News – Page 692
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HSJ LocalCare UK wins prison health contract
COMMERCIAL: Care UK has won a five year contract to provide healthcare at Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London.
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News'Francis effect' continues to push up nurse recruitment
Workforce data shows year on year increase in qualified nursing staff in September 2015 Total number of employed nursing staff was larger than any previous September since 2009 Data also shows significant falls in district nursing, mental health and numbers of nurse consultants The NHS is continuing to ...
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NewsExclusive: Senior staff member sacked after procurement probe
Trust confirms senior member of staff dismissed after disciplinary hearing last month Questions remain over investigation and governance of UCLPartners Procurement Service Membership body bulk buys products for trusts with a combined turnover of more than £2bn A senior member of staff at a trust running one of ...
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NewsNHS England set to remove eight national clinical directors
NHS England on track to cut eight national clinical director posts Sixteen directors will be retained in a new structure from April Remaining directors split into “major programme”, “service improvement” and “population group” NHS England is on course to cut eight national clinical directors, including for renal disease, ...
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NewsCQC to have government grant cut by a quarter
CQC to have its government grant cut by 25 per cent over four years Overall budget to be reduced by 13 per cent by 2019-20, with grant cut offset by fee rises Regulator will have to absorb £6.2m of additional “cost pressures” The Care Quality Commission is to ...
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NewsExclusive: GP groups cover most of England but ‘lack ambition and priorities’
Large scale GP provider groups operating in 82 per cent of England’s CCG areas There are 268 federations up and running, HSJ research suggests It is estimated that these organisations cover 41 million patients Four fifths of clinical commissioning groups have at least one large scale GP provider ...
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NewsAnalysis: Size, spread and form of large scale GP groups
HSJ has collated the most comprehensive picture so far of England’s GP networks, federations and super practices.
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NewsMapped: HSJ analysis reveals reach of GP federations across England
This map shows the large scale GP groups HSJ has identified in each clinical commissioning group area.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Least and most efficient trusts revealed
HSJ’s roundup of Tuesday’s must read health stories
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HSJ LocalCambridgeshire trusts to review ‘potential organisational form’
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals FT and Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust to carry out major review of their organisations The trusts will investigate what financial and clinical benefits can be achieved through more collaborative working Local MP raises concerns that the review could threaten the future of Hinchingbrooke Two ...
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NewsDalton to lead Acas talks with junior doctors as strike looms
Sir David Dalton appointed to take forward talks with the BMA through Acas NHS Employers reveals progress in talks but no movement over pay and weekend working BMA dismisses latest contract offer as “misrepresentation” of talks Sir David Dalton, chief executive of Salford Royal Foundation Trust, will lead ...
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HSJ LocalManchester trust chief quits ahead of judicial review decision
The chief executive of a major teaching trust in Manchester has resigned.
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NewsTwo top clinical directors leaving NHS England
Two of NHS England’s top clinical directors are leaving the organisation.
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NewsDirectors to review NICE chief's decision not to release staffing guidance
Non-executive directors to review NICE chief’s decision not to release safe staffing work Sir Andrew Dillon claimed publishing evidence reviews of safe nurse staffing could disrupt management of the health service Decision not to publish followed freedom of information request by HSJ Two non-executive directors at the National ...
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NewsExclusive: Carter savings estimates based on discredited data
Concern over initial savings figures produced by Lord Carter’s review of NHS effciency, which are solely based on the contentious reference costs collection HSJ has used reference costs to produce savings estimates which are broadly in line with those issued to trusts. Scroll to the bottom of this link ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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NewsJunior doctors to strike next week as contract talks fail
BMA announces collapse of negotiations on junior doctor contract changes A first 24-hour strike across England will take place next week, on 12 January BMA chair Mark Porter says government refused to take doctors concerns seriously Junior doctors across England are to take strike action next week after ...
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HSJ LocalMonitor investigates hospital trust over £14.7m predicted deficit
Monitor has launched an investigation into the finances at County Durham and Darlington Foundation Trust after the acute trust predicted a deficit of £14.7m for this financial year.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Get back in the loop
The NHS’s marching orders, important finance rules, and an inquiry into a controversial contract failure were among the news stories we covered in the last few days before Christmas