News – Page 479

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    GP quality - London: CQC ratings confirm challenge in East London

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Four out of the five worst performing CCGs for primary care are in East London, according to aggregated CQC ratings Tower Hamlets bucks the trend though with 10 per cent of all GP surgeries rated outstanding North West London has four out of the five top CCGs with the ...

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    GP quality: Best and worst CCGs in the Midlands and East

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Poor quality GP surgeries scattered across the Midlands and East region, with the worst three performing CCGs in Essex, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire Three neighbouring CCGs in south Essex appear in the 10 CCGs with the highest percentage of inadequate or requires improvement CQC ratings Nottingham West outstrips all other ...

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    GP quality – North: Greater Manchester and surrounds lags rest of region

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Manchester region has eight out of the top 11 CCGs with the highest number of GP surgeries rated requires improvement or inadequate by CQC Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby in north Yorkshire tops the list with 27 per cent of surgeries receiving the lowest two CQC ratings North Tynside CCG ...

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    GP quality: The best and worst areas in the South

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Borders of Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey have the majority of worst CQC rated GP surgeries Almost a third of surgeries in South Reading require improvement or rated inadequate South East England an enclave for GP surgeries rated outstanding East Berkshire and bordering areas in Hampshire and Surrey have ...

  • Jim Mackey
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    'A&E special measures' proposal rejected

    2017-03-27T17:05:00Z

    ‘A&E special measures’ plans set out by system leaders this month will not go ahead, Jim Mackey says The regime was trailed in a letter sent to London trusts from NHS England and NHS Improvement directors It prompted concerns from senior managers that the move would not help address ...

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    Exclusive: NHS England warned over delays to 'vital' funding

    2017-03-27T07:00:00Z

    NHS England warned that GP practices are not receiving “essential” resilience funding National commissioner promised to give £16m to GP practices by March 2017 BMA says NHS England could be “underestimating” amount of money spent from £40m resilience fund Chaand Nagpaul warns national director over delays in local deployment ...

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    Revealed: Surge in CCGs sharing chief officers

    2017-03-27T07:00:00Z

    Mapped: The changing CCG landscape The number of clinical commissioning groups sharing chief officers has increased by more than half in six months, HSJ analysis has found.

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    Daily Insight: The future of CCGs

    2017-03-27T17:53:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read health stories

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    NHS pension costs to shift from DH to employers

    2017-03-24T14:30:00Z

    Employer pension contributions will rise from 1 April to cover cost of new levy Department of Health considers the pension scheme a frontline operational service NHS Business Services Authority will receive £35m NHS employers will have to increase their contributions to the NHS pension scheme from next month ...

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    Daily Insight: Sunderland in the lead?

    2017-03-24T17:34:00Z

    The must read stories in health policy from Friday

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    Exclusive: Regulators to introduce 'A&E special measures' regime

    2017-03-23T14:23:00Z

    Trusts performing poorly against four hour target face new tough regulatory measures Trusts could be put in new “A&E special measures” if they do not improve by June Worst performing trusts face new weekly performance meetings with regulators Trusts performing poorly against the four hour target could be ...

  • Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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    STPs clash over possible 'repatriation' of services

    2017-03-23T10:47:00Z

    Frimley Helath FT says new cardiovascular arrangement risked "potentially breaking up an existing network of relationships” Trust expects to make its case against “repatriation” at Surrey Heartlands STP review Surrey Heartlands plan mentions devolution and plans to “re-patriate activity” Two sustainability and transformation plan areas are in ...

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    £2bn for social care to require hospital focus

    2017-03-23T15:06:00Z

    Concerns raised over plans to limit spending flexibilities on £2bn

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    Daily Insight: Which trusts are going for the special measures hat-trick?

    2017-03-23T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round up of the day’s essential stories

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    Jonathan Fielden bail extended

    2017-03-23T17:17:00Z

    The NHS England national director being investigated by police on suspicion of voyeurism has had his bail extended until July.

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    NHS England warns of heart surgery infection risk

    2017-03-23T15:49:00Z

    NHS England says patients will be warned they could be at low risk Twenty-eight known cases of mycobacterium chimaera infection including 15 people who have died Infection risk identified in other countries linked to heater/cooler devices NHS England is writing to thousands of patients who have had open ...

  • University Hospitals of North Midlands
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    Three more trusts placed in special measures

    2017-03-22T14:50:00Z

    Regulator to appoint improvement directors to St George’s, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole, and University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Improvement says trusts will receive a package of support They can also expect tougher interest rates on the bailout loans from the Department of Health Three more trusts have ...

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    Exclusive: Trusts rejected 'irresponsible' savings targets of up to 10pc

    2017-03-22T07:00:00Z

    Around 60 trusts have rejected their control totals Analysis suggests efficiency assumptions averaged 6.4 per cent Lord Carter and former Monitor CEO have previously said 2 per cent is an achievable efficiency target Trusts described their savings requirements as “impossible” and “undeliverable”, and said it would be “irresponsible” for ...

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    CQC to pay up to £191k to new chief inspector of hospitals

    2017-03-22T16:55:00Z

    The CQC will pay the new chief inspector of hospitals £161,000-£191,000 a year Sir Mike Richard’s replacement to be a “highly influential” clinician or board executive with “political acumen” Successful applicant will need to deliver new inspection model and determine the data needed to spot care failings The ...

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    Daily Insight: Trusts get 'special' treatment

    2017-03-22T17:35:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of Wednesday’s must read stories