Health Service Journal
Shaun Lintern

Shaun Lintern is a news reporter on Health Service Journal and Nursing Times.

CQC issues warning notice to Kettering General Trust

16-May-2013
PERFORMANCE: Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has been issued with an warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors identified a series of failings.
All visiting stopped after Redditch norovirus outbreak

15-May-2013
PERFORMANCE: All wards at the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch have been closed to visitors due to an outbreak of norovirus.
14 never events at Wolverhampton trust since April 2011

14-May-2013
PERFORMANCE: Surgeons and theatre staff at a Midlands hospital have been given further training after 14 so-called Never Events.
Millions spent on agency staff in Hereford and Worcestershire

14-May-2013
WORKFORCE: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust and Wye Valley Trust spent more than £12.5m employing locum doctors and agency nurses in 2012.
Wards closed at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals

14-May-2013
Two wards have been closed at the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust due to an outbreak of norovirus.
Exclusive: Francis presses government on criminal sanctions

14-May-2013
The absence of an ability to prosecute individual NHS staff in cases of serious patient neglect would cause “public confidence” in the service to “evaporate”, Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
Francis concerned about failure to merge regulators' 'leadership'

14-May-2013
The refusal to merge NHS provider regulation into a single organisation could leave the system open to mistakes, Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
Francis criticises nursing leaders

14-May-2013
The leaders of the nursing profession have been criticised by Robert Francis QC, who told HSJ he has seen little to “give him cause for optimism”.
Francis warns recommendations could be lost in 'long grass'

14-May-2013
Robert Francis QC has cautioned the government against allowing its review of safety in the NHS to “disappear beneath the long grass”. He also called for an “honest” conversation between the NHS and the public about which health services could be safely provided.
NHS leaders must make improvements, warns Francis

14-May-2013
NHS leaders who fail to make improvements in response to the Francis report should not have “a place in that system”, Robert Francis QC has told HSJ.
Leicestershire CCGs announce further delay to NHS 111

13-May-2013
COMMERCIAL: The launch of NHS 111 in Leicestershire has been delayed to ensure the service will be “fully fit for purpose.”
North Staffordshire trust reports surplus after cash injection

10-May-2013
FINANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire has reported a £0.2m surplus for 2012-13 after receiving a £19m cash injection to cope with extra emergency demand.
New chief operating officer for Leicester hospitals

10-May-2013
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester has appointed Richard Mitchell as chief operating officer.
North Staffordshire Trust appoints new chief executive

8-May-2013
WORKFORCE: Financially struggling University Hospital of North Staffordshire has appointed Mark Hackett as chief executive.
Wye Valley Trust may change services instead of lose independence

8-May-2013
STRUCTURE: Wye Valley Trust is considering whether it could carry out a major service reconfiguration, rather than close as an independent organisation.
Hundreds of NHS directors to be taught 'compassion'

8-May-2013
Hundreds of senior NHS managers will be taught how to be “more inclusive, compassionate and caring” as part of the response to the Francis inquiry.
Exclusive: Bennett says NHS leaders 'not getting enough support'

25-Apr-2013
Sector regulator Monitor’s chief executive has said senior NHS leaders are not well supported. David Bennett said the problem was dissuading applications for critical posts.
Average trust director pay grew by 1.8pc in 2011-12

25-Apr-2013
Average pay for provider trust directors increased by 1.8 per cent in 2011-12, according to research shared with HSJ.
Analysed: Changes and challenges for Leicester’s health economy

22-Apr-2013
The changing face of Leicester’s health economy
Consultant contract talks could hinge on seven-day working

22-Apr-2013
Employers’ representatives hope to begin negotiation of the medical consultant contract focused on enabling significantly more services to operate at weekends, HSJ has been told.
Exclusive: 'Market' consulted about taking over parts of Mid Staffs

19-Apr-2013
The special administrators of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust are to launch a “market engagement exercise” asking whether other providers - including in the private sector - would be interested in taking on its services, HSJ can reveal.
Hundreds of jobs to go at Worcestershire acute trust

18-Apr-2013
WORKFORCE: Hundreds of jobs will be lost at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust in the next four years as part of plans to cut costs.
Mid Staffs placed in special administration

15-Apr-2013
Scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been put into special administration by health sector regulator Monitor, it was announced this afternoon.
HSE launches criminal probe into Mid Staffs patient death

11-Apr-2013
A criminal investigation has been launched by the Health and Safety Executive into the death of a woman at Stafford Hospital in 2007.
Health secretary working in hospital A&E

11-Apr-2013
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt is working in Watford General Hospital’s accident and emergency department today as part of an initiative to give health ministers and officials frontline experience, HSJ has learned.
Regulator should 'make allowances' for aspirant community FTs, says DH review author

11-Apr-2013
Foundation trust regulator Monitor should “make allowances” for aspirant community foundation trusts and consider adjusting its assessment framework accordingly, according to the author of a confidential review the sector’s future commissioned by the Department of Health.
Royal College voices concerns over UK paediatric services

11-Apr-2013
Hospital care for sick children at weekends and in evenings needs to be better organised to ensure senior staff are available when needed, according to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Majority of LETBs authorised with conditions by Health Education England

10-Apr-2013
The majority of new Local Education and Training Boards will require on-going support and monitoring by Health Education England, it has emerged.
Lincolnshire hospitals hit by high demand

8-Apr-2013
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust says it is experiencing a high demand for beds and services.
Investigation raises questions over UK pathology services

8-Apr-2013
Improvements are needed to the way pathology departments across the country are organised and quality assessed, a Royal College of Pathologists investigation has found.
Pilgrim Hospital given all-clear after CQC investigation

4-Apr-2013
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has met all 20 recommendations made by the Care Quality Commission following its 2011 investigation of the trust’s Pilgrim Hospital, according to a new report by the regulator.
Almost 900 consultants receive excellence awards

4-Apr-2013
Almost 900 medical consultants in England and Wales have been awarded clinical excellence awards for 2012, it has been announced.
Wolverhampton trust reports record attendances

