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NewsGrant Thornton report reveals 'delicate' CQC and Monitor debate
The former leadership of the Care Quality Commission concealed the extent of its failure to spot care problems at Morecambe Bay from Monitor, amid debate ahead of a high profile HSJ article, the independent report into the regulator reveals.
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NewsMinister pledged NHS Choices will be re-tendered before March 2014
Lord Howe has given “assurances” to private firms that a procurement exercise to outsource the NHS Choices website will take place before March 2014, HSJ has learned.
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NewsChanges to role of FT governors spark 'confusion'
Guidance for foundation trust governors which appears to suggest they should go straight to the Care Quality Commission with any concerns is adding to growing confusion over their role, HSJ has been told.
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NewsHowe: Marginal rate for emergency care 'hasn't worked very well'
Health minister Lord Howe this week admitted the controversial 30 per cent marginal rate for emergency care “hasn’t worked very well” to help commissioners and providers ease pressure on emergency departments.
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NewsHSJ Live 25.6.2013: CQC 'cover up' fallout continues as senior NHS figures face MPs
Commissioners working together to mitigate risk and the rest of today’s news
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NewsConfusion over plans to ease out Morecambe Bay chief nurse
Scandal-hit University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay’s plans to move its chief nurse to another foundation trust were thrown into confusion today when the would-be recipient said it had not agreed to the move.
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NewsDoctors 'not empowered by reforms'
Almost two-thirds of doctors feel less “empowered” than they did before the government’s controversial health reforms, a new poll suggests.
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NewsPoulter links Morecambe Bay scandal to Mid Staffs
Health minister Dan Poulter has linked the NHS scandal in Morecambe Bay to the previous care scandal in Mid Staffordshire, saying in both cases a “rotten culture” took hold at the hospitals.
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NewsCall for evidence on longer working
Healthcare employers and workers are being asked for views on the impact on staff of working into their 60s as part of a review that could pave the way for employers to make increased contributions for staff in particularly demanding roles.
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NewsHSJ Live 24.06.2013
Putting value management at the heart of drug development and the rest of today’s news
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NewsExclusive: NHS launches cyber security review of health service data
The NHS is launching a review of whether health and social care data is secure from hackers, amid increasing concerns about cyber security.
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NewsExclusive: Surgeons blocking data release will be named from next week
Consultants who block their outcome data from being published in a new transparency initiative will be “named and shamed” from next week, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDH plans property company merger
The Department of Health’s two property companies are beginning a programme of joint working and are set to merge in two years’ time, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNAO urges action on 'gagging orders'
Ministers have been urged to “get a grip” of so-called gagging orders that have seen millions of pounds handed to government staff.
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NewsBMA and NHS Employers agree heads of terms on contract
The British Medical Association and NHS Employers have stepped up their bid to get a better deal for trainee doctors and dentists by publishing draft heads of terms.
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NewsHSJ Live 21.6.2013: Jeremy Hunt on "scandal of errors"
Health secretary’s speech on patient safety and the rest of the today’s news
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NewsCQC 'cover up' meeting names revealed
Former deputy chief executive of the Care Quality Commission Jill Finney has been revealed as the official who, according to an independent audit review, ordered a critical internal report to be deleted.
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NewsHunt: Boards will be given 'one year to turn trusts around'
Hospital boards will get one year to address quality failures before they are removed, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs.
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NewsExclusive: Senior NHS Direct leaders warned 111 was unsafe but were overruled
Senior directors at NHS Direct warned it was not safe to go live with one of its biggest NHS 111 contracts but were overruled, HSJ has learned.
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NewsManaging director resigns as NHS Direct losing more than £1m a month
NHS Direct is losing £1.5m a month and is likely to exit the NHS 111 market by the end of the year. The director charged with leading its 111 work has resigned following disciplinary action being initiated, HSJ understands.