http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.hsj.co.uk http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/commissioning/nhs-england-plans-to-lead-radical-service-change/5057499.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/commissioning/nhs-england-plans-to-lead-radical-service-change/5057499.article NHS England is planning to continue the health service’s current savings drive after 2015, and to recast it as a programme of “ambitious and radical” service change led by its area teams. david.williams@emap.com (David Williams) Wed, 17 Apr 2013 00:03 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/mid-staffs-placed-in-special-administration/5057424.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/mid-staffs-placed-in-special-administration/5057424.article Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been put into special administration by health sector regulator Monitor, it was announced this afternoon. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:20 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/exclusive-nhs-england-could-ratchet-up-financial-pressure-on-private-mental-health-providers-analysts-warn/5057159.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/exclusive-nhs-england-could-ratchet-up-financial-pressure-on-private-mental-health-providers-analysts-warn/5057159.article Private mental health providers could see pressure on their profit margins “ratcheted up” by the centralisation of secure and specialised mental healthcare commissioning in the hands of NHS England, according to a new report by market analysts Laing and Buisson. crispin.dowler@emap.com (Crispin Dowler) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:03 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/technology/nhs-england-gives-green-light-on-70m-innovation-networks-project/5059011.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/technology/nhs-england-gives-green-light-on-70m-innovation-networks-project/5059011.article NHS England has licensed 15 academic health science networks which it hopes will improve the uptake of innovative treatments by trusts and generate economic growth.   james.illman@emap.com (James Illman) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:02 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/labour-highlights-hospital-capacity-fall/5058926.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/acute-care/labour-highlights-hospital-capacity-fall/5058926.article Hospitals are “dangerously close to full”, Labour has warned, after it emerged that the number of hospital beds available to patients in England has shrunk by almost 6 per cent since the coalition government took office. Tue, 21 May 2013 11:04 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-bexley-ccg/bexley-ccg-sets-169m-qipp-target-for-2013-14/5058670.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-bexley-ccg/bexley-ccg-sets-169m-qipp-target-for-2013-14/5058670.article FINANCE: Bexley CCG has set a £16.9m QIPP target for 2013-14. Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-oxfordshire-ccg/bicester-building-date-confirmed/5058840.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-oxfordshire-ccg/bicester-building-date-confirmed/5058840.article STRUCTURE: Oxfordshire CCG has confirmed that building work is to go ahead for the redevelopment of Bicester Community Hospital is to go ahead from June. Mon, 20 May 2013 17:53 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/transforming-community-services/serco-targets-cambridge-community-services-contract/5058531.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/topics/transforming-community-services/serco-targets-cambridge-community-services-contract/5058531.article Serco is gearing up to bid for the Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust contract and expand its NHS portfolio, the company’s director of community services Sharon Colclough has indicated to HSJ.  james.illman@emap.com (James Illman) Thu, 16 May 2013 08:10 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/cbi-developing-industry-foi-for-private-providers/5058490.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/cbi-developing-industry-foi-for-private-providers/5058490.article Business leaders are preparing transparency guidelines for private companies running public services james.illman@emap.com (James Illman) Wed, 15 May 2013 10:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/western-sussex-hospitals-nhs-trust/go-ahead-for-worthing-pre-admission-facility-upgrade/5058640.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/western-sussex-hospitals-nhs-trust/go-ahead-for-worthing-pre-admission-facility-upgrade/5058640.article STRUCTURE: The board at Western Sussex Hospitals Trust has approved a business case costing nearly £1.2m to improve surgical pre-admission accommodation at Worthing Hospital. Wed, 15 May 2013 10:50 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/lamb-invites-bids-from-integration-pioneers/5058589.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/policy/lamb-invites-bids-from-integration-pioneers/5058589.article Health economies have been invited to bid to become integration “pioneers” running large-scale experiments in integrated care, in an initiative launched by health minister Norman Lamb. crispin.dowler@emap.com (Crispin Dowler) Tue, 14 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/the-rotherham-nhs-foundation-trust/analysed-rotherhams-it-system-and-performance-struggle/5058521.