All NHS East Staffordshire CCG articles – Page 2
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HSJ LocalRevealed: 'Distress' as over 1,000 neurology patients left waiting
More than 1,000 patients have been left waiting for follow up appointments because of capacity problems at a struggling specialist service.
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HSJ LocalCCG leader appointed director of troubled STP
Simon Whitehouse to be director of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent STP Mr Whitehouse was accountable officer for South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs Staffordshire STP has struggled to recruit a chair and North Midlands trust faces a £119m deficit this year A commissioning leader from the North West has ...
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HSJ LocalTrust chair steps in to lead STP
NHS England has appointed a community trust chair as interim leader for the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent sustainability and transformation partnership, following failure to recruit a permanent head since November.
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HSJ LocalVirgin Care and CCG in dispute over changes to £270m contract
East Staffordshire CCG in dispute with Virgin Care over “prime provider” contract CCG’s finances at risk due to disagreement with the provider over potential changes to £270m community services contract Burton Hospitals FT unable to sign subcontract with Virgin Care, with risks for its control total A Midlands ...
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HSJ LocalTrust sought millions in compensation for 'horrendous' handover delays
In 2017-18 contract negotiations West Midlands Ambulance Service requested compensation from CCGs for handover delays Trust and 22 CCGs entered mediation over the request for compensation Despite mediation the trust said it did not get the agreement it wanted An ambulance trust sought millions of pounds in compensation ...
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HSJ LocalEmergency department to close as part of £245m savings plan
Staffordshire STP outlines plans to close emergency department Savings of £245m will be made by 2021, including service closures STP aims to reduce A&E admissions by 20 per cent An accident and emergency department will close in Staffordshire along with 100 community hospital beds, according to the Staffordshire ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: STP chair resigns before plan is published
Staffordshire STP chairman John MacDonald has resigned The Staffordshire STP may be one of the last to be published and is expected to be revealed next month Mr MacDonald, chairman of UHNM, said he wanted to focus on the “immediate challenges” facing the trust The leader of ...
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HSJ Local£270m Virgin Care contract delayed
COMMISSIONING: A £270m community services contract between Virgin Care and East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has been delayed for a month.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire trust appoints new chief executive
Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced the appointment of Helen Scott-South as its new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalChief executive quits major teaching hospital trust
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust has resigned.
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HSJ LocalLargest GP federation becomes social enterprise
Largest GP federation becomes community interest company Alexin Healthcare formed in 2013 as company limited by shares Managing director says change in legal form should change commissioners’ perceptions COMMERCIAL: The country’s largest GP federation has changed its constitution to become a community interest company.
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HSJ LocalMidlands FT chief executive resigns
The chief executive of Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has resigned after steering the trust out of special measures last October.
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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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HSJ LocalStaffordshire CCGs ‘pause’ hearing aid rationing consultation
FINANCE: Four clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire have ‘paused’ a consultation on restricting access to NHS funded hearing aids
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Burton Hospitals leaves special measures
PERFORMANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has been removed from regulatory special measures.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire CCG mulls delegating to regional body
STRUCTURE: East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s governing body has been asked which of its responsibilities it would consider delegating to a county-wide commissioning congress.
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HSJ LocalMore CCGs mull rationing hearing aids
Four clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire are poised to follow a neighbouring CCG in ‘rationing’ access to hearing aids.
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HSJ LocalSnap inspection triggered by staffing concerns at Staffordshire hospital
WORKFORCE: Staff shortages at St George’s Hospital in Stafford have raised concerns that it is unable to provide care that adequately meets patients’ needs, a Care Quality Inspection has found.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire transformation body appoints chair
WORKFORCE: The new body in Staffordshire created to draw up a region-wide transformation programme has appointed an ‘independent’ chair to oversee its work.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire bodies create ‘commissioning congress’
CONFIGURATION: Commissioners across Staffordshire will come together to create a region-wide transformation programme through the establishment of a ‘commissioning congress’, it has been announced.
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