4-Apr-2013
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust has recorded a record number of ambulance attendances on Wednesday, 27 March.
Trust bucks trend in norovirus outbreaks

4-Apr-2013
PERFORMANCE: Despite a national increase in the number of norovirus cases Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has reported a significant reduction in outbreaks over the winter period.
Bleep system replaced at Leicester Hospitals

2-Apr-2013
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Leicester has replaced its traditional out of hours ‘bleep’ process with a hi-tech mobile system to provide better care 24 hours a day.
Trust calls for more early discharges

2-Apr-2013
PERFORMANCE: Early discharge of patients before noon is a key action for staff at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
Exclusive: Law firm 'likely' to take on prosecution of David Nicholson

28-Mar-2013
A team of specialist lawyers is likely to take on an attempt to bring a private prosecution against NHS chief executive Sir David Nicholson
Francis applauds government's response to inquiry

27-Mar-2013
Robert Francis QC has said the government’s initial response to his Mid Staffordshire inquiry report “indicates its determination” to change the culture within the NHS.
Scheme to bar failed NHS managers will affect “miniscule numbers”

26-Mar-2013
NHS managers guilty of “gross misconduct” will be prevented from moving to new jobs within the health service, the government’s response to the Francis report has proposed.
Francis response: Civil servants must have 'frontline experience'

26-Mar-2013
All Department of Health ministers and civil servants will in future have to have “real and extensive frontline experience of caring for patients”, according to the government response to the Francis report.
Exclusive: Employers warn against new laws post Francis

21-Mar-2013
Creating new laws with the threat of criminal sanctions in the NHS would be the wrong response to the Mid Staffordshire scandal, according to NHS Employers.
Cannock Chase CCG authorised

21-Mar-2013
STRUCTURE: Cannock Chase clinical commissioning croup has been authorised by the NHS Commissioning Board with a population of 132,000 residents.
United Lincolnshire under 'sustained pressure'

21-Mar-2013
PERFORMANCE: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has said it is facing “sustained presure” on its services due to high demand for emergency services.
Exclusive: Nicholson forced to correct evidence to MPs over Gary Walker

19-Mar-2013
Sir David Nicholson has been forced to write to MPs to correct comments he gave in relation to sacked hospital chief executive during evidence to the Commons public accounts committee, HSJ can reveal.
Gary Walker says he was threatened and removed from job

19-Mar-2013
Former hospital chief executive Gary Walker has told MPs he was threatened and removed from his job in a row with then health authority boss Dame Barbara Hakin.
Exclusive: Gary Walker did tell Nicholson he was a whistleblower

19-Mar-2013
Former United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust chief executive Gary Walker did seek to be treated as a whistleblower when he approached Sir David Nicholson with patient safety concerns, a document seen by HSJ reveals.
NHS pay rise could result in 'radical' savings plans

18-Mar-2013
The government’s decision to give NHS staff a one per cent pay rise could push NHS providers to seek further cuts in terms and conditions, HSJ has been told.
Trust named as preferred supplier to Circle NTC

14-Mar-2013
Circle has identified Nottingham University Hospitals Trust as the preferred supplier of staff and services to the Nottingham Treatment Centre.
New chair for Royal Wolverhampton

13-Mar-2013
WORKFORCE: A chartered accountant has been appointed as chairman of The Royal Wolverhampton Trust.
DH accepts mortality data 'around' during Nicholson's Mid Staffs oversight

12-Mar-2013
Hospital-level mortality rates were “around at that time” when Sir David Nicholson was chief executive of the heath authority overseeing the Mid Staffordshire Trust, the Department of Health has accepted to HSJ.
Morecambe Bay Inquiry chair revealed

12-Mar-2013
PERFORMANCE: The independent inquiry into poor care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will be led by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE, local MPs have revealed.
Analysed: The way ahead for Wye Valley Trust

11-Mar-2013
HSJ Local Briefing is our in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the potential plans for Wye Valley Trust after it admitted it will not be able to achieve foundation trust status.
GP claims his CCG is pressing savings 'beyond point of safety'

8-Mar-2013
STRUCTURE: Doctors at a Nottinghamshire GP practice have warned they are being “pushed beyond the point of safety” to save money for their clinical commissioning group.
Review suggests reducing Redditch A&E

8-Mar-2013
A major review of acute services in Worcestershire has recommended reducing the number of patients being seen at Alexandra Hospital in Redditch by around a quarter.
Corporate manslaughter case attempt brought against Nicholson

6-Mar-2013
Sir David Nicholson could face a private criminal prosecution for corporate manslaughter over deaths at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, HSJ can reveal.
Nicholson 'absolutely determined' to see reform transition through

5-Mar-2013
Sir David Nicholson has defended himself before MPs and said he is “determined” to remain in post as the government’s NHS reforms are introduced.
Trust consortium urges further cuts in pay

1-Mar-2013
Further cuts in NHS pay, terms and conditions are needed to help NHS trusts meet their financial targets, according to a consortium of trusts in the South West.
Community trusts seek payment system reform

28-Feb-2013
Aspirant community foundation trusts plan to lobby for changes to the NHS finance system to prevent activity being driven into acute hospitals.
DH opens door to NHS pension for private sector

27-Feb-2013
Private companies providing NHS services are being allowed access to the NHS pension scheme ahead of anticipated Treasury action to widen eligibility, HSJ has learned.
Unions agree to reduce staff terms and conditions

26-Feb-2013
Health unions and NHS Employers have agreed a landmark deal to reduce the pay, terms and conditions of almost one million NHS staff.
Norovirus hits wards at Mid Staffs

25-Feb-2013
Four wards at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust have been affected by norovirus.
FT governor resigns after raising concerns about blood stain

21-Feb-2013
A governor of North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust has resigned after raising concerns about a blood stained chair with local media.
Trust sued over surgery blunder

21-Feb-2013
PERFORMANCE: Salisbury Foundation Trust is being sued by a patient who had the wrong testicle removed during surgery and can no longer have children.
Trust launches live feedback phone application

