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NewsNew tax rules 'could spark backlash'
New rules on employing interim managers in the NHS risk sparking a backlash from temporary managers who could look elsewhere for work, HSJ has been told.
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NewsFaith case battle reaches Strasbourg
People with strong religious beliefs are free to express their faith privately but cannot insist their employer accommodate it, a landmark hearing on religious freedom has heard.
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NewsCFS patients 'neglected by NHS'
Patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) are still suffering from neglect within the NHS despite initiatives aimed at improving services for those with the condition, according to a new report.
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NewsMental health sector's QIPP savings on target
The mental health sector is among the best performing areas for achieving efficiency savings under QIPP.
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NewsConcern about service change delay as Hunt replaces Lansley
Andrew Lansley has been sacked as health secretary and replaced by Jeremy Hunt, sparking concern about delays to critical NHS service change plans.
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NewsJeremy Hunt replaces Andrew Lansley as health secretary
Jeremy Hunt has been appointed as health secretary, replacing Andrew Lansley, in a ministerial reshuffle. Three of the department’s other ministers have also been replaced.
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NewsDH claims £1bn saving on IT deal
The Department of Health has finally reached a deal with the National Programme for IT’s biggest provider, which it claims will save more than £1 billion and give NHS organisations freedom to choose their own IT providers.
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NewsSouth West pay consortium chief predicts other regions will copy model
The man leading the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium has revealed representatives of other NHS regions have approached him for advice on setting up similar groups to drive down workforce costs.
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NewsCall to scrap regional pay 'to rescue economy'
Scrapping national pay bargaining in the public sector would save more than £6 billion a year that should be used to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, an influential think-tank has urged.
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NewsGPs urged to improve patient choice
Bigger catchment areas are needed to give people more choice when it comes to choosing a GP practice in Scotland, according to a think-tank.
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Reshuffle 2012 latest: live discussion
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NewsNorth Somerset integration plan hits the rocks
Plans to create a new integrated foundation trust in North Somerset are looking increasingly unlikely to succeed due to the scale of the financial challenge involved, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDavid Stout leaves NHS Confederation to run commissioning support organisations
NHS Confederation deputy chief executive David Stout has been appointed as managing director of two commissioning support units, covering Hertfordshire and Essex.
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NewsGovernment rejects BMA's rationing warning
The government has rejected a warning by the new leader of Britain’s doctors that the health of NHS patients was being put at risk because they were being denied access to operations and drugs.
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NewsAnti-reform doctor Kailash Chand elected as BMA deputy chair
Retired GP Kailash Chand - one of the most high profile medical activists against the government’s health reforms - has been elected as deputy chair of the British Medical Association Council.
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NewsAccuracy of tariff improved, Audit Commission finds
The accuracy of a key component of the payment by results system has improved since 2007-08, according to a report from the Audit Commission.
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NewsKidney donations site to launch
A controversial website offering patients the chance to plead for kidney donations will launch in the UK today.
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NewsNurses warned not to use own phones for work
Nurses should avoid the temptation to use their own mobile phones for work purposes, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
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NewsSteve Field appointed to NHS Commissioning Board
Steve Field and Keith Willett have been appointed to senior positions on the NHS Commissioning Board, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDH tightens up rules on PCT redundancies
The Department of Health has tightened up the approval process for NHS redundancy payments as the abolition of primary care trusts and strategic health authorities approaches.