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NewsChief investigator: Safety branch may struggle for public's confidence
Proposed chief investigator of new NHS safety body suggests it could struggle to gain “faith and confidence” due to lack of independence Keith Conradi says he disagrees with decision for NHS Improvement to host the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch Department of Health says “explicit legal provisions” have been made ...
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HSJ LocalPioneering integrated care trust rated 'requires improvement'
Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust rated requires improvement by the CQC Area long viewed as integration pioneer, with “integrated care organisation” created last October Trust’s emergency department rated inadequate but staff rated outstanding for caring Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust, one of the first “integrated care ...
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NewsDelayed care transfers to continue for years, Stevens warns
NHS England chief executive tells MPs problems with care transfers unlikely to subside in the next few years Simon Stevens rejects NAO estimate that delayed transfers cost the NHS £820m Stevens: NHS takeovers of adult social care services will not work everywhere DH social care chief says there are ...
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HSJ Local
CQC orders hospital chief to improve A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has taken the unprecedented step of telling a chief executive they must improve their trust’s accident and emergency performance.
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NewsCCGs to be rated on STP progress, GP access and new care models
CCG rating measures include progress of the STP they are a member of But STPs will not all be rated by September as originally planned Other CCG measures include the proportion of GP practices offering extended access, and progress with new care models Clinical commissioning groups will in ...
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NewsFirst teaching hospital rated outstanding
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals FT becomes first teaching hospital to be rated outstanding by the CQC Trust is second in the North East to be awarded the top rating, after Northumbria Healthcare was rated outstanding last month Newcastle is led by Sir Leonard Fenwick, the NHS’s longest serving chief ...
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NewsExclusive: Air Accident Investigation chief set for top NHS role
Keith Conradi, chief inspector at the Air Accident Investigation Branch, named as preferred candidate MPs on the Commons public administration committee will hold an appointment hearing next week Mr Conradi will be responsible for a £3.6m budget carrying out approximately 30 investigations a year The existing head of ...
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NewsHaslam, Dalton and Jones head up this year’s HSJ Awards judging panel
First set of judges announced for 2016 HSJ Awards Includes UK’s leading hospital chief executive and most high profile patient campaigner Awards deadline is Friday June 10 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence chair Professor David Haslam, Salford Royal chief executive Sir David Dalton and NHS England ...
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HSJ LocalStruggling CCG spent £500,000 on two interims last year
A clinical commissioning group which is under directions from NHS England spent £500,000 on two “off payroll” interim executives last year.
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HSJ LocalTwo major trusts could give up 'sovereignty' to hospital chain
’Hospital chain’ set to have two categories of members, with some relinquishing a greater degree of sovereignty Salford Royal Foundation Trust and Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust could become ’full integrated members’, with Wigan and Bolton trusts as ’associates’ There have been ‘divergent views’ over how the chain should operate ...
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HSJ LocalKent trust struggles to staff new urgent care centre
A Kent trust is struggling to find GPs to staff a 24/7 urgent care centre which is being set up to replace its emergency unit in Canterbury.
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LeaderJim Mackey’s honesty on the NHS provider deficit is welcome but deeply worrying
Jim Mackey’s warning that the NHS provider sector will stay in the red during 2016-17 was notable as much for its timing as its content.
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HSJ LocalBedfordshire CCG launches bid to decommission IVF treatment
Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to stop funding specialist fertility services according to a consultation published last month.
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HSJ LocalTop hospital chief takes same role at neighbouring trust
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust chief executive Peter Homa will take on the same role at nearby Sherwood Forest Hospital Foundation Trust next week.
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NewsAnalysis: The trusts whose finances fell furthest despite 'urgent action'
In January, NHS Improvement called for “collective urgent action” to reduce the provider sector deficit. But significant number of acute trusts reported an outturn position in April that was worse than forecast in January. Bulk of improvements were made through one-off technical measures. Ten trusts with largest deteriorations in ...
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HSJ LocalHospital trusts explore closer working
STRUCTURE: Two hospital trusts are exploring closer working in a move which could eventually see a full merger.
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HSJ LocalCCG leader: STP approval process 'not democratic'
A City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group GP leader has accused the area’s sustainability and transformation plan process of being “not democratic”.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Free director becomes chief exec at its new 'buddy' trust
STRUCTURE: A new chief executive has been appointed to a troubled hospital trust - from her role at a well-regarded neighbouring organisation with which it is exploring “buddying” arrangements.
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NewsMedical examiners 'would have spotted Mid Staffs earlier'
Pilots in Sheffield and Gloucestershire reveal benefits of medical examiner service Four fifths of medical causes of death recorded by doctors were changed after being reviewed Medical examiners have helped identify patient safety issues requiring action by providers Poor care at the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust would have ...
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HSJ Local
Top hospital 'chain' forms links with two more trusts
North Middlesex University Hospital applies to join hospital group led by the Royal Free West Hertfordshire Hospitals Trust also exploring “buddying” arrangements with Royal Free STRUCTURE: Two provider trusts are forming links with the proposed Royal Free London Foundation Trust hospital chain, HSJ has learned.