All Health Service Journal articles in 10 August 2016 – Page 5
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News
Agency cap expected to save NHS up to £800m in first year
NHS Improvement says agency cap is delivering substantial savings Regulator says no evidence of systematic impact on safety or staff supply Nine out of 10 NHS trusts are breaching the cap every week to maintain safety The cap on agency rates for temporary staff in the NHS is ...
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News
Direct vanguard funding will end in 2017-18
NHS Improvement document says after 2017-18, STPs will take the place of the vanguard programme Central new care models team will carry on beyond next year Vanguard sites will not have transformation funding allocated directly to them from NHS England after next year, it has been confirmed.
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News
Daily Insight: Junior doctors' strikes could return next month
HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories and debate in health policy
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Comment
England remains solidly in breach of 18 weeks as new incentives loom
Longer-waiting services should have improved in June, as trusts approach the start of their “reset” trajectories in July. But instead those longer waits got worse.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catch Up: Trusts told savings priorities, and FTSE 100 firms approached for NHS boards
Your essential update on the week in health
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Comment
Sizing up the risks and rewards of pathology services
The potential of pathology to improve healthcare is enormous but to untap it we must avoid a number of pitfalls
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HSJ Local
Tender launched in major sexual health shake-up
COMMISSIONING: A group of 22 London boroughs have launched a tender for an online sexual health service as part of a major shake-up of services in the city.
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HSJ Local
Former Pennine Acute chief 'very sorry' for speed of turnaround
Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust rated “inadequate” by the CQC following an inspection in February when Gillian Fairfield still led the trust It was also rated inadequate in the well led category, though the report noted staff were “very positive” about Dr Fairfield Dr Fairfield: “I am very sorry that ...
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News
Questions raised over NHS England's use of heart surgery research
Author cited by NHS England has “no idea” where 125 operations per year figure came from How many operations a surgeon should do ”depends on the type of surgery”, academic says RCS backs NHS England recommendation NHS England’s congenital heart disease review acknowledged the 125 figure is “arbitrary” ...
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NHS England 'failed to follow due process' for heart surgery shake-up
Leicester and the Royal Brompton trusts dispute reconfiguration process Trusts say recommendations from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel have been ignored Specialised commissioning director Jonathan Fielden defends NHS England’s approach Senior staff at the two congenital heart units threatened with closure by NHS England say the national body has ...
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HSJ Local
CQC confirms inadequate rating for Greater Manchester trust
Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission Trust avoids going into special measures following appointment of Sir David Dalton as interim chief executive Serious concerns raised around safety and leadership PERFORMANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has been rated inadequate by the Care ...
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News
Junior doctors seek 'rolling industrial action'
Hospitals could be hit by a “rolling programme of industrial action” by junior doctors from as early as next month, according to an email sent to British Medical Association members tonight.
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News
Daily Insight: Hinchingbrooke's neat turning circle
The must read stories and biggest talking points in health
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HSJ Local
Hinchingbrooke chair: Ditching Circle management structure key to turnaround
Replacing management structure put in by private firm which previously ran trust was key to turning around performance, says chair Alan Burns praises efforts of staff across Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust Reduction in trust’s A&E opening hours not the way forward, he says INTERVIEW: Replacing the management structure ...
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News
Chief executives warned over breaches to junior doctors contract
Handful of trusts have breached terms of new junior doctors contract related to guardians for safe working hours NHS Improvement warns trusts not to undermine the confidence of doctors following dispute with government A third of guardian posts have not been filled because of failures to agree on appointments ...
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HSJ Knowledge
The benefits of a joint venture for pathology
A merger of two foundation trusts’ pathology services led to more sophisticated technology, shorter turnaround times and lower costs
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Comment
Food, glorious food: can trust chiefs eat hospital meals for a week?
Andy Jones throws down a challenge to trust chief executives to share the same culinary experience as their patients…
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HSJ Local
Former franchise trust to exit special measures
Hospital run for three years by private company taken out of special measures after it was handed back to full NHS control last year CQC rates Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust good overall Emergency department rated requires improvement PERFORMANCE: The district general hospital run for three years by a ...
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News
Daily Insight: Big business eyed for board roles
HSJ’s pick of the must read stories and debate from Wednesday
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HSJ Local
Major acute trust to be rated inadequate
QUALITY: A large acute trust in Greater Manchester is set to be rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission, HSJ understands.