All NHS Improvement articles – Page 101
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The £6bn contract
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. By Lawrence Dunhill
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NewsRevealed: The STP areas most likely to be targeted for service closures
NHS England says some areas have been “living off bailouts arbitrarily taken from other parts of the country” Some STP areas will be told to make “difficult choices” to scale back unaffordable services HSJ has collated official figures to show which areas are likely to come under closest scrutiny ...
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NewsMapped: The health economies with the biggest overspends and underspends
National leaders are still debating how to judge a region’s financial performance.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Games will be played
HSJ’s email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ LocalFour trusts enter special measures in six days
Kettering General Hospital FT rated inadequate after “serious concerns” found in A&E, staffing, risk management and treatment delays Trust is fourth to enter special measures in six days New interim chief executive was appointed at trust after incumbent left within six months A Midlands trust has been placed ...
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NewsNHS England warns CCGs against propping up trust bottom lines
NHS England has warned local commissioners that offer providers extra income to deliver their financial targets – and therefore trigger an incentive payment – could be “personally” scrutinized by national officials.
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HSJ LocalKeogh review trust back in special measures
Northern Lincolnshire and Goole put back in special measures by NHS Improvement Trust was one of the first placed into the regime following the 2013 Keogh review but was removed in 2014 Care Quality Commission rates the trust inadequate in most recent report A struggling hospital trust which ...
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NewsTrust A&E 'hours from closing' as locum pay row deepens
Lincoln County Hospital A&E was “hours from closure” after locums declined work NHS Improvement says it is unacceptable for locums to hold NHS to ransom Eleven doctors did not show up for work at UHNM’s A&E A hospital emergency department was “just hours from closure” last week after ...
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NewsNHS Improvement to hire regional procurement leads
NHS Improvement is appointing four regional procurement leads to spearhead the efficiency drive set out in the Carter review.
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News'Silly' bed closures made winter pressures worse, says NHSI chief
Many acute trusts reported capacity problems over the winter after being unable to discharge patients to community beds or care homes NHS Improvement estimated 8 per cent of out of hospital beds were closed compared to the previous winter Jim Mackey says local organisations must work better to understand ...
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NewsTrusts 'trying not to blink' in locum pay standoff
Jim Mackey has said NHS trusts are “trying to not blink” amid standoffs with locum doctors, agency nurses and private contractors over new tax rules introduced by HM Revenue and Customs.
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NewsMackey: 'We dropped a clanger' on agency staff rules
NHSI announced new rules in February to prevent trusts from using agency staff who are also employed by the NHS, but said it was “pausing” the policy last week Jim Mackey says “we dropped a clanger but we fixed it” NHS regulators have admitted they “dropped a clanger” ...
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NewsNHS should not tolerate 'return to bad days' of bullying
NHS Improvement chief says trusts should not “tolerate a return to the bad days, if that ever existed, even if it was perceived to exist – they shouldn’t tolerate it” Mackey: “I would encourage people, if they’re on the end of something that doesn’t feel right, to challenge it” ...
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NewsExclusive: Mackey admits trust deficit cannot be cleared in 2017-18
NHS Improvement chief executive says provider sector will fail to break even in 2017-18 Sector could break even next financial year but factors are beyond trusts’ control, says Jim Mackey Discussions taking place about reporting on the joint financial performance of the NHS provider and commissioning sectors The ...
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NewsPrivate investors and councils key to capital investment, says Mackey
Limited access to capital funding means the NHS will need to design more funding schemes that are “off balance sheet”, potentially enabled by local authorities, Jim Mackey says.
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NewsLack of workforce plan 'biggest internal threat' to NHS sustainability
The lack of a “comprehensive long term workforce strategy” represents the biggest internal threat to the sustainability of the NHS, a new report says.
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NHS in 'Mexican standoff' with locums due to new tax rules
New tax regulations for off-payroll staff come into force on Thursday Some locums and temporary staff are refusing to work at NHS trusts Trusts face “Hobson’s choice” over locums’ pay demands, says finance director Medical director says NHS “must hold the line” on pay cap The NHS is ...
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CommentNot giving up on elective waiting times
When elective waiting times go up, how can we minimise the harm to patients?
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire still unsustainable after 'failed' Mid Staffs dissolution
Staffordshire CCGs receiving £15m a year additional support from NHS England University Hospitals of North Midlands is forecasting a deficit of £100m in 2017-18 Trust special administration process described as a “failed experiment” and “zombie policy” NHS organisations in Staffordshire are facing huge deficits after the Mid Staffordshire ...
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HSJ LocalChildren's lives put at risk at Stafford hospital, royal college warns
Royal college review backs closure of children’s emergency centre Earlier review highlighted “potentially life threatening” management of cases Concerns follow a review in 2006 highlighting similar fears for safety Children’s lives were put at risk because of unsafe emergency services at Stafford Hospital, a review by the Royal ...