21-Feb-2013
Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust has launched a real-time feedback application, allowing patients to post comments on its website.
NHS faces a potential nursing drought, study warns

21-Feb-2013
A government-commissioned report has revealed the NHS could be crippled by a shortage of nearly 200,000 nurses in just three years’ time.
Public blame managers for Mid Staffs, survey finds

21-Feb-2013
More than half the public blame NHS managers for the disaster of poor care at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, according to a survey shared exclusively with HSJ.
Minister reveals plans for Morecambe Bay inquiry

19-Feb-2013
An independent inquiry is to be set up to investigate poor care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust.
United Lincs: Former chief exec was not 'gagged' on patient safety

18-Feb-2013
The hospital trust at the centre of the furore over whistleblowing and gagging clauses has told HSJ its former chief executive, Gary Walker, is and was always free to speak out about its patient care.
CQC report praises Lincolnshire trust but calls for action on staffing

18-Feb-2013
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is carrying out a review of its staffing levels, it has emerged.
Police to examine Francis report for evidence

15-Feb-2013
Staffordshire Police has announced plans to review evidence from the Francis report “to identify whether there is any potential for criminal charges” in the wake of care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
'Gagged' former trust chief accuses NHS leaders over safety

14-Feb-2013
Former United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust chief executive Gary Walker has accused Sir David Nicholson and senior NHS leaders of putting targets ahead of patient safety.
Francis proposes criminal offence to drive cultural change

14-Feb-2013
Major changes will be required in the way all parts of the NHS handle serious patient safety incidents if a legally binding duty of candour is imposed, HSJ has been told.
Analysis: Francis calls for deceleration of drive towards all-FT NHS

14-Feb-2013
Robert Francis QC has called for a further deceleration of the drive for all NHS providers to become foundation trusts, in order to ensure trusts completing the process are safe.
Francis: NHS chief, health secretary and ward staff are unaccountable

12-Feb-2013
A lack of accountability in the NHS, from ward level through to the secretary of state, has been exposed by the report into care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, its author has told MPs.
Every potential student nurse to face aptitude test

12-Feb-2013
Every potential student nurse or qualified healthcare worker entering training will in future be interviewed and tested to make sure they have the right values and skills to provide good care, HSJ can reveal.
Good nurses should be rewarded with more pay says Francis

8-Feb-2013
Nurses who “demonstrate a commitment to patient care” could receive more pay under recommendations made by Robert Francis QC.
Francis: Regulating healthcare assistants would not cost 'too much'

6-Feb-2013
Regulating healthcare assistants would be simple and would not “cost too much money”, according to Robert Francis QC.
Francis: slow down FT pipeline to ensure safety

6-Feb-2013
Robert Francis QC has backed the slowing down of the foundation trust pipeline process in order to “make sure” trusts completing the process are safe.
Francis report: RCN labelled 'ineffective'

6-Feb-2013
Robert Francis QC has described the Royal College of Nursing as “ineffective”, both as a professional organisation and as a trade union. He said it should consider separating its two roles.
NHS faces new laws on honesty

6-Feb-2013
New laws should be brought in requiring all NHS staff and directors to be open and honest when mistakes happen, the Francis report has recommended.
Francis report: healthcare assistants will face regulation

6-Feb-2013
Healthcare support workers should be subject to regulation by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Robert Francis QC has said.
Francis report: Cameron will respond after meeting Mid Staffs families

5-Feb-2013
Prime minister David Cameron has met with families and campaigners ahead of the publication of the Francis report into care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
NMC clears Mid Staffs former nursing director

5-Feb-2013
A former director of nursing at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been cleared of any wrong-doing by the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Mid Staffs myths exposed: the truth about death rates, whistleblowers and the inquiry

5-Feb-2013
Shaun Lintern addresses some of the myths that surround the scandal of poor care at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
My five-year journey reporting on Mid Staffs

4-Feb-2013
Reporter and witness Shaun Lintern recalls a disturbing story
CCGs warned not to penalise mental health success

31-Jan-2013
Clinical commissioning groups have been warned not to “reward failure” by siphoning money away from mental health services to support struggling acute trusts.
Mental health trusts told to improve PbR data

30-Jan-2013
Mental health providers have been told they must improve the quality of their data reporting as part of a move to a payment by results funding system.
Decision looms on AfC changes after RCN backs plans

29-Jan-2013
Reductions to NHS workers’ terms and conditions have moved a step closer after one of the largest health unions gave its backing to the plans.
RCN accepts Agenda for Change proposals

24-Jan-2013
The Royal College of Nursing council decided yesterday to accept plans put forward by NHS Employers to reduce terms and conditions for NHS staff across the country.
Analysed: The renegotiation and future of junior doctors' contracts

15-Jan-2013
This week’s HSJ Local briefing looks at the potential impact of the renegotiation of junior doctors’ contracts on employers and doctors, with initial talks possibly beginning as early as February or March
Junior doctor contract negotiations 'will miss government deadline'

15-Jan-2013
Plans to renegotiate the junior doctors’ contract are unlikely to be completed by the April 2014 deadline set by health secretary Jeremy Hunt, HSJ has been told.
'Whistleblowing' case against Alder Hey collapses

21-Dec-2012
A whistleblowing surgeon has lost his High Court battle with Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust and resigned from his post with immediate effect.
Improved performance as workforce numbers drop

21-Dec-2012
The NHS has delivered improved performance in the second quarter of 2012 despite figures showing the size of its workforce is continuing to shrink.
Monitor delays FT bids due to quality concerns

21-Dec-2012
Monitor has deferred foundation trust applications from the East of England Ambulance Service Trust and Leicestershire Partnership Trust because of quality concerns.
Minister casts doubt on use of tariff across mental health

19-Dec-2012
Funding for mental health services needs to change to remove an “institutional bias” in the NHS, health minister Norman Lamb has told HSJ.
NHS managers enjoy largest jump in basic pay

18-Dec-2012
Senior managers working in the NHS have enjoyed the largest increase in average basic pay of any NHS employees in the past year – with a rise of 2 per cent - it has emerged.
Performance of individual surgeons to be published by next summer

