All South Central articles – Page 11
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NewsAnalysis: The child heart surgery hospitals still to meet the new standards
Five out of 11 hospitals said they are working to meet the new standards in the agreed five year timescale Providers asked to submit a self-assessment of existing congenital heart disease services Proposals for future care models “fall significantly short” and “represent a real safety risk” St George’s has ...
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NewsRevealed: First digital maturity index scores in full
This is a full list of trusts’ scores on the new digital maturity index, based on HSJ analysis of NHS England data.
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NewsNew EU rules could threaten vanguards
New EU procurement rules take effect on 18 April Commissioners that do not advertise all contract opportunities will be open to legal challenge Doubts raised over the future of “most capable provider” Vanguards appeal for clarity over obligation to tender Vanguards have appealed to national leaders for clarity ...
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NewsUpdated: NHS Improvement threatens 'management changes' at Southern Health
CQC issue Southern Health Foundation Trust with warning notice requiring it to improve safety arrangements Regulator inspected the trust in response to Mazars review, which highlighted failure of trust to properly investigate and learn from patient deaths CQC found trust had “failed to mitigate significant risks” posed by “physical ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: Goodbye, hello to Angela Pedder
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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NewsRegulators unlikely to support 'block contracts' for elective care
NHS organisations that want to switch their payment system away from tariff based contracts for elective care are unlikely to be supported by regulators, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBudget 2016: Sugar tax and changes to NHS pensions
Most of the £520m raised in the first year of the tax will be used to boost school sports NHS England says levy is a “major first step to what must be a comprehensive childhood obesity strategy” Employers will have to contribute an extra £2bn to public sector pensions ...
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NewsRevealed: Leaders named for eight major STP patches
Work to plan the five-year transformation of NHS services in two of England’s biggest cities is to be led by local authority chief executives, NHS England revealed this afternoon.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals forced to cut night cover due to staff shortages
Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals cuts medical nightshift cover on wards due to vacancies Oxford University Hospitals forced to stop training for one doctor and has ultrasound backlog Monitor insists agency cap is helping trusts and says patient safety remains priority Hospitals have been forced to reduce medical ...
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News'Accountable care system' plan revealed for Berkshire
Sign up for the What’s New in Care Models expert briefing NHS leaders have revealed plans to establish an “accountable care system” serving the population around Reading and west Berkshire.
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HSJ LocalIsle of Wight Trust drops FT bid
STRUCTURE: Isle of Wight Trust has dropped its bid for foundation trust status.
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NewsThirty worst A&E trusts called to London summit
NHS Improvement chief raised concerns over “organisations who consistently deliver very low levels of performance” January was “a very difficult month” for A&E departments, Jim Mackey said Trusts “left in no doubt whatsoever that there needs to be a sustained improvement” The 30 worst performers on the accident ...
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NewsAmbitious patient record sharing project secures IT partner
Connected Care project appoints IT integration specialists Project aims to share care records across seven CCG areas with 855,000 population Commissioners say shared record will drive “transformational” change Commissioners have brought in a specialist IT firm to integrate all the patient care record systems across Berkshire, as part ...
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NewsSimon Stevens reveals first 10 'healthy new towns'
Simon Stevens unveils 10 sites to be part of Healthy New Towns programme NHS England aims to “design in” health focused features, including fast food free zones near schools and dementia friendly streets Clinicians, designers and technology experts to shape care provision in each location NHS England chief ...
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HSJ Local£110m integrated care contracts attract just one bidder
COMMISSIONING: A tender process for four elective care contracts attracted just one bidder following a formal procurement process in Greater Manchester.
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NewsCCG supports bid to scrap county council in major reorganisation
Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has backed a bid for a major reorganisation of local government in the county, which would see the abolition of the county council.
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HSJ LocalNorth West chief executive joins Brighton trust for 12 months
APPOINTMENT: The chief executive of Pennine Acute Trust is to move to the south coast on a secondment expected to last for up to a year.
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NewsCCG leaders expect surge in A&E reconfiguration
More than a third of commissioning group leaders responding to an HSJ survey expected the publication or implementation of plans to close or downgrade accident and emergency services in the next year.
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HSJ LocalManchester GPs could start ‘shadow’ voluntary contracts from April
GPs could begin adopting shadow MCP type contracts in April Discussions around shadow contracts at advanced stage, HSJ understands GP federation chair says their work is influencing national contract discussions STUCTURE: Primary care providers across Greater Manchester could start operating population based contracts in shadow form from as ...
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HSJ LocalCCG links extra GP funding to new standards
CCG to link £2.4m of extra funding to new quality standards Individual practices are unlikely to meet the standards without some form of collaboration with others Borough’s LMC is broadly supportive of the project Commissioners in Salford will invest an extra £2.4m in primary medical care next year, ...