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HSJ Local
Largest ever CCG deficit revealed
PERFORMANCE: Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s deficit spiralled to £43.2m by the end of 2014-15, the largest recorded of any CCG.
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NewsAll CCGs must go to market for support services
NHS England has instructed all clinical commissioning groups they must go to the market to procure a number of support services rather than bring them in house.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England proposes new rare condition drug access rules
NHS England is set to publish new guidance, described by charities as ‘life saving’, on access to licensed drugs for patients with rare conditions and in ‘critical need’, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGP sector sees 'boom' in large provider companies
There has been a ‘boom’ in large scale GP provider organisations being set up in recent months.
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NewsValue in Healthcare Awards 2015 shortlist announced
Book your table for the ceremony on 22 September.
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NewsHunt: Peer review, not top-down targets, can improve NHS
Jeremy Hunt has praised the benefits of peer review to improve NHS standards, saying it is a better method than top-down targets.
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News'Vanguard' project now open to entire acute sector
NHS England has expanded the scope of its ‘vanguard’ project to trial new care models, to encompass the viability of the entire acute sector.
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HSJ LocalTrust plans £1m nurse recruitment drive
WORKFORCE: Wirral University Teaching Hospitalls is planning to invest £1m in recruiting registered nurses over the next 12 months.
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HSJ LocalTrust aims to save £1.5m with new HR service
WORKFORCE: East Cheshire Trust could save £1.5m by using an outsourced HR service, the organisation has said.
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HSJ LocalNHS children's services provider contract to end
COMMERCIAL: A provider of community paediatric care services run by an NHS trust will not be bidding to extend its contract, HSJ has learned.
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NewsStevens launches hospital chains 'vanguard'
NHS England will ‘test new ways’ of sustaining smaller hospitals, including ‘chains’ running acute services, in its latest vanguard programme launched today by Simon Stevens.
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HSJ LocalTrust pilot to ‘push boundaries’ on road to staff ownership
STRUCTURE: A major teaching hospital is to hive off its orthopaedic services into an ‘autonomous team’ within the trust as part of a pilot designed to improve staff performance and outcomes.
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HSJ LocalBirmingham Women’s chief to stand down
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust is to stand down.
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HSJ LocalMental health trusts reveal ‘centre of excellence’ merger plans
STRUCTURE: Two mental health trusts in the North West are in discussions over a potential merger.
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HSJ LocalMidlands FT reveals shortlist for £120m estate deal
COMMERCIAL: Two construction firms and a consultancy have made the final shortlist of an £120m deal to help a struggling foundation trust improve the efficiency of its estate.
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NewsHSJ launches its new Women Leaders Network
HSJ is launching a network to promote the talents of women in healthcare leadership roles.
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NewsVideo: Five reasons you should enter the HSJ Awards
Help HSJ spread best practice by entering the HSJ Awards.