All NHS Improvement articles – Page 99
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NewsExclusive: HSIB chief will challenge regulators on patient safety
Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch chief investigator says he will challenge regulators Keith Conradi says NHS has been “defensive” and incident investigations seen as a “bolt on” HSIB “will go where the evidence leads” The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will focus its efforts on challenging system regulators and policymakers ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts need millions in extra funding for Mid Staffs dissolution
UHNM and Royal Wolverhampton trusts both seeking millions in additional funding linked to dissolution of Mid Staffordshire FT UHNM forecasting a year-end deficit of £119m in 2017-18 Mid Staffs trust special administration process ended in March after £300m extra funding Trust leaders in the Midlands are seeking millions ...
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HSJ LocalInquiry chair revealed amid families' criticism of regulator
Senior midwife Donna Ockenden appointed to lead review into deaths of 15 babies and three mothers Parents criticise NHS Improvement for setting “narrow” terms of reference and excluding families Jeremy Hunt set up review after concerns over deaths and lack of investigations A senior midwife has been appointed ...
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HSJ LocalRegulator called in to settle trust’s multimillion pound rent dispute
Cornwall Partnership Foundation Trust and NHS Property Services unable to agree lease terms after 14 months Trust refusing to pay unpaid rent worth £5.7m Arbitrators from NHS Improvement called in to resolve dispute NHS Improvement has been brought in to resolve a dispute between NHS Property Services and ...
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HSJ LocalKeogh unveils safety steps after patient dies from drinking alcohol gel
NHS England’s medical director is considering new safety measures for acute trusts after a patient died from drinking alcohol rub.
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NewsNHS prepares to move most junior doctors to controversial contract
NHS trusts are gearing up to transfer the majority of junior doctors to their new contract in August.
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HSJ LocalLong-running contract row settled by trust and CCGs
Mid Cheshire Foundation Trust and CCGs were unable to agree a deal on 2016-17 or 2017-18 contracts Expert determination, organised by regulators, ruled in April over the dispute The agreement has not been released but the trust described the result as “satisfactory” The dispute over a multimillion pound ...
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NewsAshworth: Labour backs Simon Stevens but new body will review STPs
Labour shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth has pledged support for NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, but said the role of reviewing sustainability and transformation plans would be handed to a reformed NHS Improvement.
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Expert BriefingVAT risk for major Manchester 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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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust may face police probe
Kettering General Hospital may face a police investigation over whistleblower allegations it deliberately manipulated RTT data Trust “absolutely refutes” allegations but admits 138 patients experienced harm due to overly long waits for operations Northamptonshire Police says it is “working in partnership” with the CQC and NHS Protect to review ...
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NewsTrusts asked to help shape whistleblower support scheme
NHS Improvement appeals for trusts to help design pilot scheme Project follows recommendation by Sir Robert Francis QC Freedom to Speak Up Report highlighted how whistleblowers lost careers A new initiative to help whistleblowers return to work in the NHS is being developed and piloted by NHS Improvement.
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Joint NHS England and NHS Improvement director steps down
Joint director at NHS Improvement and NHS England Tim Rideout stood down at the end of May Mr Rideout was NHS England’s director of commissioning operations and delivery and improvement director for NHS Improvement in Cumbria and the north east He was the first director to hold a joint ...
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Following the Money: Winners and losers from £1.8bn national fund
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsTrusts left 'drowning in debt' by Treasury-driven scheme
The way that sustainability funding has been distributed risks creating huge imbalances where some NHS trusts become “cash rich” and others are “drowning in debt”, experts have warned.
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NewsChief exec leaves US-owned NHS procurement partnership
The chief executive of a large NHS procurement partnership, owned by the Hospital Corporation of America, has left the company, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMackey reveals next steps to tackle 'ridiculous' PFI deals
NHS Improvement to meet trusts with “early PFI deals”, to discuss plans for the remaining years of the contracts. The regulator has established a working group to explore the possibility of buying out some PFI schemes. Jim Mackey has previously described the profit margins within some contracts as “absolutely ...
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NewsNHS Improvement to introduce random checks of directors' CVs
NHS Improvement is to introduce random checks of the non-executive directors’ CVs, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew CQC inspection model depends on £9m IT upgrade
CQC said that if the IT project fails ”we won’t be able to deliver our programme on a reduced budget” “Relatively high” risk levels surround the project due to “fundamental gaps” in current skills and technology and potential to delay roll out of inspection dashboards Work to first begin ...
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NewsU-turn over agency staff tax rules
NHS Improvement says trusts must not take a blanket approach to new IR35 rules Regulator had previously advised all agency staff would be covered by the tax changes New guidance published today advises trusts to review each case and consider representations NHS Improvement has made a significant U-turn ...
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NewsNHS Improvement could assess trusts on cybersecurity
An NHS Improvement committee has recommended that trusts are assessed on cybersecurity, in the wake of the cyberattack earlier this month.