All articles by James Illman – Page 51
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NewsLord Carter urged to slash procurement frameworks
The government is being urged to slash the number of procurement frameworks as part of its drive to reform the way the health service buys goods and services.
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NewsCCGs raise concerns over 'system resilience groups'
Clinical commissioning groups have become concerned about the burden of being involved with ‘system resilience groups’, which are expected to oversee efforts to clear waiting lists and ease winter pressures.
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HSJ LocalMonitor ‘reluctantly’ allows delay to Peterborough tender
COMMERCIAL: Monitor has granted Peterborough and Stamford Foundation Trust a ‘short delay’ to its planned tender for a partner to help it secure financial sustainability.
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HSJ LocalBedford MSK referrals dip after contract switch
Bedford Hospital Trust has seen musculoskeletal referrals drop by around 30 per cent in the first quarter since the service was restructured under a prime vendor contract, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalBedfordshire CCG clinical chief defends hospital downgrade plans
The chief clinical officer of Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group appears to have ruled out a radical reconfiguration proposal for its acute services that would downgrade Bedford Hospital to a GP led facility with no beds.
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HSJ LocalBedford and Milton Keynes face A&E downgrades in Keogh plans
A reshaping of hospital services in the east of England could result in the accident and emergency departments of Bedford or Milton Keynes hospitals being downgraded, commissioners have announced.
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HSJ LocalPatients outside Addenbrooke's catchment area cause A&E spike
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has uncovered a “perfect storm” of factors behind a sharp spike in its accident and emergency attendances after polling its patients.
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NewsFriends and family test changes announced
NHS England is to change how the friends and family test is implemented and presented after a major review concluded it cannot be used as a “single measure” for the quality of care across the health service as originally intended.
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NewsMinister dismisses warning of imminent NHS funding crisis
Dan Poulter has rejected warnings from a leading think tank that the NHS could experience a funding crisis before the general election
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Cambridgeshire delays £800m frail elderly restructure
One of the NHS’s most high profile service restructures has had its start date delayed for a second time following warnings services could be destabilised unless the timetable is extended.
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HSJ LocalCambridge University Hospitals no longer in breach of its licence
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is no longer in breach of its licence after improving its financial and clinical performance, Monitor has announced.
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NewsUPDATED: NHS cannot force insurers to delete patient data
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has admitted it has no legal power to force private companies holding potentially sensitive patient data obtained from its predecessor body to delete the information.
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NewsDH highlights five areas for £2bn savings drive
The Department of Health has pinpointed five key areas where it wants the health service to cut costs in a bid to slash £2bn from the 2015-16 budget, HSJ has learned.
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Princess Alexandra appoints new chief executive
Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has appointed a new chief executive, the trust has announced.
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NewsLord Carter outlines early priorities for procurement
The new NHS procurement champion has urged trusts to be open minded about the benefits of a more centralised purchasing system
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NewsExclusive: Lord Carter appointed NHS 'procurement champion'
The Department of Health has appointed Labour peer Lord Carter as the NHS’s “procurement champion” to help the service save up to £2bn on its budget, HSJ has learned.
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NewsProbe lays bare ‘lapses’ in past patient records safety procedures
An investigation has uncovered ‘significant administrative lapses’ in processes used by the NHS Information Centre to oversee the release of patient records to organisations including research bodies, government departments and insurers.
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HSJ LocalColchester nurse arrested in connection with alleged drugs theft
A nurse has been arrested on suspicion of stealing drugs from hospitals run by Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust, local police have disclosed.
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HSJ LocalColchester suspends employee over cancer data probe
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has begun a disciplinary investigation and suspended a member of staff in relation to alleged wrongful manipulation of cancer patients’ waiting time data.
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NewsPolitical consensus grows on merging health and social care budgets
A political consensus is emerging in support of pooling all NHS and social care funding, with the idea now openly backed by both the shadow health secretary and his Liberal Democrat counterpart.