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NHS faces ‘defining year’

The NHS is facing a ‘defining year’ in which it may need to make even bigger efficiency savings than so-far
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NHS ‘wastes £1 billion on procurement’

The head of NHS Shared Business Services has said the health service wastes more than £1 billion a year by
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Pick of EHI 2010

One of EHI’s big themes in 2009 was the impending financial crunch on the NHS. Yet the real impact of
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Operating Framework tightens cash again

The Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2011-12 focuses on keeping control of finances as the latest round of
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Nicholson tells NHS doubters to go

NHS chief executive David Nicholson has said that NHS staff who do not support the changes in the white paper
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Telecare essential to ‘re-enablement’

The government has highlighted the importance of using telehealth to help reform social care and provide more control to individuals
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Nuffield Trust calls for integrated care

A single patient record and single joint needs assessment process are among the goals of five health economies working to
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NHS Direct – number not service to go

Health secretary Andrew Lansley told reporters last week that NHS Direct would be replaced with a new 111 service, but
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Row brews over end of NHS Direct

The government has defended its decision to scrap NHS Direct and replace it with a new 111 number service.
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GP commissioners ‘blow budgets’

GP commissioners overspent their budgets by a net 2.5% last year, according to an analysis by the Health Service Journal
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