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NewsNHS England set to remove eight national clinical directors
NHS England on track to cut eight national clinical director posts Sixteen directors will be retained in a new structure from April Remaining directors split into “major programme”, “service improvement” and “population group” NHS England is on course to cut eight national clinical directors, including for renal disease, ...
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NewsDalton to lead Acas talks with junior doctors as strike looms
Sir David Dalton appointed to take forward talks with the BMA through Acas NHS Employers reveals progress in talks but no movement over pay and weekend working BMA dismisses latest contract offer as “misrepresentation” of talks Sir David Dalton, chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust, will lead ...
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NewsExclusive: Carter savings estimates based on discredited data
Concern over initial savings figures produced by Lord Carter’s review of NHS effciency, which are solely based on the contentious reference costs collection HSJ has used reference costs to produce savings estimates which are broadly in line with those issued to trusts. Scroll to the bottom of this link ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Least and most efficient trusts revealed
HSJ’s roundup of Tuesday’s must read health stories
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NewsDirectors to review NICE chief's decision not to release staffing guidance
Non-executive directors to review NICE chief’s decision not to release safe staffing work Sir Andrew Dillon claimed publishing evidence reviews of safe nurse staffing could disrupt management of the health service Decision not to publish followed freedom of information request by HSJ Two non-executive directors at the National ...
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NewsTwo top clinical directors leaving NHS England
Two of NHS England’s top clinical directors are leaving the organisation.
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NewsJunior doctors to strike next week as contract talks fail
BMA announces collapse of negotiations on junior doctor contract changes A first 24-hour strike across England will take place next week, on 12 January BMA chair Mark Porter says government refused to take doctors concerns seriously Junior doctors across England are to take strike action next week after ...
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NewsExecutive Summary: Get back in the loop
The NHS’s marching orders, important finance rules, and an inquiry into a controversial contract failure were among the news stories we covered in the last few days before Christmas
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NewsHSJ's most read stories of 2015
An acute trust leadership exodus, a near-strike by junior doctors, and the spending review: we tell the story of 2015 by looking at the most read stories on hsj.co.uk each month
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NewsTrusts told to shift elective capacity to A&E
Hospitals trusts told to increase beds for A&E surge by 20 per cent Commissioners told to delay fines for cancelled electives until next financial year Senior management told “safety profile of the organisation” must be given ”’top of the office’ attention” Commissioners have been asked not to financially ...
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NewsHealth Education England reveals plan to deliver 80k additional NHS staff
Health Education England’s third national workforce plan reveals 80,000 additional staff by 2020 Adult nurse training places increase for third consecutive year - a growth of 15 per cent since 2013 Numbers of hospital consultants and GPs to grow by 11,000 by 2020 More than 80,000 additional healthcare ...
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NewsProviders warned to expect 'very limited' capital funding in 2016-17
Provider sector required to return to financial balance by April 2017, planning guidance says Trusts ordered to focus on “cost reduction not income growth” Trusts warned to expect “very limited” levels of capital funds in 2016-17 Quarterly payments from £1.8bn deficit reduction fund will be tied to performance on ...
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NewsPlanning guidance: Access to billions in transformation funding tied to quality of 'system leadership'
Local NHS areas must jointly agree five year “sustainability and transformation plans” over the next six months Quality of these joint plans will determine how quickly areas are able to access transformation funds from April 2017 Local leaders have until 29 January to decide the ‘geographic scope’ of their ...
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NewsNHS England to commission probe into £800m contract collapse
NHS England to commission probe into Cambridgeshire contract collapse. The £800m contract was terminated just eight months into a five year deal. The investigation will scrutinise the role played by the Strategic Projects Team. NHS England is to commission an investigation into the dramatic collapse of an £800m ...
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NewsNHS told to achieve nine 'must dos' during 2016-17
NHS providers across a quarter of England must meet four out of 10 clinical standards for seven day services during 2016-17 Local areas told they must achieve nine ‘must dos’ including eliminating NHS deficit Focus on achieving waiting time and care access targets Every local health system has ...
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NewsPlans to increase specialised services 'top ups' next year are dropped
New payments for specialised cancer, cardiac and respiratory services will not be introduced next year Comes after decision to delay implementation of a new currency framework until 2017-18 NHS England to continue analysing and explaining the proposed changes Planning guidance also confirms suspension of ‘marginal rate’ for specialised services ...
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NewsTrusts required to self-assess avoidable mortality
NHS trusts required to complete self-assessment of avoidable mortality to inform new organisation level avoidable deaths estimate Sir Bruce Keogh letter reveals “exact form” of metric “yet to be determined” Jeremy Hunt had previously pledged measure would be in place by April 2016 Trusts will have to carry ...
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NewsHunt commits to NHS-wide free wi-fi target
All NHS buildings to provide free wi-fi to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience, health secretary says £1bn was set aside for NHS technology projects in the government’s spending review. No timeframe for the target, but DH calls it “the latest step” towards a paperless NHS by 2020 ...