All Foundation trusts articles – Page 7
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CommentFor integration to work, local authorities must be equal partners in STPs
Sustainability and transformation plans can help create a coherent system out of the existing muddle of local government and NHS structures
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NewsProviders could face 'mandated support' from regulator
Providers will be able to earn greater autonomy and less central oversight by meeting NHS Improvement monitoring targets Lowest band of regulation reserved for trusts in special measures requiring mandated support from the NHS Improvement NHS Improvement’s new single oversight framework published today Regulators will allow NHS trusts ...
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CommentEngland slides further into 18 weeks breach
England’s referral-to-treatment waiting times headed towards 19 weeks, fuelled by a growing waiting list and in spite of the intended recovery trajectories
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NewsStevens: Junior doctor strikes risk harm to patients
NHS England chief executive warns “no good will come of strikes” and patients’ safety cannot be guaranteed NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has waded into the junior doctors’ strike row, warning that “no good for patients” will come from the proposed strikes and that patient safety cannot ...
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: How to tackle unwarranted variation
How to reduce unwarranted variation in the NHS was the focus of HSJ’s latest roundtable
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CommentA new way forward for disciplinaries: the whistleblower's view
A senior NHS HR director and a sacked whistleblower join forces to make the case for reform
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NewsDalton: Change to private sector style inspections for chains
Sir David Dalton has called for a new approach to rating and inspecting trusts like his that run chains of hospitals.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Mega-merger will create largest trust in England
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Vanguard cuts for Cheshire and Wirral
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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HSJ KnowledgeLeadership Q&A: On the road to outstanding
Gavin Boyle explains how the chief operating officer of Derbyshire Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust will help reshape the county’s health and social care system
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NewsFT chief to lead NHS England maternity transformation
Sarah-Jane Marsh becomes the latest provider chief executive to get national role Appointment is on a secondment basis Ms Marsh recently named one of HSJ’s Top Chief Executives NHS England has appointed another leading provider chief executive to a national role – to lead the transformation of maternity ...
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CommentIntegrated care requires CCGs to focus on ‘market building’
Why commissioners must adopt the role of “market-builder” alongside “buyer”
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NewsNHS Improvement investigates Birmingham Women's finances
FINANCE: NHS Improvement has launched an investigation into a specialist trust in Birmingham after its finances deteriorated during 2015-16.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: So much for the whole system
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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CommentNew legislation must take financial pressures into account
Sarah Brooke emphasises that legislation to guide the NHS has so far not served its purpose to provide autonomy to health bodies
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NewsRevealed: First digital maturity index scores in full
This is a full list of trusts’ scores on the new digital maturity index, based on HSJ analysis of NHS England data.
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NewsNew rules planned to prevent 'blacklisting' of NHS whistleblowers
New regulations will be created after powers granted to the health secretary in 2015 following the Freedom to Speak Up Review Sir Robert Francis QC said his review heard evidence from whistleblowers suggesting some were being blacklisted by NHS organisations Regulations covering all NHS trusts and national bodies will ...
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NewsCCG launches competition for major older people's services contract
South Warwickshire CCG angers provider by launching competitive tender Services worth more than £200m over seven years Older people’s services contract procurement is being supported by the Strategic Projects Team Incumbent FT signs exclusivity deal with local GPs Commissioners in the West Midlands have embarked on a competitive ...
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NewsVanguard FT’s company to take over GP practices
Vanguard in south Somerset takes major step towards setting up a PACS Three GP practices to be taken over by FT subsidiary company Arrangements can be reversed if vanguard fails Other practices offered partnership arrangement in local accountable care organisation Three GP practices in Somerset are to be ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Let's hold hands
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West