainability and transformation partnership footprints with the highest proportion of GPs over 55 and facing the greatest risk of having future GP supply problems.
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NewsLabour softens stance on STPs in its final election manifesto
Labour official manifesto softens party stance on sustainability and transformation plans The party now plans to halt and review the STPs instead of simply halting them as set out in the leaked manifesto which was published last week The new manifesto, published today, also sets out the Labour Party’s ...
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NewsAnalysis: Fall in number of trusts top-rated by NHS Improvement
Number of trusts receiving top NHS Improvement rated dropped by 14 per cent since October 2016 17 trusts have seen their rating drop, 18 have seen it improve The trusts that have either entered or exited the worst rating of four closely align with the CQC’s special measures regime ...
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NewsCyber attack disruption will drag into sixth day
At least five trusts cancelled some appointments on Tuesday One said it was cancelling activity on Wednesday Many are still in the process of recovering IT systems Many of the trusts most severely disrupted by Friday’s cyber attack are expecting to resume most patient services on Wednesday, but ...
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NewsHSJ Live 15.05.17: Trusts and GPs grappling with major cyber attack
The continuing impact of the cyber attack which has hit many parts of the NHS. This live blog ran through Monday 16 May.