All articles by Ben Clover – Page 30
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NewsGovernment claims NHS won't be hit by Interserve administration
The government has said neither NHS services nor jobs will be affected by the administration of a large outsourcing company.
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NewsNHSE proposes to axe 18-week target
NHS England has revealed proposals to axe the 18-week waiting standard for elective care, with an average waiting target introduced instead.
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NewsNHS England to arbitrate on £20m of disputed payments
Around £20m in disputed payments between trusts and commissioners have been referred to NHS England for arbitration so far this financial year, board papers have revealed.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Rearranging the chairs
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsFormer union boss made interim hospital chair
A former union boss has been appointed interim chair of a London district general hospital.
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Trust 'taking action' on 'underperforming' urgent care centre
A hospital trust is having “contractual discussions” with the provider of its main urgent care centre, saying performance has been poor and there were “behavioural” issues.
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NewsWorst waiting list trust looks to outsourcing
The trust with the worst elective waiting times performance is outsourcing work to other NHS trusts and a private provider, and restricting out-of-area referrals.
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NewsTrust to resume waiting time reports after checking 2 million records
A hospital trust that had to check two million patient records when its data system was revealed to be faulty is to start re-reporting its waiting time data.
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NewsExcellence awards should be withheld at failing trusts, CQC said
The Care Quality Commission said clinical excellence awards should be routinely withheld from senior medics at trusts in special measures, according to documents obtained by HSJ.
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NewsTwo teaching hospitals outliers for surgical site infections
Two teaching hospital trusts are the main outliers for orthopaedic surgical site infections nationally, new data has revealed.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Waxing of the merger moon
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsSurgery row costs trust £11m
Dispute and concerns over care quality at a teaching hospital’s surgical unit have cost it £11m, its finance director has revealed.
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NewsNew chief executive for £1bn+ trust
One of the NHS’s biggest hospital trusts has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalTrust losing third of income rules out legal challenge
A trust set to lose nearly a third of its income after missing out on a major service contract has ruled out a legal challenge.
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NewsTrust warns of 'increased pharmacy burglary risk' in no-deal Brexit
Hospitals have warned that a no deal Brexit could put their pharmacies at increased risk of burglary, as concerns about drug shortages mount.
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NewsNo-deal Brexit threat forces hospitals to set up 'clinical prioritisation' taskforce
A major teaching hospital is putting plans in place to prioritise which patients to treat if a no-deal Brexit causes critical shortages in drugs and/or medical devices.
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News'Bullying culture' trust chief exec quits
The chief executive of a teaching hospital with a “bullying culture” is stepping down.
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NewsExclusive: Delayed spinal surgery costs £23m in compensation
An “unacceptable” postcode lottery is leading to tens of millions being spent compensating patients left disabled by delayed treatment, a government report has found.
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NewsNHSE tech exec 'categorically ignored' rival provider, MP claims
An MP on the health committee said he had received a complaint from a tech company that said they had been “categorically ignored” by the NHS England director at the centre of a revolving door controversy.
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NewsTrusts told: Improve capital bids to get through nightmare process
Local NHS organisations have been told they need to submit better business cases for capital schemes, to have a better chance of getting through a “nightmarish” approval process.