All articles by Judith Welikala – Page 15
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Council leader accuses CCG of 'undermining' plan to save unit
STRUCTURE: A council leader has accused a clinical commissioning group of trying to “undermine” his plan to secure 24 hour maternity consultant cover at a hospital.
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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough FT chair resigns
WORKFORCE: The chair of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Foundation Trust has resigned.
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Francis criticises Vasco-Knight trust
Robert Francis has sharply criticised South Devonshire Health Care’s attempts to cover up accusations of nepotism against its chief executive.
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RCGP chair backs co-commissioning of general practice
The chair of the Royal College of GPs has backed the co-commissioning of general practice by NHS England and clinical commissioning groups.
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GP practices 'receiving £258m for no identified purpose'
NHS England has spent about £258m a year on GP services with no identifiable justification, a review has found.
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Alert system will name and shame unsafe providers
The names of organisations that fail to comply with patient safety alerts are to be published online each month as part of a revamped warning system being introduced by NHS England.
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East of England Ambulance chair resigns
WORKFORCE: The interim chair of the East of England Ambulance Service Trust Geoffrey Harris has resigned, the trust has announced.
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Further details emerge on patient safety structure
NHS England has revealed further details about its plans to introduce patient safety collaboratives in response to the recommendations of the Francis inquiry.
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North East Essex considers terminating contract with CSU
STRUCTURE: North East Essex Clinical Commissioning Group is considering terminating its contract with Central Eastern CSU, and has already decided to bring three services in house.
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CCGs tell Serco to improve service
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have insisted community services in Suffolk run by Serco are “safe”, a week after a council said they could be deteriorating.
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Exclusive: NHS England highlights 20 interventions to close funding gap
A majority of clinical commissioning groups could close over half of their funding gap by implementing best practice interventions, NHS England guidance shared with HSJ claims.
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Liverpool funds Citizens Advice advisers in GP practices
PERFORMANCE: Every GP practice in Liverpool is to have access to dedicated Citizens Advice advisers to whom patients with non-medical problems can be refered.
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Minister calls for OFT's merger role to be 'scrapped'
Care services minister Norman Lamb has said he wants the Office of Fair Trading’s role in competition in the NHS to be “scrapped”, and expressed concern over the costs and delays caused by the regulator’s intervention in an attempted foundation trust merger.
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Four CSUs form 'strategic alliance'
Four commissioning support units covering a vast swathe of the Midlands and Yorkshire have announced they are forming a “strategic alliance”.
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Exclusive: Consecutive years of productivity growth achieved
There have been two consecutive years of productivity growth in the NHS for the first time since the late 1990s, according to research shared exclusively with HSJ.
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NHS the second most gay friendly employment sector
The health service is the second most gay friendly employment sector, according to Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index.
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Colchester improvement director appointed
WORKFORCE: Mark Davies has been appointed improvement director at Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare drops out of £800m contract race
COMMERCE: Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has become the latest bidder to withdraw from a contest to win a flagship £800m older people’s services contract.
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Yorkshire ambulance staff poised to strike
WORKFORCE: Staff at Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust are balloting for strike action over concerns changes to shift patterns could lead to paramedics working up to 10 hours without a meal break.
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Analysed: Practices urged to work at greater scale
NHS England’s planning guidance, which calls for GP practices to “work at a greater scale”, will not mean the end of single-handed practices, the national body has said.