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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's top commissioning stories
As the year draws to an end, we look back on the 10 most-read stories from the commissioning sector. These include the announcement of the new joint executive team of NHS England and NHS Improvement and the appointment of a chief for the biggest group of CCGs.
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's most read stories
It is that time of the year when we look back at the past 12 months and highlight some of HSJ’s most popular articles. NHS England and NHS Improvement’s ‘integration’, NHS directors under investigation for fraud, and trust chief executives’ resignations were among the most read stories of 2018.
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NewsRegional director takes hospital chief exec role
A departing NHS Improvement regional director will take the chief executive post at a district general hospital, the trust announced.
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NewsNHS could get new access targets in October
New and revised access targets which result from the review being undertaken by NHS medical director Steve Powis could be applied as early as next October, HSJ understands. The targets will join a range of new performance measure set out in NHS England’s 2019-20 planning guidance.
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Every health economy to get 'system control total'
Every health economy must produce a “system operating plan” and will be set a shared financial “control total” for 2019-20.
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NewsPlanning guidance: NHS England tightens spending restrictions
NHS England is set to increase rules for clinical commissioning group spending on mental health services and implement stricter controls on those failing investment standards, new planning guidance has revealed.
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NewsIntegrated contract to begin after legal case settled
A legal battle over the control of integrated out of hospital care services has been settled.
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NewsTrusts and CCGs to pick Brexit leads as NHS steps up ‘no deal’ prep
All NHS organisations must nominate a senior responsible officer for Brexit preparation as soon as possible, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.
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NewsHealth minister steps down
Health minister Lord O’Shaughnessy has resigned from his post as Parliamentary under secretary of state in the House of Lords for family reasons.
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Trust fined after patient repeatedly stabbed staff
A trust has been fined £300,000 after two healthcare workers were repeatedly stabbed by a patient at a medium secure forensic unit.
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NewsSelf-care apps likely among long-term plan's top digital priorities
The long-term plan will likely expand the use of apps for self-care and accelerate the roll-out of regional patient records, NHS Digital has said.
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News'Menacing, threatening and heavy-handed' culture found at trust
A damning report commissioned by a trust has exposed the extent of bullying and harassment faced by staff and the ”menacing, threatening and heavy-handed” culture.
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NewsRevealed: The NHS contingency plans for clinical waste disposal
NHS Improvement has hired consultants from Mott Macdonald to help NHS trusts and primary care staff whose facilities have lost their clinical waste disposal provider, HSJ has learned.
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NewsChief coroner warns over watered down medical examiner role
England’s chief coroner has raised concerns over the independence of proposed new medical examiners in the NHS and warned the system will not tackle gaps exploited by the serial killer GP Harold Shipman.
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Planning guidance: Hospital ‘recovery fund’, trusts to break even, allocation reset
National leaders are set to announce changes to commissioning allocations expected to favour more deprived areas - and will tell all hospital trusts to deliver financial balance within two years, HSJ has learned.
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NewsIncumbents to compete for £1.2bn community contract
Community providers in the south west will compete to take over each other’s services after the local CCG announced it would accept only single-provider bids for a new £1.2bn contract.
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CQC introducing changes to 'well led' inspections
The Care Quality Commission has introduced interviews with each trust’s guardian of safe working hours and a representative from the junior doctors’ forum as part of its annual well-led inspection.
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NewsNHS will still be short of nurses in five years, Dalton warns
It will be more than five years before the number of nurses the NHS needs are available to it, the chief executive of NHS Improvement has warned senior NHS leaders.
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NewsDaily Insight: On the same page
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNew immigration laws could slash EU recruits by a quarter
New immigration laws proposed by the government could cut the number of EU healthcare professionals coming to work in the UK by more than 25 per cent, according to the government’s analysis.