All Health Service Journal articles in December 2017 – Page 8
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NewsNew form of NHS organisation planned for first ACOs
A new form of NHS organisation may be created to run the NHS’s first “accountable care organisations”, to avoid tax problems and potentially make them less controversial.
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HSJ LocalFormer St George's boss appointed trust chief executive
Miles Scott, the former chief executive of St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust, has been appointed to run Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust.
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LeaderRevealed: The surprising answer to fixing the NHS's A&E crisis
This year’s HSJ100 highlighted the Mexican standoff between Simon Stevens and Jeremy Hunt over whether the NHS had enough money to deliver on its priorities – particularly A&E access and elective waiting times.
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NewsSignificant savings from mental and physical health integration pioneers
Providing talking therapies to patients with long term conditions saved nearly £200,000 for physical health services in one trailblazing site, data shared exclusively with HSJ shows.
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HSJ LocalNew leader named for five CCGs and STP
A cluster of five London clinical commissioning groups has appointed a single accountable officer.
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HSJ LocalFormer NHS England director hired to support health economy over winter
A former NHS England regional director has been called in to help a troubled health economy with winter pressures.
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NewsDaily Insight: Festive cheer
Your essential round up of the must read stories and debate in the NHS
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HSJ LocalHole in CCGs' finances after bed closures abandoned
A plan to close 100 beds in an acute trust has not been implemented – leaving a hole in clinical commissioning groups’ budgets for this financial year.
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NewsConsultant accused of sexual harassment barred from returning to hospital trust
A hospital consultant has been barred from returning to work at his trust over claims of sexual harassment, despite winning his claim for unfair dismissal.
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Is your hospital doing all it can for elderly patients?
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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CommentRecord numbers of patients missing from official waiting lists
Yet another trust stopped reporting its waiting list data in October, bringing the estimated number of missing patients to its highest ever level.
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HSJ LocalCouncil to become 'strategic commissioner for all healthcare' in county
Cornwall Council is set to take over the functions of Kernow Clinical Commissioning Group as part of the development of an accountable care system.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch up: Big beasts exit as winter arrives
Your essential update on health for the week
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NewsFormer PCT chief appointed to chair STP
The Worcestershire and Herefordshire sustainability and transformation partnership has appointed veteran NHS manager Charles Waddicor as its independent chair.
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NewsTrust leaders notified of extra funding allocations with 'clear expectation'
National bodies have written to hospital leaders to detail their allocations from the £335m winter funding announced in the budget.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The what, the why and the how
Andy Cowper on how it may be time for a fresh look at the problems facing NHS services and organisations
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HSJ LocalReview finds 'significant issues and risks' around trust's IT infrastructure
A major acute trust’s IT systems, including a system introduced in 2015 to “revolutionise” its patient records, are set to be overhauled and replaced in the new year.
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HSJ LocalNew Southern Health boss says staff retention is top priority
Tackling staff retention is among the biggest priorities for the new chief executive of a scandal hit community and mental health trust.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The next Forward View for Mental Health
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.