All NHS Improvement articles – Page 88
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures FT to buddy with outstanding trust
A struggling foundation trust that was put back into special measures less than a year after exiting them has been assigned an outstanding rated buddy trust.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Escaping the A&E chopping block
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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NewsExclusive: Hunt orders inquiry into NHS 'never events'
Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review into preventable “never events” in NHS hospitals amid concern that the numbers of serious mistakes are not reducing.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: Will there be mass elective cancellations this winter?
Welcome to HSJ’s new Performance Watch expert briefing. Our new fortnightly newsletter will delve into the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders and provide unrivalled insight into what they plan to do about them.
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NewsAutumn budget 2017: How to tell if the NHS has won or lost
The chancellor is expected to announce new funding for the NHS in the budget. HSJ highlights what to look out for and what the government will want in return.
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CommentThe financial picture for trusts in Q2
Tim Connolly shares his insights into the latest quarterly financial and performance figures for the provider sector from NHS Improvement
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HSJ LocalBoard warned over 'burnt out' staff and vacancies
An NHS trust has increased nurse staffing levels in its acute admissions unit and is changing its shift patterns to more flexible rotas to tackle widespread nursing vacancies.
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NewsTrusts must reduce deficits by two-thirds to hit official forecast
NHS trusts must reduce their combined monthly deficit to £107m to meet the official forecast figures in the second half of 2017-18, after recording a monthly deficit of almost £300m in the first half of the year.
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HSJ LocalTop teaching trust sees major deterioration in financial position
A major trust has been forced to reforecast its finances after a £44m drop against plan in the first six months of the year.
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HSJ LocalSir Leonard Fenwick misses chance to launch tribunal
The deadline for disgraced former trust chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick to launch an employment tribunal against his former employer has expired, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Getting tough on 'indefensible practice'
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: A Budget for putting politics above prosperity
We’re approaching a moment when a government that has been warned that the NHS funding situation will threaten quality, access and safety is going to choose to ignore that warning, says Andy Cowper in the runup to the Budget
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HSJ LocalMental health chief executive to take over at acute trust
A mental health trust chief executive will lead a neighbouring acute trust as part of a hospital chain, HSJ understands.
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NewsGovernment signs off London health devolution deal
London’s long awaited health devolution deal has been signed off by government, following months of delay.
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NewsNHS provider sector deficit forecast sinks by more than £150m
The year-end deficit projection for the NHS provider sector has worsened by more than a quarter, NHS Improvement’s latest figures reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts urged to review 'advanced practice' staff
NHS organisations should review staff who have been given the title ‘advanced’ as part of their role and guard against ‘unconscious incompetence’, new guidance says.
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NewsExclusive: One in four hospital trusts routinely pay suppliers late
More than a quarter of hospital trusts are now routinely delaying payments to their suppliers because of cash flow problems, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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CommentSupport local leaders or risk having no leaders in future
The NHS’s current management approach favours the stick rather than the carrot, leading to huge pressures on local leaders and could undermine the success of STPs, warns Helen Buckingham
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NewsCCGs spend millions on consultancy for stalled reconfiguration
Commissioners in north west London spent £36m on consultancy firms over the last four financial years – including millions on service redesign recently stalled by NHS Improvement.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Swimming with no trunks on
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.