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NewsPerformance data 'fundamental' to vanguards and STPs could be delayed
Community service leaders say performance metrics for the sector are “absolutely essential” to vanguards and STPs Independent committee suggested community service activity data will not be published next year and could be delayed beyond 2019 NHS Digital denies delay and said community services data will “flow nationally” from next ...
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NewsDH warned about 'fragmentation' of NHS procurement system
Concerns raised that planned shake up by the Department of Health could result in “fragmentation” of NHS procurement system DH intends to split procurement into 11 “category towers” when NHS Supply Chain contract ends in October 2018 Health Care Supply Association warns “the whole supply chain is being put ...
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NewsDaily Insight: A hard nut to crack
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories and talking points
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NewsNew GP funding formula pushed back
NHS England has confirmed that a new GP funding formula will not be sought before 1 April 2018 despite expectations that it would inform the 2017-18 GP contract
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NewsFailure to 'radically redesign' paediatric services fuels six year high vacancy rate
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health criticises NHS’s failure to reorganise services Vacancy rates for junior doctors in paediatrics have reached a six year high, according to workforce census RCPCH calls for increases in training posts including nurses and training for GPs Failure to reconfigure NHS paediatric ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts' finances on track but 'nasty surprise' predicted
More than three-quarters of acute trusts are currently forecasting to meet their financial target Acute sector forecast to be only £75m worse than control totals at end of 2016-17 Warnings that financial incentives will lead to “nasty surprise” later in the year Most hospital trusts are currently forecasting ...
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NewsMajor acute trusts already forecasting to miss control totals
Some of the largest hospital trusts in England are already struggling to meet their financial target for 2016-17, according to analysis by HSJ.
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NewsMapped: Hospital finances over three years
The map shows the forecast surplus or deficit positions of acute hospital trusts in the first quarters of 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. For this year, it also shows the impact by trust of receiving extra “sustainability and transformation” funding.
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NewsDaily Insight: Watch out for the NHS's 'nasty surprise'
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories, analysis and comment
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NewsAgency cap expected to save NHS up to £800m in first year
NHS Improvement says agency cap is delivering substantial savings Regulator says no evidence of systematic impact on safety or staff supply Nine out of 10 NHS trusts are breaching the cap every week to maintain safety The cap on agency rates for temporary staff in the NHS is ...
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Direct vanguard funding will end in 2017-18
NHS Improvement document says after 2017-18, STPs will take the place of the vanguard programme Central new care models team will carry on beyond next year Vanguard sites will not have transformation funding allocated directly to them from NHS England after next year, it has been confirmed.
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NewsThird of 'excess pay growth' trusts were told by CQC to improve staffing
CQC warned about understaffing at least 22 out of the 63 trusts told to review their pay bill growth by NHS Improvement Concerns were raised at three hospitals rated good by the regulator CQC and NHS Improvement say patient safety remains “top priority” More than a third of ...
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NewsNHS England 'failed to follow due process' for heart surgery shake-up
Leicester and the Royal Brompton trusts dispute reconfiguration process Trusts say recommendations from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel have been ignored Specialised commissioning director Jonathan Fielden defends NHS England’s approach Senior staff at the two congenital heart units threatened with closure by NHS England say the national body has ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Junior doctors' strikes could return next month
HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories and debate in health policy
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NewsQuestions raised over NHS England's use of heart surgery research
Author cited by NHS England has “no idea” where 125 operations per year figure came from How many operations a surgeon should do ”depends on the type of surgery”, academic says RCS backs NHS England recommendation NHS England’s congenital heart disease review acknowledged the 125 figure is “arbitrary” ...
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NewsJunior doctors seek 'rolling industrial action'
Hospitals could be hit by a “rolling programme of industrial action” by junior doctors from as early as next month, according to an email sent to British Medical Association members tonight.
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NewsChief executives warned over breaches to junior doctors contract
Handful of trusts have breached terms of new junior doctors contract related to guardians for safe working hours NHS Improvement warns trusts not to undermine the confidence of doctors following dispute with government A third of guardian posts have not been filled because of failures to agree on appointments ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Hinchingbrooke's neat turning circle
The must read stories and biggest talking points in health