All HSJ Local top news articles – Page 104
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HSJ Local18 week waits, January 2016: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for January 2016
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HSJ LocalVirgin Care wins Kent community contract
Virgin Care wins £18m a year, seven year contract to provide community services in Kent Incumbent Kent Community Health claims it scored higher on quality in assessment process Commissioners say “Virgin Care represents best opportunity to improve adult community services” COMMERICAL: Virgin Care has won a contract to ...
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HSJ LocalHead of huge procurement partnership 'no longer a director'
Whittington Health confirms Alan Farnsworth no longer director of UCLPartners Procurement Service or trust’s head of procurement Questions remain over investigation into UCL PPS governance Membership organisations bulk buys products for trusts with combined turnover of £2bn STRUCTURE: The trust hosting one of England’s largest procurement partnerships has ...
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HSJ LocalMaidstone trial: Patient’s death ‘wholly avoidable’, court hears
Prosecutors say trust failed to ensure two anaesthetists had the right qualifications Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust pleaded not guilty Trial relates to death of Frances Cappuccini after she gave birth at Pembury Hospital First case of an NHS trust being charged under Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act ...
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HSJ LocalJonathan Michael to oversee Manchester reconfiguration
The previous chief executive of Oxford University Hospitals FT has been appointed to provide independent oversight of plans for a “single hospital service” in Manchester.
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HSJ LocalPapworth chief retires after 23 years in charge
Stephen Bridge has been chief executive of the leading specialist trust since 1993 He cites growth and securing approval for new hospital site as main acheivements He will remain in post until later this year, most likely around April Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust chief executive Stephen Bridge, one ...
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HSJ LocalImprovement director sent to Southern Health
PERFORMANCE: An improvement director has been appointed to Southern Health Foundation Trust by Monitor.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust chair to step down
Harry Turner to step down as chair of troubled Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust Decision to leave prompted by wish to see “long term” stability for special measures provider Mr Turner oversaw controversial reconfiguration plans of services between trust sites WORKFORCE: The chair of a West Midlands acute trust ...
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HSJ LocalMid Yorks Trust chief executive joins North Cumbria
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust chief executive Stephen Eames is to take on the same post at the troubled North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust, in addition to his current role.
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HSJ LocalStevens fires broadside against ‘institutional self-interest’
High Court judge backs decision to remove emergency and high risk general surgery from Wythenshawe Hospital Simon Stevens says saying spurious claims were made to advance a “mistakenly conceived institutional self-interest” Wythenshawe doctors say patient safety was “only reason for mounting campaign” Simon Stevens has said a court ...
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HSJ LocalManchester medics lose court battle over landmark reconfiguration
High court judge says there was “no legal error” in major consultation process Court judgement reveals change in tack by Wythenshawe Hospital chiefs Judge says it was not necessary to inform public of “every potential contingency” Read the full judgment here A high court judge has ruled in ...
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NewsSearch for Essex success regime leader relaunched
System leaders launch second attempt to recruit permanent chair for Essex success regime NHS England regional team insists project has “not been delayed” as a result of the protracted appointment process Success regime has been downsized to focus on just central and south Essex System leaders have launched ...
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HSJ LocalGreater Manchester hospitals will keep access to bailouts
NHS England has confirmed that Greater Manchester’s hospitals will still have access to national bailout funding next year, despite the devolution of health funding.
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HSJ LocalBirmingham foundation trusts confirm merger plan
Trust merger follows joint chief executive appointment last year Business case to be produced by “late summer” Trusts plan joint rebuild after major capital project is scrapped Two Birmingham foundation trusts have confirmed they will merge following the decision last year for them to share a chief executive.
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HSJ LocalMedway remains in special measures as regulators consider next steps
REGULATION: Medway Foundation Trust is set to remain in special measures while regulators consider “the best option to improve services” after it was again rated “inadequate”.
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HSJ LocalCambridgeshire trusts to review ‘potential organisational form’
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT and Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust to carry out major review of their organisations The trusts will investigate what financial and clinical benefits can be achieved through more collaborative working Local MP raises concerns that the review could threaten the future of Hinchingbrooke Two ...
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HSJ LocalManchester trust chief quits ahead of judicial review decision
The chief executive of a major teaching trust in Manchester has resigned.
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HSJ LocalMonitor investigates hospital trust over £14.7m predicted deficit
Monitor has launched an investigation into the finances at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust after the acute trust predicted a deficit of £14.7m for this financial year.
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HSJ LocalHospital trust admits rotas denied nurses sufficient rest
Nursing rotas at East Cheshire Trust not compliant with European Working Time Directive Problem with e-rostering system affected all acute wards at Macclesfield Hospital Trust unable to say how long rotas have not been compliant with the law on minimum rest hours Nurses at East Cheshire Trust have ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: NHS spent £3.6m on ditched trust merger
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust and Weston Area Health Trust spent £3.6m on failed merger Taunton and Somerset spent £1.9m on professional advisers after being made “preferred acquirer” Revelations follow Simon Stevens’ criticism of time and money wasted on “flawed” acquisition processes FINANCE: The NHS spent £3.6m preparing ...