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NewsTrusts face cyber attack inspections amid widespread weaknesses
Trusts with lax data security are receiving additional unannounced inspections, as regulators try to patch security vulnerabilities in the wake of the Wannacry cyber attack.
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NewsTrust expects to miss control total deficit by £30m
A south eastern trust is predicting a deficit worth over £56m – more than double its original plan and 15 per cent of its total income – after being hit by lower elective income and losing a payments dispute with local commissioners.
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NewsEight CCGs contemplate merger
Kent and Medway’s eight clinical commissioning groups are developing a “single strategic commissioner” and could potentially merge from next year.
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NewsCounty council under immediate spending controls
Northamptonshire County Council has issued a section 114 notice imposing immediate spending controls on the local authority.
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Deadline for full GP extended hours brought forward
National officials have brought forward the date that all parts of the country will deliver extended GP access hours, after exceeding the target for 2017-18.
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NewsDaily Insight: A resolution for Messrs Stevens and Hunt
HSJ’s round up of the day’s must read stories and debate
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NewsNHS allowed to miss A&E target for another year
NHS nationally not expected to hit A&E target overall in 2018-19 Elective waiting list to be held at same level but not substantially reduced Number of 52-week waiters must halve, NHS England says, in exchange for increased funding The NHS is not planning to meet the 95 per ...
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NewsEvery CCG required to increase mental health spending
Every clinical commissioning group in the country will be required to increase the proportion of their budget spent on mental health services from next year.
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NewsProvider sector expected to balance as DHSC finds extra £540m
Regulators have agreed to target financial balance for the provider sector next year, after the Department of Health and Social Care released a further £540m into NHS budgets.
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NewsScandal-hit ambulance trust to hire private sector capacity and review staff leave
East of England Ambulance Trust will hire in private sector vehicles to help meet demand Staff leave at peak times will be reviewed Risk summit statement says hospitals will be ”asked to accept prompt handover of patients” A scandal-hit ambulance trust is hiring private ambulance capacity, reviewing holiday ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS makes little progress cutting specialised income 'long tail'
The spread of specialised services across English hospital trusts has remained relatively unchanged over the last four years, despite a consensus that greater consolidation is needed in some areas.
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NewsACSs get a rebrand as NHS England seeks 'next cohort'
NHS England has rebranded accountable care systems as integrated care systems, and said they will replace sustainability and transformation partnerships.
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Daily Insight: Planning guidance comes early, but late
HSJ’s round up of the day’s must read stories and debate
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NewsElective activity goals to add to workforce pressures
NHS trusts will come under pressure in 2018-19 to deliver a new “step change in elective activity” while keeping workforce plans “affordable” and within their ceiling for agency spending.
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NewsJudge criticises investigators in harmed baby case
A high court judge has heavily criticised the Nursing and Midwifery Council for what she described as the regulator’s “superficial approach” and “flawed” investigation of a nurse suspected of harming her 14 week old baby.
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NewsEx-health minister: God would struggle to manage the NHS
Former health minister Lord David Prior has said the NHS is too big and centralised, and even God “would struggle” to manage it.
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NewsGovernment sets out plans to overhaul consultant contract
A new contract for medical consultants in the NHS will scrap the “all but automatic” incremental pay structure and replace it with a significantly higher base salary, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.
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News£175m diverted to protect NHS from digital threats
At least £175m will be cut from other NHS technology projects to counter cyberattacks, with trusts also expected to divert funds to meet the threat.
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NewsFlagship cancer fund underspent amid uncertainty over its future
NHS England’s flagship cancer drugs fund had spent just over a quarter of its budget halfway through this financial year, amid questions over its long term future.