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HSJ LocalSecond council supports referral to Hancock over £150m reconfiguration
Health chiefs in Dorset have “confidence” in their plans to reconfigure acute services in the county despite two local authorities asking for a review by health secretary Matt Hancock, they have said.
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NewsChief coroner warns over watered down medical examiner role
England’s chief coroner has raised concerns over the independence of proposed new medical examiners in the NHS and warned the system will not tackle gaps exploited by the serial killer GP Harold Shipman.
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HSJ PartnersHow does the NHS move from fire fighting to fire prevention?
Colin Rees on moving from information to action when it comes to using data as a tool
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Coroners warn of underfunding
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsPlans to relocate stroke services could face judicial review
Controversial plans to halve the number of hospitals admitting stroke patients in Kent and Medway could face judicial review after mounting concerns from councillors about the proposals.
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NewsRevealed: Vital STP projects face doubt after £1bn fund snub
An £84m urgent and emergency care transformation in Middlesbrough, system wide cancer reconfiguration in South Yorkshire, and a large elective care centre in Norfolk were among projects which missed out on recent government funding.
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NewsSecond setback for half-billion reconfiguration plan
A major reconfiguration plan for services in north west London has been rebuffed by the centre for the second time.
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NewsRegulators target £700m saving from ‘obsolescent’ outpatients
NHS bosses have identified £700m of potential savings in outpatient services as part of an overhaul of the £10bn workstream.
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NewsLeaked report: Killing of two hospital patients was ‘preventable’
An independent investigation into the attack and killing of two people on a hospital ward by another patient has concluded the attack was “probably preventable”, a leak of its report reveals.
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HSJ LocalChief targets 2023 to open region's first children’s hospital
A region’s first specialist children’s hospital – combining physical and mental health services – may be opened in 2023 now the government has approved up to £100m for the long-planned project, the lead chief executive has told HSJ.
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NewsPlans to change four hour target based on ‘myth’
Potential plans to ditch the four hour target for minor ailments are based on the “utter myth” that a large number of patients should be seen elsewhere, a senior emergency chief has told HSJ.
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NewsPolicymakers warned as nursing associates poised to enter NHS
Policymakers should proceed with more caution over introducing nursing associates, the author of new research on the safety of the roles has told HSJ.
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NewsLongest serving hospital CEO steps down ahead of merger
The longest serving chief executive of an acute trust has announced he will step down ahead of a proposed merger of his organisation with a neighbour trust.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Trusts await impact of new buying model
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Data dump delving
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentChild and adolescent mental health services: A case study in confused priorities
An audit of child and adolescent crisis admissions via A&E to CAMHS beds has identified problems that are symptomatic of the wider challenges facing mental health services, say Dr Daniel Poulter, Dr Ben Baig, Molly Cooney and Dr Sarah Cornick
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CommentNext year’s planning guidance is an opportunity to reset the NHS
Chris Hopson outlines what is needed from next year’s planning guidance to ensure the NHS is able to break out of the current cycle and start recovering financial and operational performance
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Acute or Specialist Services Redesign (London and the South)
Imperial College Healthcare Trust – Connecting Care for Children When staff at Imperial College Healthcare Trust invited feedback on services for children, they were given a valuable summary of the issues from the patient and carer perspective. “My health visitor told me to do one thing and the hospital told ...
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2018: Staff Engagement
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust – LTHT People Sponsored by Historically, employee engagement has been a challenge at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. In the 2014 national staff survey, the trust was below average on 18 key measures of engagement. The leadership team recognised that colleagues did not feel their ...
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: ‘We have lost this winter already’
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.