All HSJ Local top news articles – Page 99
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NewsHospital shuts beds after CQC raises staffing ratio concerns
Hospital forced into temporary bed closures after CQC raises concerns about staff shortages Trust also pledged “immediate action” on stroke services to ensure they are safe The trust is offering “golden handshake incentives” for newly qualified nurses in bid to secure more staff PERFORMANCE: Southend University Hospital Foundation ...
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HSJ Local'Lead chief executive' of unprecedented trusts network revealed
Clare Panniker will head new leadership team running three Essex trusts The financially challenged trusts have combined revenues of £840m Providers need to implement substantial reconfiguration of acute services The work is part of the mid and south Essex success regime Clare Panniker, the chief executive of Basildon ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs consider sweeping restrictions to plug £25m hole
Redditch and Bromsgrove, South Worcestershire and Wyre Forest CCGs seek feedback on service cuts Proposals include restricting access to hearing aids, sterilisation and treatments for patients with “unhealthy lifestyles” CCGs say savings needed to fill £25m funding gap next year FINANCE: A group of clinical commissioning groups in ...
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HSJ Local111 provider told to improve just weeks into five year contract
PERFORMANCE: The provider of the largest 111 contract in the country has been issued an “improvement notice” by commissioners, just weeks into a five year deal.
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HSJ Local700 community staff to be transferred twice in months
WORKFORCE: More than 700 community staff in Greater Manchester will have to transfer to a new employer twice in quick succession.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures CCG appoints first GP chair
Shropshire CCG appoints first clinical chair Challenged commissioner also begins process to recruit substantive accountable officer Organisation was first CCG to be placed in special measures following financial problems WORKFORCE: Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed Julian Povey as its chair.
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HSJ LocalVanguard trust gets £23m Department of Health loan
FINANCE: A South West trust which is a prominent vanguard site has received a £23m loan from the Department of Health, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalNorth East trusts set up reconfiguration alliance
STRUCTURE: Two trusts in the North East have formed an alliance to press ahead with a reconfiguration of services.
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London trust's A&E performance plummets to worst in England
PERFORMANCE: A London hospital trust has become the worst performing in the country on accident and emergency performance.
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HSJ LocalChief of beleaguered ambulance trust takes 'leave of absence'
PERFORMANCE: The chief executive of an ambulance trust has taken “leave of absence” and the chair has been replaced on the day a critical report into a controversial pilot project was released.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire trust appoints new chief executive
Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of Helen Scott-South as its new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalJoin up scrutiny to avoid another UnitingCare, says CCG lead
Join up scrutiny of CCGs and providers to get more “holistic” picture, says Cambridgeshire CCG lead Neil Modha’s comments follow publication of audit into how £725m flagship deal collapsed Dr Modha says CCG gave NHS England “all the information” about UnitingCare deal before it went live REGULATION: The ...
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HSJ Local'Unsettling period' for community services trust losing £24m contract
East Cheshire Trust is to lose a £24m contract for community services from October after commissioners served notice on the trust, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust offers nurses better pay for opting out of pension
Oxleas Foundation Trust has defended a controversial pay deal aimed at attracting agency nurses, which means band 5 nurses can earn more if they opt out of the NHS pension scheme.
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HSJ LocalFT beats private provider to delayed £45m contract
COMMERCIAL: Hull based Humber Foundation Trust is the new provider of a delayed £45m contract to run community and out of hours services in Whitby.
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HSJ Local300 CSU staff to transfer to CCG
About 300 support staff for Greater Manchester to move to Oldham Clinical Commissioning Group Option of transferring staff to another CSU rejected for fears it would undermine devolution project There have been at least 22 redundancies About 300 commissioning support staff for Greater Manchester are set to be ...
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HSJ LocalStruggling trust recruits chief executive from Australia
WORKFORCE: A South West trust which has struggled with waiting times performance has recruited a new chief executive from Australia.
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HSJ LocalSurrey FTs merger halted for at least eight months
STRUCTURE: The proposed merger between two Surrey trusts is likely to be delayed by at least eight months – and may not even happen in the way originally planned.
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HSJ LocalFormer trust director pleads not guilty to corruption charges
WORKFORCE: A former acute trust IT director has pleaded not guilty to a corruption charge.
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HSJ LocalCCGs mull 'ban' on third party drug ordering
Clinical commissioning groups in south Staffordshire are considering a clampdown on community pharmacies ordering prescriptions on behalf of their patients, following a spike in spending on prescription items.