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    Daily Insight: A hard nut to crack

    2016-08-16T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories and talking points

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    New GP funding formula pushed back

    2016-08-16T16:48:00Z

    NHS England has confirmed that a new GP funding formula will not be sought before 1 April 2018 despite expectations that it would inform the 2017-18 GP contract

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    Doctor shortage may see maternity unit downgraded

    2016-08-16T11:34:00Z

    WORKFORCE: A shortage of doctors may lead to an Oxfordshire maternity unit being downgraded next month.

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    Failure to 'radically redesign' paediatric services fuels six year high vacancy rate

    2016-08-16T07:12:00Z

    Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health criticises NHS’s failure to reorganise services Vacancy rates for junior doctors in paediatrics have reached a six year high, according to workforce census RCPCH calls for increases in training posts including nurses and training for GPs Failure to reconfigure NHS paediatric ...

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    DH warned about 'fragmentation' of NHS procurement system

    2016-08-16T07:00:00Z

    Concerns raised that planned shake up by the Department of Health could result in “fragmentation” of NHS procurement system DH intends to split procurement into 11 “category towers” when NHS Supply Chain contract ends in October 2018 Health Care Supply Association warns “the whole supply chain is being put ...

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    Daily Insight: Watch out for the NHS's 'nasty surprise'

    2016-08-15T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories, analysis and comment

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    'Caretaker' trust wins 15 year GP services contract

    2016-08-15T13:44:00Z

    Chesterfield Royal Foundation Trust

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    Exclusive: Trusts' finances on track but 'nasty surprise' predicted

    2016-08-15T07:00:00Z

    More than three-quarters of acute trusts are currently forecasting to meet their financial target Acute sector forecast to be only £75m worse than control totals at end of 2016-17 Warnings that financial incentives will lead to “nasty surprise” later in the year Most hospital trusts are currently forecasting ...

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    Major acute trusts already forecasting to miss control totals

    2016-08-15T07:00:00Z

    Some of the largest hospital trusts in England are already struggling to meet their financial target for 2016-17, according to analysis by HSJ.

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    Mapped: Hospital finances over three years

    2016-08-15T07:00:00Z

    The map shows the forecast surplus or deficit positions of acute hospital trusts in the first quarters of 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2016-17. For this year, it also shows the impact by trust of receiving extra “sustainability and transformation” funding.

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    Local A&E review scrapped in favour of STP

    2016-08-15T07:00:00Z

    Standalone review of A&E services at Bedford and Milton Keynes hospitals merged into regional STP Decision made between NHS England and CCGs after draft STP submitted at end of June Bedford Hospital appeared unaware review was ending just two weeks prior to announcement ACUTE CARE: A standalone review ...

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    Agency cap expected to save NHS up to £800m in first year

    2016-08-15T07:00:00Z

    NHS Improvement says agency cap is delivering substantial savings Regulator says no evidence of systematic impact on safety or staff supply Nine out of 10 NHS trusts are breaching the cap every week to maintain safety The cap on agency rates for temporary staff in the NHS is ...

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    Direct vanguard funding will end in 2017-18

    2016-08-15T07:00:00Z

    NHS Improvement document says after 2017-18, STPs will take the place of the vanguard programme Central new care models team will carry on beyond next year Vanguard sites will not have transformation funding allocated directly to them from NHS England after next year, it has been confirmed.

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    Daily Insight: Junior doctors' strikes could return next month

    2016-08-12T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories and debate in health policy

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    Tender launched in major sexual health shake-up

    2016-08-12T11:16:00Z

    COMMISSIONING: A group of 22 London boroughs have launched a tender for an online sexual health service as part of a major shake-up of services in the city.

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    Former Pennine Acute chief 'very sorry' for speed of turnaround

    2016-08-12T10:56:00Z

    Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust rated “inadequate” by the CQC following an inspection in February when Gillian Fairfield still led the trust It was also rated inadequate in the well led category, though the report noted staff were “very positive” about Dr Fairfield Dr Fairfield: “I am very sorry that ...

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    Third of 'excess pay growth' trusts were told by CQC to improve staffing

    2016-08-12T07:00:00Z

    CQC warned about understaffing at least 22 out of the 63 trusts told to review their pay bill growth by NHS Improvement Concerns were raised at three hospitals rated good by the regulator CQC and NHS Improvement say patient safety remains “top priority” More than a third of ...

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    NHS England 'failed to follow due process' for heart surgery shake-up

    2016-08-12T07:00:00Z

    Leicester and the Royal Brompton trusts dispute reconfiguration process Trusts say recommendations from the Independent Reconfiguration Panel have been ignored Specialised commissioning director Jonathan Fielden defends NHS England’s approach Senior staff at the two congenital heart units threatened with closure by NHS England say the national body has ...

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    Questions raised over NHS England's use of heart surgery research

    2016-08-12T07:00:00Z

    Author cited by NHS England has “no idea” where 125 operations per year figure came from How many operations a surgeon should do ”depends on the type of surgery”, academic says RCS backs NHS England recommendation NHS England’s congenital heart disease review acknowledged the 125 figure is “arbitrary” ...

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    CQC confirms inadequate rating for Greater Manchester trust

    2016-08-12T00:01:00Z

    Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission Trust avoids going into special measures following appointment of Sir David Dalton as interim chief executive Serious concerns raised around safety and leadership PERFORMANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust has been rated inadequate by the Care ...