18-Dec-2012
Hospitals providing care to NHS patients will be required to publish information on the performance of individual consultant surgeons working across 10 specialties by summer 2013.
Routine NHS services should be available seven days a week

18-Dec-2012
Routine NHS services should be available seven days a week the NHS Commissioning Board has announced.
Junior doctors' contract not 'fit for purpose'

17-Dec-2012
The contract for junior doctors working in the NHS is “not fit for purpose” and should be fully renegotiated according to a report by NHS Employers.
Duty of candour will cost NHS £130m in 10 years

7-Dec-2012
The introduction of a contractual duty of candour will cost the health service more than £130m over 10 years, according the Department of Health.
Psychological therapy success leads to rising waits

7-Dec-2012
The government’s flagship programme to boost access to psychological therapies has been hailed a success but there are warnings it faces significant challenges ahead.
Number of trainee doctors to be cut

6-Dec-2012
The number of trainee doctors in England will be reduced to tackle a growing over-supply of medics, the Department of Health has said.
Chancellor abandons regional pay

5-Dec-2012
George Osborne has abandoned plans to introduce regional pay in the NHS but accepts the need for greater Agenda for Change flexibility
Investigation to probe relationship between CQC and ombudsman

5-Dec-2012
The Care Quality Commission is investigating a claim its former chief executive Cynthia Bower tried to discourage the health service ombudsman from investigating concerns about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust.
Providers to be forced to own up to mistakes

4-Dec-2012
NHS organisations will be required to tell patients when mistakes have been made and their safety compromised under a contractual duty of candour announced today.
Minister calls regional pay consortium 'heavy handed'

29-Nov-2012
Health minister Dan Poulter has signaled a shift in the government’s stance on the controversial South West Consortium during a debate in the Commons.
Leadership Academy will focus on culture at all levels

29-Nov-2012
The drive to improve leadership skills in the health service will not be confined to high-fliers, the head of the NHS Leadership Academy has told HSJ.
GP retirement threatens surgery closure

28-Nov-2012
Leicestershire County and Rutland PCT
Failings in mental health crisis care exposed

28-Nov-2012
Two fifths of NHS mental health trusts do not have enough staff to offer adequate care to people suffering a mental health crisis, it has emerged.
Labour 'will not oppose all reconfiguration'

26-Nov-2012
Labour will not have a policy to oppose all service reconfigurations in the run up to the next election, shadow health minister Liz Kendall has said.
Commissioning reforms will hit morale 'for at least two years'

23-Nov-2012
The commissioning reforms are likely to affect workforce morale and motivation for “a couple of years at least”, NHS managers have been warned.
NHS chief executives highlight 'climate of fear'

22-Nov-2012
NHS chief executives feel hampered by a lack of support in a system a majority believe is geared towards short-term solutions, HSJ research reveals.
Commissioning board struggles to improve diversity

21-Nov-2012
The NHS Commissioning Board has been told to consider diversity as important as experience when determining who gets management jobs. This comes amid new evidence of its failure to recruit staff from diverse backgrounds.
Agenda for Change progress fails to stop consortium plans

20-Nov-2012
Some trusts previously thought to be considering breaking away from the Agenda for Change pay framework have told HSJ they will back a national deal following progress by unions and NHS Employers.
Leicester Trust unveils £250m plan

19-Nov-2012
The University Hospitals of Leicester has launched a £250m plan to upgrade its three hospital sites over the next five years in an effort to improve the quality and safety of care for patients.
Former Mid Staffs boss working for addiction charity

16-Nov-2012
The chief executive who led Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust when it was engulfed by a scandal of poor care has taken up a senior role at an addiction charity with links to the NHS.
Winterbourne whistleblower given job by CQC

15-Nov-2012
The whistleblowing nurse who exposed poor care at the Winterbourne View Hospital has been given a job by the Care Quality Commission.
Mandate: Mental health sector faces new challenges

13-Nov-2012
Providers of NHS mental health services could be expected to meet new waiting time standards to drive improvements in access, according to the NHS mandate.
Mandate proposes workforce changes to improve care

13-Nov-2012
NHS managers, doctors and nurses can expect to be put under greater scrutiny over the next two years in order to ensure better and safer care for patients.
Unions agree draft plan to modify Agenda for Change

12-Nov-2012
Unions have agreed a draft proposal to reduce terms and conditions for NHS staff under which staff earning more than £54,500 could be removed from the Agenda for Change framework.
Government funds trial to boost early detection of dementia

9-Nov-2012
South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust is to lead pioneering work on dementia detection as part of a major government-funded national trial.
Thirteen hospital staff test positive for tuberculosis

7-Nov-2012
Thirteen staff working at a dialysis unit at the centre of a tuberculosis outbreak have tested positive for the infection, HSJ has learned.
Revalidation to cost £970m over 10 years

6-Nov-2012
Medical revalidation will cost the NHS £970m over the next 10 years, the Department of Health has said.
South east Midlands hospitals face major service reconfiguration

5-Nov-2012
A major reconfiguration of acute hospital care in the East Midlands will see significant change for five trusts in the region, HSJ has learned.
RCN's commission backs audits of culture of NHS bodies

5-Nov-2012
The culture of healthcare organisations should be routinely assessed, according to a commission set up by the Royal College of Nursing.
Analysed: The future of acute services in the south east Midlands

5-Nov-2012
This week we examine the reconfiguration of hospital services across the south east Midlands to ensure services remain viable as demand rises
Row over 'pay cartel' reaches Parliament

5-Nov-2012
MPs are due to debate the threat of regional pay to the NHS and the actions of the South West “pay cartel” this week, in a move designed to spark action from the government.
Exclusive: Unions close to deal on Agenda for Change

30-Oct-2012
National talks on changes to NHS workers’ pay and terms and conditions could be close to a deal, HSJ has learnt.
Monitor finds East Midlands FT in significant breach

26-Oct-2012
Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has been found in significant breach of its authorisation by Monitor amid concerns about performance including a failure to hit the accident and emergency waiting times target over an 18-month period.
DH backs a pay rise for staff despite NHS Employers fears

