All East Midlands articles – Page 3
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NewsCourt clears way for ICB to award £40m UCC contract
An integrated care board has been allowed to award a £40m urgent care centre contract to a new provider following a High Court judgment which marks the latest chapter in the commissioner’s ongoing legal row with its incumbent supplier.
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NewsICB to lose another leader
An integrated care board in the Midlands is facing more leadership churn as its interim chief executive has announced she will retire this summer.
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NewsNHSE commends ICBs for ‘strong leadership’
The quality of leadership at 13 integrated care boards has been praised by NHS England in its latest formal assessment of their performance.
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NewsRevealed: 14 ICBs cutting spend on the third sector
Nearly half of all integrated care boards are due to cut their spending on voluntary, community and social enterprise services this financial year, HSJ analysis suggests.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Winter returns with a vengeance
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsTrust rapped for ‘irregular’ £116k payment to outgoing CEO
An NHS trust has been reprimanded by the public spending watchdog after it paid its departing chief executive more than £100,000 without prior Treasury sign-off.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays surge in the north and Midlands
Long ambulance handover delays have surged in the Midlands, the North West, and the North East and Yorkshire as the winter emergency care crisis deepens, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsRegion targets prescription cuts under ‘enormous financial pressure’
All but one of a region’s integrated care boards have stopped prescribing gluten-free products to save money, with a charity saying the move will exacerbate inequalities and risk “debilitating symptoms”.
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NewsRevealed: All but three ICSs fall behind financial plans
A total of 39 of the 42 integrated care systems have fallen behind their financial plans, new figures reveal.
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News‘Safety concerns’ over provider with £500m new contracts
A patient transport company which is taking over contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds is grappling with concerns about service performance and risk to patients.
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NewsAmbulance response time hits two-year low
Ambulance response times for incidents including elderly people falling rose to the highest level in two years in November.
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HSJ LocalICB names third chair in eight months
An integrated care board has appointed its third temporary chair since April, blaming the general election for the high turnover.
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NewsAmbulance response times soar
Ambulance trusts are coming under severe pressure this week with typical waits reaching two hours for category 2 calls in the West Midlands this morning.
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NewsRegional staffing gap grows by 70%
The gaps in coverage of mental health staff between regions have grown significantly in the past 14 years, researchers have pointed out.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Falling through the gaps
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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NewsRevealed: the trusts with the highest savings targets
At least three trusts have efficiency targets approaching 10 per cent of their budget this year, HSJ research has found.
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NewsRevealed: the ongoing impact of delays to ‘new hospital’ schemes
Infrastructure failings have led to over 1,000 operations being cancelled in the past two years at just 14 trusts, whose rebuilding plans have been placed under review by the new government, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC examining possible 'criminal offence' by trust
The Care Quality Commission is considering bringing a criminal prosecution against an NHS trust over the death of a 13-year-old girl from sepsis.
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NewsAmbulance trusts suffer as calls jump 13% in London
Ambulance trusts are battling an extremely tough October with calls in one region up by 13 per cent year-on-year and others struggling with hospital handovers.
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HSJ Local‘No solution’ after firm’s closure leaves children waiting for diagnosis
A trust has paused autism assessments of primary school-aged children after being unable to find a “cost effective” provider.