All articles by Rebecca Thomas – Page 41
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NewsJunior doctors vote to reject contract deal
Junior doctors have voted to reject a contract deal which the BMA had negotiated with the Department of Health.
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NewsExclusive: 14 practices on course to form ‘single partnership’
Fourteen practices in Suffolk are close to agreeing to form a “single partnership” covering 155,000 patients, HSJ understands.
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NewsFormer South Devon chief pleads not guilty to fraud charges
Former hospital chief executive Paula Vasco-Knight has pleaded not guilty to three counts of fraud.
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HSJ LocalConcerns new GP alliance will 'adversely affect' services
Sunderland GP resigns over procurement of new contract Sunderland GP Alliance awarded controversial contract bringing together three practices and a violent patients programme Doctor fears contract will “adversely affect” services PRIMARY CARE: A GP has resigned following the procurement of a primary care contract that merges three Sunderland ...
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NewsSocial enterprise boss to be deputy chief inspector for primary care
The Care Quality Commission have appointed a deputy chief inspector of primary care.
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HSJ LocalNurses reminded to carry out 'appropriate observations' after patients harmed
PATIENT SAFETY: Patients at Homerton University Hospital Trust have been harmed as a result of nurses not observing or monitoring patients properly at night, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England directors warn STPs neglecting mental health could be rejected
Two of NHS England’s national directors have insisted sustainability and transformation plans should be rejected if they cannot show how they would improve mental health services.
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HSJ LocalVanguard trust aims to be 'as small as humanly possible'
University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay chief wants to make her hospital “as small as humanly possible” Trust plans to reduce number of beds over the next year as part of vanguard project STRUCTURE: The chief executive of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has said she hopes ...
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HSJ Local'Good' GP service suspended by CQC over safety
PRIMARY CARE: Services by a GP practice in south London have been suspended over patient safety concerns despite it being rated good by the Care Quality Commission last year.
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HSJ LocalBedfordshire CCG launches bid to decommission IVF treatment
Bedfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group is planning to stop funding specialist fertility services according to a consultation published last month.
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HSJ LocalCCG leader: STP approval process 'not democratic'
A City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group GP leader has accused the area’s sustainability and transformation plan process of being “not democratic”.
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London CCGs award urgent primary care contract
Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth CCGs launch integrated urgent care service Six south west London clinical commissioning groups have awarded an integrated urgent care contract - combining NHS 111 and out of hours services across several boroughs - to South London Doctors Urgent Care (SLDUC).
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NewsSTPs to set plans for specialised services overhaul
Sustainability and transformation plans must propose service change priorities and new provider “configurations” for specialised services, NHS England announced this week.
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HSJ Local'Unworkable' primary care contracts put out for re-tender
COMMISSIONING: Twelve primary care contracts in Merseyside have been put out for re-tender – including 11 contracts held by troubled provider SSP Health.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust investigating three patient deaths
PATIENT SAFETY: Three patient deaths following serious incidents are being investigated at a south London trust.
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HSJ LocalEnfield CCG appoints new chief officer
Enfield Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed a interim chief officer following the departure of Paul Jenkins.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to help 'blacklisted' primary care whistleblowers
NHS England launches re-employment scheme for primary care whistleblowers Patient experience director admits NHS has not given enough attention to whistleblowing at CCGs A new NHS England scheme aims to get primary care whistleblowers back into work, but a senior figure has admitted it needs to do more ...
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NewsLansley: NHS not sustainable on current funding
Former health secretary Lord Lansley has warned the NHS will not be able to transform care using its current resources and told Parliament the proportion of GDP spent on the NHS cannot keep falling.
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NewsGPs vote to ballot on industrial action
GP representatives have voted unanimously to ballot the profession on potential industrial action, and the possibility of signing undated resignations.
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NewsNHS England to roll out personal health budgets
NHS England begins national rollout of integrated personal commissioning budgets Seven “pioneer” areas of maternity personal health budgets chosen Wheelchair vouchers to be replaced by personal wheelchair budgets NHS England is to begin rolling out integrated personal commissioning budgets nationwide, with the hope it will become the main ...