All HSJ Local articles – Page 109
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Prestigious teaching trust exits special measures
CQC recommends Cambridge University Hospitals exits special measures after being rated good in latest inspection CQC praises the trust for improving staffing levels and governance Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has left special measures after it was rated good in its last inspection.
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HSJ LocalSuccessful scheme to keep high risk patients out of hospital extended
CCG hopes to expand project to reduce high risk patients’ need to go to hospital across STP area Vale of York CCG running a trial with Swedish firm Health Navigator to provide “proactive health coaching” to most at risk patients Two year, £600,000 contract is expected to save £1.4m ...
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to axe fifth of its community nursing team
Homerton University Hospital Trust is set to cut 20 per cent of its community nurses following CCG budget reductions Funding will be lost as early as March, trust papers reveal Experts call the move “logically unsustainable” and a potential risk to the quality of care An east London ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs to impose temporary ban on prescribing expensive treatments
CCGs agree 18 month moratorium on individual funding requests as part of £1m savings package Greater Huddersfield and North Kirklees CCGs have approved the proposal, which is expected to save £750,000. Plans to stop prescribing products such as gluten free foods are expected to save a further £283,000 a ...
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Trust IT systems back online after virus attack
Barts Health Trust is battling a backlog of pathology tests after a computer virus disrupted the trust’s IT services at three major London hospitals.
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HSJ LocalNew A&E department to be built
Plans for a new accident and emergency department in Durham have been given the green light by the county council’s planning bosses.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Trust shuts down pathology service after ransomware attack
Barts Health Trust message to staff reveals ransomware virus attack Thousands of files believed to have been affected, source says Second high profile attack on an NHS trust The largest NHS hospital trust in England has been infected with a ransomware virus causing it to take its pathology ...
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HSJ LocalUpdated: NHS's longest serving chief executive takes extended leave
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals FT confirms chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick is on extended leave Sir Leonard is the longest serving chief executive in the health service Unclear why Sir Leonard has taken leave, or when he will return The NHS’s longest serving chief executive, Sir Leonard Fenwick, ...
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HSJ LocalNew scheme to plug A&E gaps with doctors from India
Scheme would see NHS trusts contribute £16,000 towards training costs for each recruit as well as paying salary Trusts have agreed to host 20 doctors this year but local leaders believe there is potential scheme to be significantly expanded A&E departments under severe strain in recent weeks and medical ...
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HSJ LocalTrust shortlists firms for strategic estates partnership
A mental health and community services trust has named the shortlisted bidders to run its strategic estates partnership.
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HSJ LocalSenior medical leader no longer at trust after suspension
One of England’s most senior clinical leaders has left the NHS after a conflict between his department and another one in his trust
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HSJ LocalOutstanding CCG leader to run struggling neighbour
The leader of an outstanding clinical commissioning group is to become the chief officer of its struggling neighbour.
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HSJ LocalCCGs reveal appointments to shared executive team
Warwickshire North and Coventry and Rugby clinical commissioning groups have announced the make-up of their shared executive team, following directions from NHS England last year.
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HSJ LocalPolice investigate 'tampered' saline bags at hospital trust
Police are investigating whether saline bags at North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust have been tampered with.
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HSJ LocalFlagship specialist trust rated 'requires improvement'
PERFORMANCE: The high profile specialist provider Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust has been given a “requires improvement” rating by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: NHS England warned of bed 'crisis' 10 days before patient trolley deaths
NHS England convened “risk summit” with ‘crisis’ trust more than a week before patient trolley deaths The summit was called to address concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission following an earlier inspection Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust declared a bed “crisis” and admitted patients were waiting too long in ...
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HSJ LocalCouncil chief confirmed as CCG boss
Northumberland County Council chief executive confirmed to take over as Northumberland CCG accountable officer Steven Mason will replace Alistair Blair, who is expected to chair a new accountable care organisation board Appointment was delayed because Mr Mason and NHS England needed to reach agreement A council chief executive ...
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HSJ Local230 patients wait over 12 hours in A&E amid beds dispute
UHNM trust warns number of medically fit for discharge patients could hit 300 a day by March Managers have raised concerns that cuts to community beds have impacted the trust CCGs believe the region is bed dependant and says alternative services are in place More than 230 patients ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs secure block contracts worth £1.5bn
Contracts are a significant shift away from payment by result tariff, which pays providers based on their activity levels Six trusts will receive 1 per cent real terms growth in 2017-18 compared to outturn income in 2016-17 Move aimed at sharing risk across the health economy to help encourage ...
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HSJ LocalChief executive set to take over third trust
Basildon trust chief executive Clare Panniker poised to take over at Southend Current chief stepping down “in recognition” of need for “single executive team” across the trusts Southend board must still sign off the appointment Ms Panniker also runs Mid Essex trust and the leadership team overseeing all three ...