All South West articles – Page 37
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HSJ LocalCCG chief officer suspended amid investigation
The chief officer of a south of England clinical commissoning group has been suspended while an internal investigation takes place, it has been confirmed to HSJ.
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NewsSouth of England: Best and worst staff survey performers
Analysis of the best and worst performers in the South of England region on key measures in the NHS staff survey 2015.
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CommentOne day mental health stigma will be a distant memory
A new campaign is exploring what gets in the way of delivering compassionate mental healthcare
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NewsPrivate provider considers ‘pop up’ urgent care centres
Out of hours and urgent care provider Vocare could set up temporary urgent care centres Services could be provided from portable cabins and articulated lorries Chief executive says it has changed from community benefit society to limited company to attract investment A company which provides out of hours ...
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HSJ LocalCommunity hospitals could close under CCG's plans
STRUCTURE: Five community hospitals in Surrey could have services changed, and two could close, under plans drawn up by their clinical commissioning group.
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HSJ LocalEast Sussex maternity services switch to Kent trust
RECONFIGURATION: Maternity services in part of east Sussex are to transfer to Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust in Kent.
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HSJ LocalDevon success regime finds £442m funding gap
NEW Devon success regime chair says centralisation of services needed Dame Ruth Carnell says “transitional funding support” needed for transformation Devon first success regime to publish findings STRUCTURE: Health and care services in northern, eastern and western Devon face a £442m funding gap by 2020-21 unless radical action ...
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HSJ LocalSussex trust’s deficit forecast sinks
FINANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has increased its predicted deficit by a third after losses soared in the first nine months of the financial year.
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HSJ LocalKent chief executive joins Camden trust
APPOINTMENT: Angela McNab has been appointed as the new chief executive of Camden and Islington Foundation Trust and will take up the post in April.
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HSJ LocalFinancially challenged Devon makes devolution bid
“Heart of the South West” bids for five year devolved budgets for health, care and public health Region includes Northern, Eastern and Western Devon CCG, which has the biggest CCG cumulative deficit in England Somerset CCG and South Devon and Torbay CCG also part of the bid DEVOLUTION: ...
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HSJ LocalLoser of £126m tender challenges commissioners
COMMERCIAL: One of the losers in a £126m community services tender has written to commissioners to query their methodology.
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HSJ LocalWorcestershire CCGs ink three year commissioning support deal
Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit wins contract to provide services to Worcestershire’s CCGs Three year contract worth £5.6m Tender awarded through NHS England’s lead provider framework COMMERCIAL: Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit has been named as the preferred provider of support services to Worcestershire’s three clinical ...
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NewsCPS to review handling of NHS corporate manslaughter case
First ever corporate manslaughter case against an NHS trust collapsed last week Prosecution related to the death of primary school teacher Frances Cappuccini, who died in October 2012 after giving birth by emergency caesarean section Trust has accepted some shortcomings in care and a clinical negligence claim was made ...
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HSJ LocalHealth on the back burner in southern devolution bid
Complex integration left to later stage by Surrey, East and West Sussex
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NewsFrimley chief calls for increase in NHS takeovers
Sir Andrew Morris says “clinical leadership” key to successful acquisition of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust Says NHS still has “too many organisations on the provider and commissioning side” Frimley Health “not at the moment” looking at extending to a “hospital chain” The NHS should do trust ...
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NewsCQC hails merger trust for ‘most impressive’ ever transformation
CQC says Wexham Park Hospital’s improvement under Frimley Health FT is “most impressive” it has seen Rating upgraded from “inadequate” to “good” Hospital was run by Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals FT until October 2014 The Care Quality Commission has praised the “remarkable” improvement in care at Wexham ...
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HSJ LocalFTs agree to push ahead with merger
STRUCTURE: Two Surrey trusts could merge as early as the summer after their boards decided to press ahead with revised plans.
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NewsMackey: Success regime not working fast enough
Jim Mackey criticises pace of success regime programmes NHS Improvement board notes “short window” for statutory consultations around service change Chief executive stresses these are “once and for all” changes The chief executive of NHS Improvement has criticised the speed with which the success regime programme has made ...
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CommentShare data without falling foul of information governance
Data sharing is essential to improve patient care but appropriate governance arrangements need to be in place. By Marc Farr
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NewsUpdated: First ever NHS corporate manslaughter case dismissed
Corporate manslaughter case against Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust dismissed from court this morning Trial was first time an NHS organisation was prosecuted under corporate manslaughter laws Case related to death of a mother in trust’s care following emergency caesarean in 2012 Read the full ruling from the judge ...