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NewsOsborne sets deadline for future devo deals
The government is working towards Greater Manchester style devolution deals with at least three other areas in the north of England, George Osborne revealed today. The chancellor also confirmed plans for devolution to Cornwall that were revealed by HSJ and Local Government Chronicle last week.
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NewsBudget: Four more years of public sector pay restraint
Chancellor George Osborne has announced four further years of public sector pay restraint, in a surprise move as part of today’s summer Budget.
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Coroner criticises mental health trust after patient hanging
PERFORMANCE: A coroner has criticised Camden and Islington Foundation Trust for a “lack of cohesion and clinical direction” after a patient hanged himself.
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HSJ LocalCCGs confirm winner of £285m 'prime provider' contract
STRUCTURE: Two Yorkshire clinical commissioning groups have confirmed that Locala Community Partnerships has been named preferred bidder to be their lead provider for a £285m ‘prime provider’ community services contract.
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NewsExclusive: All 111 and out of hours tenders suspended
NHS England has told commissioners to suspend all GP out of hours and NHS 111 procurements while it draws up new rules for creating ‘functionally integrated’ urgent care services, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS should not move to 'blame free culture', says Lord Prior
The NHS has to make more effort to tackle bullying among staff, but should not move to a ‘blame free’ culture, according to health minister Lord Prior.
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NewsHSJ unveils its inaugural Patient Leaders
HSJ has announced its 50 foremost patient and citizen leaders in healthcare this evening in an event at the Patient Safety Congress in Birmingham
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NewsExecutive Summary: New look regulation lurches towards take off
HSJ’s roundup of Tuesday’s key stories
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NewsExclusive: Plan to combine regulators and safety in single 'new body'
Many of the functions of Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority are expected to be brought together in a single ‘new body’, which would also take on new patient safety and improvement work, HSJ has been told.
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NewsNICE director: NHS England 'didn't like answer' on safe staffing
A senior figure at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has suggested NHS England scrapped its work on safe staffing guidance because it ‘didn’t like the answer to the question’.
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Social enterprise publishes clinical data via online database
TECHNOLOGY: A social enterprise which provides community services across south London has published anonymised clinical data onto a website created by the Greater London Authority to aid public scrutiny of the way services are run.
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NewsExclusive: Letters show how CCGs directed to up activity plans
Letters seen by HSJ reveal how NHS England ordered clinical commissioning groups to change their contracts with acute providers to reflect an assumption that hospital activity would grow this year.
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NewsRevealed: 2015 winners of the Patient Safety Awards
Celebrating innovative and creative initiatives
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NewsKeogh named HSJ's top clinical leader for 2015
Professor Sir Bruce Keogh has been ranked number one in HSJ’s top Clinical Leaders list for the third time.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Stevens told 'he's not in charge of the NHS'
HSJ’s roundup of Monday’s key stories
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Oxfordshire CCG makes it into the black
One of the first clinical commissioning groups to run into financial problems finished last year in the black and is forecasting a surplus for 2015-16.
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Primary care capital fund underspent by nearly half
The government owned company set up to manage thousands of primary care premises and other NHS buildings spent only around half of its planned capital budget last year.
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NewsBig week at HSJ celebrating excellent leadership and safe care
This is a week packed full of events at HSJ as we announce the winners of the Patient Safety Awards, and name this year’s Clinical Leaders, Best Places to Work, and our inaugural Patient Leaders.
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NewsExercise 'extreme' caution on integration deals, councils told
Councils should exercise “extreme” caution before agreeing to ambitious health and social care integration deals, the chief executive of the Local Government Association has warned.
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NewsFoundation model faces 'challenges' - Monitor chief
The foundation trust model could come under question as the NHS faces up to the “absolutely huge” financial challenge, David Bennett has said.