News – Page 298
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NewsUnit’s ‘temporary’ downgrade may stay in place for ‘foreseeable future’
Full maternity services will not return to an Oxfordshire hospital for the “foreseeable future” if proposals are given the green light by county health chiefs.
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NewsNHSE: ‘Blurred lines’ in NHS structure may pose fraud risk
Structural changes to NHS organisations and GPs’ involvement in primary care commissioning may have increased the risk of financial fraud, an NHS England report has warned.
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NewsNHSI appoints new commercial chief
NHS Improvement has appointed a new director of procurement transformation and commercial delivery, HSJ understands.
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NewsDaily Insight: In for a penny, in for £93m
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrusts can keep clinicians’ unused pension contributions
Trusts will be allowed to determine whether they will pay or keep the contributions they would be required to pay into doctors’ pension funds if their clinicians opt for one of the government’s proposed pension tax workarounds.
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NewsTrust’s management blasted by outgoing director
An acute trust’s outgoing director of infection prevention and control has warned infection control was “not driven from the centre of the organisation” and that a lack of engagement from managers, and the medical and nursing establishment went “under the radar”.
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NewsFour CCGs plan merger next year
Four clinical commissioning groups are consulting on plans to create a single organisation covering an integrated care system.
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NewsTrust takes over specialist service after row
A mental health trust is to take over a contract for children’s autism services following a dispute between a private provider and local commissioners.
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NewsDaily Insight: Calling the pension shots
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSE considers tightening rule to push CCGs to merge
NHS England is considering a stricter approach to clinical commissioning group mergers, which would drive a reduction from 191 to around 40.
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News‘Critical issue’ delays trusts’ savings data until 2020
Trusts could be forced to wait until the first three months of 2020 to find out how much they are saving by taking part in a flagship government project.
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NewsTeaching trust revamps theatres after inspectors uncover infection risks
A series of theatre upgrades have been carried out at an Oxford hospital after inspectors found major infection risks at the site.
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NewsDaily Insight: Reach for the cookie cutter
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsThree CCGs to merge to cover ICS
Three clinical commissioning groups in the Thames Valley are planning to merge into a single organisation covering their integrated care system.
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NewsRevealed: The CCGs where cancer referral is slowest
One London borough has nearly double the national average rate on an indicator that general practice is missing the early signs of cancer.
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NewsPublic health will get 1pc real terms growth, Selbie reveals
The public health grant is due to increase by 1 per cent in real terms next year, the Public Health England chief executive has said, adding that it should spell the end of cuts to the budget.
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NewsDaily Insight: Nothing to write home about, but not to be sneezed at
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: NHS chiefs want latest no-deal plans from government
NHS chiefs have urged ministers to publish their up-to-date plans for a no-deal Brexit, in the wake of the release of Project Yellowhammer documents.
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NewsTwo more hospital trusts announce shared boss
Two hospital trusts today announced they will share a chair – the latest in a string of shared leadership moves among NHS providers, especially in London.
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NewsU-turn on plans to strip trust of cancer scanning service
Specialist cancer scans will continue to be provided by a major teaching trust after NHS England backtracked on a decision to award the work solely to a private provider.