26-Oct-2012
The Department of Health has backed a pay rise for NHS staff next year despite NHS Employers arguing it is unaffordable and could damage patient care.
NHS warned to begin planning now for pensions change

25-Oct-2012
The Pensions Regulator has warned the NHS needs to take action now to be ready for the start of the government’s auto-enrolment pension scheme.
Leading nurses unveil tool to probe NHS culture

23-Oct-2012
Leading nurses have developed a test to identify whether a workplace is suffering from a culture problem akin to that which contributed to the care failings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
Hunt launches review of children's heart surgery services

22-Oct-2012
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked the Independent Reconfiguration Panel to carry out a full review of the decision to close some children’s heart surgery centres.
Stephen Dalton named as head of Mental Health Network

17-Oct-2012
Stephen Dalton, chief executive of Cumbria Partnership Foundation trust, has been appointed as chief executive of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network.
Pay 'cartel' hires lawyers to help draw up breakaway plans

12-Oct-2012
The South West Pay Consortium has appointed a leading law firm to advise it on plans to amend staff pay, terms and conditions.
Two fifths of doctors consider leaving medicine says BMA

12-Oct-2012
NHS reforms and increased pension costs have led more than two fifths of doctors considering leaving medicine, according to the British Medical Association.
Exclusive: patient deaths spark tuberculosis investigation

12-Oct-2012
A decision to increase the number of patients being treated at a dialysis unit run by the University Hospitals of Leicester could have led to the death of a patient, it has emerged.
Borrowing limit challenge for Worcestershire acute trust

9-Oct-2012
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust may need an increase in its borrowing limit to cover the costs of a major service reconfiguration, HSJ has learned.
Unions push back against pay freeze calls

9-Oct-2012
Health unions will push back against calls for a continued pay freeze in the NHS by warning that a third of health service employees have seriously considered leaving their jobs in the past year.
£46m pledged for NHS's 'biggest ever' leadership programme

9-Oct-2012
The NHS is to launch the largest ever drive to create a new generation of NHS leaders in a £46m bid to improve productivity and patient outcomes.
Trust plans to dismiss and re-hire 5,500 staff to cut sick pay

9-Oct-2012
A north eastern foundation trust has revealed plans to dismiss and re-hire 5,542 staff to make savings on its sick pay bill, in a move believed to be unprecedented in its scale.
Monitor and CQC take joint action at Sherwood Forest

8-Oct-2012
Monitor has asked the Care Quality Commission to carry out a “deep dive” probe of patient care at the troubled Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust following the resignation of chair Tracey Doucet.
BMA calls for review of whistleblowing laws

8-Oct-2012
The head of the British Medical Association has told HSJ he will push for a review of whistleblowing legislation.
BMA elects new consultant chair

4-Oct-2012
The British Medical Association has announced Paul Flynn, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist in Swansea, has been elected as new chair of its consultants committee
Media Watch: shocking states and landmark dates

4 October 2012
Sir David declares a board focused on quality
Trust bosses call for pay deal changes

2-Oct-2012
HSJ’s disclosure of NHS Employers’ move to extend the pay freeze coincided with a warning from the acute sector that existing pay agreements were unsustainable.
Wolverhampton FT bid fails as CQC finds failings

2-Oct-2012
The Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust’s bid for foundation trust status has been deferred by Monitor after a recent Care Quality Commission inspection found essential standards were not being met, HSJ can reveal.
EXCLUSIVE: NHS Employers backs pay freeze

2-Oct-2012
Patient care will suffer unless the NHS pay freeze is extended into a third year, the body representing all major NHS employers is to warn.
Reorganisation to blame for Nottingham bed crisis

28-Sep-2012
An investigation into what caused thousands of elective operations to be cancelled at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has blamed the hospitals’ own reorganisation of services.
Doctor revalidation set to begin by December

27-Sep-2012
The revalidation of doctors should begin by December this year, the General Medical Council will inform the health secretary tomorrow.
Number of nurses falls again

26-Sep-2012
Numbers of nurses working in the NHS fell again in June, according to the latest workforce statistics.
CQC warns of independent sector failings

26-Sep-2012
Almost two fifths of independent sector mental health units do not comply with rules set out in the Mental Health Act, according to Care Quality Commission data.
Struggling Worcestershire drafts in neighbouring providers

25-Sep-2012
Health authorities in Worcestershire have held talks with neighbouring NHS providers as part of a major review of acute services in the county, it has emerged.
Worcestershire feels pressures of ageing population

25-Sep-2012
The NHS in Worcestershire faces a £200m funding gap and must redesign its acute services, yet plans are facing fierce opposition from campaigners
Analysed: acute hospital services in Worcestershire under review

25-Sep-2012
We look at plans to reconfigure acute services in Worcestershire, where the health economy faces a £200m financial gap.
GMC investigates complaint against Dame Barbara Hakin

25-Sep-2012
The General Medical Council has launched an investigation into a complaint against national director for commissioning development Dame Barbara Hakin, HSJ can reveal.
Unions issue ultimatum over ‘pay cartel’

20 September 2012
Unions have threatened to walk away from national talks on changes to pay and terms and conditions unless employers stop the South West “pay cartel”.
Analysis reveals 12pc drop in nurse training places

18-Sep-2012
Nurse training places have been cut by more than 2,500 in three years, an investigation has revealed, sparking one expert to warn of a “national disaster” in care.
Nottingham to open 80 new beds after cancellations surge

14-Sep-2012
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust is to invest more than £4m to open 80 new beds, after it was forced to cancel an “unprecedented” number of operations.
Commissioners reject 24/7 reopening of Mid Staffs A&E

12-Sep-2012
Commissioners have rejected Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s plan to reopen its accident and emergency department 24 hours a day.
Children's heart surgery decision faces judicial review

12-Sep-2012
A charity fighting the removal of children’s heart surgery from Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust intends to mount a judicial review of the decision, it has emerged.
Monitor announces review of Mid Staffs sustainability

