All Health Service Journal articles in 14 December 2016 – Page 8
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HSJ Partners
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News
Frimley STP proposes radical upgrade of primary care
Fourteen GP hubs to be phased in by 2018 Model expected to save more than £65m by 2020-21 STP stops short of recommending PACS model be adopted across the patch The Frimley Health sustainability and transformation plan has set out plans to establish a new model of large-scale ...
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News
Daily Insight: Back office efficiency pioneers revealed
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catchup: Hunt on NHS leadership, funding games and new waiting targets
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HSJ Local
Former directors will not be pursued over unauthorised payments
Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals Trust made three sets of additional payments to non-executives that were not approved by health secretary Two NEDs refused to repay the money and will not be pursued by the trust NHS Improvement accepts concerns over “continuity of oversight” Two former non-executive ...
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HSJ Local
Major children's services contract awarded to independent-led partnership
Partnership of non-profit and NHS organisations awarded £34.6m a year children and young people’s community services contract in Bristol and south Gloucestershire Led by Sirona Care and Health and includes Bristol Community Health CIC, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust and University Hospitals Bristol FT Contract to provide ...
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HSJ Local
First consultation begins on STP proposals
First formal consultation begins on proposals put forward in an STP Plans in Dorset follow a long running clinical services review Proposals include substantial changes to acute and community services The first formal consultation has begun on major service changes proposals put forward in a sustainability and transformation ...
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Council chief takes over CCG as vanguard area moves to ACO
Northumberland County Council chief executive to become accountable officer of Northumberland CCG HSJ understands Stephen Mason takes over at the CCG from chief clinical officer Alistair Blair from 1 December Mr Blair is expected to take up the role of independent chair of the accountable care organisation’s board ...
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News
Exclusive: STPs chosen to lead major £350m back office savings drive
Greater Manchester, Kent, Essex and north west London to be back office merger “pathfinders” Their models will be used as blueprints for other STPs NHS Improvement says back office bill can be cut by £350m over next four years Four sustainability and transformation plan areas will spearhead system ...
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HSJ Local
Cheshire backtracks on potential A&E downgrade
Regional NHS leaders have given assurances that Macclesfield General Hospital will retain its accident and emergency department – a fortnight after saying it could be downgraded.
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News
Daily Insight: NHS's noughties revival
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News
Patient body appoints new national director
Healthwatch England, the national health and care “consumer champion”, has appointed Imelda Redmond as its new national director.
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News
Regional leaders plan hospital contract shake-up
Regional health leaders are drawing up plans to abandon payment by results based on national tariffs and move to a cost and risk based contract for acute providers, along with an STP-level control total.
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HSJ Local
High profile NHS 'cyber attack' may have 'come from USB stick'
“Cyber attack” virus may have come from a USB stick rather than an intentional outside attack “Zero day” viruses are difficult to protect against and “pose the same problem through industry” A high profile “cyber attack” on a foundation trust appears to have been the consequence of poor ...
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Leader
Updated: What Jeremy Hunt really thinks about NHS managers
There is a rule that all good journalists should abide by: if you get something wrong, correct and apologise, and do it quickly.
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News
Hunt: Regulation 'necessary' for new nursing role
The Nursing and Midwifery Council has been asked by the government to regulate the new nursing associate role.
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News
Department of Health offers £220k salary for new commercial chief
Department seeks pharma heavyweight to lead on commercial strategy Post holder will lead renegotiation of the pharmaceutical pricing regulatory scheme Salary would make post holder one of the department’s highest earners The Department of Health is recruiting for a new chief commercial officer, with a £220,000 basic salary ...
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HSJ Local
NHS 'opt out' pension scheme deemed legal
Pensions Regulator rules East and North Hertfordshire Trust’s new opt-out pension scheme as legal Despite criticising a similar scheme earlier this year, NHS Pension Board says trust is “entitled to engage its staff” on “alternative employment” offers Trust says the scheme appears “successful” and is considering extending offer ...
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HSJ Local
Trusts create joint executive board
City Hospitals Sunderland and South Tyneside foundation trusts appoints joint executive leadership team The 12-strong executive management team is made up of directors from both trusts and went live on 21 November It will be responsible for running all hospital and community services across the region, but with boards ...
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HSJ Local
Scandal-hit FT 'starting to get to grips' with safety, says CQC
CQC says Southern Health “starting to get to grips” with patient safety risks Follows inspection in September, following up on serious concerns raised earlier this year Leaders at Southern Health Foundation Trust are “starting to get to grips” with underlying issues putting patients at risk, according ...