All South Central articles – Page 15
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NewsTrusts negotiate Carter efficiency timelines
Ten trusts receive savings estimates of up to 10 per cent of turnover Negotiations focus on the speed at which savings can be achieved HFMA warns against top-down approach to imposing savings targets Ten hospital trusts have so far received their efficiency savings estimates from Lord Carter, as ...
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NewsNewcastle upon Tyne trust scoops three HSJ Awards
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust has scooped three prizes at the HSJ Awards 2015.
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HSJ LocalMonitor director joins vanguard project
WORKFORCE: A regional director at Monitor has been appointed to join one of the new care model “vanguard” sites.
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NewsCCG efficiency targets rise sharply as financial squeeze spreads
CCG QIPP targets up by more than 25 per cent in a year Efficiency requirement shows financial squeeze is spreading beyond provider sector Highest QIPP targets linked to CCGs in deficit Many plans still relying on A&E activity reduction Clinical commissioning groups’ efficiency targets have risen by over ...
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NewsExclusive: Majority of A&E departments fail liaison psychiatry standards
Almost three-quarters of England’s liaison psychiatry services in hospital emergency departments are rated substandard, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local'Deficiencies’ in takeover of learning disability unit where teenager died
There were ‘deficiencies’ in Southern Health Foundation Trust’s takeover of a learning disability service in the care of which a vulnerable teenager later died, an independent review has concluded.
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HSJ LocalNew review backs long standing vascular centralisation proposal
STRUCTURE: Vascular services in south Hampshire should be concentrated in a specialist centre at University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, an expert review has concluded.
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HSJ LocalNeglect contributed to death at Southern Health, inquest finds
Neglect contributed to the death of a teenager who drowned in the bath while in the care of Southern Health Foundation Trust, an inquest has found.
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NewsAnalysed: The biggest NHS providers of specialised services
University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust saw the largest increase in its specialised services income last year, new information obtained by HSJ reveals.
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HSJ LocalTreasury approves £327k payout for mental health trust employee
WORKFORCE: A mental health trust made a special severance payment of £327,000 to one person last financial year, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalPlanning approval granted for new hospital despite CCGs’ doubts
COMMERCIAL: Planning approval has been granted for a new hospital build in Hampshire, despite local clinical commissioning groups’ doubts about the affordability of the reconfiguration project.
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NewsExclusive: Another CCG agrees variation from QOF
A clinical commissioning group in the south of England has agreed a variation to the GP quality and outcomes framework with nearly all its practices, to encourage more community based care.
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NewsAnalysis: Acute trust stretch targets would cut deficit by only 16pc
The financial ‘stretch targets’ issued to acute NHS trusts would reduce their deficit by just 16 per cent, HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsInvestigation: ‘Unwarranted and unfair’ disparity in elective surgery revealed
Wide variations in elective surgery rates among the most affluent and deprived areas in England raise serious questions about the use of NHS resources, a leading public health expert has warned.
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HSJ LocalOxfordshire's £175m mental health deal finally agreed
COMMERCIAL: Oxfordshire leaders have agreed the terms of a £175m outcomes based contract encompassing most adult mental health services in the county.
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Value and Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Clinical Support Services
Value in Healthcare Awards winners for 2015