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NewsBMA calls for 111 introduction delay
The body representing doctors in Britain has called for a delay in the launch of a new non-emergency helpline, saying it is putting patient safety at risk.
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NewsHSJ Live: Last day for PCTs and SHAs
Concerns about NHS 111 and all the latest news on the last working day of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities, before they are abolished under the commissioning transition.
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Bridgewater awards occupational health contract to WWL
COMMERCIAL: Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust (WWL) has won a two year contract to provide occupational health services to Bridgewater Community Healthcare Trust, the local community health provider.
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Warrington and Halton offers self-pay for treatments no longer funded by NHS
FINANCE: A hospital trust is offering patients who want a procedure which is not longer available on the NHS the opportunity to pay for it themselves at normal NHS prices.
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NewsFrancis applauds government's response to inquiry
Robert Francis QC has said the government’s initial response to his Mid Staffordshire inquiry report “indicates its determination” to change the culture within the NHS.Mr Francis, who made 290 recommendations following his public inquiry into the failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, said the effectiveness of the government’s proposals would ...
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Exclusive: Details emerge of controversial IT funding deals
Details of how controversial deals under which the Department of Health is expected to fund IT systems for NHS trusts have been identified by HSJ, with one trust seeking around £10m, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England pledges 'presentational consistency' with DH
The NHS Commissioning Board has said it will need to have “presentational consistency” with government policy as it adopts the name NHS England.
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NewsFrancis response: The teacher barring system coming to NHS management
The government said yesterday that a “barring” regulation system for teachers – introduced last year – could form the basis of a proposed system for senior NHS managers. HSJhas looked at the basics of the Teaching Agency system, and how it might apply in the NHS.
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Morecambe Bay reports £22.5m deficit in January
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust had a deficit of £22.5m at the end of January – just ahead of the plan of £22.7m. The trust had received £2.5m of transitional support from North Lancashire PCT.
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WWL to take delivery of modular operating theatres
COMMERCIAL: Two modular operating theatres will allow Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Foundation Trust to treat an additional 2,500 patients a year and reduce waiting times, the trust said in a statement.
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NewsHSJ Live 27.3.2013: Reactions to Francis response
Analysis of government’s response to the Francis Report, renewed calls for David Nicholson’s exit and the rest of today’s news
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NewsDuty of candour could lead to criminal prosecution
Boards of organisations providing NHS care which breach the government’s proposed new statutory duty of candour could face criminal prosecution.
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NewsFrancis response: Hunt announces simple hospital rating system
The health secretary has promised the public there will be “a single version of the truth” about hospital performance
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NewsFrancis response: Failing managers could be barred
Senior NHS managers and non-executive directors who “let their patients and the NHS down” could be barred from holding high-level positions in future, under proposals set out in the government’s response to the Francis report.
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NewsFair playing field review targets commissioner behaviour
Monitor this week published a suite of recommendations aimed at encouraging commissioners to allow providers to compete more to supply NHS care. The healthcare sector regulator concluded opportunities to compete were being “unduly limited” by existing commissioning practices.
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NewsCaring experience could be compulsory for new nurse recruits
Ministers are considering whether to require aspiring nurses to complete a year’s caring experience before they are accepted onto a degree course.
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NewsScheme to bar failed NHS managers will affect “miniscule numbers”
NHS managers guilty of “gross misconduct” will be prevented from moving to new jobs within the health service, the government’s response to the Francis report has proposed.
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NewsFrancis response: Increased threat of prosecution for major safety breaches
NHS providers could face an increased risk of being prosecuted for major patient safety problems, which breach health and safety law, under government proposals responding to the Francis report.
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NewsFrancis response: No statutory regulation for healthcare assistants
Healthcare assistants will not face statutory regulation, the government has announced, but they will be subject to national minimum training and a code of conduct.