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NewsDH tsar slams NHS shake-up
The claim that “large chunks of the NHS” need to be abolished because services are over-managed is “complete baloney”, heart tsar Sir Roger Boyle has told HSJ.
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NewsFlory highlights 'unacceptable' waiting times
Improvement is expected after “unacceptable” waiting times this winter, the NHS deputy chief executive has said.
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NewsAndrew Taylor to leave competition panel
Andrew Taylor has announced he will leave his role as director of the Cooperation and Competition Panel at the end of August.
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NewsDilnot commission confirms cap on care contributions
Andrew Dilnot has confirmed expectations that his commission on funding social care would propose a cap of £35,000 on individual contributions for their care today.
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Blogs
Learning lessons from north of the border
The Scots have repeated England’s mistakes in setting their waiting time targets. But they still have a trick up their sleeve that England could learn from.
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Blogs
The great care divide
Funding for care, particularly older person’s care, is high on the agenda, and new proposals have divided opinion.
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NewsFlu pandemic could cost UK nearly £50bn
The knock-on effects of a flu pandemic could be worse for the economy than originally thought, according to a new study.
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NewsGPs pocketing millions in buildings payments, investigation finds
Doctors are receiving six-figure windfalls in surgery rent and sale payments, an investigation has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeAchieving behaviour change intervention value for money
Investment in behaviour change interventions must be justifiable. Rowena Merritt and colleagues present a set of tools that help demonstrate their cost effectiveness.
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HSJ Local
Southern Health holds vacancies ahead of service redesign
WORKFORCE: Southern Health, the community and mental health services provider for Hampshire, is reporting a higher than planned vacancy rate ahead of a planned service redesign.
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HSJ Local
Southern Health misses performance targets and reports overspend
PERFORMANCE: Southern Health’s adult mental health and learning disability directorate is falling behind on a number of compliance targets, and is reporting an overspend for the first month of 2011-12.
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HSJ Local
Poor choose and book uptake in Bedfordshire
PERFORMANCE: The clinical executive committee of NHS Bedfordshire has reported that uptake of the “choose and book” system in the county is “poor”.
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HSJ Local
Barts improves agency spend
WORKFORCE: The east London hospital has seen a falling off of the amount it spends on agency and bank nursing staff.
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HSJ Local
Leeds Hospitals start year ahead of plan on finance
FINANCE: Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust finished the first month of the financial year £1.4m ahead of plan, but has identified risks later in the year.
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HSJ Local
Birmingham's PCTs face £44m financial shortfall
FINANCE: Birmingham’s PCTs face a £44m shortfall in their QIPP plans in 2011-12 and an underlying recurrent deficit of at least £53m in 2012-13.
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HSJ Local
Bury LINk website to allow patients to give anonymous reviews of NHS services
PERFORMANCE: Bury’s local involvement network is to launch an un-moderated website to allow patients to anonymously rate their experiences of health and social care providers.
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HSJ Local
Heart of Birmingham submits £2.4m of capital plans
FINANCE: NHS Heart of Birmingham has submitted capital plans totalling £2.4m for approval to NHS West Midlands.
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CommentInvestment alone is not enough to solve the social care crisis
It is now well established that there is a crisis in social care and that we urgently need more money in the system. But we must also reform the way care services are organised and delivered: a priority that has been absent from recent debate, says IPPR researcher Laura Bradley.
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HSJ Local
Poole and Royal Bournemouth press ahead with joint working
STRUCTURE: The chairs of Poole Hospital Foundation Trust and the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust have signed a joint statement of intent, setting out details of how they will work more closely together.
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HSJ Local
Suffolk Mental Health Trust 'does not have' merger reports
STRUCTURE: Suffolk Mental Health Partnership Trust has said it is not in possession of independent reports into its planned merger with Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health FT.