All articles by Alison Moore – Page 44
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NewsFour CCGs looking at 1 million population merger
Four Surrey clinical commissioning groups are considering a merger to create a single organisation covering more than a million people.
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NewsNHS warned to act now on Australian flu
The leader of England’s emergency care doctors has called for the NHS to take action now to prepare for a possible flu epidemic as Australia battles an early outbreak of the virus.
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NewsWarning over effect of holiday pay ruling
NHS Providers has warned that trusts will need extra funding if changes to how holiday pay is calculated go ahead.
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HSJ LocalConcern as council cancels integration deal
A council’s decision to withdraw from joint working with a mental health trust could lead to a model of delivery which is “uncoordinated and duplicative” for patients, the trust has warned.
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NewsTrust fined £200,000 for prisoner death
A mental health trust has been fined £200,000 for breaching the Care Quality Commission’s fundamental standards in only the second case of its kind.
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NewsReview found ‘significant concerns’ about conflicts at CCG
A clinical commissioning group has been criticised for how it handled potential conflicts of interest when it handed out contracts to organisations owned by its own GPs.
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NewsTrusts face extra holiday pay costs after court ruling
NHS trusts could face substantially increased pay bills after the Court of Appeal ruled that voluntary overtime should be taken into account when calculating holiday pay.
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NewsCCGs' IVF bill to increase after cost-cutting decision backtracked
Four clinical commissioning groups which were planning to cut costs by reducing the number of IVF cycles they fund will now face an increased bill, after rowing back on the decision.
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NewsFired trust chief exec withdraws unfair dismissal claim
A sacked trust chief executive has withdrawn his unfair dismissal claim against his former employer.
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NewsInvestigation launched into safeguarding at psychiatric unit
A multi-agency investigation has been launched at a psychiatric unit after a “disproportionate” number of safeguarding alerts for patient-on-patient attacks.
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HSJ InteractiveWatch the HSJ webinar on fit and proper person test
The future of the fit and proper person test will come under scrutiny in an HSJ webinar next week.
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NewsNHS 111 calls closed in error could have harmed patients
Two patients may have suffered harm after almost 30 NHS 111 calls were not passed onto the 999 service, despite being triaged as needing an ambulance.
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HSJ AwardsA shared vision of delivering services
Sodexo worked with the University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust to put the patient at the heart of all decisions and won the 2018 HSJ Award for Partnership of the Year
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NewsPrisoners face 'year-long' waits for hospital beds
Prisoners are waiting for as long as a year to access secure beds in psychiatric hospitals, despite guidance stating they should be transferred within 14 days.
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NewsCCG managers allowed to keep £200,000 pay-offs
Two clinical commissioning group managers who were given redundancy packages in excess of the £160,000 maximum have been allowed to keep their pay-offs, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ AwardsTransforming lives with clinical leadership
Praised for his evidence based approach and cultural sensitivity, Anthony Clarkson, assistant director and chief nurse for organ donation, NHS Blood and Transplant Special Health Authority, won the 2018 HSJ Award for Clinical Leader of the Year
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HSJ AwardsThe partnership transforming patient experience
Gateshead Care Partnership brought together the local council, NHS trusts and local GPs to improve the way organisations worked together, and won the 2018 HSJ Award for Improved partnerships between health and local government
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HSJ AwardsIdentifying and caring for women suffering with perinatal trauma
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust won the 2018 HSJ Award for Compassionate Patient Care by developing a birth trauma service with timely access to psychological interventions for perinatal trauma
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NewsSeven CCGs to merge into three under new proposals
Sussex’s seven clinical commissioning groups could merge into three, while a nearby CCG could potentially leave the area’s sustainability and transformation partnership.