All articles by Will Hazell – Page 11
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Virgin wins South West children’s health contract
COMMERCIAL: Virgin Care has won a £64m contract to be the single provider of community child health services in Wiltshire.
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Staffordshire CCGs ‘pause’ hearing aid rationing consultation
FINANCE: Four clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire have ‘paused’ a consultation on restricting access to NHS funded hearing aids
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Chief executive and directors leave mental health trust
WORKFORCE: The chief executive and two non-executive directors of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust have resigned.
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Trust CQC fees could increase by 75 per cent next year
The fees NHS trusts pay to the Care Quality Commission could be hiked by as much as 75 per cent next year.
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CQC efficiency rating will not be based on trust’s financial position
The Care Quality Commission’s future rating of trusts’ efficiency will not be based on whether they have a surplus or deficit, a new document reveals.
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Digital health expert to carry out ‘Berwick review’ of NHS
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said a review by international digital health guru Robert Wachter on how the NHS can become a world leading digital health system will be as pivotal to the NHS as Don Berwick’s review on patient safety.
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Expert view: Is the pendulum of care inspection swinging back?
HSJ care quality correspondent Will Hazell says the Care Quality Commission’s proposal to move to a less hands-on inspection system will be a tough test for its ability to use information.
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Exclusive: CQC will seek to protect 'frontline' duties from budget cuts
The Care Quality Commission chief executive has told HSJ he is expecting its government funding to be cut, and will seek to protect its ‘frontline and statutory responsibilities’.
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Exclusive: CQC proposes move to risk based regime
The Care Quality Commission has proposed moving to a more risk based regulatory regime.
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Heidi Alexander appoints new political adviser
Labour shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander has appointed a new political adviser.
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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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CQC asked to plan for 40pc cut in government funding
The Care Quality Commission has warned of spending review ‘implications’ for the delivery of its 2016-17 inspection programme, after being asked to model cuts to its central government funding of up to 40 per cent.
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HSJ Local
New 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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CCG's ‘dire’ finances could trigger NHS England ‘turnaround’
A clinical commissioning group in the South West has warned it could be put in “turnaround” by NHS England if its “dire” financial situation is not rapidly improved.
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NHS trust preferred bidder for Bristol children’s services contract
COMMERCIAL: An NHS trust has been announced as the preferred bidder for a children’s community services contract in Bristol and South Gloucestershire.
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HSJ Local
Neglect 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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Analysed: 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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Exclusive: Dorrell calls for NHS ‘change fund’ and social care ringfence
The NHS needs a transformation fund and social care money should be ringfenced, Stephen Dorrell has said.
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‘Inadequate’ safety still CQC’s ‘biggest concern’
The safety of health and care services remains the Care Quality Commission’s ‘biggest concern’, according to a new report from the regulator.
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Exclusive: Eliminating elective variation can save NHS £1.4bn, says Monitor
More than £1bn can be saved if the NHS wipes out variations in elective care productivity, according to a new report from Monitor.