All HSJ Local articles – Page 132
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HSJ Local£110m integrated care contracts attract just one bidder
COMMISSIONING: A tender process for four elective care contracts attracted just one bidder following a formal procurement process in Greater Manchester.
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HSJ LocalPatient transport to go to private providers despite union protests
STRUCTURE: A major transfer of patient transport services to private providers will go ahead on 1 April, commissioners have said, despite unions calling for a three month delay.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief moves to trust nursing director role
APPOINTMENT: The chief officer of a financially struggling clinical commissioning group is to become interim nursing and midwifery director at North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ LocalCQC admits it missed things at ‘unacceptable’ maternity unit
Chief inspector of hospitals indicates regulator found things in second inspection of Homerton University Hospital it missed in first inspection Re-inspection triggered by deaths of five mothers over 18 months CQC board member says trusts able to prepare before announced inspections to “show off the hospitals in the best ...
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HSJ LocalLegal challenge launched against £126m Virgin Care contract
COMMERCIAL: A formal legal challenge has been made to commissioners who awarded a private sector company a £126m community care contract.
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HSJ LocalIconic specialist hospital discovers 7,000 patients missed off waiting list
Great Ormond Street Hospital finds 7,000 patients who should have been on its waiting list that were not recorded “Small number” of patients sent to other providers as GOSH seeks to ensure no patients were harmed GOSH has not reported waiting times data since July PERFORMANCE: An internationally ...
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HSJ LocalNorth West chief executive joins Brighton trust for 12 months
APPOINTMENT: The chief executive of Pennine Acute Trust is to move to the south coast on a secondment expected to last for up to a year.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief officer suspended amid investigation
The chief officer of a south of England clinical commissoning group has been suspended while an internal investigation takes place, it has been confirmed to HSJ.
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HSJ LocalManchester GPs could start ‘shadow’ voluntary contracts from April
GPs could begin adopting shadow MCP type contracts in April Discussions around shadow contracts at advanced stage, HSJ understands GP federation chair says their work is influencing national contract discussions STUCTURE: Primary care providers across Greater Manchester could start operating population based contracts in shadow form from as ...
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HSJ LocalEssex success regime chair appointed
Anita Donley named as independent chair of the mid and south Essex success regime Dr Donley is an acute care consultant at Plymouth Hospitals Trust Anita Donley has been appointed as the independent chair of the mid and south Essex success regime, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalMore bugs found in hospital's endoscopy unit
Bacteria found in rinse water from endoscope decontamination machines, which were identified by the trust as “overdue for replacement” Procedures were temporarily shifted to different hospital while equipment was cleaned Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust says no patients have been infected PATIENT SAFETY: More bacteria has been discovered in ...
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HSJ LocalCCG links extra GP funding to new standards
CCG to link £2.4m of extra funding to new quality standards Individual practices are unlikely to meet the standards without some form of collaboration with others Borough’s LMC is broadly supportive of the project Commissioners in Salford will invest an extra £2.4m in primary medical care next year, ...
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HSJ LocalLargest GP federation becomes social enterprise
Largest GP federation becomes community interest company Alexin Healthcare formed in 2013 as company limited by shares Managing director says change in legal form should change commissioners’ perceptions COMMERCIAL: The country’s largest GP federation has changed its constitution to become a community interest company.
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HSJ LocalCommunity hospitals could close under CCG's plans
STRUCTURE: Five community hospitals in Surrey could have services changed, and two could close, under plans drawn up by their clinical commissioning group.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire CCGs anticipate 'virtual' merger
Chief officer of three Staffordshire CCGs says they could streamline all functions except governing body meetings Andrew Donald says any CCG merger should be the result of “natural evolution” Large scale organisational development work underway STRUCTURE: The chief officer of a trio of clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire ...
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HSJ LocalMidlands FT chief executive resigns
The chief executive of Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has resigned after steering the trust out of special measures last October.
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HSJ LocalUnsustainable Midlands trust picks merger partner
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust name preferred organisation to merge with Sherwood Forest Hospitals NUH proposal was chosen because if offered the best long term benefits to patients The trust will provide immediate assistance ahead of a formal merger STRUCTURE: Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has been named as the ...
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HSJ LocalEast Sussex maternity services switch to Kent trust
RECONFIGURATION: Maternity services in part of east Sussex are to transfer to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust in Kent.
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HSJ LocalThird trust considers joining Dalton’s ‘hospital chain’
Bolton was previously reluctant to join Salford Royal and Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh in their foundation group Trusts expected to retain separate boards under the new model, but could be run by a joint executive team The three FTs have begun discussions over reconfiguration of breast surgery and women’s ...
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HSJ LocalVirgin legal challenge forces CCG to row back primary care plans
Hull CCG wants to create geographical groups of practices, each operating as larger scale providers HSJ understands initial plan to create the groups were challenged by Virgin Care There will now be a full procurement process for eight GP practices, grouped into four lots COMMERICAL: A legal challenge ...