All articles by Nick Renaud-Komiya – Page 10
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Care UK offloads learning disabilities services
Private provider Care UK has sold its learning disabilities services to Lifeways, an independent provider of specialist care.
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HSJ Local
TDA urges trust to go ‘further and faster’ on reconfiguration
FINANCE: The NHS Trust Development Authority has challenged one of the largest teaching hospitals in the country to move ‘further and faster’ with reconfiguration plans designed to cut costs and improve care.
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HSJ Local
Expanding ‘super-practice’ wants GPs to work across secondary care
COMMERCIAL: A GP ‘super-practice’ is seeking doctors to work in urgent care centres, accident and emergency and other secondary care settings across the East Midlands as part of ambitious expansion plans, HSJ has learned.
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Tax barriers and staff opposition deter trusts from becoming mutuals
Trusts in the Mutuals in Health pathfinder scheme have concluded that legislation, tax regimes and a lack of staff support present major barriers to their becoming staff owned organisations.
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HSJ Executive Summary: Jeremy's back
HSJ’s digest of Monday’s significant developments for healthcare leaders.
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Vanguard denied forward view "down-payment"
HSJ’s daily digest of Wednesday’s significant developments for healthcare leaders.
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HSJ Local
Oxford trust appoints new chief executive
WORKFORCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust has appointed Dr Bruno Holthof as its chief executive.
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Care UK sells mental health arm
Private provider Care UK has sold off its NHS mental health services arm to Partnerships in Care, one of the country’s largest independent mental health providers.
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HSJ Local
NEW Devon tenders £67m ‘integrated’ urgent care contract
COMMERCIAL: Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has invited organisations to tender for a £66.8m urgent care services contract, which includes out of hours GP services in the county.
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HSJ Local
Southampton fears extra pressure over neighbour’s maternity reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust has expressed concerns that service changes at a neighbouring trust will put more pressure on its maternity services.
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HSJ Local
Monitor and CCG brand trust’s backlog plan ‘unacceptable’
PERFORMANCE: A plan drawn up by Derby Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust to clear its elective treatment backlog has been labelled ‘not acceptable’ by both its local clinical commissioning group and Monitor.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners dip into reserves to fund trust’s tariff option
FINANCE: Southern Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group has had to raid its reserves in order to cover the costs of implementing its main acute trust’s enhanced tariff option, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Social enterprise hires former private hospital chief
WORKFORCE: A non-profit provider of NHS audiology services in the South West has appointed Ian Reynolds, the former boss of Priory Hospitals, as its chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Special measures trust to hire turnaround director
WORKFORCE: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust will employ a turnaround director to implement a series of recovery plans agreed with Monitor.
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HSJ Local
United Lincolnshire chief to retire
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has announced she is to retire.
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HSJ Local
Manchester commissioners to lobby over pharma deal money
FINANCE: Commissioners across Greater Manchester plan to lobby the government to ensure money given to the NHS by drug companies as part of a national pricing deal is available for use in the region.
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AstraZeneca president 'would not back pricing deal again'
The UK president of drug giant AstraZeneca has indicated she would not sign up to another deal similar to the current pharmaceutical pricing scheme unless the NHS makes a ‘substantial’ increase of drugs access.
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HSJ Local
South West FT breaches licence over finances
FINANCE: Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust has breached its provider licence following an investigation by Monitor.
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HSJ Local
Cornwall non-profit community provider rated ‘good'
PERFORMANCE: The first non-profit provider of NHS services to be examined under the Care Quality Commission’s new inspection regime has been rated ‘good’.