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/the-rotherham-nhs-foundation-trust/analysed-rotherhams-it-system-and-performance-struggle/5058521.article How the troubled implementation of a new IT system exacerbated financial woes at Rotherham and what lies ahead for the trust Tue, 14 May 2013 11:21 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/the-rotherham-nhs-foundation-trust/troubled-rotherham-ft-plans-5m-corporate-savings/5058444.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/the-rotherham-nhs-foundation-trust/troubled-rotherham-ft-plans-5m-corporate-savings/5058444.article Rotherham Foundation Trust is planning to save £5m from its “corporate overheads” as it battles to deliver £50m cost cuts in the next three years. Tue, 14 May 2013 11:33 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust/barts-health-trust-aiming-for-65-per-cent-cip-savings-in-2013-14/5058504.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/barts-and-the-london-nhs-trust/barts-health-trust-aiming-for-65-per-cent-cip-savings-in-2013-14/5058504.article FINANCE: Barts Health Trust is aiming for £77.5m in savings during 2013-14 Tue, 14 May 2013 11:35 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/kingston-hospital-nhs-trust/kingston-hospital-plans-savings-of-108m-this-year/5058410.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/kingston-hospital-nhs-trust/kingston-hospital-plans-savings-of-108m-this-year/5058410.article FINANCE: Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust are planning savings of £10.8m this year, HSJ research reveals. Tue, 14 May 2013 11:32 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/technology/exclusive-capita-challenges-nhs-choices-insourcing/5058555.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/technology/exclusive-capita-challenges-nhs-choices-insourcing/5058555.article Capita is in talks with the Department for Health over government plans to axe its NHS Choices contract, HSJ has learned. james.illman@emap.com (James Illman) Mon, 13 May 2013 15:31 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/updated-nhs-england-and-monitor-plan-major-reform-of-payment-by-results/5058575.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/updated-nhs-england-and-monitor-plan-major-reform-of-payment-by-results/5058575.article Clinical commissioning groups will be encouraged to experiment with different ways of paying for care next year, in what could be the start of the biggest reform of NHS payment systems since the introduction of payment by results. crispin.dowler@emap.com (Crispin Dowler) Mon, 13 May 2013 16:20 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-south-manchester-ccg/south-manchester-targets-prescribing-savings/5058424.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ccgs/nhs-south-manchester-ccg/south-manchester-targets-prescribing-savings/5058424.article FINANCE: South Manchester Clinical Commissioning Group plans to make higher quality, innovation, productivity and prevention (QIPP) savings on its prescribing budget than on any other area of expenditure in 2013-14, board papers show. Mon, 13 May 2013 16:38 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ambulance-trusts/east-of-england-ambulance-service-trust-upgrades-fleet/5058519.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/ambulance-trusts/east-of-england-ambulance-service-trust-upgrades-fleet/5058519.article FINANCE East of England Ambulance Service Trust is investing nearly £17m on its vehicle fleet, the trust has announced. Mon, 13 May 2013 16:35 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/trusts-submit-deficit-plans-for-2013-14-amid-going-concern-worries/5058478.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/trusts-submit-deficit-plans-for-2013-14-amid-going-concern-worries/5058478.article The NHS Trust Development Authority has written to trusts assuring them they can be classed as “a going concern” by auditors, despite submitting deficit plans for this financial year, HSJ has learned. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Fri, 10 May 2013 15:43 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/dh-director-general-warns-over-diversion-of-social-care-funds/5058471.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/dh-director-general-warns-over-diversion-of-social-care-funds/5058471.article A senior Department of Health official has warned about NHS funds which are being transferred to local authorities being diverted to other services. kaye.wiggins@emap.com (Kaye Wiggins) Fri, 10 May 2013 11:23 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/trusts-ease-pay-savings-in-francis-aftermath-analysis-shows/5058328.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/acute-care/trusts-ease-pay-savings-in-francis-aftermath-analysis-shows/5058328.article Hospital trusts are disproportionately targeting non-pay costs and seeking extra income as they embark on a £2.4bn savings drive in 2013-14, an exclusive HSJ analysis reveals. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Thu, 9 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/commissioning/exclusive-panic-over-hunt-plan-to-announce-ae-rescue-fund/5058414.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/commissioning/exclusive-panic-over-hunt-plan-to-announce-ae-rescue-fund/5058414.article Jeremy Hunt is seeking to announce a £300-£400m fund to “solve” the accident and emergency performance dive, but the money may not be available, according to emails seen by HSJ. dave.west@emap.com (Dave West) Thu, 9 May 2013 00:00 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/high-cost-of-fines-for-long-waits-revealed/5058291.