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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Much-needed taskforce inspires cautious optimism for change
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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HSJ PartnersHow consultants can integrate at-home cancer care into private pathways
For private consultants, integrating cancer treatment at home is not about relinquishing control – it is about extending the reach of clinical practice. It offers a way to deliver systemic anticancer therapies (SACT) and supportive care in patients’ homes under strict governance frameworks, keeping the consultant as the primary decision-maker.
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CommentThe artificial slowdown in the use of private sector providers must end
NHS elective recovery targets risk being undermined by late-year activity caps and funding constraints, highlighting the need for stable, strategic partnerships with independent providers
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HSJ LocalNearly 300 patients to be moved from ‘unacceptable’ hospital
NHS England has ordered the removal of nearly 300 patients from a mental health provider’s flagship hospital amid major safety concerns and a police probe.
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NewsICB gives in without a fight over private sector procurement complaint
A private supplier has forced an integrated care board to row back on its decision to award a £25m contract to an NHS trust, in the first case of its kind.
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NewsNHSE warns against ‘resistance’ to huge expansion of private tests
NHS England is planning to significantly increase the use of the private sector for diagnostic services, which a senior figure warned was likely to be met with “resistance” from some in the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBiggest GP chain aims for 1m patients after profit tops £4m
England’s largest provider of GP services plans to grow to cover one million patients in the next few years, its CEO has told HSJ, while its annual EBITDA has topped £10m.
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NewsICB breached rules during £42m contract award
An integrated care board has been advised to review a successful bid for a £42m dermatology contract after being found in breach of procurement rules.
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NewsTrust to review claims of multiple cases of patient harm by surgeon
A trust is investigating the work of one of its former consultants amid claims the cases of “significantly more than 50 patients” he treated at its main site and a local private hospital should be reviewed for potential harm, HSJ has learned.
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NewsICB suspends access to private provider
A private provider of assessment and treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders has been suspended from NHS work, it has emerged.
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NewsProviders fear ‘significant commercial risk’ from NHSE contract rules
Fundamental concerns have been raised about NHS England’s proposed elective payment model for next year by NHS and private providers – with independent sector leaders branding them “not sustainable”.
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NewsNHSE to scrutinise provider’s management
One of the NHS’s biggest independent providers must review its executive team and regularly report on its cashflow, under special measures agreed with NHS England.
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NewsTrust launches legal battle with consultant who led AI research
A trust is pursuing legal action against a former consultant who led the development of high-profile clinical AI research.
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NewsICB restricts autism, ADHD and weight loss services
An integrated care board has put new restrictions on referrals for several community services, arguing that “health benefits must be maximised from the resources available”.
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NewsProvider challenges ICB spending curbs
England’s biggest private hospital group has warned it may have to stop some of its NHS work as integrated care boards screw down on spending.
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HSJ PartnersClinically led, patient first: Redefining specialist care in dermatology
When lead clinician Andrew Morris reflects on the origins of the Sussex Community Dermatology Service (SCDS), one principle has guided every decision: putting the patient at the centre.
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News‘Urgently’ cut ADHD waits to match other services, NHS told
An NHS England-commissioned review says the service should “urgently reduce” ADHD wait times “and require the same standards… as those for physical health”.
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NewsPrivate providers’ NHS revenues booming as waiting lists increase
Two private companies used by the NHS to carry out ADHD and autism assessments have seen another huge increase in income, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPrivate provider’s NHS income up 16%
Spire Healthcare’s NHS revenue surged by 16 per cent in the six months to June, driven by an increase in “high complexity” orthopaedic work, according to its accounts.
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NewsProvider beset by governance failings gets new CEO
A community services provider in the South West has appointed a substantive chief executive following more than12 months of upheaval which saw several board resignations and an NHS England investigation.