11-Sep-2012
Monitor has this morning announced a review into the long-term sustainability of services at the troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, which could see the scandal-hit trust placed into special administration.
SHA investigation highlights Leicester concerns

7-Sep-2012
A lack of vision and clinical strategy risks “inhibiting improvement in clinical care” at the University Hospitals of Leicester, according to a Midlands and East strategic health authority cluster investigation.
Red ratings dog West Midlands QIPP plans

6 September 2012
Derbyshire’s QIPP plan is the only one in the Midlands and East region to have been given a “green” overall rating.
Mental health sector's QIPP savings on target

5-Sep-2012
The mental health sector is among the best performing areas for achieving efficiency savings under QIPP.
New tax rules 'could spark backlash'

5-Sep-2012
New rules on employing interim managers in the NHS risk sparking a backlash from temporary managers who could look elsewhere for work, HSJ has been told.
South West pay consortium chief predicts other regions will copy model

4-Sep-2012
The man leading the South West Pay, Terms and Conditions Consortium has revealed representatives of other NHS regions have approached him for advice on setting up similar groups to drive down workforce costs.
Nurses warned not to use own phones for work

31-Aug-2012
Nurses should avoid the temptation to use their own mobile phones for work purposes, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.
Dozens of ambulance stations set to close in East Midlands

30-Aug-2012
Dozens of ambulance stations could be closed across the East Midlands under plans intended to improve emergency response times.
Chief: £170m mental health trust 'lost its way'

29-Aug-2012
South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust must win back the support of its commissioners, its new chief executive has said
Increase in new consultants affects NHS job market

28-Aug-2012
An annual survey of newly-qualified medical consultants has revealed the first indications of a workforce bulge, with new medics experiencing a “hostile” jobs market.
Regional pay consortium claims it can save 6,000 jobs

24-Aug-2012
More than 6,000 NHS “jobs” in the South West could be saved if major changes go ahead to staff pay, and terms and conditions, it has been claimed.
Nicholson clamps down on interim managers' pay

23-Aug-2012
NHS trusts have been ordered to stop paying interim senior executives off-payroll in a bid by the Department of Health to tackle possible tax avoidance.
NHS on course to lose pensions advantage

22-Aug-2012
The NHS’s competitive advantage is set to be significantly weakened by a move to offer the NHS pension to all private sector staff working on clinical contracts funded by the service.
'Strong claim for constructive dismissal' following Nicholson letter

21-Aug-2012
The Department of Health could face claims for constructive dismissal by senior managers if plans to remove them of their responsibilities go ahead.
Junior doctors complain of 'bullying culture' at trust

14-Aug-2012
An investigation has been carried out at a teaching hospital after junior doctors complained of a bullying culture and unsafe practices.
Media Watch: Olympic NHS pride dissipates

9-Aug-2012
The admiration following the Olympic opening ceremony has faded rapidly
Spending on mental health falls for first time in 10 years

7-Aug-2012
Overall spending on adult mental health services has fallen in real terms for the first time in a decade.
Trusts face higher pension costs so frontline staff can retire early

6-Aug-2012
NHS trusts could have to pay higher pension contributions for some staff groups so they can retire earlier, HSJ has learned.
Leaders of aspiring FTs receive confidential help to improve

6-Aug-2012
More than 20 hospital trust boards have signed up to a leadership training programme which they hope will help them make efficiency savings and achieve foundation status, HSJ has learned.
North Staffordshire trust fined again over waiting time failures

6-Aug-2012
University Hospital of North Staffordshire has been fined £2.5m by commissioners for its continued failure to hit a key accident and emergency target.
Consultant quits over diagnostic 'failures'

2 August 2012
A whistleblower has resigned from his job as a consultant at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, complaining about a “complete failure of corporate leadership” at the trust.
Alder Hey Children's Trust responds to court case decision

30-Jul-2012
Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust has told HSJ it recognises consultant surgeon Edwin Jesudason as a whistleblower.
Survey finds 91pc of people have not heard of telehealth

27-Jul-2012
A YouGov survey has revealed 91 per cent of UK adults have never heard of telehealth or telecare – despite the Department of Health’s Three Million Lives campaign to promote it.
Health Education England unveils senior management team

26-Jul-2012
Five directors making up the senior management team at Health Education England have been named today.
High Court stops Alder Hey taking action against 'whistleblower'

26-Jul-2012
A High Court injunction has been issued to prevent Alder Hey Children’s Foundation Trust from staging a meeting which could have led to the dismissal of a paediatric surgeon who had raised concerns about safety.
Sickness rate among NHS staff falls

24-Jul-2012
Sickness among NHS workers has fallen by just 0.04 per cent in 12 months despite efforts by NHS trusts to reduce the number of days lost.
Data quality concerns delay mental health tariff

24-Jul-2012
Hopes that a national payment by results tariff for adult mental health services could be implemented next year have been dashed due to concern about data quality, HSJ can reveal.
New clinical roles announced at top of Health Education England

23-Jul-2012
Two new senior clinical posts have been created at Health Education England in a bid to link quality of care with future education and training.
Mid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'

19-Jul-2012
Doctors are turning a blind eye to poor practice to protect their own jobs, according to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s medical director.
Stroke care overhaul planned in Midlands and East

17-Jul-2012
A major review has been launched into stroke services across the Midlands and the East of England in an attempt to improve survival rates and reduce disability, HSJ has learned.
Analysed: review aims to improve stroke services in the Midlands and East

17-Jul-2012
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine plans to review stroke services across the Midlands region to try and improve the standard of care and save more lives.
Exclusive: new workforce chief promises staff flexibility

12-Jul-2012
Health Education England will give commissioners the freedom required to create flexible workforces that meet their own local needs, its new head has promised in his first interview since being appointed.
Mid Staffs Inquiry criticism letters delayed

5-Jul-2012
Letters warning witnesses to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry that they will be criticised by Robert Francis QC in his final report have been delayed by a month, HSJ can reveal.
Private MH hospitals facing tighter margins

5 July 2012
Reduced profits in NHS may starve some private mental health hospitals of investment.
CCG study threatens mental health reconfiguration

