All Health Service Journal articles in 21 September 2016 – Page 4
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CommentIntelligent transparency: How to drive change in the NHS
A system dedicated to continuous improvement and learning towards patient well-being and safety is the key to a sustainable NHS
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Revealed: Trusts counting on back-loaded savings
NHS trusts will have to significantly improve “run-rates” to meet 2016-17 financial targets Plans assume significant efficiency savings can be delivered in the latter half of the year In many cases, those savings have not yet been identified, or there is a high level of risk that they will ...
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NewsChecklist for signing off new care model revealed
MCP joint assurance process likely to include three “gateways” To be finalised by mid October Will cover conflict of interest and why MCP has been chosen Regulators are expected to require proposals for MCPs to pass three tests under a “joint assurance process” before becoming operational, according to ...
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Expert BriefingWhat's new in care models: Vanguard seeks Far East joint venture partner
Tracking everything that’s new in care models and progress of the Five Year Forward View
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NewsHead of academic health partnership to retire
The managing director of UCLPartners is retiring next week.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health chair resigns
Tim Smart stands down as interim chair of Southern Health Foundation Trust Trust says resignation is for “personal reasons” Mr Smart had received criticism for the terms of Katrina Percy’s resignation as chief executive Tim Smart has resigned as interim chair of Southern Health Foundation Trust after less ...
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Trust heading for unexpected deficit after governance failings
Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust had planned for £5.3m year-end surplus but had deficit of £11.1m by August Review conducted into finances after “concerns raised at a number of levels within the trust” “Changes” to planning assumptions “offset an underlying loss of financial control and a failure to fully deliver ...
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CommentBoards must make decisions with patients, not for them
It is crucial to get patients involved to design their own care plans and not dismiss patient experience as an additional cost during budget restraints
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Simon Stevens' summer offensive
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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HSJ LocalChair reappointed at major acute trust
WORKFORCE: The chair of London North West Healthcare Trust has been reappointed for another two years.
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Exclusive: Vanguards scale back plans due to funding shortfall
Vanguards allocated just a third of the transformation funding they requested Sites will relax timescales for implementation or prioritise only “core” workstreams Vanguard sites have told HSJ they have had to scale back their work developing new care models after receiving less than a third of the transformation ...
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HSJ LocalLeaders of CCG trio commit to merger by April
CCG leaders in Manchester committed to merger in 2017 Formal arrangement to be struck with Manchester City Council Plans mirror the merger of city’s hospitals The leaders of the three clinical commissioning groups for Manchester have committed to a formal merger by April 2017, according to an independent ...
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HSJ KnowledgeKey questions as extension of CQC ratings goes out to consultation
The Care Quality Commission must answer questions about its own systems before it can consider turning its attention to other sectors
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Shaping the STP narrative
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Disciplinary hearings for acute chiefs; HSJ Awards shortlist
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsNHS managers face crackdown on conflicts of interest
NHS England consultation document suggests number of areas where declarations of interest should be made Senior managers face declaring shareholdings, paid positions, family relationships and political memberships Doctors could have to declare private practice earnings but other staff are not included NHS executives earning money from consultancy, advisory ...
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: Making the most of technology
Doing technology well involves negotiating multiple hurdles, from sceptical boards to lack of national direction, heard HSJ’s latest roundtable panel
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Setting the scene for the drama in store
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West