All articles by Ben Clover – Page 49
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HSJ LocalCCGs back down in face of private firm's competition challenge
Commissioners back down in face of private provider challenge over £55m elective contract North east London CCGs agree to extend Care UK’s contract and re-procure in 15 months CCGs claim to have discovered “issues” at NHS provider meaning they have withdrawn contract offer COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in a £55m ...
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NewsNHS England equality lead charged with corruption offences
NHS England equalities chief faces corruption charges He was due to appear at court this morning alongside Paula Vasco-Knight and another man Local media reports he pleaded not guilty An NHS England equality lead has been charged with three counts of assisting in the commission of an offence ...
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NewsFormer hospital chief executive charged with fraud
Paula Vasco-Knight faces three counts of fraud by abuse of position No plea has yet been entered Former chief executive’s trust believes charges relate to her former role as NHS England equalities lead A hospital chief executive and former national equalities lead who left her job after a ...
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HSJ LocalSouth east London CCGs consider centralising electives
FINANCE: Clinical commissioning groups in south east London are working on a plan that could see elective orthopaedic work concentrated on two sites.
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HSJ LocalBexley CCG looks to make diabetes savings
COMMERCIAL: Bexley Clinical Commisioning Group is looking for ways to make savings in diabetes care, after problems agreeing a contract with providers.
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HSJ LocalCCGs head to court to overturn Virgin contract suspension
COMMERCIAL: Two clinical commissioning groups are going to court to overturn a contract suspension obtained by a local trust.
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HSJ LocalAgencies given ultimatum amid clash over pay cap
Staffing agencies that do not comply with salary caps introduced last month could be ejected from the marketplace, NHS Improvement has indicated.
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NewsAnalysis: 20 trusts behind half of A&E performance decline
Twenty trusts responsible for most of the rise in A&E four hour target breaches Eight of the trusts also drove last year’s decline Smaller trusts disproportionately driving the decline Eight trusts hit the 95 per cent target for 2015-16 overall Twenty hospitals trusts are responsible for more than ...
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HSJ LocalCommunity provider wins work in another London borough
COMMERCIAL: Central London Community Health Trust has taken over the provision of adult community health services in Harrow borough.
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HSJ LocalOrthopaedic specialist promises to hit RTT target by September
PERFORMANCE: The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust has made an agreement with NHS England to return to hitting waiting times targets by September.
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NewsTrusts named for consultancy turnaround programme
NHS Improvement has revealed the 16 trusts in the first wave of its £25m turnaround programme.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A&E
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover Sign up here to get London Eye by email
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HSJ LocalTrust to trial continued use of strike A&E model
Trust to trial emergency care triage model it used to cope with junior doctors’ strike Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust’s performance improved over 2015-16 Trust is still 10 percentage points off achieving the national target PERFORMANCE: A teaching hospital is trialling the A&E service model it ...
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust to appoint new chief executive and chair
HSJ understands CEO and chair from neighbouring Ipswich Hospital are to replace incumbents at Colchester The duo will retain their Ipswich roles, it is understood Move follows regulators announcing trusts were to form a new “long term partnership” If confirmed, Ipswich CEO would become fifth chief at Colchester in ...
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NewsExclusive: Southern Health could be split up, sources say
Southern Health Foundation Trust could be broken up or another inquiry ordered Health secretary was due to consider the options for the trust’s future Future of Southern Health’s leadership unclear The trust at the centre of a care quality row could be broken up, HSJ understands. This is ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Fewer trusts, fewer beds?
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NewsWorst A&E performance since targets began
A&E performance for full A&E departments worst since targets were introduced Attendances up by a quarter, admissions up by more than half Thinktank warns performance could deteriorate further if more funding not found The English NHS has recorded its worst yearly results for four hour waits in accident ...
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NewsElective waiting list reaches nine year high
NHS England admits elective waiting list could be as high 3.7m people Service appears to have breached 92 per cent waiting time target for 2015-16 March saw highest number of patients waiting more than a year since December 2012 The number of patients waiting for an elective procedure ...
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NewsBlueprint and deadlines for future of cancer care unveiled
Cancer alliances to start work in September this year Surgery reconfiguration plans to be drawn up by June 2017 March 2017 deadline for blueprint for the future cancer workforce Normal 0 ...
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NewsChief executives criticise CQC treatment of 'inadequate' teaching trust
Chief executives criticise the CQC’s approach and the reputational damage it causes Sir Mike Richards defends the regulator King’s Fund report says chief executives can feel unsupported A current and former chief executive have both criticised the process that saw a trust leader removed after a negative Care ...