Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust – Page 8
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HSJ LocalPrestigious teaching trust restricts access to heart service
Cambridge University Hospitals temporarily restricts outpatient cardiology service for out of area patients Leaked letter says decision made to avoid “potential safety concerns” CUH cites increase in demand and staff shortages as reasons Waiting list for cardiology outpatient service rising by 50 patients a week ACUTE CARE: A ...
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News‘Grave concerns’ over CCG’s finances following £800m contract failure
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG’s forecast for 2015-16 plummets from £4m surplus to £11m deficit Change follows collapse of £800m older people’s services contract CCG’s chief strategy officer has been seconded to Essex success regime role NHS England has raised “grave concerns” and demanded action on the financial position ...
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NewsNew end of life care plans could leave decisions ‘hidden’ from families
New end of life care plan is designed to replace do not attempt resuscitation orders in the NHS Form is being developed after high profile court rulings created a legal precedent for patients to be consulted Concerns have been expressed that the form is confusing and could make care ...
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NewsExclusive: Spike in NHS block contracts raises private sector concerns
Data shows 37 per cent increase in value of block contracts for planned care over past three years Growth in block contracts mainly in public sector providers, London and the South King’s College Hospital, Guys’ and St Thomas’, and Cambridge University Hospitals among those seeing steepest growth in block ...
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke fails to exit special measures
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust should remain in special measures, the Care Quality Commission has recommended.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief resigns in wake of £800m contract failure
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG chief clinical officer says he wants to “rebalance work and family commitments” CCG is under scrutiny following the collapse of an £800m contract Chair praises Neil Modha’s commitment to the CCG LEADERSHIP: The chief clinical officer of the clinical commissioning group under pressure following ...
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NewsStevens: £800m contract probe findings within eight weeks
Inquiry into collapse of £800m older people’s services contract “very important moment for NHS” Simon Stevens commits to “a quick, targeted, thorough piece of work that everyone else will learn from” Health minister says it is “a matter of extreme concern” that contract lasted eight months An NHS ...
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HSJ LocalPapworth chief retires after 23 years in charge
Stephen Bridge has been chief executive of the leading specialist trust since 1993 He cites growth and securing approval for new hospital site as main acheivements He will remain in post until later this year, most likely around April Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust chief executive Stephen Bridge, one ...
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NewsExclusive: Lord Hunt calls for NAO probe into collapsed £800m contract
Lord Hunt calls for National Audit Office to investigate £800m contract failure Former Labour health spokesman also set to raise questions about other tenders advised on by the Strategic Projects Team Document shows Cambridgeshire contract was worth £725.5m – at the low end of range originally quoted by commissioners ...
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NewsHinchingbrooke chair ‘agnostic’ over potential merger
Hinchingbrooke chair “relatively agnostic” about merging with Peterborough trust as long as key services and patient interests are protected Joint working group to examine options for closer working between the trusts The group could develop a business case for Peterborough to acquire Hinchingbrooke Local MP has begun campaign to ...
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HSJ LocalCambridgeshire trusts to review ‘potential organisational form’
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT and Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust to carry out major review of their organisations The trusts will investigate what financial and clinical benefits can be achieved through more collaborative working Local MP raises concerns that the review could threaten the future of Hinchingbrooke Two ...
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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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NewsNHS England to commission probe into £800m contract collapse
NHS England to commission probe into Cambridgeshire contract collapse. The £800m contract was terminated just eight months into a five year deal. The investigation will scrutinise the role played by the Strategic Projects Team. NHS England is to commission an investigation into the dramatic collapse of an £800m ...
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NewsDemand for public probe into ‘calamitous’ £800m contract collapse
Unison demands full public investigation into dramatic collapse of flagship contract The union is to press local commissioners for a meeting to discuss £800m older people’s services deal before Christmas Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG said it would carry out an internal review Unions have demanded a full public ...
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CommentThe Cambridgeshire contract fiasco must be explained
It is troubling that neither commissioner nor provider has been able to explain the rapid collapse of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s £800m older people’s services contract, writes David Williams
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NewsLandmark £800m outcomes based contract collapses after eight months
Major outcomes based contract collapses after being deemed ‘financially unsustainable’ £800m Cambridgeshire and Peterborough deal was one of the largest ever tendered by the NHS New older people’s service only went live in April NHS-owned ‘lead provider’ consortium will hand contract back to commissioners One of the biggest ...
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Exclusive: New chief executive appointed at Addenbrooke's
A new permanent chief executive has been appointed at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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HSJ PartnersThe CQC's rating of Addenbrooke's is wrong and unfair
The ‘inadequate’ rating is not accurate