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Updated: NHS provider sector on track to meet financial plans, says regulator
Provider deficit after Q1 broadly in line with plans NHS observers welcome the report, but warn that situation is likely to worsen throughout year Further actions needed to reduce year end forecast deficit of £644m The overall NHS provider sector has reported a deficit of £461m for the ...
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News80 hospitals in GMC 'special measures' over safety and training concerns
GMC chief executive urges government to accelerate reform of professional regulators, including mergers Medical watchdog is developing a new intelligence system to analyse data and act faster over concerns Seventy-nine hospitals are being monitored because of concerns over standards of training or safety Almost 80 hospitals are being ...
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NewsExclusive: Officials warn over 'extremely constrained' capital for STPs
STP leaders warned over capital funding and IT funding Officials say some areas will get “system control totals” Deadlines set to finish two year contracting process by end of December Health and local government leaders working on major regional transformation plans have been warned capital funding is “extremely ...
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HSJ LocalStafford hospital A&E stops seeing children amid safety fears
University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust says Stafford A&E department is unsafe due to shortage of specialist paediatric staff Concerns echo those raised in August 2006 when a peer review warned of “immediate risks” to children due to a lack of staff Staff shortages include doctors and nurses trained ...
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NewsExclusive: Successor to Care.data awaits government sign-off
New digital services platform follows abandoned Care.data project It will be built with scale and flexibility to “take in all available GP data” Personal data flowing out of GP surgeries will have to be adequately anonymised for patients who wish to opt-out Care.data “set back” data sharing arrangements in ...
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HSJ LocalTrust to face legal challenge over A&E closure
LEGAL: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust could face a legal challenge against its decision to partially close the accident and emergency department at Grantham and District Hospital.
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HSJ LocalLondon trusts seek major savings through pathology consolidation
Imperial College Healthcare, Chelsea and Westminster FT and Hillingdon Hospitals FT to consolidate pathology services Service will run on a “hub and spoke” model, with £96m of savings expected over 10 years Pathology targeted by NHS Improvement for major in-year savings drive STRUCTURE: Three trusts in north west ...
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HSJ Local'Outstanding' CCG announces £8m savings target
Harrogate and Rural District CCG was given the top rating by NHS England last month CCG now says growing and ageing population is putting strain on its finances and it expects an £8.4m shortfall for 2016-17 FINANCE: A Yorkshire clinical commissioning group rated as outstanding last month has ...
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NewsRevealed: £6m spent on redundancies at closed CSUs
The bill for redundancies following the shutting of two commissioning support units reached more than £6m, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners insist Virgin Care will make no 'margin' on Bath contract
Bath and North East Somerset CCG and council claim Virgin Care will make no “margin” on £69m community services contract Commissioners say company’s proposed information system “almost feels like nirvana” Contract will cap Virgin Care’s “management and organisational costs” COMMERICAL: A CCG and council in the South West ...
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HSJ LocalPrivate provider beats trusts and GP federation to community contract
COMMERICAL: Virgin Care has been named preferred provider to provide adult community services in the south of England as part of an alliance contract, ahead of a bid from local trusts and a GP federation.
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HSJ LocalSouthern Health services continue to be disbanded
Hertfordshire Partnership University FT will take on some of Southern Health’s specialist learning disability services Contract covers people living in Buckinghamshire and will focus on community care Southern Health divested of services after recognising it could no longer offer the area a “safe and effective” service RECONFIGURATION: Hertfordshire ...
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NewsNHS Improvement alert aims to improve acute kidney injury care
NHS Improvement patient safety alert issued with new resources for providers Help includes guidance on improving recognition and treatment of acute kidney injury Improvement in treatment of AKI is included in national CQUIN payments A patient safety alert has been issued by NHS Improvement to help NHS providers ...
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NewsHEE to re-run job appointment after royal college complaint
Health Education England has said it will re-run the appointment process for the head of Yorkshire and the Humber School of Radiology after the appointment of a radiographer led to complaints by a medical royal college.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust looks to be lead provider in Midlands MCP
Sandwell and West Birmingham chief executive says trust would look to be lead provider within vanguard The organisational form Modality MCP will take is still unclear, says Toby Lewis Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust working with Your Health Partnership to take on GP consultants STRUCTURE: The chief executive ...
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HSJ LocalTrust approves £300k increase in nurse spending following inspection
A trust in Wiltshire, which was told to improve staffing levels earlier this year, has earmarked nearly £300,000 for additional nursing staff.
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NewsPatients redirected as CQC uncovers safety concerns at abortion provider
CQC inspection of Marie Stopes International uncovers “serious concerns” About 250 women a week will be diverted to other providers after range of termination of pregnancy services suspended NHS England has launched confidential helpline for those with concerns and questions About 250 women a week will be redirected ...
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NewsCCG plans major procurement after providers fail to integrate services
CCG plans major procurement after providers fail to agree on how to integrate care Community provider moves towards setting up MCP with GP federations CCG has £17m shortfall in the year to date Community trust says acute provider wanted to “take operational control of all services” Commissioners in ...
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NewsFour trusts given power to lead hospital chains
NHS Improvement grants four high performing trusts the power to lead groups or chains of hospitals The foundation group leaders will be able to head up buddying, partnerships and federations of hospitals or begin mergers and acquisitions The accreditation aims to give the four trusts the power to bring ...
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NewsCQC launches inquiry into trusts failing to improve
Only six out out of 21 trusts re-inspected by the CQC in 2015-16 showed overall improvement Review commissioned to discover “underlying reasons” why trusts are struggling to improve Colchester chief executive calls for single “oversight committees” to become more common The Care Quality Commission has set up an ...