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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Changes for A&E admission payments are coming
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter delves into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provides unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them
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HSJ LocalTrust merger plans 'likely' delayed by a year
The acquisition of a hospital trust by its high performing neighbour is now “likely” delayed for a whole year.
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HSJ LocalLegal challenge pushes back £147m hospital reconfiguration
Plans to split two hospitals into emergency and elective care centres as part of a £147m reconfiguration are being held up by a judicial review, which could delay a long awaited trust merger.
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LeaderThe nine tests that will prove if the government is serious about NHS reform
A year after the publication of the Five Year Forward View, Simon Stevens set out five tests for George Osborne as he prepared the 2015 spending review, which the NHS England chief hoped would fund his vision.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: CCGs can't work miracles
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsNational learning disabilities programme 'leading to unplanned costs'
The biggest “fast track” area moving people with learning disabilities out of hospitals has warned it faces an additional £8m annual bill, while others also anticipate increased costs.
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NewsExclusive: Months of delay to new NHS procurement model
The implementation of the government’s new purchasing and supply model for the NHS has been delayed, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGender pay gaps revealed at NHS arm's length bodies
The gender pay gaps at the NHS arm’s length bodies have been revealed in new data published by the government.
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HSJ LocalChief 'increasingly concerned' over hospital build hit by Carillion collapse
The chief executive of an acute trust is growing increasingly concerned about the length of time it is taking to resume building on a “key” new PF2 hospital, following the demise of Carillion.
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CommentDeep concerns about the ACO contract remain unaddressed
Government continues to ignore campaigners’ specific concerns, instead offer reassurances on spurious issues
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HSJ LocalTrust pump-primes new care model team
A trust is investing more than £1m to pump-prime a new community team for young mental health patients.
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HSJ LocalTrust in legal battle to end £321m PFI contract
An attempt by a large mental health trust to terminate its private finance initiative contract due to building defects at its main hospital has resulted in a legal dispute over money it is owed, HSJ has learned.
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News£60m capital boost for northern STP ambitions
More than £60m is to be invested in pathology, technology and improving efficiency across three sustainability and transformation partnerships in the north, following the government’s capital funding injection this week.
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NewsCQC cuts fees for majority of NHS trusts
The majority of NHS trusts will see a reduction in Care Quality Commission fees from next month – but some providers could see costs jump by more than £160,000.
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NewsExclusive: Cancer diagnosis cash not ‘reaching frontline’ in some areas
Increased central funding for cancer tests is “being diverted to plug gaps” in finances in some areas, according to concerns in new research shared with HSJ.
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NewsProviders: Growing bed shortage must be priority after torrid winter
The NHS’s growing bed shortage is the most pressing issue system leaders must address following a torrid winter, NHS Providers has warned, as it dismissed all of NHS England’s core targets for next year as unrealistic.
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HSJ LocalHospital chief executive to head up charity
The leader of a financially struggling acute trust is leaving to become chief executive of a mental health charity.
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CommentA partnership to meet the challenges of workforce planning
A set of tools facilitating the collection and modelling of workforce data across systems are driving improvements in care quality, writes Colin Lewry
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HSJ LocalTrusts and NHS Improvement reach hospital takeover deal
One of the biggest hospital trusts in the country will form on Sunday following a deal being reached after months of wrangling with NHS Improvement.
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CommentThe NHS should redefine its role to tackle health inequalities
The NHS will have a better chance at tackling health inequalities if it does so with local government, other partners and communities