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HSJ LocalVirgin and Optum shortlisted for contracts worth £65m
West Lancashire CCG launches tender after CQC raised concerns about services run by Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals Trust Trust says not being shortlisted is a “very disappointing decision” Optum, Virgin Care, Lancashire Care FT and Bridgewater Community Healthcare invited for further discussions about contract COMMISSIONING: Two private companies ...
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NewsAmbitious patient record sharing project secures IT partner
Connected Care project appoints IT integration specialists Project aims to share care records across seven CCG areas with 855,000 population Commissioners say shared record will drive “transformational” change Commissioners have brought in a specialist IT firm to integrate all the patient care record systems across Berkshire, as part ...
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NewsMid and south Essex faces £216m deficit by 2019
Projected deficit more than double the £94m forecast for 2015-16 System leaders insist health economy can be balanced by March 2019 Crucial details on service cuts yet to be finalised Mid and south Essex faces a £216m deficit by 2018-19, but system leaders insist the health economy can ...
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NewsPHSO knew about deputy’s involvement in cover-up seven months ago
Tribunal found deputy ombudsman Mick Martin was involved in covering up sexual harassment at Derbyshire Healthcare FT Dame Julie Mellor received a copy of the tribunal judgment from the victim in July 2015 PHSO refused to answer questions about Mr Martin’s involvement or Dame Julie’s response The parliamentary ...
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HSJ LocalEast Midlands trusts to share chair
APPOINTMENT: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has appointed Dean Fathers as its new chair.
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NewsDaily Insight: Extraordinary numbers at no ordinary trust
Wednesday’s essential health policy stories and debate
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HSJ LocalNursing director moves trust to be chief executive
APPOINTMENT: The director of nursing at Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust is to take over as chief executive of a neighbouring organisation.
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NewsJim Mackey warns against 'trendy' transformation plans
STP plans must not rely on new organisational models, says Jim Mackey He cites collapsed £800m contract as example of what not to do Leaders selected to head up STPs by local areas may also be changed Local NHS organisations have been warned against building their sustainability and ...
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HSJ LocalSpecialised cancer services shake-up in Greater Manchester
Transformation team confirms plans to reduce the number of surgical centres for oesophago-gastric and urology cancers There are three OG surgery sites and five sites for urology cancer surgery NHS England previously announced plans to consolidate the services on two sites but failed to achieve a consensus Health ...
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NewsKirkup: Lack of progress since Morecambe Bay inquiry risks ‘disaster’
Bill Kirkup says he has seen progress on only 10 out of 26 recommendations from the Morecambe Bay inquiry He says it would be a “mistake” to consider the National Maternity Review a response to his recommendations Describes the delay in implementing the role of medical examiners as “unconscionable” ...
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NewsSir David Dalton named top chief executive for third year
Third HSJ Top Chief Executives list revealed Sir David Dalton’s achievements at Salford Royal and nationally highlighted by judges Twenty-two women in the list of 50 Sir David Dalton has been named as the leading provider chief executive in the NHS for the third year in a row, ...
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NewsDaily Insight: The professor tells the NHS to get experimental
Tuesday’s must read stories and talking points
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NewsExclusive: Don Berwick warns current level of NHS funding is 'risky'
Don Berwick says funding the NHS at 7 per cent of GDP should be seen as “ongoing experiment” Government should listen to staff feedback and make “adjustments” if there is evidence austerity is “too much” Also recommends longer term view of NHS finances and pooling of budgets with social ...
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NewsBerwick: CQC can be 'engine' for spreading best practice
Don Berwick welcomes CQC’s move towards more “risk based inspection” Says NHS Improvement can balance two roles to improve quality and grip finances Warns against regulators “yelling harder” and putting people’s “feet to the fire” Don Berwick has said the Care Quality Commission could become the “engine” for ...
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NewsExclusive: Deficit trusts more likely to provide worse care, research finds
Providers with financial problems more likely to have quality concerns and operate from fewer hospital sites, according to Health Foundation research Report finds significant association between poor financial performance, spending on agency staff and the proportion of income received via the national tariff. No link found between financial performance ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts offer nurses higher grade shifts to skirt agency cap
WORKFORCE: Nurses at some trusts are being offered shifts paid a grade higher than the job they are doing to get around the agency cap, HSJ has learnt.
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HSJ LocalPrestigious teaching trust restricts access to heart service
Cambridge University Hospitals temporarily restricts outpatient cardiology service for out of area patients Leaked letter says decision made to avoid “potential safety concerns” CUH cites increase in demand and staff shortages as reasons Waiting list for cardiology outpatient service rising by 50 patients a week ACUTE CARE: A ...
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NewsWinners of healthcare science awards revealed
A clinical scientist who leads a programme to improve medical devices has been named Healthcare Scientist of the Year.
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NewsSimon Stevens reveals first 10 'healthy new towns'
Simon Stevens unveils 10 sites to be part of Healthy New Towns programme NHS England aims to “design in” health focused features, including fast food free zones near schools and dementia friendly streets Clinicians, designers and technology experts to shape care provision in each location NHS England chief ...
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HSJ LocalReport criticises ambulance chief over controversial pilot scheme
The chief executive of South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has come under pressure after leaked documents suggest he took the “ultimate decision” to delay ambulances in a controversial pilot project.