All HSJ Local articles – Page 134
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HSJ LocalMorecambe Bay vanguard sets out ‘accountable care’ ambition
Better Care Together project is part of the national vanguard programme Work seen as crucial to future of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay FT Current system “trapped in annual contracting cycles” and payment models with the wrong incentives STRUCTURE: Health leaders in Morecambe Bay will look to establish ...
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HSJ LocalPharma companies banned from sponsoring CCG's events
South Warwickshire CCG leaders will no longer allow drug companies to sponsor its events Change driven by recent media reports and staff concerns that pharma representatives at events had “little benefit” COMMERCIAL: Pharmaceutical companies will no longer be allowed to sponsor events organised by South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning ...
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HSJ LocalHealth on the back burner in southern devolution bid
Complex integration left to later stage by Surrey, East and West Sussex
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HSJ LocalThousands of patients adrift on specialist trust waiting lists
Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt FT has identified 14,500 follow-up patients beyond their due date More than 1,200 planned patients had no date or a date that had been missed Monitor to appoint improvement director to oversee recovery plan PATIENT SAFETY: Thousands of patients at a specialist acute ...
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HSJ LocalManchester trust warns council over transformation plans
STRUCTURE: A major hospital trust has told Manchester City Council that any transformation of acute services in the city must sit within the context of its existing plans.
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HSJ LocalCCG scrambles to find ‘emergency’ GP providers
Sunderland CCG searching for providers to take on temporary contracts for three GP practices CCG failed to ensure services would be provided in six months to October 2016 Practices say CCG did not inform them clearly of procurement plans COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in the North East are urgently searching ...
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HSJ LocalMedway finance interim leaves as deficit hits £42m
Interim finance director Tim Bolot leaves Medway FT after 18 months Trust recorded £42m in-year deficit in December Darrenn Cattell appointed as new interim finance director WORKFORCE: The highly paid interim director of finance at Medway Foundation Trust has left – as the trust heads towards a deficit ...
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HSJ LocalGreater Manchester CCGs call for region-wide ambulance contract
Commissioners are exploring whether they can form a new contract for emergency ambulance services across Greater Manchester.
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HSJ LocalWorcestershire chief to take over in Herefordshire
Chief officer of two Worcestershire CCGs is seconded to lead Herefordshire CCG for two years Latest in a series of management changes in Worcestershire Redditch and Bromsgrove CCG has been placed into turnaround by NHS England WORKFORCE: Two Worcestershire clinical commissioning groups have been left without a permanent ...
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HSJ LocalFTs agree to push ahead with merger
STRUCTURE: Two Surrey trusts could merge as early as the summer after their boards decided to press ahead with revised plans.
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HSJ LocalCosts of hospital bug outbreak rocket to £5m at major FT
FT had predicted the financial impact of CPE bug to be £700,000 Rapid increase in spending since 2010, but preventing spread is “vital” Bacteria usually harmless but can cause serious infections for elderly patients with underlying conditions PATIENT SAFETY: Efforts to contain the spread of highly resistant bacteria ...
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke fails to exit special measures
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust should remain in special measures, the Care Quality Commission has recommended.
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HSJ LocalHospital trust 'financially unsustainable'
FINANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is not “financially sustainable”, Monitor has concluded.
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HSJ LocalCCGs braced for service reform in Lancashire
Commissioners in Lancashire are readying themselves for a public consultation around hospital services in Chorley and Preston.
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HSJ LocalUCLH fails to appoint new chief executive
One of the NHS’s longest serving and highest profile chief executives has deferred his stepping-down after his organisation failed to appoint a successor.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for Derby FT named
APPOINTMENT: Derby Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Gavin Boyle as its new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief resigns in wake of £800m contract failure
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG chief clinical officer says he wants to “rebalance work and family commitments” CCG is under scrutiny following the collapse of an £800m contract Chair praises Neil Modha’s commitment to the CCG LEADERSHIP: The chief clinical officer of the clinical commissioning group under pressure following ...
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HSJ LocalAmbulances may be diverted from failing trust
ACUTE CARE: Medway Foundation Trust could see some blue light ambulances sent to another hospital in response to public concern.
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HSJ LocalKent A&E faces downgrade
ACUTE CARE: Emergency services at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital could be downgraded because of concerns that trainee doctors being left to cope with potentially seriously ill surgical patients.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Midlands trust expected to enter special measures this week
Walsall Healthcare Trust expected to be placed into special measures CQC inspectors raised serious concerns over emergency department and maternity unit CQC to criticise “heavy handed” management style by some senior managers PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands hospital is expected to be put in special measures this week after ...