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Nicholson: ‘Not speaking to Mid Staffs relatives my biggest mistake’
Outgoing NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson has said he “bitterly” regrets not doing more to engage with the families of patients who died as a result of care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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HSJ Live 04.03.2014: Voluntary redundacies unavailable to CSU staff
CSUs will have to make cuts using compulsory redundancies or by not filling vacancies, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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EXCLUSIVE: Call for investigation into 'bullying' at cancer trust
The doctor who blew the whistle on care failings in the Baby P scandal has demanded an independent investigation into claims of bullying, intimidation and dismissal of whistleblowers at a prestigious cancer specialist trust.
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FTs urged to resist procurement price increases
The Department of Health and Monitor have written to foundation trusts encouraging them to take a tough stance towards suppliers who attempt to impose “blanket inflationary price increases”.
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Scottish NHS coping better this winter: Neil
The NHS in Scotland is coping “much better” with winter pressures than it did last year, Scottish health secretary Alex Neil said.
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HSJ Live 03.03.2014: More than 320,000 pledges made for NHS Change Day
Pledges have nearly doubled since last year, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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Care.data 'opt-in' is discussed
NHS England has for the first time discussed the possible benefits of moving to a system where patients opt-in to signal consent for their data to be shared in the controversial care.data scheme, HSJ understands.
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Criminal offence of wilful neglect to be extended
A new criminal offence of wilful neglect would be extended across all formal healthcare settings under proposals revealed by the Department of Health.
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FTs and commissioners at odds over funding
There is a £202m discrepancy between what foundation trusts think they are owed by commissioners, and what commissioners think they owe them, Monitor has revealed.
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28 February issue of HSJ is ready to read on the app
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Fall in screening level revealed
There has been a drop in the percentage of women being screened for breast cancer, NHS figures show.
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Dirty stethoscopes 'spread bugs'
Dirty stethoscopes may be helping to spread dangerous bugs around GP surgeries and hospital wards, a study suggests.
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HSJ Live 28.02.2014: David Nicholson apologises over Hitler spoof tweet
Outgoing NHS England chief executive apologies for tweeting a parody video portraying his colleague as the Nazi leader, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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Exclusive: NHS England's HR director to leave
NHS England’s national director for human resources and organisational development has confirmed to HSJ she is leaving the organisation.
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Ombudsman: 'Lack of openness and honesty' at Morecambe Bay
A “lack of openness and honesty” at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust caused further distress for a family which had lost a child, a watchdog has concluded.
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Exclusive: Dismay over moratorium on mental health commissioning
An NHS England moratorium on commissioning new specialist mental health services has exacerbated the sector’s bed shortage and led to a newly constructed hospital unit standing empty for six months, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Live 27.02.2014: 'Lack of openness and honesty' at Morecambe Bay
A “lack of openness and honesty” at trust caused further distress for a family which had lost a child, watchdog concludes, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment
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'Crippling costs' of sick babies
The parents of premature and sick babies face “crippling costs” such as hospital parking charges and needing to buy food on-site, a charity has said.
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NICE: community centres best placed to tackle health inequalities
Councils can do more to encourage older people to attend NHS health checks as part of their new public health role, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has said.