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HSJ LocalSenior CCG leader jailed for £145,000 fraud
Nearly £145,000 taken from Bromley CCG through fraud Noel Morrow signed off cheques to his own companies Fraud uncovered after invoices were submitted on behalf of a discharged patient A senior commissioner who defrauded Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group of nearly £145,000 has been jailed for two years and ...
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NewsRoyal college issues new 'threatening statement' to hospital trust
Royal College of Midwives says it is considering taking action after exit deal revealed RCM accused of making “threatening statement” against the trust Former Morecambe Bay chair Sir David Henshaw says he had no knowledge of deal The Royal College of Midwives has today suggested it could take ...
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HSJ LocalFinancially stricken trust to cut pay bill by 10 per cent in six months
St George’s University Hospitals FT to cut pay costs by 10 per cent by March Vacancies will be left unfilled but essential posts will continue to be recruited to The trust had an overall vacancy rate of 16 per cent in August A south London teaching hospital plans ...
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HSJ LocalFoundation trust taken out of special measures
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust taken out of special measures CQC raises the trust’s overall rating from inadequate to reguires improvement Trust to be given support to address safety concerns A mental health trust has been taken out of special measures after inspectors upgraded its overall rating from ...
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NewsRevealed: NHS England checklist for making STP details public
STPs told to publish summaries of their plans NHS England says summaries must “articulate tangible benefits for patients” in “clear” language National and regional communications leads to assist with process NHS leaders have been told to publish summaries of their sustainability and transformation plans, but not before they ...
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HSJ LocalLondon CCGs to share accountable officer
Commissioning chiefs in south west London are proposing to share an accountable officer in a bid to streamline decision-making and cut costs.
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NewsCall for non-FTs to have greater freedom to deliver STPs
NHS trusts should be allowed to set up shared service companies and be part of accountable care organisations to help deliver their sustainability and transformation plans, a leading healthcare law firm has said.
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NewsDrugs to face new NHS affordability test
NICE and NHS England consult on “budget impact test” for new treatments Test designed to mitigate impact of cost effective but highly expensive drugs on NHS England’s budget NICE also proposes cost effectiveness threshold for assessment of drugs for rare conditions The National Institute for Health and Care ...
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NewsDelayed transfers reach highest ever level
Delayed transfers of care in August hit their highest level since monthly data started being collected six years ago.
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NewsTrust chief threatened with injunction by royal college
Royal College of Midwives threatened to injunct University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust Midwife Jeanette Parkinson was a union official for the RCM and received an “irregular” exit payment in 2012 Trust chief executive Jackie Daniel: “My judgement was clear about doing the right thing” The Royal College ...
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HSJ LocalGreater Manchester CCGs working towards single commissioning team
Proposals for a joint management team across CCGs and adult social care services in Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Potential for single health and wellbeing board also being considered Plans seen as best way to drive through reconfiguration of hospital services Commissioning chiefs are working on plans for a ...
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HSJ LocalMCP vanguard looks to take on A&E
Stockport MCP to include hospital services including the emergency department, acute medicine, and frail elderly care One option is for Stockport Foundation Trust to hold the contract Decision to be made in November Leaders of a high profile vanguard project in Greater Manchester have moved away from the ...
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NewsSenior managers leave Capita team running troubled GP contract
Two senior managers leave Capita’s troubled primary care support service Jill Matthews, former managing director for PCS, has now been “embedded” in Capita with other NHS England personnel NHS England has begun daily performance meetings with Capita over PCS service failures Medical records service problems expected to be resolved ...
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HSJ LocalFollow-ups for 20,000 patients delayed at 'serious incident' trust
A serious incident has been declared at a struggling foundation trust for the second time in 12 months after more than 20,000 outpatients were overdue follow-up appointments.
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NewsCQC: A&E and general medicine are worst performing services
More A&E and general medicine services rated badly than others CQC chief calls for extra funding for adult social care citing direct “link” with pressure in A&E David Behan says hospitals could meet A&E targets by addressing “flow” and by collaborating The Care Quality Commission today released figures ...
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NewsVast majority of mental health trusts have safety concerns, CQC warns
All but three of NHS mental health trusts inspected before July rated inadequate or requires improvement 80 per cent of acute mental health wards inspected before July have safety concerns CQC chief executive not calling for cash injection despite “unsuitable buildings” creating suicide risks Mental health trusts are ...
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NewsFormer DH director joins Google artificial intelligence company
A former senior director at the Department of Health has joined DeepMind, the artificial intelligence company known for its data sharing work with the Royal Free London Foundation Trust.