4-Jul-2012
A major reconfiguration of mental health services could take place in south-west London after a report ordered by local clinical commissioning groups recommended the takeover of the area’s main provider, HSJ can reveal.
Agenda for Change proposals revealed

3-Jul-2012
Senior staff could be moved out of the Agenda for Change pay framework under proposals devised by NHS Employers, it has emerged.
Departing Maudsley chief plans to develop Oxford AHSC

28-Jun-2012
Stuart Bell, departing chief executive of the South London and Maudsley Mental Health Foundation Trust, has told HSJ he wants to help develop an academic health science centre in Oxford.
New BMA chair elected as future strike decision is put off

28-Jun-2012
A decision on future strike action by the BMA has been deferred until next month as newly elected chair Dr Mark Porter will seek an urgent meeting with the Health Secretary.
Doctors mull over further industrial action

28-Jun-2012
Doctors will today debate whether to call for another day of industrial action over the government’s controversial pension reforms.
Mortality rate for mental illness is three times the population average

28-Jun-2012
People who suffer with a serious mental illness have a mortality rate three times as high as those in the general population, according to new research.
Exclusive: Stuart Bell to leave South London and Maudsley

22-Jun-2012
Stuart Bell chief executive of the South London and Maudsley mental health foundation trust is to leave his job after 13 years, HSJ can reveal.
North Staffordshire trust threatened with fines over A&E failure

21-Jun-2012
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have threatened to fine University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust over “persistent” failures to hit A&E targets, HSJ has learned.
Mid Staffs inquiry 'to focus on cultural issues'

21-Jun-2012
Cultural issues surrounding quality and raising concerns will be the main focus of the Mid Staffs Inquiry report, it has been claimed.
NHS needs new 'visionary' leadership style

21-Jun-2012
The next generation of leaders in the NHS needs a different approach if the service is to deliver on future challenges, the man charged with leading the development of talent has told HSJ.
Staff consulted on terms and conditions changes

20-Jun-2012
NHS staff are to be surveyed on controversial plans to reduce the pay bill by modifying their employment terms and conditions.
Farrar: 'We are all culpable for failing to take big decisions'

20-Jun-2012
NHS managers have avoided taking tough decisions and instead pursued short-term goals, according to the NHS Confederation’s chief executive.
Ian Cumming to lead Health Education England

19-Jun-2012
National director of quality Ian Cumming has been named as the first chief executive of Health Education England.
Doctors' strike latest: Meldrum calls for 'sensible' pensions solution

18-Jun-2012
Monday 11.30am: The head of the BMA has called for a “sensible” resolution to the pensions dispute in his final speech to doctors as chairman.
Mid Staffs witnesses to be told to prepare for criticism

15-Jun-2012
The Mid Staffordshire Public Inquiry has written to all witnesses revealing the process it will follow to warn those who will be criticised by inquiry chair Robert Francis QC.
Decision due on Leicester maternity plans

15-Jun-2012
A £3.5m plan to relieve pressure on maternity services in Leicester is to be put before strategic health authority bosses next month.
'Public interest' whistleblowing law change criticised

13-Jun-2012
NHS whistleblowers could be discouraged from speaking out by a proposed change in the law, HSJ has been told.
BMA chair candidates revealed ahead of member vote

13-Jun-2012
Three doctors will go head to head in an election to become the head of the British Medical Association.
Analysed: dealing with the legacy of Mid Staffs

12-Jun-2012
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine the problems facing Staffordshire as it deals with the legacy of Mid Staffs, reconfiguration and financial drought.
Doctors' strike could see thousands of operations cancelled

12-Jun-2012
Contingency plans are being devised for next week’s British Medical Association strike which could see tens of thousands of hospital operations cancelled.
Large rise in shifts filled by agency staff

12-Jun-2012
The use of agency nurses by acute and community service providers has soared by 50 per cent in a year, evidence suggests.
'Crisis' in child health could arrive in 12 months

7-Jun-2012
The NHS could be a year away from a “crisis” in the care given to children, the new president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has told HSJ.
Birmingham FT workers strike over pay cuts

6-Jun-2012
Workers at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust went on strike yesterday in a row over cuts to a pay premium designed to improve recruitment and retention.
Mental health charity funding falls as demand grows

31-May-2012
Mental health services run by the charity Mind have seen a cut of 5.7 per cent in funding at the same time as a surge in demand from people requiring help.
Trust approves £1m consultant rota to cut death rates

31-May-2012
WORKFORCE: Consultants working at Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals Trust are to be expected to work a seven-day rota in a drive to cut the number of weekend deaths.
Trust investigation after death of baby delivered on floor

31-May-2012
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of Leicester Trust is investigating the death of a baby after his mother was forced to give birth on a day room floor because midwives were too busy to see her.
'Cancel operations now', warns doctors' leader ahead of pension action

30-May-2012
Hospital managers should begin cancelling routine surgery and appointments now ahead of a day of action by doctors on 21 June, according to the British Medical Association’s consultant leader.
NHS could impose mandatory retirement age after court verdict

30-May-2012
A recent court ruling could help create a precedent allowing NHS employers to apply a compulsory retirement age to staff, HSJ has been told.
Doctors to take industrial action following strike ballot

30-May-2012
UK doctors will not provide non-urgent care on 21 June in industrial action over the government’s planned pension changes, the British Medical Association has said.
Go ahead for £35m Shropshire reconfiguration

28-May-2012
Major changes to acute services in Shropshire have been given the green-light, paving the way for a £35m reconfiguration across the county’s two hospitals.
South West trusts set up 'pay cartel'

25-May-2012
Sixteen NHS trusts in the South West have banded together in a bid to make “radical” changes to staff pay, terms and conditions outside of the national Agenda for Change agreement.
Top managers set to escape regional pay

25-May-2012
The NHS’s most senior managers should not receive localised rates of pay, the Department of Health has said.
MPs criticise delays in education and training reform

23-May-2012
Ministers must provide more detail on their plans to reform health education and training to avoid service disruption and putting patients at risk, the health select committee has warned.
GMB members overwhelmingly reject pension deal

