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NewsIntegrated hotlines could exclude smaller providers
Plans by clinical commissioning groups to jointly procure NHS 111 and out of hours hotlines have sparked concerns that smaller providers could be squeezed out of the market.
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Rise in general practice whistleblowing
The Care Quality Commission has recorded a surge in the number of whistleblowers complaining about standards in general practice, the regulator’s most senior inspector has said.
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NewsHSJ Live 19.05.2014: Concerns emerge over nurse numeracy
Qualified nurses being turned away from jobs because of poor numeracy skills, it has been claimed, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsProbe into five deaths in Maidstone identified 'dysfunctional' working relationships
A probe into five patient deaths at a hospital in Kent has identified that “dysfunctional” working relationships in a surgical team had hampered “intimidated” staff from raising concerns.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator to tell FTs to re-do overly optimistic plans
Monitor has asked foundation trusts to re-think their recently submitted two-year plans, claiming their assumptions were unrealistically optimistic at a time of escalating financial pressure.
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NewsBirmingham CCGs issue tender for joined up mental health service
Commissioners in Birmingham are appealing for consortium bids to run a new joined up mental health service for children, adolescents and young adults, potentially worth some £100m.
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NewsSurvey: what are the top challenges facing health and wellbeing boards?
HSJ and sister title Local Government Chronicle are conducting research to discover the key issues HWBs face
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News16 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 research reveals more than one third of health chiefs are actively using Twitter to engage with staff and the public. Plus: ...
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NewsCourt backs NHS info transmission
The passing on of information by NHS bodies to the government as part of the crackdown on “health tourism” has been upheld as lawful by the High Court.
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NewsElective backlog must be cleared this summer says Hakin
Hospitals must clear their backlogs of planned operations over the summer to help the NHS get “back on track for sustainable delivery” before autumn, NHS England’s deputy chief executive said yesterday.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.05.2014: Foundation trusts will be told to look again at overly optimistic plans
Monitor to ask foundation trusts to reconsider two-year plans, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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NewsFormer equalities lead challenges tribunal findings
A high-profile NHS chief executive who was accused of nepotism by two whistleblowers has begun a fightback by challenging the employment tribunal that led to her suspension.
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NewsHealth chiefs flock to Twitter to talk to staff and the public
Trust chiefs have taken to Twitter in significant numbers in a bid to keep in contact with staff, swap ideas and drive good practice, HSJ research has revealed.
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NewsHospitals 'failing' dying patients
Hospitals are “falling short” on caring for dying people in their final days and hours, a new review has found.
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NewsGovernment advisory group criticises migrant NHS rule changes
The government’s repeated reforms of rules governing migrants’ access to NHS services have caused confusion among healthcare staff with “tragic consequences”, a new report has found.
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NewsNHS Twitterati: How we engage staff and communicate with the public
The most active chief executives on Twitter reveal why they use the platform
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NewsHSJ Live: 15.05.2014: NHS Twitterati - How we engage staff and communicate with the public
Tweeting NHS leaders explain what they get from the social media platform, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsNHS England warns of tough financial challenge ahead
NHS England has warned of an “even more challenging” financial year than 2013-14 in an overview of the sector’s finances that revealed only one in four clinical commissioning groups have balanced plans.
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NewsCQC concludes re-inspection of Keogh special measures trusts
The Care Quality Commission has completed its inspection of the “Keogh trusts”, HSJ has learned.