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HSJ LocalMinister criticises regulator for 'encouraging' local trust takeover
Local MP claims Wye Valley Trust to be taken over by South Warwickshire FT Trade minister Jesse Norman criticises NHS Improvement for encouraging takeover without consultation Wye Valley chief executive and chair likely to be replaced New CQC inspection report likely to be published next week A government ...
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NewsSurvey: Doctors worried over ability to provide safe care
Royal college survey reveals concerns over workforce gaps, equipment shortages and poor management Royal College of Anaesthetists president says NHS is at a “tipping point” GMC also warns of a “state of unease” in medical profession after contract dispute Anaesthetists working in hospitals across the NHS have said ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust guilty of serious service failure over child's death
New report exposes systemic failings in care of four year old boy at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Sean Turner was denied the best possible chance of survival because of failings by doctors and nurses in 2012 Ombudsman report contradicts findings by earlier NHS England commissioned review A ...
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CommentRace equality in the NHS: a balance sheet
Black History Month seems a good time to reflect on what has been achieved since the introduction of the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard.
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HSJ LocalNorth East walk-in clinics to be replaced by urgent care centre
North Tyneside CCG approves plans to replace three walk-in clinics and OOH service with single urgent care centre Governing body to begin procurement for site and provider of the new service Public consultation found preferred site was North Tyneside General Hospital, run by Northumbria Healthcare FT Trust refuses to ...
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CommentDo you suffer from 'business illusion'?
A new tool can help chief executives and business intelligence teams to see through the data fog
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NewsExclusive: Survey reveals STPs' service change priorities
The types of service changes and structural reform that will dominate sustainability and transformation plans are revealed in HSJ’s survey of senior local NHS decision makers.
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NewsAcute services could merge under Midlands STP
Single service models being developed for 10 acute pathways to “deliver efficiencies” Plans show that “political opposition”, “capital constraints” and “insufficient workforce” are all risks to implementation CCG plans MCP development and staff reorganisation that could result in redundancies STP wants to see “repatriation” of out of area NHS ...
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NewsMapped: Providers' new ratings from NHS Improvement
This map shows the segmentation rating given to all NHS providers by NHS Improvement today.
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CommentSTPs: moving from plans to programmes
Now is a crucial time for the system to address some of the potential barriers to making the STP concept a successful reality
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NewsTrusts will be asked to rate avoidability of deaths by 2017
NHS trusts will be asked to rate adult inpatient deaths on a scale of one to six of avoidability New national mortality case record review to be rolled out “across the NHS” by autumn 2017 Review programme includes online data collection that will allow local “insight” from the data ...
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HSJ Local500 nurses in pipeline for large teaching hospital
Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust to hire 500 more nursing staff Chief executive Julian Hartley says £14m recruitment drive is to improve safe staffing levels CQC raised trust’s rating to good but says it requires improvement on safety One of the largest teaching hospitals in the country is planning ...
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NewsHunt: Trusts to be told how to do better investigations
Health secretary says problems around poor investigations seen at Southern Health likely to exist across the NHS Jeremy Hunt reveals plan to issue new guidance to trusts on how to carry out effective investigations NHS complaints system is “unfinished business” Jeremy Hunt has said “we are kidding ourselves” ...
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NewsDrive to cut litigation costs may be extended 'throughout the NHS'
Health secretary says aim of maternity plans is to improve learning and reduce incidents of harm New “safe space” legislation to protect clinicians will not prevent families receiving information, says Jeremy Hunt Safe space will not stop action being taken against people where there are risks to patients or ...
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CommentNot so fast: dealing with activity growth moderation
How can the NHS achieve last month’s order to slow the pace at which activity grows?
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for South West trust
Cara Charles-Barks to join Salisbury FT in January as chief executive Peter Hill to retire after 30 years at the trust Salisbury Foundation Trust has appointed Cara Charles-Barks as its new chief executive.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Skilling up the dinner ladies
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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NewsHospitals demand clarity over future of EU staff
Specialist hospitals have called for the government to clarify the rights of EU nationals to remain working in health and social care in the UK.
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HSJ LocalTrust suspends services at two maternity units
Trust stops services at midwife led units in Ludlow and Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Royal Shrewsbury Hospital running some services without hand washing, hot water and heating facilities Normal 0 ...
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News18 week waits, August 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for August 2016