News – Page 718
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NewsField: 'Nothing against' trusts taking over failing GP practices
Chief inspector of general practice Steve Field has said he is happy for struggling GP practices to be taken over by larger providers and NHS trusts if it results in better leadership.
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NewsAddenbrooke's recovery could take 'years', warns McNeil
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s recently departed chief executive has warned he ‘does not know how the trust will cope’ this winter and that its problems could take years to address.
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HSJ LocalSupport for ex-Cambridge chief 'not significant enough' for reinstatement
WORKFORCE: The result of a consultant vote at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been declared ‘not significant enough’ to justify calling for the chief executive’s reinstatement.
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NewsMapped: Acute care vanguards revealed
Thirteen bids have been chosen to take forward NHS England’s vanguard for future models of acute care.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Financial status still gruesome
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s must read stories and debate
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NewsStevens: 'Decisive action' needed to keep NHS in the black
The NHS will struggle to stay in the black this year unless ‘decisive action’ is taken to reduce the cost of temporary staffing, the NHS England chief executive has warned.
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NewsExclusive: Contract proposals should not be seen as final, says NHS Employers
NHS Employers has accepted its proposals for changes to junior doctor contracts ‘are not ideal’. It insists they are only a starting point for talks with the British Medical Association.
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NewsCQC set to miss pushed back inspection deadlines
The Care Quality Commission is set to miss key inspection deadlines that it had already pushed back.
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NewsChief inspector: Fit and proper regulation having 'deterrent effect'
The fit and proper person regulation has had a ‘deterrent effect’ by warding unfit individuals away from NHS director roles, chief inspector of hospitals Sir Mike Richards has said.
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NewsLocal NHS control could be 'more delegation than devolution'
NHS England has outlined the principles and criteria it would use to approach future calls for devolution of health services.
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NewsNHS property company shrinks capital spending forecast by £60m
The government owned company that manages thousands of primary care premises has reduced its capital spending forecast by £60m compared to last year’s plans, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCall for better end of life care training
NHS hospitals risk repeating mistakes during end of life care if they ask staff to rely on formal processes rather than focusing on patient outcomes, HSJ has been told.
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NewsRoyal college warning over staffing 'pressure' on maternity wards
A second medical royal college has told HSJ it is concerned over the extent of gaps in rotas for junior doctors, with some maternity wards having a vacancy rate of 15-20 per cent.
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NewsExecutive Summary: No sitting on the ringfence
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NewsGrowth of nurse workforce slows as 'NHS finances bite'
The growth rate in NHS nurse numbers in England has halved this year compared to last year, with experts claiming the slowdown could mark a return to trusts prioritising budgets over safe staffing.
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NewsIntroduce new A&E targets, royal college president says
Accident and emergency departments should be judged by two new targets alongside the four hour target, the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has said.
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NewsProbe launched into first C difficile increase in eight years
The public health watchdog has launched an investigation after the number of C difficile incidents in the English NHS rose last year for the first time since 2007.
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NewsHEE chief: Removing our budget ringfence would hit frontline care
Removing Health Education England from the protected NHS budget would result in cuts to frontline NHS services, its chief executive has warned.
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HSJ LocalTrust’s trainee posts suspended after concerns going back six years
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust has had its trainee anaesthetists withdrawn by Health Education England after concerns about the quality of training going back to 2009, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalWolverhampton trust drops foundation status bid
STRUCTURE: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust will no longer pursue a bid for foundation trust status, HSJ has been told.