All Health Service Journal articles in 19 October 2016 – Page 8
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NewsCCGs could be 'forced into wrong decisions' by spending deadline
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG says award of funding is “over shadowed” by challenging timeframe According to the CCG, the 2016-17 allocation of the ETTF must be spent before the end of this financial year. Some CCGs are unable to fund increased rental costs of premises developments, says BMA official ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: CCG challenged after 'inadequate consultation' on MCP
Local GPs say there has been “inadequate consultation” from Wakefield CCG over MCP development GPs fear “automatic” progression to fully integrated MCP model Concerns raised that GPs will be forced to participate in MCP due to funding issues Wakefield CCG has applied to expand MCP coverage to whole district ...
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NewsMapped: Nearly all areas a long way behind on GP access
Nearly half of clinical commissioning groups are not providing “full” extended GP opening hours anywhere in their patch, HSJ analysis of the latest official data shows.
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NewsHunt: Health and care need 'greater share of resources'
Jeremy Hunt said more resource will need to go into health and care Reaffirms plan to “fully” integrate health and social care Says people need to start saving for social care like pensions Jeremy Hunt has said a “greater share of our national resources” will need to be ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts set February deadline for merger
Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Birmingham Women’s Hospital foundation trusts will integrate by 1 February 2017, the providers have confirmed.
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HSJ LocalMajor hospital rated inadequate for second time
Whipps Cross rated inadequate for a second time Staff told CQC about bullying at the hospital Barts Health Trust to remain in special measures The Royal London has rating upgraded to requires improvement Whipps Cross Hospital, the main acute site for Barts Health Trust, has been rated inadequate ...
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NewsExclusive: GPs 'fear' new care models, says royal college chair
The new chair of the Royal College of general practitioners has said GPs “fear” new primary and acute care systems and see them “take overs”.
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NewsLeading vanguards not ready to take on new GP contract
Six “intensive” MCP sites working with NHS England have said they will not be close to signing new GP contract by April Manchester CCGs sign agreement with 91 GP practices to pursue MCP Modality Group to “hold ground” on partially integrated MCP model Whitstable MCP to go for “virtual” ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs reveal appointments to shared executive team
Warwickshire North and Coventry and Rugby clinical commissioning groups have announced the make-up of their shared executive team, following directions from NHS England last year.
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NewsNew NHS Confederation chief executive revealed
Niall Dickson, former chief of the General Medical Council, has been appointed as chief executive of NHS Confederation.
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to axe fifth of its community nursing team
Homerton University Hospital Trust is set to cut 20 per cent of its community nurses following CCG budget reductions Funding will be lost as early as March, trust papers reveal Experts call the move “logically unsustainable” and a potential risk to the quality of care An east London ...
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HSJ LocalCommunity trust to restrict GP referrals due to 'severe pressure'
Leeds Community Healthcare Trust has told GPs it is restricting referrals for two types of routine procedure The trust says it is facing “severe pressure” Leeds Teaching Hospital also facing “unprecedented pressure”, according to CCG letter A major community trust has told local GPs it will be restricting ...
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HSJ LocalTrust sought millions in compensation for 'horrendous' handover delays
In 2017-18 contract negotiations West Midlands Ambulance Service requested compensation from CCGs for handover delays Trust and 22 CCGs entered mediation over the request for compensation Despite mediation the trust said it did not get the agreement it wanted An ambulance trust sought millions of pounds in compensation ...
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HSJ LocalCCG seeks single provider for £1m seven day GP contract
Commissioners in the West Midlands have launched a procurement process for a single provider of a seven day GP services contract worth more than £1m, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalFirst ambulance trust rated outstanding
West Midlands Ambulance Service has become the first ambulance trust in the country to be rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalFormer chair of two trusts guilty of lying to get jobs
The former chair of two NHS trusts has pleaded guilty to falsifying his qualifications in order to obtain the roles.
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HSJ LocalWider failings revealed at hospital where patients died on trolleys
CQC warning letter to severely challenged trust Says board could not rely on patient safety risk information Patients missed medication doses Others cared for by untrained staff A hospital trust where several patients died on trolleys amid intense emergency pressure last month has serious failings in governance and ...
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals told to cease 'unacceptable' A&E rules
NHS Improvement has told trusts to stop “unacceptable rules” which have delayed ambulances at emergency departments Regulator says tackling delays is a “top priority” for patient safety, and reveals it is developing national support NHS Improvement directors will scrutinise all long-wait ambulance turnarounds NHS Improvement has warned acute ...
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HSJ LocalFive CCGs appoint single chief officer to cover STP patch
Five north London clinical commissioning groups have appointed a single chief officer to cover their entire sustainability and transformation footprint.
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NewsNHS England threatens to withhold GP transformation money
NHS England threatens to withhold transformation money unless GPs sign new lease agreements GPs fear “unreasonable and inappropriate” service charges from NHS Property Services NHS England says it wants to ensure GPs cannot be evicted from modernised premises NHS England could withhold transformation funding from GPs if they ...