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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke fails to exit special measures
Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust should remain in special measures, the Care Quality Commission has recommended.
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NewsExecutive Summary: The NHS's incredible balancing act
The most important stories in health this Thursday
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NewsNo plan to shut hospitals in Essex success regime
No plans to close a hospital but downgrading of specialised and A&E units not ruled out System leaders set out six areas the Essex Success Regime will focus on Trusts to look at closer working and developing a more flexible workforce No hospitals will be closed across mid ...
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NewsStevens: Negotiations on delayed GP contract deal are 'well advanced'
NHS England chief executive said delayed national GP contract will be ‘reasonable’ to all sides Simon Stevens confirms ‘package’ of measures to help primary care due next month NHS England expects GP funding to be increased through co-commisioning as well as from national agreements NHS England chief executive ...
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NewsUpdated: First ever NHS corporate manslaughter case dismissed
Corporate manslaughter case against Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust dismissed from court this morning Trial was first time an NHS organisation was prosecuted under corporate manslaughter laws Case related to death of a mother in trust’s care following emergency caesarean in 2012 Read the full ruling from the judge ...
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HSJ LocalHospital trust 'financially unsustainable'
FINANCE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust is not “financially sustainable”, Monitor has concluded.
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Royal colleges wade into junior contract talks
Six royal colleges and 15 medical associations warn of “long term damage” without negotiated deal Private letter sent in support of a deal as Acas talks continue Government warned against spreading resources “more thinly” Both sides in the junior doctors’ contract dispute have been urged to reach a ...
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NewsNew data suggests agency price cap is working
Monitor data suggests 40 per cent drop in number of agency shifts breaching new price caps Largest fall was in nursing, where breaches dropped by 47 per cent Lower levels of pay and new rules to roll out over next few months The number of NHS shifts by ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs braced for service reform in Lancashire
Commissioners in Lancashire are readying themselves for a public consultation around hospital services in Chorley and Preston.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Robert the leadership crisis canary
HSJ’s roundup of the most important stories and debate in health
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HSJ LocalUCLH fails to appoint new chief executive
One of the NHS’s longest serving and highest profile chief executives has deferred his stepping-down after his organisation failed to appoint a successor.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for Derby FT named
APPOINTMENT: Derby Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed Gavin Boyle as its new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief resigns in wake of £800m contract failure
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG chief clinical officer says he wants to “rebalance work and family commitments” CCG is under scrutiny following the collapse of an £800m contract Chair praises Neil Modha’s commitment to the CCG LEADERSHIP: The chief clinical officer of the clinical commissioning group under pressure following ...
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NewsMonitor finds 'potential issues' with CCG procurement following complaint
Care UK complained to regulator about award of £55m contract in north east London Full judgment due next month Monitor has found against NHS commissioners in the first stage of a competition case, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Dispatches from the war on agency spending
Today’s must know: Quarter of trusts ask for permission to breach agency spend cap Today’s talking point: Comparative study rates NHS 14th out of 35 in Europe and criticises “autocratic” management style Bad news from the agency spending front line No one could accuse Monitor/NHS Improvement ...
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NewsTrusts ask Monitor for tariff hike
Monitor has received 16 requests for tariff hikes since April 2014 Morecambe Bay has secured modified prices which should result in extra £25m per year Worcestershire Acute Trust withdrew application for “further engagement” with commissioners At least eight NHS trusts have sought to boost their income by asking ...
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NewsHunt: Families have 'too many choices' in urgent care
Remarks follow a report into the death of a child from sepsis One-year old William Mead died following repeated contacts with GP, out of hours and NHS 111 services Hunt also pledges to review clinical cover in 111 services Jeremy Hunt has said there are “too many choices” ...
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NewsBaumann looks for new savings to help DH's bottom line
NHS England bosses look for extra savings in light of the predicted provider deficit CCG sector forecasts year-end deficit of £51.3m NHS England commissioning was overspent in first eight months of the 2015-16 NHS England has revealed it is actively looking for new savings beyond its planned surplus ...
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NewsMore than a quarter of trusts asked to breach agency cap
More than a quarter of trusts ask Monitor permission to breach “ceiling” on agency spend in September Nearly a quarter are successful New price cap due to take effect next week More than a quarter of trusts asked Monitor to increase their agency spending cap last year, HSJ ...
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HSJ LocalAmbulances may be diverted from failing trust
ACUTE CARE: Medway Foundation Trust could see some blue light ambulances sent to another hospital in response to public concern.