All Jim Mackey articles – Page 8
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HSJ LocalTrust locked into legal battle over car leasing scheme
An NHS trust faces delay of around a year before it can bank a £14m windfall after the government decided to appeal a High Court judgment.
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NewsExclusive: Trust bosses back threatened four-hour target
More than seven in 10 hospital trust board members want to retain the four-hour accident and emergency target, despite NHS England proposals suggesting it could be ditched next year, an exclusive HSJ survey has found.
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NewsFT outsources more than 100 patients to private sector for chemotherapy
A foundation trust is outsourcing more than 100 patients to a private facility for chemotherapy.
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HSJ LocalTrust wins £14m after legal battle with government over car scheme
An acute and community trust is set for a £14m windfall after winning a judicial review against the government over VAT repayments for a car scheme, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Speak now, or forever hold your peace
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHS may ditch four-hour target under new proposals
NHS bosses have set out controversial plans to ditch the NHS’ four-hour emergency access target despite concerns removing the uniform benchmark could lead to quality standards being watered down.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Simon Stevens’ new incentives
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Stevens in firing line as A&E debate heats up
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNew Year honours for hospital bosses and NHS England staff
Hospital chief executives and senior NHS England staff were among those named in the New Year’s Honours list.
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: NHS has 'addressed' its A&E data problems, concludes watchdog
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsHancock: 'Watertight' case would be needed to change waiting targets
The case for changing the core NHS performance standards would need to be “watertight”, Matt Hancock told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingGreater Manchester eyes 52 NHS sites for 1,700 new homes
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsNHS warned of 'crippling' PFI charges over the next decade
The NHS has been warned of “crippling” finance charges from its PFI contracts over the next decade, when aggregate repayments on the deals will reach their peak.
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Revealed: The slowest invoice payers in the NHS
A third of acute trusts routinely break the law by paying their suppliers late, HSJ can reveal.
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Trust paid interim manager £311,000 for six months work
An acute trust paid an interim manager more than £300,000 for six months work – despite a national crackdown on excessive pay rates, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsBig beasts back debate but warn ditching four hour target 'too dangerous'
Senior NHS leaders have welcomed a debate on emergency targets but warned scrapping the four hour standard completely could be “too dangerous”.
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CommentMackey: It's pointless to argue we should have got more
In the context of the general economic situation and funding settlements for other public services, this announcement must be widely recognised, and accepted, as significant extra investment, writes Jim Mackey.
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NewsUpdated: Trust with worst financial performance aims for £156m deficit this year
The trust with the worst financial performance in the country is looking to end 2018-19 with a deficit of £156m, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS leaders face fresh criticism over misleading A&E data
Public confidence in official NHS waiting times data “continues to be undermined” because of lack of action by NHS leaders, the government’s statistics watchdog has warned.
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NewsData errors barely affected national A&E performance, NHS England claims
NHS England has insisted the national headline figure for accident and emergency performance was not significantly altered by inaccuracies in trusts’ data returns this winter.