News – Page 1384
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NewsPensions preferred to pay in public sector, survey shows
People employed in the public sector are more concerned about retaining their pension deals than avoiding salary cuts.
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NewsOffice supplies top procurement savings agenda for Whitehall
Whitehall departments are to pay the same price for office supplies in a bid to save taxpayers more than £18m annually.
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NewsDH rejects 'competition expansion' claim
The Department of Health has rejected claims that recently published guidance for commissioners includes a change in policy causing a “potential massive expansion in competition”.
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NewsNew money-saving medicines scheme a step closer
Patients with long term conditions will be offered a additional consultation with their pharmacist under a £100m plan to improve the effective use of medicines.
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NewsDH seeks better value from IT contracts
The Department of Health will not pull the plug on its contract with electronic care record supplier CSC, although trusts will gain more freedom over which IT systems they buy, HSJ has been told.
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Outer north west London QIPP performance at 13 per cent of yearly plan at month three
FINANCE: The outer north west London cluster has achieved just under a sixth of its QIPP plan for the year by the end of the first quarter.
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Kettering General the main driver of Northants acute overspend
FINANCE: NHS Northamptonshire had already overspent on its acute budget by more than £1m only three months into the financial year.
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Heatherwood and Wexham Park reports 'extremely adverse' trend in finances
FINANCE: Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals Trust is reporting a worsening and “extremely adverse” financial trend.
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NewsExclusive: GP data system to go live in September 2012
A national system to gather primary care clinical data is set for a September 2012 go-live date, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMaude unveils public data accountability push
The minister responsible for new plans to make more data publicly available has branded the transparency drive “freedom of information 2.0”.
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NewsFlagship involvement policy faces funding threat
The success of the government’s flagship policy on patient and public involvement is at risk from “insulting” funding plans, it is being claimed.
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NewsNHS organisations treat equality duty as 'tick box' exercise
The majority of the NHS organisations are treating duties to reduce inequalities as a “box ticking exercise”, a report by the Equality and Human Right Commission has found.
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South Central trusts seek QIPP savings through joint supply chain
FINANCE: Trusts in the South Central region are in the process of setting up an “integrated supply chain”, with the aim of saving £358m over four years on procurement costs.
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NewsOver half of FT plans awaiting DH approval
Fewer than half of NHS trusts’ plans for achieving foundation status have been signed off by the Department of Health, more than four months after they were written.
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First foundation trust authorised in four months announced
STRUCTURE: The first organisation to receive authorisation to become a foundation trust in four months was announced on Friday.
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NewsMore district generals predicting financial problems
The number of district general hospitals predicting the lowest finance ratings has almost tripled in the space of a year, prompting a call for them to consider redesigning their processes.
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NewsDH wants more transparency in NHS procurement
The Department of Health has signalled a move to more transparent NHS procurement system in its response to a public accounts committee report that claimed it offered poor value.
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North West London Hospitals Trust to open more beds to cope with winter pressures
PERFORMANCE: North West London Hospitals Trust is reopening beds to cope with the winter pressures it is expecting.
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News'Fragmented' transport service threatens access to care
A report on transport for health and social care has found services to be “fragmented” and “lacking in leadership and monitoring”.
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Two practices remain outside a clinical commissioning group covering the rest of Wakefield
STRUCTURE: All the practices except two within Wakefield District PCT have signed up to a single emerging clinical commissioning group, Wakefield Alliance.