All Health Service Journal articles in December 2017 – Page 11
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Social care boss to lead vanguard CCG
Northumberland CCG appoints interim accountable officer after sudden departure of Steven Mason last month Vanessa Bainbridge took up the role at the beginning of the month alongside her position as Northumberland County Council’s adult social care director The joint council-CCG role is intended to pave the way for creating ...
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NewsDeficit delayed forward view by a year, says Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Five Year Forward View was delayed by a year as the provider sector deficit spiralled to £2.5bn in 2015-16.
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NewsTwelve CCGs propose joint decision making across three STPs
The 12 CCGs across the North East and Cumbria have drawn up proposals to form a joint commissioning committee The new committee would have delegated decision making powers Commissioning leaders across three sustainability and transformation partnership footprints are considering creating a joint commissioning committee with delegated decision making ...
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NewsNHS England director 'confident' in plan to modernise ambulance service
Department of Health considering review of ambulance response programme Ten million 999 calls analysed as part of “world’s largest study” NHS England director says evidence for change is “compelling” NHS England’s director of acute care says a new call handling system could be introduced nationally as part of ...
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NewsStephen Dorrell calls for 'fair reward' for NHS staff
NHS Confederation chair calls for staff to be given fair pay Stephen Dorrell says pay policy must reflect daily dedication shown by staff “Pandora’s box” of social care funding issues is “open and cannot be closed’’ NHS Confederation chair Stephen Dorrell has called for health service staff to ...
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HSJ LocalVanguard site issues multi-billion-pound tender in NHS first
Dudley CCG opens procurement for multi billion pound new care model contract First vanguard site to issue MCP procurement - expected to mean some GPs move from current contracts A multi-billion pound tender has been issued for one of the most advanced national vanguard sites, in what is ...
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NewsExclusive: Private deals being planned to release Naylor billions
“Project Phoenix” being developed to generate billions in property sales Public private partnerships could be created in six areas of the country Business case currently with the Department of Health The government is poised to agree several major deals with private firms to unlock capital funds ...
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NewsGP super partnerships could be assessed in same way as trusts
CQC to develop new “provider level” assessment for large scale GP providers and new care models GP practices required to submit data on care quality annually Regulator to remove limit on amendments to providers’ ratings Large scale GP organisations and those providing new care models could be subject ...
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HSJ LocalThree CCGs to appoint joint accountable officer
Three clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands are set to appoint a single accountable officer, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust hit by 'culture of bullying' to change its name
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals Trust to apply for name change Chief executive says change comes at a “pivotal moment” Costs of changing signs and stationery estimated at £10,000-£15,000 An acute trust is to apply to the Department of Health to change its name, which will draw a ...
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The genie is out of the bottle
This is HSJ’s new fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector. Feedback and comments are welcome, so please feel free to email me in confidence.
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HSJ Local
CCG reports £7m deterioration in final months of financial year
A clinical commissioning group in Surrey has reported a deterioration of £7.4m in the final three months of 2016-17.
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NewsDigital plans slipping as maturity assessment delayed
Delays to digital maturity index update and funding allocations prompt concerns New digital assessment could include “peer review” element Funding uncertainty is stalling local projects, senior sources tell HSJ Delays to the updating of NHS England’s flagship digital maturity benchmark, uncertainty about funding and stalling local projects ...
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HSJ LocalKeogh unveils safety steps after patient dies from drinking alcohol gel
NHS England’s medical director is considering new safety measures for acute trusts after a patient died from drinking alcohol rub.
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HSJ LocalVanguard extends training programme into neighbouring regions
Vanguard expands mental health crisis simulation training from North East into two more regions North East and North Cumbria Urgent and Emergency Care Network invested £200,000 to create the training The scheme will now be rolled out in north Yorkshire and Cumbria for £10,000 An urgent and emergency ...