All Reconfiguration articles – Page 13
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NewsIn full: Pathology network proposals
HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.
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NewsNHSI pathology proposals agreed by less than half of trusts
Less than half of areas have so far fully agreed to NHS Improvement’s plans to set up a regional pathology network, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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HSJ LocalHospital services centralised in North East shake-up
Commissioners in the North East have approved plans to shift a range of hospital based services from South Tyneside to Sunderland.
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HSJ LocalTrusts' pathology merger could reduce staff by a third
Four trusts pursing a major pathology services merger in the West Midlands may reduce the number of staff working across them by more than a third, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust has 'important concerns' over national cancer reconfiguration
Leaders of an acute trust have argued that national proposals to centralise certain cancer treatments will result in worse care for its patients and cause shortages of specialist staff.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners outline stroke services shake-up
Major plans to reform stroke services in Kent and Medway could leave the east of the county with just one stroke centre and the west of the county without one at all.
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HSJ LocalHealth economy to lose critical care services under CCG plans
Critical care services are set to be moved from the Isle of Wight under new plans drawn up by the health leaders on the island.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Mega-trust on the rise has problems within
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 on 0207 6089058, or send a direct message on Twitter.
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HSJ LocalBiggest NHS trust in line for £125m government loans
Manchester’s new hospital trust is in line for £125m of loans from the Department of Health to implement an electronic patient record and reconfigure its emergency departments.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The backdoor drive towards trust mergers
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ LocalHigh profile vanguard faces threat of industrial action
A vanguard project in Greater Manchester is facing a threat of industrial action by staff affected by the new care model.
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HSJ LocalHospital trusts to explore merger
A pair of acute foundation trusts are exploring the possibility of merging into a single provider.
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HSJ LocalLong awaited merger pushed to April 2019
Local NHS leaders have amended the estimated finish date of a long awaited merger in the South West, which they say will make it easier to achieve major service reconfiguration.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Ambitious merger 'not a Machiavellian plan', says trust chief
Plans to merge three Essex trusts were proposed after an experiment to run the hospitals as a “group” with one leadership team proved “cumbersome and inefficient”, the chief executive has told HSJ.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Time to bite the bullet on reconfiguration
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. Contact me in confidence here, or by sending a direct message on Twitter.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Senior leaders of three trusts to recommend merger
The joint chief executive and senior team of three Essex acute trusts will recommend controversial plans to merge next year to create one of the largest trusts in the NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsPathology network tenders £112m contract amid potential expansion
Pathology chiefs in the West Midlands have tendered a major contract despite uncertainty over whether they will follow NHS Improvement’s recommendations about which trusts will be in their network.
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HSJ LocalHospital trusts target merger in 2019
The two acute trusts in Liverpool will appoint an interim joint board by the middle of next year, and aim to formally merge by April 2019.
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints permanent chief executive after two year wait
A struggling acute trust has appointed a substantive chief executive after being run by interims for more than two years.
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HSJ LocalTrusts across STPs hope to merge by spring 2018
Two trusts in neighbouring sustainability and transformation partnerships have confirmed they aim to merge in early 2018, following the outcome of a review by the Competition and Markets Authority.