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NewsPrivate firms approached to take over commissioning support unit
The NHS Commissioning Board has approached several private companies about the possibility of them running a commissioning support unit, HSJ has learned.
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Competition investigations spell problems for mergers
Trusts’ merger plans are likely to be blocked if they cannot prove they are the only way to improve services, new advice from Monitor suggests.
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PM backs 'accountability' over Mid Staffs
It is “not acceptable” that no one has been held accountable for the neglect of patients at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.
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NewsDH releases Health Act competition rules
The government has published details of how competition and procurement rules will operate under the Health Bill.
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LeaderGagging staff is wrong, but the debate needs perspective
Worries about whistleblowing and bullying are not new
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HSJ Local
Heart of England miss half of month's CIP savings
FINANCE: Heart of England Foundation Trust made just half of its planned cost improvement plan savings in November.
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HSJ Local
South Tees missed four hour target in December
PERFORMANCE: A combination of pressures meant that the South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust missed the four hour A&E target in December. With only 91.6 per cent of patients discharge or admitted within that time, the trust failed the Monitor target for quarter three and now has an amber-green rating.
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HSJ Local
Higher than expected surplus at Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys
FINANCE: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust had an operating surplus of £6.9m at the end of December – slightly ahead of plan, reflecting high patient activity.
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HSJ Local
South Tees struggles to make finance plan
FINANCE: South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust is more than £3m behind plan on its surplus for this financial year – with the figures to the end of December showing the surplus was at £437,000 before impairments. The trust says this would amount to a financial risk rating of three.
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More staff appraisals at Tees, Esk and Wear FT
WORKFORCE: Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust appears to be carrying more appraisals, a board paper suggests.
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HSJ Local
New chief executive for Sandwell and West Birmingham
WORKFORCE: Toby Lewis has been announced as the new chief executive of Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ Local
Southend CCG forecasts underspend
FINANCE Southend Clinical Commissioning Group has forecast a £8,000 budget underspend for this financial year.
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NewsHSJ Live: rolling news 19.2.2013
No fault compensation needs to be introduced says Frank Dobson and the rest of today’s news
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NewsHunt warns against 'defensive culture' in letter to NHS
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has written to trusts warning them against having a “defensive culture” over patient safety and whistleblowing.
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NewsInterest in franchise model has 'waned dramatically'
Government interest in the hospital franchise model has ‘waned dramatically’, an HSJ analysis has found, a year after Circle Health took over the running of Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust.
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News'No timetable' for Treasury review of George Eliot tender
George Eliot Hospital Trust’s plans to seek a “strategic partner” to secure its future are on hold while the Treasury complete a review of its proposals, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAnalysed: One year of Circle at Hinchingbrooke
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing looks at the performance of Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust a year on from Circle taking on running the hospital
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NewsGovernment's ex-A&E adviser says it refused to let go of target
The government’s former accident and emergency tsar has criticised its continued rigorous enforcement of the four hour waiting time target.
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NewsPeer to review end-of-life regime
Family members who have witnessed loved ones undergo a controversial end-of-life regime, which can involve withholding food and drink from terminally ill patients, are being asked to share their experiences with health officials.
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HSJ Local
Monitor intervenes at Rotherham FT
FINANCE: Monitor has intervened at the Rotherham Foundation Trust, and told it to improve financial management and ensure its services are sustainable.