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NewsMP calls for NAO investigation into 'misguided' halting of reconfiguration plans
An MP has asked the National Audit Office to investigate health secretary Andrew Lansley’s decision to order a review of a reconfiguration consultation.
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NewsCommissioning will cost 'less than 5 per cent'
Commissioning costs will fall to “significantly less” than 5 per cent of the total NHS budget for England, the organisation’s chief executive has said.
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NewsMPs express consortia governance fears
Cross-party concerns have been raised about the governance arrangements surrounding GP consortia and the national commissioning board.
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NewsMake-up of DH revealed
The government has released details of the make-up of all departments, including organisation maps and pay details.
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NewsPrivate companies gear up to take stake in stalled community hospitals
A private firm is planning to step in to fund 28 stalled community hospital projects, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS London volunteers external oversight in 'Lansley tests' over reconfiguration plans
NHS London could lose its responsibility for applying the four tests Andrew Lansley has ordered all hospital reconfiguration plans to meet.
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NewsLeicester PCTs to make five senior posts redundant in merger plan
A merged management structure for two primary care trusts in Leicestershire has been unveiled.
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NewsRCGP to launch commissioning support centre
The Royal College of GPs is to set up a centre for commissioning in order to support GPs in their new role as budget holders.
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NewsGP takes over at North East Lincs
A local GP has been appointed interim chief executive of North East Lincolnshire Care Trust Plus to oversee the transition to consortia.
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NewsScottish boards told to slash manager posts
Scottish health boards have been told to cut the number of senior managers by a quarter as part of a package of measures aimed at saving the health service £100 million a year.
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NewsPublic sector morale 'at all time low'
Morale among public sector workers has hit an all-time low ahead of this week’s Comprehensive Spending Review, with many fearing huge job losses, according to a new study.
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NewsNHS 'must listen harder to complaints'
The NHS needs to “listen harder” to patient complaints, according to a report.
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NewsPatients to have choice of where to die - Lansley
People should be given the choice about where to die - with thousands more able to pass away at home, according to government plans.
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NewsWard closed after C diff deaths
A hospital ward has been closed after the death of two patients who had contracted the Clostridium difficile infection, health chiefs have said.
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NewsLondon trusts top of patient complaints list
London hospitals are the subject of more serious patient complaints than any other type of secondary care trust, a review by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman Ann Abraham reveals.
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrated healthcare: removing the policy barriers
Concluding their look at integrated healthcare services, Judith Smith and Chris Ham set out seven proposals for making it happen in light of the Equity and Excellence white paper
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NewsBMA should 'rethink' private sector opposition
Doctors leaders should not block private sector involvement in healthcare provision, the body representing independent providers has said.
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Blogs
'It won’t be lack of money that does for the public sector'
In the end it won’t be lack of money that does for the public sector. It won’t be the loss of skills or the lack of experience due to early retirements and redundancies.
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NewsShadow health team confirmed
The Labour Party has confirmed the ministerial responsibilities that will be covered by its shadow health team.
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NewsNHS IT supplier agrees contract 'efficiencies'
BT – one of the major NHS IT suppliers – has agreed changes “designed to deliver efficiencies” in its government contracts.