All Health Service Journal articles in August 2017 – Page 7
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NewsDaily Insight: Robert Naylor and the Order of the Phoenix
The must read stories and biggest talking points in the NHS
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HSJ Local'Serious implications' as CCG ordered to pay full tariff rate to private provider
A CCG must pay an unexpected bill likely to run to millions of pounds, after a legal judgement that it had been wrongly undercutting tariff rates to an independent provider for three years.
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HSJ LocalA&E leaps from inadequate to good in just over a year
An acute and community trust has been praised by inspectors after its urgent and emergency care was rated good just 15 months after being inadequate.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust inspected following 'bullying' whistleblowing claims
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated requires improvement following an inspection prompted by whistleblowers’ allegations including bullying.
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HSJ LocalNHS England to take 'light touch' approach to CCG collaboration
Three clinical commissioning groups could create a joint committee after one ruled out a merger and sharing a single accountable officer.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust chiefs to jointly lead STP after regional leadership shake-up
Two foundation trust chiefs are to be the interim leaders of a financially challenged sustainability and transformation partnership, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalPressure on trust’s A&E staff 'unsustainable', regulator warns
Staff working in the emergency department of a trust at the centre of a controversial emergency care reconfiguration plans have told inspectors the pressure on them is “unsustainable”.
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NewsQuarter of NHS accounts vulnerable from 'very weak' passwords
NHS Digital has uncovered a widespread “false sense of security” over cyber threats among NHS organisations, with many having weak passwords and poorly policed access to sensitive patient data.
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HSJ LocalChief executive denies trust merger rumours
The chief executive of a mental health trust in the West Midlands has quashed rumours that her organisation plans to merge with major community and mental health providers.
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HSJ LocalStaffing problems prompt trust to bring forward bed closures
An acute trust has brought forward the closure of 71 inpatient beds across four community hospitals due to pressures on safe staffing.
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CommentA clear timetable is needed for NHS tech funding
Nicola Blackwood and Nicola Perrin on how a digital transformation with respect to data in the NHS must be all inclusive
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HSJ Local'Great' trust chief executive announces retirement
One of the top acute chief executives in the NHS has announced his retirement this afternoon.
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HSJ LocalHunt decision delay 'affecting patient safety' after wards close
Commissioners say a delay in a decision by the health secretary is affecting patient safety after admissions were halted at a community hospital.
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HSJ LocalHospital trusts set out merger plans
Struggling Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust and neighbouring Ipswich Hospital Trust are likely next week to approve plans to merge.
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HSJ LocalSir Leonard Fenwick sacked for gross misconduct
The NHS’s longest serving chief executive has been sacked for gross misconduct, it has emerged today.
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HSJ LocalWard remains 'temporarily' closed after police investigation
A Bristol dementia ward has been “temporarily” closed for two months after a police investigation into the possible ill treatment of a patient.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: GPs back CCG shake up despite 'no confidence' vote
Commissioners in Staffordshire have received endorsement from members for their plans to appoint a single accountable officer, despite GPs previously submitting a vote of no confidence in the CCGs.
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NewsGovernment releases cash in last minute push to expand NHS training
Universities and NHS trusts are being offered tens of thousands of pounds by Health Education England in a push to expand training places for nurses and other health professionals this year.