All Health Service Journal articles in November 2018 – Page 2
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Former health minister to chair STP
A former health minister has been appointed as the chair of a Home Counties sustainability and transformation partnership.
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Trusts move to block neighbour's multimillion relocation plan
Two hospital trusts have submitted a proposal that would stop a neighbour selling land worth hundreds of millions and relocating.
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Thirty-six trusts told to take 'firm action' on deficits
Almost 40 NHS providers are now forecasting to miss their financial plans in 2018-19, as regulators reported another deterioration in the sector’s finances.
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NHSI: Restoring performance may take until 2023
It could take up to five years to get NHS performance back on track, NHS Improvement has warned.
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London's private income growth covers decline across other trusts
Growth in private income at a small number of London trusts offset a decline across the rest of England last year, HSJ analysis has found.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Landing the long term plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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Deloitte hired to design NHS efficiency drive
Deloitte has won a contract to draw up proposals with NHS trusts for a new procurement efficiency drive, which aims to make savings from a £20bn pool of non-pay spend.
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Hancock calls on NHS leaders to create 'learn not blame' culture
The NHS must develop leaders who will foster a “learn not blame” culture, the health and social care secretary Matt Hancock said today.
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'Inadequate' trust faces calls to be put into failure regime
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust is facing calls to be put into the NHS failure regime after being kept in special measures and rated “inadequate” again following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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Comment
It’s time to stop papering over the cracks when it comes to workforce
The number of people living with cancer is growing and we need a costed plan to sustain and grow the NHS workforce, argues Fran Woodard.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Help needed from the North East
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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Ex-NHS chief finds 'bullying and discrimination prevalent' in official review
“Bullying and discrimination” are “prevalent and accepted” in NHS leadership, according to an official review by a former top hospital boss.
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Sir Andrew: One CCG per ICS is ‘logical way forward’
Each integrated care system should have just one clinical commissioning group, according to one of the NHS’s most influential figures.
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Hancock wants ‘mid career business leaders’ to turn 'NHS trailblazers'
Matt Hancock wants to take “mid career business leaders and turn them into top tier NHS trailblazers”, under plans for health service leadership he is due to announce today.
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HSJ Local
Special measures trust delays decision on cancer patients move
A trust in special measures has delayed a board discussion on plans to move cancer patients to a neighbouring hospital 40 miles away, amid patient safety concerns from senior clinicians.
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Rapid diagnostic centres should help bypass NHS gatekeepers
A network of one stop shop diagnostic centres for the rapid diagnosis of suspected cancer should be established across England, according to a report written by Sir Mike Richards.
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NHS Improvement tightens grip on subsidiary companies
NHS Improvement will stop foundation trusts from creating subsidiary companies if it considers the plan too “high-risk”, according to new guidance.
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Ministers must support 'innovation rich NHS' post-Brexit
A former Department of Health and Social Care permanent secretary has called on the government to put more emphasis on an “innovation rich and technology rich NHS” in order to maintain “a really vibrant life sciences industry” post Brexit.
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Comment
Learning from deaths is essential
It is vital that organisations continuously learn from all patients that they care for, not just those where issues are identified that trigger investigations. By Dr Elena Baker-Glenn
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Exclusive: Top physician flags concerns over race to cut length of stay
NHS England’s drive to cut length of stay this winter could have damaging patient safety consequences without appropriate checks and balances, one of the country’s leading geriatricians has warned.