All East of England articles – Page 26
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NewsCCGs warned policies could break discrimination laws
Clinical commissioning groups have been warned their policies on assisted conception could fall foul of discrimination laws if they treat same sex couples differently from heterosexual ones.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners U-turn on controversial 12 week minimum waits
One of the NHS’s largest clinical commissioning groups is set to ditch a controversial policy enforcing 12 week minimum waiting times for adults needing “non-urgent” treatment – just two months after setting out the plan.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust to exit special measures after four years
An NHS hospital trust in special measures for the last four years – longer than any other provider – has finally made sufficient improvement to be lifted out of the regime.
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NewsSTPs given targets for GP recruitment
Every sustainability and transformation partnership area has been set a target for the number of GPs it needs to recruit by 2020 by NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust could pay nurses 'finder's fee' to help recruitment
An NHS trust is exploring whether to pay nursing staff a “finder’s fee” for recommending other nurses to come and work at the provider.
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NewsExclusive: Airbnb style company bids to place NHS patients in spare rooms
Members of the public with no care experience are being offered up to £1,000 a month to rent spare rooms to patients after they are discharged from hospital, under an Airbnb style model to be piloted by the NHS.
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HSJ LocalTrusts plan 'ambitious' merger in under six months
Two Bedfordshire hospital trusts intend to merge by April – a timeframe that both organisations admit is “ambitious”.
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HSJ LocalTrust re-enters special measures after less than a year
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has been placed back in quality special measures, less than a year after it exited them, after a new inspection found the number of serious incidents “remained high”.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: New chief executive for trust with worst A&E in the country
The chief executive of Dartford and Gravesham Trust is to take on the leadership one of the NHS’s most challenged providers.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief retires ahead of CQC inspection report
The chief executive of a struggling trust has announced his retirement, shortly before the publication of an inspection report.
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NewsNHS leaders chant 'we can do this' at A&E improvement summit
NHS chief executives were led in a chant of ‘we can do this’ at a nationally convened meeting about the need to improve emergency performance, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalWarning notice lifted from Broadmoor after staffing boost
Regulators have lifted the warning notice on a high secure hospital following improvements at the site.
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NewsExclusive: Hospital seeks 'joyful' merger with teaching trust
Bedford Hospital Trust is seeking a formal merger with Luton and Dunstable University Hospital Foundation Trust, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust raises concerns over tie up with smaller hospitals
Concerns have been raised by a teaching trust that consolidating its back office with two smaller local trusts may not deliver direct savings for the larger provider, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Third trust reveals large neurology backlog
A trust in the East Midlands has become the latest to reveal it has hundreds of neurology patients overdue follow up appointments due to a lack of capacity.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: New STP lead reveals five CCGs target single provider contracts
Commissioners in Norfolk are to vote on plans to set up a joint committee that would “ideally” broker “single contracts” for all five local clinical commissioning groups with all their major providers.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Whistleblower warns trust is 'worst it's ever been' as staff shortage revealed
An ambulance trust has been accused of putting targets ahead of patient safety and creating a culture in which staff are too scared to raise concerns by a senior whistleblower within the organisation.
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HSJ LocalNew chair of special measures trusts 'likes a challenge'
Kettering General Hospital Trust is to share a chair with the Princess Alexandra Trust despite the pair not being in the same geographical or organisational patch.
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HSJ LocalHospital trusts set out merger plans
Struggling Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust and neighbouring Ipswich Hospital Trust are likely next week to approve plans to merge.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust inspected following 'bullying' whistleblowing claims
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated requires improvement following an inspection prompted by whistleblowers’ allegations including bullying.