All Health Service Journal articles in December 2018
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HSJ LocalDJ jailed after NHS trust's surveillance operation
A patient who tried to scam a hospital trust out of more than £800,000 by deliberately exaggerating his injuries has been jailed for contempt of court.
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NewsCall for urgency after Government agrees review of visa rules
The Home Office has announced it will review the UK’s tier two visa system in response to national concerns from NHS trusts over rejected visas for overseas doctors.
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NewsExclusive: Inside Jeremy Hunt’s Monday meetings
On 4 June, two HSJ journalists spent the day attending the regular Monday meetings chaired by health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsNHS England wasted millions on letters backlog investigation - MPs
NHS England have been accused of wasting £2.4m investigating more than a million lost clinical documents and underplaying the scale of the problem in evidence to MPs.
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HSJ LocalBreaking: Acute and mental health trusts to merge
An acute hospital trust and mental health and community trust could merge into a single provider.
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NewsNHS hit by seven-fold increase in bill for certain drugs
NHS commissioners were hit by a seven-fold increase in the bill for certain generic drugs in 2017-18, after some medicines were subject to massive price hikes.
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HSJ LocalThree trusts plan to take control of £80m complex care spending
A partnership of mental health trusts could take over responsibility for £80m of commissioner spending as part of plans to reduce the number of patients in secure rehabilitation wards, HSJ can reveal.
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Three trust partnership finds £4m investment for community services
New models of working between three London mental health trusts has delivered new investment in services worth more than £4m, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: Social enterprises now dominate GP out of hours sector
Most out of hours GP services are now delivered by social enterprise companies which are being “hobbled” by long term underfunding, according to a representative body.
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NewsStaff from 13 unions accept NHS pay deal
NHS staff from 13 trade unions have voted to accept the government’s new pay offer.
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NewsSafety regulators reviewing concerns about Babylon's 'chatbot'
Safety regulators are reviewing concerns raised about Babylon Healthcare’s symptom checker “chatbot” following multiple complaints, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The outcome based contracting conundrum
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.
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NewsStaff shortages delay opening of trust’s new psychiatric ward
Staff shortages have forced a trust to push back the opening of a new ward treating patients with some of the most severe mental health needs.
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NewsNHS England orders trust to improve bed tracking ahead of winter
NHS England has ordered hospital trusts to move to electronic bed tracking before winter, claiming “walking around wards” searching for empty beds was contributing to urgent care delays.
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NewsShelford Group trust signs £107m IT deal
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has signed a £107m contract with Northern Ireland company to provide IT support services.
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NewsThree hospital trusts to form alliance
Three acute trusts in the South West have agreed to form a hospital alliance focusing on identifying gaps in workforce and capital across the region.
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NewsTroubled STP appoints high profile chair
A high profile regulator and quango chief has been appointed as the new independent chair of a troubled health economy.
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NewsChanges would drastically cut income for "digital first" GP practices
NHS England has responded to growing outcry over the rise of “digital first” GP practices, proposing changes that would cut their NHS income by a fifth.
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HSJ LocalCCGs appoint new joint chief
North Norfolk and South Norfolk clinical commissioning groups have appointed a new chief officer, the CCGs have announced.
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NewsExclusive: Overseas GP recruitment falling 'significantly' short of target
Local health chiefs have been told to significantly reduce their expectations for the number of GPs that will be hired through NHS England’s international recruitment programme.