All South West articles – Page 36
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust's 111 service rated inadequate
PERFORMANCE: South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust’s NHS 111 service has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingDeep South: The state of care in the South West
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalAmbulance trust scraps out of hours contract over safety fears
PATIENT SAFETY: South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has served notice on its current out of hours medical contract with Gloucestershire CCG because it can no longer “offer a safe and effective service” for patients, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS Improvement names new regional leads
NHS Improvement appoints new regional leads Anne Eden appointed as executive regional managing director for the South Steve Russell to be executive regional managing director for London NHS Improvement has appointed new regional leads for London and the South.
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Expert BriefingDeep South: Why Yeovil's finances may be causing jitters
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalPioneering integrated care trust rated 'requires improvement'
Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust rated requires improvement by the CQC Area long viewed as integration pioneer, with “integrated care organisation” created last October Trust’s emergency department rated inadequate but staff rated outstanding for caring Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust, one of the first “integrated care ...
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NewsNHS England equality lead charged with corruption offences
NHS England equalities chief faces corruption charges He was due to appear at court this morning alongside Paula Vasco-Knight and another man Local media reports he pleaded not guilty An NHS England equality lead has been charged with three counts of assisting in the commission of an offence ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Regulator to probe 'whistleblower' ambulance trust
REGULATION: NHS Improvement has launched an investigation into South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust, following allegations made by a whistleblower.
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Expert BriefingDeep South: White smoke from Dorset
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalBournemouth is CCG's preferred choice for emergency centre
Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust is Dorset CCG’s choice for new “major emergency hospital” Poole Hospital Trust, which also wanted the designation, stands to lose its A&E and become a “planned hospital” CCG believes Bournemouth option would be £42m cheaper and offer better patient access STRUCTURE: ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: Kernow’s troubles continue
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalSingle bidder kept in race for children’s services contract
Consortium of NHS and social enterprise bidders is single bidder for children’s community services contract in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset University Hospitals Bristols Foundation Trust and Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust are part of bid Commissioners say that consortium was the only bidder that met the ...
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HSJ LocalEvidence of 'bullying and harassment' at under fire CCG
PwC review finds “evidence of a culture of bullying and harassment” at Kernow CCG CCG has been in NHS England legal directions since December, after disclosing a huge deficit when it had been forecasting a surplus Review finds “confusion and dysfunction” on executive team, “failure of governance” and “lack ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: England's only health economy running a surplus
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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Expert BriefingDeep South: Northern Devon enters the home care market
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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HSJ LocalFear of competition rules stopped council pooling social care budget
Somerset County Council decided against rolling social care money into CCG’s outcome based commissioning plans Council received legal advice that it could not participate in non-competitive process CCG managing director says “most capable provider” process “not available” to NHS organisations from this month A council in the South ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: A turnaround success story
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell
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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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HSJ LocalTrust chief stands down after 19 years to lead success regime
Angela Pedder to stand down as chief executive of Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust after 19 years Ms Pedder to become “lead chief executive” for northern, eastern and western Devon success regime Also named as “sustainability and transformation plan” lead for overall Devon footprint Angela Pedder is ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: The STP and success regime in Devon
Weekly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell