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NewsPoll: Two-thirds believe UK spends too little on NHS
Two-thirds of people in the UK believe too little is spent on healthcare, according to a new survey Much higher proportion than in other major European countries UK health spending as a proportion of GDP has declined since 2009 Almost two-thirds of people in the UK believe too ...
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HSJ LocalCommissioners to expand alternative to QOF
COMMISSIONING: A clinical commissioning group that suspended parts of the GP quality and outcomes framework is planning to expand its alternative payment scheme.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust records £135m deficit
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust ended 2015-16 with a deficit of £134.9m, board papers reveal.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Quick end to 'major new chapter'
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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CommentNHS channel management strategy needs some resuscitation
Gordon Miles on how some of the urgent care plans proposed by NHS agencies have been tried elsewhere and failed
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CommentHealthcare innovation demands understanding, not imitation
We must embrace innovation, not run from it, if the £22bn funding black hole is to be tackled head on
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HSJ LocalMental health trust expands into Abu Dhabi
COMMERCIAL: A leading mental health trust has opened specialist services in Abu Dhabi.
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News'Remarkable' trust given CQC’s top rating
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust becomes fourth provider to be rated outstanding Trust rated outstanding in unprecedented 20 core services Until November it was run by Jim Mackey, now chief executive of NHS Improvement Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has become the fourth in the country to be rated outstanding ...
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NewsNorthumbria chief: NHS leaders should 'grasp the nettle' on reconfiguration
Chief executive of outstanding rated trust says NHS leaders should “grasp the nettle” when it comes to reconfiguration David Evans: “Continuity” of Northumbria’s leadership key to CQC rating Says Jim Mackey “hugely” contributed to the success of the trust The chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare Foundation trust has ...
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS England's tricky day in court
The must read stories and talking points from Wednesday
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NewsJudge criticises NHS England for 'totally irrational' drug decision
NHS England will be ordered by the High Court to provide funding to treat a teenager with a severe neurological condition after a judge criticised its “thoroughly bad decision” and “absurd” policy.
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: When councils should take over
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View, by integration reporter David Williams.
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NewsNorth East trust tops sickness absence table for third year
South Tyneside Foundation Trust has highest sickness absence rate of any acute trust for third consecutive year Trusts in Lancashire and Bradford in top five for past three years An acute trust has topped the hospital trust sickness absence table for three years in a row, new data ...
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HSJ LocalTrust blames 'bad behaviour' of neighbouring providers for staff shortage
WORKFORCE: A financially stricken foundation trust has blamed “bad behaviour” of neighbouring trusts breaking agency spending caps for its staff shortages.
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NewsNHS Improvement to check waiting lists of 60 trusts
Waiting times data to be checked at 60 trusts in £2m project Performance on referral to treatment declining nationally Large hospital trusts not reporting their waiting times data NHS Improvement has launched a £2m project to see how many patients on trust waiting lists for elective procedures are ...
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CommentAnalysis: NHS Improvement can make RTT picture clearer, not prettier
News of NHS Improvement’s waiting times validation project comes at an interesting point for those affected by referral to treatment data.
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NewsNHS England faces court battle in drug discrimination claim
NHS England is accused of discriminating against teenager with narcolepsy Hundreds of patients already receive NHS funding for the drug sodium oxybate Department of Health also using public money to fund private prescriptions NHS England will appear at the High Court on Wednesday accused of discriminating against a ...
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CommentThe NHS is an organisation with amnesia
Despite major reports calling for an overhaul of safety, barriers to effective NHS investigations still exist
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CommentYour future workforce is your local workforce
The focus of skills provision is changing – NHS organisations should act now to see how this affects the supply of staff
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NewsDaily Insight: 'Deeply disappointing' day at St George's
HSJ’s round-up of Tuesday’s must read stories