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LeaderNHS management challenge stays much the same, rich or poor
On 25 April 2002 HSJ gave its verdict on Gordon Brown’s decision to lavish unprecedented riches on the NHS.
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NewsDH accused of 'wishful thinking' on redundancy costs
Figures being used by the Department of Health to estimate the cost of NHS redundancies have been dismissed as “wishful thinking.”
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NewsDH considers national pay increment freeze
The Department of Health is to examine introducing a national freeze in annual pay increments affecting more than a million NHS staff.
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NewsNHS facing £6bn shortfall - Kings Fund
An ageing population and inflation-busting health costs will leave the NHS around £6 billion a year short, despite government promises to protect its funding, a leading think-tank has said.
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NewsPublic sector job losses to hit 750,000
The number of public sector jobs to be axed as a result of the spending cuts will be around 750,000 - a quarter of a million more than government estimates, a respected economist has warned.
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NewsSHAs in the dark on redundancy plans
Two strategic health authorities have admitted they have no idea how many employees are at risk of redundancy in their regions and are playing a minimal role in helping staff find new jobs.
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Comment'What will a real increase in the NHS budget actually mean?'
The 2010 spending review has announced a real rise each year for NHS funding to 2014-15. However, other spending departments now face a horror show of real cuts in their budgets.
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Poor quality work still gets bonus
High-earning NHS consultants in England get paid bonuses even if the quality of their work gets worse, according to a BBC report.
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NewsDH turns a blind eye to working time rules
The Department of Health has moved to “limit” the impact of the European working time directive on the NHS, HSJ has learnt.
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News'Unfair' final salary pensions set to go
Final salary NHS pensions look set to be abolished after an interim national review found they unfairly benefit “high flyers”.
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NewsLord Hutton calls for end to final salary pensions
Public sector final salary pension schemes should eventually be scrapped and staff contributions should increase in the short term, according to an independent commission led by Lord Hutton.
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NewsBig income drop likely for children’s hospitals
Specialist children’s hospitals could see a significant drop in their income under changes to the national tariff.
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NewsConsortia may boost GP data
GP consortia would have more incentive to collect data on patient comorbidities, the Nuffield Trust suggests.
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HSJ Knowledge
How to make your workforce more cost effective
As all NHS organisations must now get more value for less money, efficient workforce strategies are essential, say Sue Morrison and Rachel Spink
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NewsMidwives warn increasing competition in NHS could destabilise services
The government’s proposals for an increasingly pro market NHS could result in the “disintegration” of the maternity care pathway, the Royal College of Midwives has warned.
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NewsCompetition will 'overshadow' white paper benefits - BMA
Extending NHS competition could undermine any potential benefits arising from the white paper, the British Medical Association has warned.
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NewsEd Miliband signals tax rises to protect services
New Labour leader Ed Miliband has given his strongest signal yet that he would put up taxes in order to protect public services from spending cuts.
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Monitor warns FTs against ‘salami slice’ cost shaving
Many foundation trusts are falling behind on ambitious savings plans and could end up making damaging “salami slice” cuts by the end of the year, their regulator has warned.
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NewsConsultant bonuses to be almost halved
Clinical excellence awards paid to medical consultants by trusts will be almost halved under draft Department of Health guidance.
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News'Legal challenge landslide' if cuts hit women unfairly
A “landslide” of legal claims could be taken against employers who do not assess the effect of public sector job cuts on women workers, a leading trade union has warned.