All Health Service Journal articles in 19 October 2016 – Page 6
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First digital health providers inspected by CQC
CQC publishes first pilot inspections of digital GP providers Full primary care digital provider inspections to begin next April NHS is seeking to push significant number of GP contacts to digital channels Former Circle chief Ali Parsa’s new venture Babylon one of first to get green light The ...
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Comment
Is five a good number for the forward view?
The financial challenges increase the urgency to get on with the task of health care advancement but cannot shorten the time it takes to complete the journey
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HSJ Partners
ADVERTORIAL: New awareness campaign aims to help prepare for GS1
The GS1 barcoding programme could help trusts save an average of £3m per year, but it can be hard to know where to start.
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Trusts could be offered £300m 'incentive fund' to beat control totals
Nearly £300m of unallocated sustainability and transformation funding could be used to incentivise trusts to exceed their financial target for 2016-17 Proposal being prepared by NHS Improvement for the Treasury Experts warns policy could “exacerbate” problems for trusts in difficulty Trusts that miss out on sustainability and transformation ...
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Hunt aims to 'dismantle' maternity litigation culture
Health secretary to announce voluntary compensation scheme to “dismantle” litigation culture Families to be offered independent investigations and new support under scheme Actions include new investment to help halve rates of neonatal death, stillbirth, maternal death and brain injuries by 2030 Families who suffer harm after failings in ...
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Daily Insight: STPs get ready to go public (sort of)
HSJ’s round-up of Friday’s must read stories and debate
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catchup: Trust boss threatened, patient ID test and the HSJ100
Your essential update on the week in health
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HSJ Local
Senior CCG leader jailed for £145,000 fraud
Nearly £145,000 taken from Bromley CCG through fraud Noel Morrow signed off cheques to his own companies Fraud uncovered after invoices were submitted on behalf of a discharged patient A senior commissioner who defrauded Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group of nearly £145,000 has been jailed for two years and ...
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Royal college issues new 'threatening statement' to hospital trust
Royal College of Midwives says it is considering taking action after exit deal revealed RCM accused of making “threatening statement” against the trust Former Morecambe Bay chair Sir David Henshaw says he had no knowledge of deal The Royal College of Midwives has today suggested it could take ...
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Comment
Elective waits rise again in a wasted August
Elective waiting times lengthened beyond 18 weeks again in August, as the admission rate fell to a three year low.
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Expert Briefing
Lintern’s Risk Register: Thinking like a patient, acting like a taxpayer?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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HSJ Local
Financially stricken trust to cut pay bill by 10 per cent in six months
St George’s University Hospitals FT to cut pay costs by 10 per cent by March Vacancies will be left unfilled but essential posts will continue to be recruited to The trust had an overall vacancy rate of 16 per cent in August A south London teaching hospital plans ...
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Revealed: NHS England checklist for making STP details public
STPs told to publish summaries of their plans NHS England says summaries must “articulate tangible benefits for patients” in “clear” language National and regional communications leads to assist with process NHS leaders have been told to publish summaries of their sustainability and transformation plans, but not before they ...
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Call for non-FTs to have greater freedom to deliver STPs
NHS trusts should be allowed to set up shared service companies and be part of accountable care organisations to help deliver their sustainability and transformation plans, a leading healthcare law firm has said.
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Comment
A ringside seat to a victory, not a bloodbath
The public need to be involved and see more successful projects if they are to buy into sustainability and transformation
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HSJ Local
London CCGs to share accountable officer
Commissioning chiefs in south west London are proposing to share an accountable officer in a bid to streamline decision-making and cut costs.
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HSJ Partners
Culture or data: what’s more powerful in driving patient value?
The only way to make value-generating decisions is by deploying the broadest, most accurate and timely information possible
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Drugs to face new NHS affordability test
NICE and NHS England consult on “budget impact test” for new treatments Test designed to mitigate impact of cost effective but highly expensive drugs on NHS England’s budget NICE also proposes cost effectiveness threshold for assessment of drugs for rare conditions The National Institute for Health and Care ...
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Comment
Now we must navigate the rocks beneath the surface
The State of Care report raises some uncomfortable questions about health and social care – so how can we answer them?