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NewsSerco out-of-hours service failing four CQC standards
A GP out-of-hours service run by Serco was understaffed and possibly overstating its performance, an investigation by the Care Quality Commission has found.
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NewsCCG authorisation 'support' could see powers taken back
Clinical commissioning groups may be given “support” including having managers imposed on them or their functions removed, it has been confirmed.
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NewsLansley insists Dilnot proposals have avoided 'long grass'
Andrew Lansley has revealed he has “various proposals in mind” for a cap on the maximum payment on care home costs any individual faces.
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NewsNHS spending vows 'lie in tatters'
Labour have attacked the government’s spending record on the NHS, claiming David Cameron would be “forever remembered” as the man who “cut the NHS not the deficit”.
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NewsHealth spend to soar even if efficiency rises - OBR
Health spending is set to soar over the next half century even if the NHS becomes more efficient, the Office of Budget Responsibility has warned.
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NewsCommissioning board plans new improvement body to drive efficiency
The NHS Commissioning Board is preparing to launch a new organisation to promote and spread innovation in a bid to orchestrate a “system-wide response” to make services sustainable.
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NewsJunior doctors raising patient safety fears
One in 20 junior doctors is concerned about patient safety at the place where they train, it has emerged.
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NewsLabour will reverse Health Act, says Burnham
Labour will scrap the government’s flagship reforms of the NHS if they come into power at the next general election, shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsBidders compete to take over contract of 'first' ever NHS social enterprise
The contract of the “first” social enterprise to be formed out of the NHS has been put out to tender, with commissioners set to shortlist bidders within the next three weeks.
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NewsNorth West local authorities seek rethink on public health funding
A group of local authorities are calling for a change to the proposed formula for public health funding, after research revealed it would be likely to transfer resources from poor to rich areas.
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NewsRegional pay would threaten £10bn loss to economy
The economy could lose almost £10bn if the government presses ahead with controversial plans to introduce regional pay in the public sector, according to a new report.
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NewsFTN appoints new chief executive
The Foundation Trust Network has appointed Chris Hopson, former communications director of HM Revenue and Customs, to be its new chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: trust development body appoints senior NHS staff to top team
The NHS Trust Development Authority has appointed a series of senior NHS staff to its top team, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC criticises emergency care and leadership at Morecambe Bay
Regulators have called for improved standards and leadership at the troubled University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust.
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NewsCQC reveals abortion law breaches
Doctors in 14 trusts pre-signed abortion documents before assessing whether patients met the legal requirements to have their pregnancies terminated, the health watchdog has found.
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NewsReview finds leadership tension at London provider
An investigation into leadership and governance at a London provider trust has dismissed claims of bullying, corruption and inadequate management but highlighted the “poor relationship” between board members.
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NewsOmbudsman seeks wider powers to tackle failure
The health service ombudsman is seeking to broaden the scope of her office’s investigations into complaints about health treatment by probing systemic failings at NHS bodies, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: new workforce chief promises staff flexibility
Health Education England will give commissioners the freedom required to create flexible workforces that meet their own local needs, its new head has promised in his first interview since being appointed.
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NewsDH pipeline tsar appointed special administrator at failure regime trust
Matthew Kershaw has today been confirmed as trust special administrator at South London Healthcare Trust.
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More than half of FTs behind plan on 2011-12 savings
More than half of foundation trusts missed their savings plan targets, according to Monitor’s review of last financial year.