All HSJ Local articles – Page 137
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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 ...
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HSJ LocalCCG to change constitution to prevent ‘legal challenge’
Bristol CCG constitution currently says it will bar companies from procurements if they are based offshore or engage in “improper tax avoidance” Solicitors tell CCG that if a company’s arrangements are lawful, excluding them on this basis would be “contrary to procurement law” Commissioners to seek public feedback on ...
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HSJ LocalTrust halts patient record system to tackle financial deficit
TECHNOLOGY: A hospital trust has put plans to develop an electronic patient record system on hold because of its “unforeseen” financial challenge, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ LocalNorfolk trusts sign joint sustainability agreement
STRUCTURE: Norfolk’s three hospital trusts and its community trust have signed a memorandum of understanding to try to ensure services in the county remain sustainable.
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HSJ LocalGP ‘super partnership’ plots further expansion
“Half a dozen” GP practices could join Our Health Partnership by April, says director OHP already includes 150 partners across 35 practices Plan to form MCP likely to involve other scaled up GP groups in the region STRUCTURE: The leader of the NHS’s largest GP “super partnership” has ...
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HSJ LocalMaidstone trial: Trust should have spotted ‘red flags’, court told
PATIENT SAFETY: An expert witness was “horrified” by failings in the care of a mother at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust, and said warnings should already have been made about the doctor at fault.
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HSJ LocalTrust remains in special measures after 15 months
Wye Valley Trust must remain in special measures, CQC says Acute and community provider was put in the regime in October 2014 Regulator says significant concerns must be addressed as “matter of urgency” PERFORMANCE: An acute trust that was placed in special measures in October 2014 must remain ...