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/high-cost-of-fines-for-long-waits-revealed/5058291.article English hospitals would have been fined £227m in 2012 if they had been subjected to the penalty regime written into their contracts for the current financial year, according to analysis shared exclusively with HSJ. crispin.dowler@emap.com (Crispin Dowler) Thu, 9 May 2013 00:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/university-hospital-of-north-staffordshire-nhs-trust/north-staffordshire-trust-appoints-new-chief-executive/5058235.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/university-hospital-of-north-staffordshire-nhs-trust/north-staffordshire-trust-appoints-new-chief-executive/5058235.article WORKFORCE: Financially struggling University Hospital of North Staffordshire has appointed Mark Hackett as chief executive. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Wed, 8 May 2013 12:42 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/wye-valley-nhs-trust/wye-valley-trust-may-change-services-instead-of-lose-independence/5058180.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/wye-valley-nhs-trust/wye-valley-trust-may-change-services-instead-of-lose-independence/5058180.article STRUCTURE: Wye Valley Trust is considering whether it could carry out a major service reconfiguration, rather than close as an independent organisation. shaun.lintern@emap.com (Shaun Lintern) Wed, 8 May 2013 12:42 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/commissioning/exclusive-ccg-performance-and-assurance-regime-unveiled/5058302.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/commissioning/exclusive-ccg-performance-and-assurance-regime-unveiled/5058302.article Clinical commissioning groups will be rated four times a year on their performance and annually on their organisational capability, under a draft assurance regime to be published today. dave.west@emap.com (Dave West) Tue, 7 May 2013 17:04 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/addressing-hearing-loss-services-could-save-28m/5058257.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/addressing-hearing-loss-services-could-save-28m/5058257.article The health service could save £28m by introducing a “joined up approach” to diagnosis and treatment of hearing loss and dementia, a charity has said. dave.west@emap.com (Dave West) Fri, 3 May 2013 11:58 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/exclusive-ministers-want-ccg-topslice-to-fund-health-and-social-care-integration/5058188.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/exclusive-ministers-want-ccg-topslice-to-fund-health-and-social-care-integration/5058188.article Part of clinical commissioning groups’ budgets – potentially worth more than £1bn – should be used to fund integration with council-run social care services, Norman Lamb has told HSJ. david.williams@emap.com (David Williams) Thu, 2 May 2013 09:32 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/north-cumbria-university-hospitals-nhs-trust/crane-hits-hospital-wall-on-west-cumberland-redevelopment-site/5058194.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/north-cumbria-university-hospitals-nhs-trust/crane-hits-hospital-wall-on-west-cumberland-redevelopment-site/5058194.article STRUCTURE: Developers have ceased work on the redevelopment of West Cumberland Hospital, North Cumbria, after a crane hit a hospital wall smashing a window. Thu, 2 May 2013 10:01 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/two-bidders-drop-out-of-pension-fund-hospital-build-scheme/5057768.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/two-bidders-drop-out-of-pension-fund-hospital-build-scheme/5057768.article Two out of three bidders involved in an innovative scheme to use pension fund capital to finance a major hospital development have dropped out, HSJ has learned. ben.clover@emap.com (Ben Clover) Wed, 1 May 2013 10:25 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/care-claims-backlog-will-take-five-years-to-clear/5058115.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/care-claims-backlog-will-take-five-years-to-clear/5058115.article The deluge of retrospective claims for continuing healthcare funding that flooded into the NHS last year will take at least half a decade to be resolved, lawyers have warned. crispin.dowler@emap.com (Crispin Dowler) Wed, 1 May 2013 10:57 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/many-trusts-weak-on-medical-leadership-research-finds/5058029.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/workforce/many-trusts-weak-on-medical-leadership-research-finds/5058029.article There is a six fold variation in the amount of time medical directors spend on their board duties, new research into leadership has found. Sarah.calkin@emap.com (Sarah Calkin) Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:57 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/protection-plan-for-plastic-surgery/5058017.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/news/finance/protection-plan-for-plastic-surgery/5058017.article Plastic surgeons are to introduce a financial protection scheme for their patients, it has been announced. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:58 GMT http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/cambridge-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust/cambridge-university-hospitals-forecasts-242m-savings-in-2012-13/5057889.article?referrer=RSS http://www.hsj.co.uk/hsj-local/acute-trusts/cambridge-university-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust/cambridge-university-hospitals-forecasts-242m-savings-in-2012-13/5057889.article FINANCE Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is forecasting it will deliver £24.2m of its targeted £25m savings outlined in its cost improvement programme, according to a finance report published this month.   Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:48 GMT