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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: The white paper fallout begins
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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HSJ LocalNHS partners with Virgin to bag £440m contract
An alliance comprising private firm Virgin and local NHS providers has bagged a £440m contract for community services currently run by a social enterprise.
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NewsChair of scandal-hit trust announces departure
The chair of a trust at the centre of an “unprecendented” financial collapse will step down in April.
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CommentLetter from Scotland: What can England learn from integration north of the border?
The English NHS can draw lessons from Scotland’s experience of integrating health and social care, which has been challenging so far, notes Henry Anderson in the first of a monthly column.
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NewsFunding ‘cliff-edge’ threatens to ‘distress’ families and hamper NHS recovery
Government plans to cut off funding for hospital discharge at the end of March will slow down the NHS recovery of planned care, and threatens ‘’distress’ for families asked to quickly take over patients’ care.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Walking on thin ice
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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NewsGovernment u-turns over exit pay after legal battle
The government has u-turned over plans to cap exit payments for public sector workers, including in the NHS, following a union’s legal challenge.
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NewsNHS England pledges to limit job changes arising from government reforms
NHS England will make an “employment commitment” to staff whose roles are directly impacted by the new legislative reforms which have been outlined this week.
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HSJ LocalTrust battles global firm in £100m court fight over ‘substantial defects’ at flagship NHS hospital
One of England’s top NHS trusts is suing a major construction firm for £100m in a bitter legal dispute after significant structural defects were identified in its ‘pioneering’ new hospital, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsIntegrated care systems could have two leadership boards
The government’s draft plans for new NHS legislation would create two leadership boards within an integrated care system, in a change to the proposals laid out by NHS England last year.
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News‘Wasted opportunity’: Government rejects NHS pension reform calls
The government has rejected extensive calls to reform the NHS Pension Scheme, saying measures brought in during last March’s Budget have stopped doctors incurring high tax bills when working overtime.
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NewsMerging trusts seek digital investment with ‘40 new hospitals’ funds
Two acute and community trusts are considering spending part of their government-funded estates cash on a major digital transformation project, amid plans to merge into one organisation.
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NewsScandal-hit trust moved to change auditor when accounts were challenged, report suggests
A major acute trust at the heart of an “unprecedented” financial breakdown moved to change its external auditor after the firm challenged its accounting practices, a new report suggests.
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NewsICS criticised for ‘poor relationships’ and NHS leaders ‘jumping to Stevens’ commands’
A review of a health system deemed to be among the most advanced in terms of partnership working has discovered poor relationships and a lack of trust between partners.
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NewsRevealed: £35m government plan for covid mortuaries
The government’s expected spend on mortuary capacity for people who have died with covid-19 has increased more than 50 per cent since September.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Giving Hancock his due
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week
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NewsNHSE refers ex trust CEO and CFO for ‘fit and proper person’ review over £46m accounting failure
The former chief executive and chief financial officer of a major acute trust have been referred to the Care Quality Commission under the ‘fit and proper person’ process, after an ‘unprecedented’ failure to provide true and fair accounts.
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NewsRevealed: Nightingale hospitals to cost half a billion pounds in total
England’s Nightingale hospitals have been forecast to cost more than half a billion, according to the latest government projections.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Treasury’s ‘reluctance’ is worsening NHS crisis
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior integration correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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NewsNHS England pushes for more private capacity and cancels planning round
NHS England has told local leaders to outline plans to use up to 100 per cent of their private sector capacity from next week.