All articles by Sophie Barnes – Page 15
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HSJ Local
Bullying and race discrimination alleged at Barts, report finds
PERFORMANCE:Staff at Barts Health Trust have been subject to bullying behaviour, race discrimination and ill treatment, according to a report commissioned by the trust.
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Commissioners set out 'deep concerns' over East London trust
PERFORMANCE: City and Hackney Clinical Commissioning Group has highlighted ‘deep concerns’ about the quality of services provided by Barts Health Trust.
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Urgent action taken as Medway A&E remains in 'state of crisis'
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission is ‘urgently working’ with NHS England and Monitor to make improvements at Medway Maritime Hospital’s accident and emergency department after an unannounced inspection found it ‘remained in a state of crisis with poor clinical leadership’.
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Commissioners called to council meeting over MSK contract concerns
STRUCTURE: Coastal West Sussex Clinical Commissioning Group have been called before a local authority scrutiny committee to respond to concerns about the £235m contract it awarded to a private provider joint venture.
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One in 10 trusts lack permanent finance chief, reveals HSJ analysis
Almost one in 10 trust boards does not have a permanent finance director amid one of the biggest ever NHS funding squeezes, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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Proposal to centralise stroke services in Lewisham
STRUCTURE: Lewisham and Greenwich Trust has proposed moving stroke services out of one of its acute hospitals to help cope with demand for emergency beds.
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Central London GP practices to close
STRUCTURE: Two central London GP practices will be closed, leaving 6,000 patients forced to find an alternative provider.
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Spend the £250m elective fund or lose it, Stevens warns trusts
Trusts could lose their share of the £250m elective fund if they do not perform increased numbers of patient procedures, the chief executive of NHS England has warned.
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Strained ambulance service to cut call-outs by 15 per cent
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has announced it will cut the number of emergency calls that receive an ambulance response by 15 per cent, in response to staff shortages and rising demand.
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HSJ Local
CCG given NHS England legal direction over waiting list backlog
PERFORMANCE: A legal direction has been placed on a clinical commissioning group by NHS England following the discovery of a large backlog of elective patients at its main provider.
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A&E and elective performance stalls
Accident and emergency department performance has deteriorated in recent weeks while planned activity failed to increase in July, according to new data.
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HSJ Local
Commissioners issue warning over North West London merger
STRUCTURE: Commissioners have raised concerns that an imminently expected merger between Ealing Hospital Trust and North West London Hospitals Trust will not produce an organisation financially strong enough to attain foundation status.
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Naylor: The current government did not understand the NHS
The chief executive of one of England’s most high profile trusts has said the government did not understand the NHS when it came to power, and that recent health service reforms have created ‘a bureaucratic monster’.
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Burnham pledges no more 'rabbit from the hat' NHS policy shifts
Politicians should never again surprise the public with election time policy shifts on the NHS, the shadow health secretary has said
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Updated: Troubled trust reveals huge waiting list
A huge, previously unreported waiting list of more than 90,000 patients has been revealed by one of England’s most troubled trusts. It comes amid an intense national drive to tackle politically sensitive waiting targets.
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Updated: Bupa joint venture wins £235m NHS contract
A £235m contract to provide NHS musculoskeletal services for West Sussex has been awarded to a joint venture between health insurance company Bupa and a community services social enterprise.
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HSJ Local
Kent special measures trust could be first to face extra regulatory action
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust could become the first provider in special measures to face further regulatory action from the Care Quality Commission after inspectors found it had failed to improve during an unannounced inspection.
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Concern over ageing ambulance vehicles and workforce
PERFORMANCE: London Ambulance Service Trust has raised concern about the age of its fleet of vehicles and employees, in its latest risk register.
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Judicial review launched against location of cancer centre
STRUCTURE: A consultant has launched legal action against a decision to build a new cancer centre next to a grade-one listed building at Barts Health Trust.
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Kent community trust rated 'good' by CQC
PERFORMANCE: Kent Community Health Trust has been rated as “good” by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection in June.