All NHS Improvement articles – Page 116
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NewsTrusts may face financial penalties for over-recruiting staff
Sixty-three provider trusts identified for excess pay bill growth since 2014 and face potential cuts of £356m This has been calculated by halving the excess growth above the level of inflation since 2015-16 One chief executive says NHS Improvement’s figures ignored the historical baseline of poor staffing More ...
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NewsMapped: The trusts and CCGs in new special measures regime
NHS Improvement and NHS England have launched a new financial special measures regime for trusts and clinical commissioning groups which are not meeting their performance commitments.
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NewsFourteen trusts and CCGs put in 'financial special measures'
Five trusts and nine CCGs in new “financial special measures” regime Trust regime could involve organisations losing control over spending decisions, leaders being removed and the DH exchanging “surplus assets for cash” CCGs could be disbanded, made to share a joint management team or turned into an accountable care ...
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NewsHSJ Live 21.07.16: Catch up on today's key finance and policy developments
Live coverage and analysis as the Department of Health publishes its annual accounts, and NHS national leaders announce plans for a financial and performance “reset”
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NewsExclusive: DH avoids 'excess vote' on budget, but faces NAO concern
The Department of Health will not have to request extra cash from parliament to cover overspending in 2015-16, but is expected to face concerns over its annual accounts from the National Audit Office, HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts given eight days to declare 'unsustainable service' plans
Trust leaders given eight working days to submit plans for consolidating back-office, pathology and “unsustainable services” Bob Alexander letter says review of early STP submissions indicates areas can “go further” Provider source criticises letter because of “superficiality of what can be achieved” in time given Trusts and sustainability ...
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Expert BriefingLintern’s Risk Register: Through the looking glass, nothing is what it seems
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern
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Expert BriefingDeep South: Jim Mackey’s naughty step
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ KnowledgeInto the great wide open: looking beyond your organisation
At the first of three events linked to HSJ’s Top Chief Executives list, healthcare leaders gathered to discuss the need for collaboration across organisations
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CommentHunt stays put - but faces a whole new set of challenges
Mike Birtwistle assesses how Jeremy Hunt might handle the very different demands of the new ministerial team
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LeaderMackey dares to ask: how good is good enough for the NHS?
What choices must the NHS make in a period of financial restraint? That is the primary question facing the service in 2016 and the response to NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey’s HSJ interview and following conference speech shows there is little consensus yet in how to handle this challenge.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: Mackey talks tough on staff growth, and Hunt stays in health
Your essential update on the week in health
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NewsJim Mackey: 'The NHS is in a mess'
Jim Mackey says he does not expect to fix the NHS’s problems but demands “progress” A&E is key priority and workforce identified as key problem News comes as data shows continued decline in performance this year NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey has told senior managers the health ...
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NewsNHS Improvement directors seek to clarify position on staffing levels
NHS Improvement directors issue statement following Jim Mackey’s comments in HSJ interview Individual trusts responsible for judgements on staffing levels “within the funds available” Statement shows intention to use non-registered workforce to support nurses on wards NHS Improvement directors have sought to clarify the regulator’s position on staffing ...
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HSJ LocalSerious failings at Liverpool trust to be investigated further
Damning report detailed a catalogue of governance and care failings at Liverpool Community Health Trust between 2011 and 2014 Rosie Cooper MP calls for “independent investigation” into actions by the TDA, NHS England and CCGs Health minister Ben Gummer says NHS Improvement will be commissioned to undertake a review ...
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CommentWomen have conquered space but gender equality is still one big step away
When gender balance at high profile events doesn’t become a talking point, proper progress will have been made
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NewsNAO: Major contract collapse reveals 'significant risks' to patients
National Audit Office delivers withering verdict on organisations involved in collapse of £750m Cambridgeshire contract NHS regulation system means patient welfare can “fall between the cracks”, says senior MP There were “important gaps” in the advice provided by the Strategic Projects Team The NHS’s fragmented regulation system is ...
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NewsRoyal colleges 'shocked' by Mackey staffing levels comments
Royal colleges criticise NHS Improvement chief executive for saying some standards are only “aspirational” Safe staffing experts say Jim Mackey contradicted clinical evidence based guidelines One college president says NHS trusts should reject “shabby suggestion” and speak out on funding crisis Royal colleges and workforce experts have severely ...
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NewsRegulator will 'match-make' trusts that fail to consolidate back-office
NHS Improvement will start to “match-make” trusts that fail to consolidate their back-office services, its chief executive has said.
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NewsMackey: A&E failure is 'normalised' at some trusts
Jim Mackey concerned about 25-30 trusts where A&E performance is “stuck” NHS Improvement chief warns breaching the four hour target has become ‘normalised’ at some providers Regulator working to identify A&Es most at risk of closure due to lack of staff The emergency care performance of around 30 ...