All HSJ Local top news articles – Page 156
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CQC issues warning to Basildon despite improvement
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has issued a warning notice to Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust after concerns service improvements have not gone far enough.
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HSJ LocalImperial to exceed surplus plan by £11m
Imperial College Healthcare Trust is expecting to record an £11.5m surplus this year, £11m more than expected, following significant efficiency savings.
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East Sussex centralises maternity and children's services after 'calamity' warning
A hospital trust is to centralise its consultant-led maternity and paediatric inpatient services onto one site without consulting the public, after an expert team warned of “the potential for calamity”.
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George Eliot Trust working on Lorenzo implementation
COMMERCIAL: George Eliot Trust is working with the Department for Health and IT contractor CSC to implement the Lorenzo electronic patient record system.
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay Inquiry chair revealed
PERFORMANCE: The independent inquiry into poor care at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust will be led by Dr Bill Kirkup CBE, local MPs have revealed.
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Yorks and Derby trusts plan joint work on viability, quality and staff terms
STRUCTURE: A group of seven hospital trusts in Yorkshire and Derbyshire are developing plans for joint working on issues including viability, service quality and staff terms and conditions.
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GP claims his CCG is pressing savings 'beyond point of safety'
STRUCTURE: Doctors at a Nottinghamshire GP practice have warned they are being “pushed beyond the point of safety” to save money for their clinical commissioning group.
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Leeds campaigners win heart surgery case
STRUCTURE: Campaigners have won a high court challenge over the decision to remove children’s heart surgery services from Leeds.
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Serco out-of-hours fell 'unacceptably short'
PERFORMANCE: Cornwall’s Serco run out-of-hours service fell “unacceptably short” of essential standards of quality and safety, the chair of the public accounts committee has said.
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Royal Cornwall's response to concerns 'less than adequate'
PERFORMANCE: Failure to respond properly to concerns raised by staff at Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust allowed a potentially unsafe doctor to continue to operate for more than ten years, a report has found.
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HSJ LocalCouncil to seek judicial review over Lewisham downgrade
STRUCTURE: Lewisham Council has voted unanimously to seek judicial review of the trust special administration process that saw Lewisham Hospital recommended for downgrade.
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Second trust pulls out of South West pay consortium
WORKFORCE: Northern Devon Healthcare Trust has become the second organisation to pull out of the South West Pay Consortium.
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Northern Lincolnshire FT instigates external 'sustainability and quality' review
A foundation trust whose high mortality rates are under review has hired consultants to examine “the sustainability and quality” of its clinical services.
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HSJ LocalMonitor advised to downgrade Mid Staffs services
STRUCTURE: A report to Monitor from consultants Ernst and Young has recommended cutting expenditure on Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust by half, as services are moved to other trusts.
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Two trusts say private sector franchise an option
STRUCTURE: Two small provider trusts - both of which have aggressively pursued service and organisational integration - have indicated they may form partnerships with the independent sector.
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Lincs social enterprise in dispute with staff over terms
WORKFORCE: A social enterprise spun out of an NHS community services provider is in dispute with its staff after trying to cut unsocial hours and on-call payments.
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HSJ LocalLister Surgicentre faces CQC 'action'
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has said it will take “action” in relation to privately-run Lister Surgicentre, after it concluded patients’ health and welfare continue to be put at risk by the facility.
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Largest hospital reconfiguration in England signed off by commissioners
The most significant proposed acute services reconfiguration in England has been approved by commissioners.
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Monitor intervenes at Rotherham FT
FINANCE: Monitor has intervened at the Rotherham Foundation Trust, and told it to improve financial management and ensure its services are sustainable.
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PwC team appointed to review services in Peterborough
FINANCE: Monitor has appointed accountancy firm PwC to develop a rescue package for debt-laden Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust, it has emerged.