All articles by Judith Welikala – Page 12
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Urgent call for clarification on commissioning rules
COMMERCIAL: A row between commissioners and a private midwifery service in Leeds has sparked calls for “urgent clarification” around commissioning rules.
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BMA votes against primary care co-commissioning
GPs representatives have voted that clinical commissioning groups should not commission GP services.
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HSJ Local
Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust appoints interim chief executive
WORKFORCE: Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has appointed Mark Easton as its interim chief executive.
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Cambridge University Hospitals appoints non-exec director
WORKFORCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Andy Richards as a non-executive director.
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HSJ Local
‘Critical’ nursing shortage at Cambridge University Hospitals
WORKFORCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is to launch a major national recruitment campaign after nursing staff levels were found to have fallen to critically low levels.
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Monitor launches investigation into West Suffolk’s finances
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has opened an investigation into West Suffolk Foundation Trust following concerns about its financial performance.
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Bradford Teaching Hospitals appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Lord Kamlesh Patel of Bradford as its chair.
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Burnham: Health Act brings NHS under ‘full glare’ of competition rules
Andy Burnham believes repealing the Health Act 2012 would insulate the NHS from the effect of EU procurement and competition law, he has told HSJ.
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Yorkshire trust deficit trebles in one month
PERFORMANCE: A Yorkshire trust which is under investigation for concerns about its finances has seen its deficit treble in a month- and is braced for a further increase.
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Two warning notices issued to Wirral GP practice
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has issued two warning notices to the partner of a GP practice in Wirral.
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Ten practices in York form GP federation
STRUCTURE: Ten general practices across York have forged closer links by forming a federation to serve 70,000 patients.
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Carruthers to review Hull and East Yorkshire board
PERFORMANCE: The NHS Trust Development Authority has appointed Sir Ian Carruthers to head a review of Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust’s board amid allegations of bullying and harrassment by senior staff.
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Reaction: Move to CCG role in primary care splits opinion
Reaction: Simon Stevens’ move to give clinical commissioning groups more power over primary care has divided opinion among health leaders.
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Monitor closes investigation into Bradford Teaching Hospitals
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has closed an investigation into staffing levels at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust following a significant recruitment drive.
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Stevens expands on primary care co-commissioning plans
The chief executive of NHS England has revealed further details of his plan to hand clinical commissioning groups a role in commissioning primary care.
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Respect, dignity and compassion to become mandatory for NHS training posts
New recruits to NHS training posts will be expected to pass a “values-based” test from next year in a bid to embed respect, dignity and compassion in future workforces.
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HMRC backtracks on VAT recovery changes
The NHS has been given a reprieve from an estimated £500m tax bill after HM Revenue and Customs backtracked on its attempt to standardise VAT rules on contracted out services across all government departments.
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'Authority and assurance' - experts react to Simon Stevens at the health committee
Fresh thinking or a lack of commitment on budgets? Commentators including Steve Kell and Ruth Thorlby assess Simon Stevens’ performance
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Historic mental health hospital to close
COMMERCE: A Yorkshire mental health hospital, which has provided services since the eighteenth century is to close, following concerns raised by the Care Quality Commission about the safety of the premises.