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    Junior doctors seek 'rolling industrial action'

    2016-08-11T20:26:00Z

    Hospitals could be hit by a “rolling programme of industrial action” by junior doctors from as early as next month, according to an email sent to British Medical Association members tonight.

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    Daily Insight: Hinchingbrooke's neat turning circle

    2016-08-11T17:30:00Z

    The must read stories and biggest talking points in health

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    Hinchingbrooke chair: Ditching Circle management structure key to turnaround

    2016-08-11T12:27:00Z

    Replacing management structure put in by private firm which previously ran trust was key to turning around performance, says chair Alan Burns praises efforts of staff across Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust Reduction in trust’s A&E opening hours not the way forward, he says INTERVIEW: Replacing the management structure ...

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    Chief executives warned over breaches to junior doctors contract

    2016-08-11T12:16:00Z

    Handful of trusts have breached terms of new junior doctors contract related to guardians for safe working hours NHS Improvement warns trusts not to undermine the confidence of doctors following dispute with government A third of guardian posts have not been filled because of failures to agree on appointments ...

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    Former franchise trust to exit special measures

    2016-08-11T00:01:00Z

    Hospital run for three years by private company taken out of special measures after it was handed back to full NHS control last year CQC rates Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust good overall Emergency department rated requires improvement PERFORMANCE: The district general hospital run for three years by a ...

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    Daily Insight: Big business eyed for board roles

    2016-08-10T17:50:00Z

    HSJ’s pick of the must read stories and debate from Wednesday

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    Major acute trust to be rated inadequate

    2016-08-10T16:25:00Z

    QUALITY: A large acute trust in Greater Manchester is set to be rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission, HSJ understands.

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    New mental health crisis units designed to take strain off A&E

    2016-08-10T14:44:00Z

    New mental health urgent crisis support unit opened near Bradford Shipley unit is the first of three designed to take pressure off A&E by directing mental health patients to other services Units funded through West Yorkshire Urgent Emergency Care Network vanguard SERVICE DESIGN: The first of three mental ...

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    Updated: Junior doctors granted new whistleblowing protection

    2016-08-10T12:08:00Z

    Health Education England agrees to voluntarily close loophole in whistleblowing protection Court ruled earlier this year that HEE was outside employment law The loophole sparked concern among junior doctors during contract dispute Health Education England has said it will extend whistleblowing protection to junior doctors in the NHS ...

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    Integrated care a 'main priority' for Greater Manchester, says Burnham

    2016-08-10T11:57:00Z

    Andy Burnham says handing the running of social care services to the NHS would be a “main priority” if he becomes Greater Manchester mayor Former health secretary says the fact the region had a health and social care devolution deal was the “clinching factor” as to why he stood ...

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    Trust gets fourth chief in a year as former directors face disciplinary hearings

    2016-08-10T11:15:00Z

    Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust appoints fourth chief executive in a year Comes after four senior officers, including chief executive Jonathan Parry, were “excluded from work” last August Disciplinary hearings will be arranged for three of the officers after an investigation into their conduct LEADERSHIP: A fourth chief ...

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    Ministers accused of 'preventing real NHS devolution'

    2016-08-10T07:30:00Z

    IPPR report accuses ministers of “preventing devolution” in the NHS Sadiq Khan reiterates his call for devolved health powers for London Welfare and justice should also be devolved so areas can address social determinants of health, report says Ministers have been accused of “preventing devolution of healthcare budgets ...

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    FTSE 100 companies’ 'top talent' could fill NHS board roles

    2016-08-10T07:00:00Z

    IBM and Barclays among companies in discussion with NHS Improvement to fill non-executive positions Fifteen companies are so far part of plan to source “top talent” from private sector for trust boards NHS Improvement developing board support strategy and an ambition of 50/50 gender balance on boards by 2020 ...

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    Mental health sector to move away from block contracts

    2016-08-10T07:00:00Z

    Mental health commissioners and providers told to move away from block contracts NHS Improvement and NHS England say contracts should be capitated or episodic New contracts should have a proportion of payments linked to outcomes and new waiting time targets Mental health commissioners and providers have been told ...

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    Mental health trust judged inadequate for safety

    2016-08-10T00:01:00Z

    QUALITY: A mental health trust has been told it has not learned lessons from its inspection in 2014 and has been rated inadequate for safety by the Care Quality Commission.

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    Trust plans night time A&E closure after reaching 'crisis point'

    2016-08-10T00:01:00Z

    United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust to make a decision on temporary reduction of opening hours of Grantham A&E department Trust says services have reached “crisis point” and “patients may be put at risk if we don’t act” Royal College of Emergency Medicine says trust was in an “increasingly common situation” ...

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    Daily Insight: Can NHSI avoid a back-office backlash?

    2016-08-09T17:47:00Z

    The must read stories and debate in health

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    Trust chiefs told which back-office services to prioritise in savings drive

    2016-08-09T11:59:00Z

    NHS Improvement sets out which back-office services trusts should prioritise in consolidation plans “In time” providers will have to look at consolidating “all corporate and administrative costs” NHS Improvement also seeks to improve “accuracy” of its efficiency data NHS Improvement has written to trust chief executives outlining the ...

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    Andy Burnham named Labour's Greater Manchester mayor candidate

    2016-08-09T11:14:00Z

    Andy Burnham has been nominated as Labour’s candidate to be the first elected mayor of Greater Manchester.

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    Universities plan for 'devo Manc' medical school

    2016-08-09T11:07:00Z

    Three universities are jointly examining plans born out of the Greater Manchester devolution project to train more health workers and set up an independent international medical school.