All Monitor articles – Page 9
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HSJ LocalBirmingham FT risks £63m deficit due to ‘lack of financial control’
FINANCE: A ‘lack of rigorous financial control’ at Heart of England Foundation Trust will lead to a £63m deficit this year unless a new recovery plan can improve its position, its latest reports show.
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HSJ LocalDoncaster chief defends finance director over mystery £12m deficit
The chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has defended the ‘integrity and character’ of the trust’s finance director following the discovery of a previously unknown £12.6m deficit.
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NewsDH raises threshold for blocking national tariff
The Department of Health has confirmed measures that will make it more difficult for providers to block the national tariff payment system.
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Exclusive: New chief executive appointed at Addenbrooke's
A new permanent chief executive has been appointed at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust leadership could face overhaul over delays
PERFORMANCE: The leadership of South East Coast Ambulance Foundation Trust could be replaced after Monitor found some patients were made to wait up to 10 minutes longer for an emergency response last winter.
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NewsWatch on demand: Webinar on NHS regulation
You can now watch for free our expert panel debate the current context and likely future of regulation.
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NewsUpdated: KPMG wins £1m contract to design NHS Improvement
UPDATED: KPMG has won a contract to design how NHS Improvement will be created and function.
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NewsMonitor moves to mandate new mental health payment systems
Mental health providers could be required to adopt new payment systems from April next year, in a bid by Monitor to finally move the sector away from block contract funding.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Burton Hospitals leaves special measures
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has been removed from regulatory special measures.
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NewsJulie Moore to run second FT: What does it mean?
One of England’s most influential NHS chief executives, University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust’s Dame Julie Moore, has been appointed to simultaneously run its neighbouring acute trust. David Williams considers the implications.
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NewsLord Carter will produce 'clearer guidance' on nurse staffing levels
Lord Carter is looking to establish ‘clearer guidance’ on safe staffing levels as part of his review of NHS efficiency, he has told HSJ.
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NewsSouth West London refused entry to 'success regime'
South West London NHS organisations have asked to join the ‘success regime’, the national programme of directive support for struggling health economies, but have been turned down.
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HSJ LocalFailing FT needs 'long term partner', say regulators
PERFORMANCE: Regulators have said a failing foundation trust requires a ‘close tie-up with a long term partner’, after spending more than two years in special measures.
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NewsAgency staff pricing caps bring 'significant risks', say regulators
Regulators have said the new price caps for agency staff will bring ‘significant risks’ for patient safety and performance, especially for trusts with reputational problems.
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NewsMonitor director: Using existing tech better could save trusts money
Trusts could save money by making better use of their existing technology, according to Monitor’s first executive director of provider sustainability.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts will struggle to achieve agency nurse spending caps
Several trusts will struggle to reduce spending on agency nurses in line with the targets set by regulators, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDH reveals pay cap for agency staff
The hourly rate the NHS can pay agency staff will be capped at 55 per cent above the pay levels of permanent staff, under plans announced by the Department of Health.
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NewsNational chiefs aim to resolve 'contradictory' messages on staffing and finance
National leaders have moved to resolve ‘contradictory’ messages issued to NHS providers around safe staffing levels. They stress that nurse to patient ratios ‘should not be unthinkingly adhered to’.
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NewsExclusive: Eliminating elective variation can save NHS £1.4bn, says Monitor
More than £1bn can be saved if the NHS wipes out variations in elective care productivity, according to a new report from Monitor.