All NHS Confederation articles – Page 22
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NewsCCG representative group names GP leads
A representative group for clinical commissioning groups has appointed two co-chairs of its leadership group.
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Morecambe Bay reveals former chief’s compromise agreement
WORKFORCE: The foundation trust today released details of the ‘compromise agreement’ it reached with former chief executive Tony Halsall, who stepped down last February amidst a care quality scandal.
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NewsFarrar warns over speed of service change
The NHS has been too slow to develop into a “truly modern and efficient service”, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsSave hospitals 'for seriously ill'
Caring for patients in the community and their own homes and saving hospitals for the seriously ill and those needing complicated operations could be the way forward for the NHS, a report has claimed.
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CommentReducing the bureaucracy burden on the NHS
We need to think about how and why we collect data
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NewsFarrar bureaucracy review: everything's in play
Plans to cut bureaucracy in the NHS by a third are “ambitious but realistic”, the man leading the government’s post-Francis paperwork review has told HSJ.
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NewsConfed appoints GP as new policy chief
The NHS Confederation has appointed a former chair of the National Association of Primary Care and a former NHS Direct chief executive to senior executive positions, it announced today.
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NewsPublic blame managers for Mid Staffs, survey finds
More than half the public blame NHS managers for the disaster of poor care at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, according to a survey shared exclusively with HSJ.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: NHS shake-up hampers oversight of serious incidents
Loss of staff has left primary care trusts struggling to review thousands of serious incidents
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NewsSelbie: 'The NHS is not the same as health'
The chief executive of Public Health England has urged a fundamental rethink of how illness and wellbeing are perceived, stating: “The NHS is not the same as health.”
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NewsFailed NHS managers could face blacklisting
Ministers are considering creating a “blacklist” of NHS managers who preside over failure and would be prevented from working in the health service again, HSJ understands.
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NewsCommissioning board specialised service move 'could destabilise small trusts'
The national standardisation of specialised services could prompt a wave of reconfiguration and destabilise smaller trusts, it has been claimed.
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NewsCCGs must lead service change, says Confed chair
The new chair of the NHS Confederation has said the future of clinical commissioning groups depends on whether they can succeed in pushing through service change.
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NewsStrategy advised to prevent trust failure
Regulatory authorities, health commissioners and the government will have to take urgent action to stop trusts from becoming financially unstable, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsLicensing regime could tilt playing field against NHS providers, Confed warns
Aspects of the new system for licensing providers of publicly funded healthcare risk unfairly disadvantaging NHS organisations, the NHS Confederation has warned.
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NewsFunding pressure 'may hit NHS care', warns thinktank
Waiting times in emergency wards are rising as unprecedented financial strains on the health service start to bite, a report suggests.
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NewsNHS chief executives highlight 'climate of fear'
NHS chief executives feel hampered by a lack of support in a system a majority believe is geared towards short-term solutions, HSJ research reveals.
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NewsNHS Confederation appoints new chair
The NHS Confederation has appointed Michael O’Higgins as its new chair following the departure of Sir Keith Pearson.
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NewsMike Farrar and Sir Andrew Cash set up consultancy supergroup
A five-person group including some of the most senior figures in the NHS have set up a management consultancy.
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CommentWhy wait for the Francis report? Here are 10 things to do now
The key points from an alternative report