All articles by James Illman – Page 52
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Colchester appoints new interim CEO
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has appointed its third interim chief executive since December as the trust continues to struggle in the wake of its cancer data scandal.
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NewsExclusive: Labour inquiry finds 'evidence' for repealing Health Act
An inquiry chaired by an influential Labour MP has concluded that markets in healthcare increase inequalities and that the Health Act 2012 should be repealed.
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NewsTrust must prove benefits in £240m IT bidding competition
Trusts bidding for a share of NHS England’s latest £240m tranche of its technology fund will come under increased pressure to prove proposals deliver significant economic benefits.
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HSJ LocalColchester chair to step down
The chair of troubled Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust, the hospital accused of manipulating cancer patients’ data last year, is stepping down.
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NewsElective backlog must be cleared this summer says Hakin
Hospitals must clear their backlogs of planned operations over the summer to help the NHS get “back on track for sustainable delivery” before autumn, NHS England’s deputy chief executive said yesterday.
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NewsNHS technology funding faces £60m shortfall
A £500m technology fund set up by NHS England to help hospitals move away from paper based systems appears to have been slashed by £60m, official documents suggest.
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NewsMid Essex seeks TDA rescue deal
Mid Essex Hospital Trust will seek to broker a financial rescue package with the NHS Trust Development Authority next month to put it on a sustainable financial footing.
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NewsBid to award Caldicott group legal status rejected by Lords
A Care Bill amendment designed to increase safeguards for patients’ confidential information in the Care.data programme, was rejected by the House of Lords this week.
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NHS England scraps Care.data timetable
NHS England has scrapped its timetable for the Care.data patient records project, insisting the programme will only roll out nationally once the “process is right”.
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NewsPioneering pathology joint venture posts multi-million pound profit
One of the first public-private joint venture pathology services for the NHS has posted its first multi-million pound profit
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NewsTreasury approves Papworth move to Addenbrooke's site
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust has finally secured its long-awaited move to a site on Addenbrooke’s hospital, thanks to a £165m funding package agreed by the Treasury.
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Care.data timetable could face fresh delays
NHS England’s new chief will not commit to an “artificial” timescale for re-starting the Care.data project, raising the prospect of fresh delays to the controversial flagship project, the health committee has heard.
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NewsPatient data probes to report 'within weeks'
The NHS body charged with handling and safeguarding confidential patient data is to publish the findings of three key investigations into alleged misuse of its information “within weeks”, HSJ has learned.
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Parsa launches new ‘virtual health service’ app
Ali Parsa, the man who founded private health firm Circle, has launched an app to allow users to see GPs and specialist doctors via video link, order prescriptions and monitor their symptoms.
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HSJ LocalSerco well positioned for combined call centre contract
Suffolk commissioners plan to create a single “care co-ordination centre” as part of a contract bundling proposal which could make outsourcing giant Serco well positioned for the role.
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NewsInnovation network could slip into ‘self-defeating spiral’
The much-vaunted scheme to drive and spread healthcare innovation across the country risks slipping into a “self-defeating spiral”, senior figures have warned after NHS England slashed its budget.
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Peterborough and Stamford appoints new CEO
WORKFORCE: The NHS’s most indebted trust Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of a new chief executive.
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NewsSerco estimates £18m losses on health contracts
Embattled outsourcer Serco has estimated it will rack up losses of nearly £18m on three flagship NHS contracts in the coming years, the company has told investors.
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HSJ Local
Peterborough submits tender action plan to Monitor
COMMERCIAL: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has submitted plans to Monitor for how it will run a tender process which could see the debt stricken trust enter a franchise agreement with a private provider.
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NewsThird of NHS data releases went to private sector, audit says
Just over a third of the organisations which received approved patient data releases from the NHS between April and December last year were private firms, an audit published today said.