All BARTS HEALTH TRUST articles – Page 18
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NewsSome trust chairs paid up to £45,000
Standard salary for chair of non-foundation trusts is capped at £23,600, but exceptions can be agreed with the government TDA letters explain how chairs at two London trusts indicated they could not “agree to commit to a further term of office at their current rate” Annual reports show variation ...
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NewsRegulator lobbied government to increase trust chairs’ pay
Letters reveal how TDA chair lobbied ministers to increase the salary cap for NHS trust chairs Sir Peter Carr referred to perceived “injustice” felt by some trust chairs, whose salaries were in “stark contrast” to those at FTs Department of Health has no plans to increase standard rates ...
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NewsLondon: Best and worst staff survey performers
Analysis of the best and worst performers in the London region on key measures in the NHS staff survey 2015.
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NewsFrimley chief calls for increase in NHS takeovers
Sir Andrew Morris says “clinical leadership” key to successful acquisition of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust Says NHS still has “too many organisations on the provider and commissioning side” Frimley Health “not at the moment” looking at extending to a “hospital chain” The NHS should do trust ...
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CommentChoose and Consult over Choose and Book
Choose and Book needs to be radically reformed to become a modern Choose and Consult service so that the inefficient divide between specialists and GPs is done away with. By Martin Roland and Sam Everington
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NewsRevealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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SupplementsSupplement case studies: Steps to minimise impact on environment
What NHS organisations are doing
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Analysis: Growth in off-framework agency spending revealed
The sum spent by hospital trusts hiring off-framework agency staff grew by 41 per cent over the last financial year, HSJ analysis reveals.
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HSJ LocalInterim chief executive made permanent at largest acute trust
WORKFORCE: Barts Health Trust’s interim chief executive has been made permanent in the role.
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HSJ LocalCoroner: Teenager's death could have been avoided if 'red flags' heeded
PERFORMANCE: The death of a 14-year-old boy could have been avoided if he was admitted to hospital earlier, a coroner has concluded.
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NewsAnalysed: The biggest NHS providers of specialised services
University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust saw the largest increase in its specialised services income last year, new information obtained by HSJ reveals.
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NewsAnalysis: Acute trust stretch targets would cut deficit by only 16pc
The financial ‘stretch targets’ issued to acute NHS trusts would reduce their deficit by just 16 per cent, HSJ analysis has found.
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Communication
FinalistsCheshire and Wirral Partnership Foundation Trust: mymind.org.uk – an effective use of social media to engage children and young people – winnerHealth Education England – The Come Back to Nursing CampaignNEL Commissioning Support Unit, Newham Clinical Commissioning Group, Tower Hamlets CCG, Waltham Forest CCG and Barts Health Trust: Building a ...
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Information Technology
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Telehealth
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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Value in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in using IT to support integrated healthcare services
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015
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NewsExclusive: High NHS chief executive vacancy rate a 'wake-up call'
More than one in 10 NHS trust chief executive posts are not filled on a permanent basis or will shortly be vacated, new analysis by HSJ shows.
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NewsExclusive: DH bailouts rocket to £1.2bn as hospital finances crash
The Department of Health paid out £1.2bn in bailouts in 2014-15, to help more than 50 troubled NHS providers pay wages and creditors, replace aging equipment and cut deficits, HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ LocalEast London CCG chair to stand down
WORKFORCE: The chair of Newham Clinical Commissioning Group will step down from his role at the end of September.
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NewsSpecialist radiotherapy overhaul could result in decommissioning
An overhaul of specialist radiotherapy services could result in a number of existing providers being decommissioned, a consultation paper published by NHS England suggests.