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  • Katrina Percy
    HSJ Local

    FT governor resigns over 'farcical' response to deaths report

    2016-07-15T16:43:00Z

    John Green tendered his resignation from Southern Health Foundation Trust’s council of governors on Wednesday His resignation follows the departure of chair Mike Petter and governor Mark Aspinall earlier this year HSJ understands Mr Green resigned because he felt the trust’s response to the Mazars report was “farcical” ...

  • Richmond House
    News

    DH director to become head of medical watchdog

    2016-07-15T11:28:00Z

    The Department of Health’s director general for strategy and external relations Charlie Massey has been appointed as the new chief executive of the General Medical Council.

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    Midlands trust warned over 'unsafe' mental health wards

    2016-07-15T10:26:00Z

    CQC finds some hospital wards run by Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust “did not provide a safe environment” Finds “high level of use” of face-down restraint despite CQC warnings from 2014 Trust says it has “moved very quickly” to address any risks posed to patients QUALITY: Eleven ...

  • University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
    HSJ Local

    NMC suspends Morecambe Bay midwife linked to baby deaths eight years apart

    2016-07-15T09:27:00Z

    Midwife Lindsey Biggs, linked to death of Joshua Titcombe in 2008, suspended by NMC Cumbria police reviewing NMC findings after evidence given to fitness to practise panel NMC launches an external review of its handling of the case, which has taken seven years PATIENT SAFETY: A Morecambe Bay ...

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    News

    Vanguard CCG to start procurement for multi-billion MCP contract

    2016-07-15T07:00:00Z

    Dudley CCG set outs procurement timetable for MCP contract worth £244m a year MCP contract not expected to be operational until April 2018 32 per cent of services within the contract scope currently provided by Dudley Group Foundation Trust MCP will be a “single legal entity” holding one ...

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    Warning public health cuts risk child obesity rise

    2016-07-15T07:00:00Z

    Child health experts warn public health cuts could have significant impact on the future health of children Concern over cuts to child obesity programmes Britain “disproportionately disadvantages children and young people”, say public health leaders An HSJ investigation that revealed the impact of council spending reductions on children’s ...

  • Jeremy Hunt
    News

    Daily Insight: Hunt hokey-cokey

    2016-07-14T17:40:00Z

    The must read stories and talking points in health from Thursday

  • Jim Mackey
    News

    Jim Mackey: 'The NHS is in a mess'

    2016-07-14T17:15:00Z

    Jim Mackey says he does not expect to fix the NHS’s problems but demands “progress” A&E is key priority and workforce identified as key problem News comes as data shows continued decline in performance this year NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey has told senior managers the health ...

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    Ten trusts responsible for 20 per cent of A&E breaches

    2016-07-14T17:15:00Z

    Continued decline in A&E performance − a priority area for the health service Ten trusts responsible for 20 per cent of target breaches Emergency care improvement programme team to be sent into a further 12 areas Ten hospital trusts clocked up 20 per cent of all accident and ...

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    News

    NHS Improvement directors seek to clarify position on staffing levels

    2016-07-14T15:27:00Z

    NHS Improvement directors issue statement following Jim Mackey’s comments in HSJ interview Individual trusts responsible for judgements on staffing levels “within the funds available” Statement shows intention to use non-registered workforce to support nurses on wards NHS Improvement directors have sought to clarify the regulator’s position on staffing ...

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    HSJ Local

    CCGs halt service closure plan ahead of legal challenge

    2016-07-14T14:52:00Z

    CCGs stop closure of several mental health services ahead of judicial review The closures will be examined as part of a wider consultation Cuts were confirmed in March amid protests from local campaigners MENTAL HEALTH: Commissioners in Greater Manchester have halted the closure of several mental health services, ...

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    HSJ Local

    Serious failings at Liverpool trust to be investigated further

    2016-07-14T14:26:00Z

    Damning report detailed a catalogue of governance and care failings at Liverpool Community Health Trust between 2011 and 2014 Rosie Cooper MP calls for “independent investigation” into actions by the TDA, NHS England and CCGs Health minister Ben Gummer says NHS Improvement will be commissioned to undertake a review ...

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    News

    Jeremy Hunt to stay at DH

    2016-07-14T10:59:00Z

    It has been confirmed that Jeremy Hunt will stay on as health secretary under incoming prime minister Theresa May.

  • Home Office
    News

    HSJ Live 14.07.16: Theresa May names Hunt in new cabinet

    2016-07-14T10:26:00Z

    Rolling coverage and reaction as Theresa May names her first cabinet

  • Stockport
    HSJ Local

    Landmark reconfiguration held up by capital funding squeeze

    2016-07-14T07:00:00Z

    Healthier Together reconfiguration delayed due to constraints on capital funding The project in Greater Manchester requires £35m-£61m of capital funding, but only £3m has so far been confirmed Local leaders revisit implementation plan to “send clear message that commissioners are committed” FINANCE: Health leaders in Greater Manchester have ...

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    News

    NAO: Major contract collapse reveals 'significant risks' to patients

    2016-07-14T00:01:00Z

    National Audit Office delivers withering verdict on organisations involved in collapse of £750m Cambridgeshire contract NHS regulation system means patient welfare can “fall between the cracks”, says senior MP There were “important gaps” in the advice provided by the Strategic Projects Team The NHS’s fragmented regulation system is ...

  • Jim Mackey
    News

    Daily Insight: Stepping into controversial territory

    2016-07-13T17:32:00Z

    The must read stories and debate in health from Wednesday

  • Janet Davies
    News

    Royal colleges 'shocked' by Mackey staffing levels comments

    2016-07-13T17:14:00Z

    Royal colleges criticise NHS Improvement chief executive for saying some standards are only “aspirational” Safe staffing experts say Jim Mackey contradicted clinical evidence based guidelines One college president says NHS trusts should reject “shabby suggestion” and speak out on funding crisis Royal colleges and workforce experts have severely ...

  • Marcel Levi
    HSJ Local

    Major teaching trust appoints top Dutch chief executive

    2016-07-13T14:30:00Z

    Professor Marcel Levi to take over at University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust Sir Robert Naylor will step down in September and Professor Levi will start in January Deputy chief executive Neil Griffiths will cover the top role from September APPOINTMENT: A new chief executive has been announced ...

  • NHS estates
    News

    STPs offer private sector 'enormous opportunity'

    2016-07-13T11:22:00Z

    STPs offer “enormous amount of opportunity” to private sector and charities, says NHS England director Public-private sector partnerships through STPs could help NHS solve issues it could not solve by itself, Michael Macdonnell says Cites estates management and new care models as areas that could benefit from external assistance ...