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NewsVirgin Care hires former NHS regulator boss
David Bennett, the former boss of the competition regulator Monitor, has been appointed chair of Virgin Care, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPathology contract extended amid merger doubts
A trust has extended its pathology contract with a public-private partnership as doubts have emerged over a planned merger with a neighbour.
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CommentJim Mackey must sweep away public and staff engagement inertia
Nick Goodman on how NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey must make people engagement a top priority
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LeaderThe influencers on our list hold sway across the health economy
Our third Top Chief Executives List is not intended simply as a historical record of who did well in their own organisation over the last year
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NewsMonitor: ‘No breakdown’ in FT approval process
Report criticises Monitor, FT and audit firm Monitor claims “no evidence of a breakdown in its provider appraisal process” Monitor accepts recommendations to approve key assurance processes for new FTs A report into how a large hospital provider was authorised as a foundation trust shortly before declaring a ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Morecambe Bay transcripts to remain secret until autumn 2016
Transcripts of 118 interviews could take until autumn 2016 to be published Morecambe Bay inquiry chair Bill Kirkup says timescale is a “surprise” Witnesses to the inquiry included senior NHS figures PATIENT SAFETY: Transcripts of interviews carried out for the Morecambe Bay inquiry will not be made public ...
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NewsExclusive: Mackey backs calls for reduced savings target
Jim Mackey says an efficiency factor of 2 per cent is “closer to what’s doable” in 2016-17 NHS Improvement chief says there’s a need to make savings targets “challenging but within reach” He hopes to “be clear” by end of the month about package of measures to help bring provider ...
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NewsBennett calls for freeze of foundation trust pipeline
The outgoing chief executive of the foundation trust regulator has called for a suspension of the FT pipeline.
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NewsBennett: Government 'micromanagement' creating 'dependency mindset' among leaders
The outgoing chief executive of regulator Monitor has accused the government of attempting to ‘micromanage’ NHS organisations in a way that damages motivation and creates a ‘dependency mindset’ among leaders.
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NewsMonitor chief warns: Providers can’t bear more than 2pc savings
David Bennett has warned that NHS providers have little scope to get their deficit below £2bn in 2015-16, and that national bodies must ensure tariff prices for next year impose a savings requirement of no more than 2 per cent.
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NewsProviders ordered to take tough new measures to cut deficits
NHS providers have been told to take a raft of emergency measures to try to reduce the huge deficit predicted by the sector this year.
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NewsDH starts search for NHS Improvement chief executive
The Department of Health has begun advertising for the chief executive of new combined provider regulation body NHS Improvement.
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NewsFoundation model faces 'challenges' - Monitor chief
The foundation trust model could come under question as the NHS faces up to the “absolutely huge” financial challenge, David Bennett has said.
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NewsBennett: FTs must cut deficit or face 'completely eroded' freedoms
Exclusive: Monitor’s chief executive will today warn that foundation trusts could see their freedoms ‘completely eroded’ if they do not do better to reduce a sector-wide deficit projected to reach £1bn in 2015-16.
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NewsExclusive: Agency spending clampdown team will be made up of temporary staff
Details have emerged of the Monitor team that will drive the clampdown on agency staff spending.
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NewsMonitor and TDA to join under new chief
Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority are to work much more closely together and under a single leader, with a new chief executive due to be appointed by the end of the summer.
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NewsKeogh to review elective waiting time targets
NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh is to review the current waiting times standards for elective care, the organisation’s chief executive Simon Stevens has announced.
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NewsUpdated: Monitor to review consultancy contracts above £50k
Foundation trusts wanting to spend more than £50,000 on a management consultancy contract will have the deal reviewed by Monitor, as part of new measures announced today.
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NewsMonitor sets out plan to enlist 'superbuddies'
Monitor plans to set up a framework agreement to allow high performing trusts to put themselves forward as potential “superbuddies” for failing counterparts, the regulator’s chief executive has revealed.