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NewsInvestigation to probe relationship between CQC and ombudsman
The Care Quality Commission is investigating a claim its former chief executive Cynthia Bower tried to discourage the health service ombudsman from investigating concerns about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust.
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Preferred candidate for CQC chair will be "hands-on"
The government’s preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission will be “hands-on” and “visible” in the role, he has told MPs.
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NewsRicketts: don't externalise before CSS market is mature
Plans to “externalise” commissioning support units should be given a lower priority over the next two to three years than establishing a market in support services, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDrug chief uncomfortable over fund
A cash pot used to pay for life-extending drugs should not be limited to patients who have cancer, the head of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has suggested.
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NewsHealthwatch England appoints chief executive
A former adviser to the prime minister has been appointed chief executive of the new consumer champion for health and social care.
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NewsEngland's chief nurses call for transparency on staffing levels
Hospitals could be required to publish nurse staffing levels at least twice a year under plans set out in the chief nursing officer’s strategy.
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NewsCircle chief executive Ali Parsa steps down
Ali Parsa has stepped down from his role as chief executive of Circle, the private healthcare provider that runs Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust, it was announced today.
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NewsCommissioners 'bombarded' with care cost claims
Primary care trusts are each facing millions of pounds of unexpected costs after being “bombarded” with retrospective NHS Continuing Care claims, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSeven day consultant working 'will require more resources'
The introduction of seven-day consultant care will require more resources and changes to tariff as well as a major reconfiguration of services, medical leaders have claimed.
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NewsWest Midlands trust set to benefit from new-style PFI
Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust is among the first NHS bodies to use the revamped private finance initiative which will be launched tomorrow.
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NewsNational nursing strategy set for launch
The new national strategy for nursing in England is due to be launched later today at a conference of senior nurses.
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NewsProviders to be forced to own up to mistakes
NHS organisations will be required to tell patients when mistakes have been made and their safety compromised under a contractual duty of candour announced today.
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NewsAnalysed: Ambulance service performance
We look at moves to improve the ambulance service’s performance amid relentless rising demand, though no extra money is available
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NewsHandover guidance expected as ambulance services face challenges
The Ambulance Service Network is about to issue guidance and highlight good practice on reducing delays.
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NewsX-ray machine warning for dentists
Dentists have been warned not to buy a hand held x-ray machine which exposes patients to 10 times the recommended dose of radiation.
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NewsNHS 'faces decade of cash squeeze'
The financial squeeze facing the NHS is set to last for a decade, according to a report by the Nuffield Trust.
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NewsDistrict general hospitals top efficiency league
District general hospitals are the most clinically efficient in the NHS, a major study has revealed.
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NewsUpdated: ex-MP set to be named CQC chair
A former Conservative MP and acute trust chair has been named as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Care Quality Commission.