22-May-2012
Thousands of NHS workers in the GMB union have voted to reject the government’s “final” pension deal by a majority of 96.5 per cent.
Public health staff to keep NHS pension

22-May-2012
Public health staff who transfer to local government next year will retain their NHS pension, it has been revealed. However, it remains uncertain whether they will keep the pension if they subsequently change jobs within public health.
Burns go-ahead for 2012 clinical excellence awards

18-May-2012
NHS doctors will be able to get their 2012 round of Clinical Excellence Awards after health minister Simon Burns gave the go ahead.
RCN prepared to battle government over regional pay plans

18-May-2012
The Royal College of Nursing is “prepared to take the government on” in its plans to impose regional pay in the NHS, according to the college’s chief executive and general secretary Peter Carter.
Diabetes audit reveals thousands of errors in one week

17-May-2012
Medication errors occur in the treatment of 3,700 inpatients with diabetes in hospitals in England and Wales each week, according to the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit.
Doctors voting on pensions strike action

16-May-2012
Doctors across the UK have begun voting on whether to take industrial action for the first time in more than three decades.
PiP scandal: Lessons must be learned says Lord Howe

15-May-2012
A review of the PiP breast implant scandal has concluded “serious lessons” must be learned and improvements made by the medicines and healthcare products regulator.
Leicester receives CQC rebuke over trolley waits

14-May-2012
University Hospitals of Leicester Trust has been issued with a Care Quality Commission warning notice after an inspection revealed lengthy trolley waits, resulting in “a lack of privacy and dignity”.
Health workers strike over NHS pension proposals

10-May-2012
Up to 100,000 workers across the NHS were expected to take part in strike action today in protest at the government’s controversial pension refoms.
DH appoints civil servant to prepare for Mid Staffordshire report

10-May-2012
A senior Whitehall civil servant has been put in charge of preparing the government’s response to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust public inquiry.
Growth of senior managers' pay stalls

9-May-2012
Senior health service managers have seen their pay “grind to a halt”, new data suggests.
£300m contract out for Midlands pathology services

9-May-2012
STRUCTURE: Community pathology services across the Midlands could undergo a major reorganisation, the publication of a £300m tender document has revealed.
CCGs appointing non-NHS staff 'must justify' redundancy costs

9-May-2012
Clinical commissioning groups that choose to appoint staff from outside the NHS, adding to redundancy costs, should be prepared to publicly justify their decisions, the NHS Commissioning Board has said.
NHS managers accept government pensions deal

8-May-2012
Managers working in the NHS have voted to accept the government’s final pension offer.
London doctors receive new support with revalidation

4-May-2012
A support service has been launched in London to offer assistance to doctors at all stages of their careers ahead of revalidation, which is due to begin later this year.
Restrictions imposed again on senior managers' bonuses

4-May-2012
Very senior managers in the NHS will have their ability to earn bonuses on top of their pay restricted for the second successive year.
Concerns over staffing plans as Unite strike looms

30-Apr-2012
NHS Employers has criticised Unite for not providing reliable information to providers ahead of its planned strike action on 10 May.
Unison members split on NHS pensions

30-Apr-2012
A ballot of Unison members on the government’s NHS pension reform plan has failed to deliver a clear verdict, the union has announced.
NHS Employers targets reduced incremental pay rises

23-Apr-2012
NHS Employers has launched a bid to reduce the impact of incremental pay rises in the NHS, it has been revealed.
Prentis warns Lansley over 'attack' on Agenda for Change

23-Apr-2012
The government will face widespread industrial action by health workers if it launches an attack on NHS pay and the Agenda for Change agreement, the general secretary of Unison said today.
All parts of NHS will be affected by strike - Unite

20-Apr-2012
Every part of the NHS will be affected by strike action on 10 May, the union Unite has claimed.
Integrate mental health services for bigger savings - Confed

20-Apr-2012
Integrating mental health and physical health services can lead to better patient care and significant savings, according to the NHS Confederation.
CCGs excluding local medical committees, says GP leader

19-Apr-2012
GPs have attacked what they claim is a determined attempt to ignore the views of local medical committees in the developing NHS commissioning world.
NHS must 'up its game' on homeless people's mental health

18-Apr-2012
Mental health leaders must “up their game” in tackling mental health problems among the homeless, according to a new report.
Safety checks ordered for UK air ambulances

18-Apr-2012
Urgent safety checks are to be carried out on helicopters used by air ambulance providers across England after a crack was found in a rotar hub.
CCGs will be subject to Agenda for Change

16-Apr-2012
Clinical commissioning groups will be made subject to the Agenda for Change pay agreement to avoid spiralling redundancy costs, it has been confirmed.
Child safety an 'afterthought' of NHS reform, say doctors

13-Apr-2012
The safety of children is an “afterthought” of NHS reforms, paediatricians have warned. Many say they are not adequately trained and resources are “spread too thinly.”
Agenda for Change could survive regional pay push

12-Apr-2012
The Department of Health is pushing for the Agenda for Change national pay framework to survive the introduction of regional pay rates in the NHS, it has emerged.
Doctors: disabled patients get poorer care in hospital

11-Apr-2012
A poll of hundreds of hospital doctors and GPs has found most believe patients with a learning disability get poorer care than the rest of the population.
Plan for clinical awards, hospitals told

11-Apr-2012
NHS providers should budget for an employer-based round of clinical excellence awards taking place later this year, NHS Employers has said.
Mid Staffs restricts public questions

5-Apr-2012
WORKFORCE: Questions from the public are to be restricted during board meetings at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, it has emerged.
Flory calls on PCTs to check DOLS compliance

5-Apr-2012
NHS deputy chief executive David Flory has written to chief executives and PCTs urging them to ensure rules on when patients can be deprived of their liberty are followed.
Paul Zollinger-Read to join Bupa

3-Apr-2012
Paul Zollinger-Read, a key figure in the world of commissioning, will leave the NHS after more than 20 years to join Bupa as its group medical director, it was announced today.

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