All articles by Sophie Barnes – Page 5
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NewsSurrey merger 'provisionally cleared' by CMA
The proposed merger between Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals Foundation Trust has been ‘provisionally cleared’ by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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HSJ Local
NHS England takes action against financially troubled CCGs
FINANCE: NHS England has imposed legal directions on two clinical commissioning groups after they built up large deficits.
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NewsDemand for elective care highest in seven years
The number of patients waiting to start treatment has hit the highest point in seven years, according to the latest data from NHS England.
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NewsStruggling emergency care systems to get winter buddies
A buddy system for poorly performing urgent and emergency care systems will be introduced this winter in an attempt to help the ‘most challenged’ areas.
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NewsExecutive Summary: The CQC lightens up
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s essential stories and talking points
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HSJ LocalMonitor tells trust to improve amid staff shortage
PERFOMANCE: Monitor has told East Kent Hospitals Foundation Trust to improve waiting times in its accident and emergency departments.
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NewsDalton: Carter review will only take the NHS so far
Sir David Dalton has said the Carter review’s efficiency recommendations for providers will only take the sector ‘so far’. Providers should form groups in some areas to reduce variation in quality.
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NewsNHS England clarifies financial directions to CCGs following regulator letter
NHS England has written to clinical commissioning groups to give ‘clarity’ over statements issued to providers by Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority this week.
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HSJ LocalEx London Ambulance chief to temporarily lead acute trust
WORKFORCE: The former chief executive of London Ambulance Service Trust has temporarily taken over at Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust to cover the current chief executive’s sick leave.
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HSJ LocalHundreds of patients 'excluded' from specialist trust's waiting list
PERFORMANCE: Hundreds of patients waiting to start treatment at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital were excluded from its referral to treatment waiting list on a monthly basis, an independent review has revealed.
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News‘Cash is king again’: trust chiefs respond to Monitor letter
Trust leaders have told HSJ about their wide ranging concerns over the implications of a letter sent by regulators calling on them to take tough measures to improve their financial positions.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Are you among the essentials?
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HSJ LocalChief executive of south east trust resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of East Sussex Healthcare Trust has resigned after councillors placed a vote of ‘no confidence’ in the organisation’s leadership.
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NewsPatients to be told CQC ratings to encourage 'informed' hospital choice
Patients will be told the Care Quality Commission rating and waiting times for their local hospitals when making appointments through a new electronic booking system to encourage ‘truly informed’ patient choice, the health secretary has said.
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HSJ LocalImmigration officers at London trust for patient charging pilot
FINANCE: The Home Office has sent immigration officers into a London trust to help administrative staff identify foreign patients who could be charged for treatment.
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HSJ Local‘Urgent’ stroke review underway in Kent and Medway
STRUCTURE: There is an ‘urgent need’ to improve stroke services across Kent and Medway, commissioners have decided.
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HSJ LocalNew chair for Barts Health Trust
WORKFORCE: Barts Health Trust has had a new chair appointed by the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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NewsOutdated ambulance sat navs contributed to patient deaths
Ambulance delays due to out of date satellite navigation systems could have contributed to two patient deaths, according to incidents reported to the National Reporting and Learning System.
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HSJ LocalInterim provider chosen to deliver NHS 111 service
COMMERCIAL: A 111 service in the West Midlands will be provided in the interim by an urgent care and GP out of hours provider, Vocare, to replace West Midlands Ambulance Service.