All Facilities management articles – Page 6
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Trusts urged to 'prove critics wrong' with deficit reduction
NHS Improvement says the aggregate forecast for the provider sector had improved at the end of February, compared to the outlook two months earlier “Material number” of land sales will help boost aggregate position, along with technical accounting measures Trusts urged to “be a bankable investment” by delivering their ...
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HSJ LocalOutstanding FT sets up subsidiary firm to save at least £3m
A mental health trust rated outstanding is setting up a subsidiary company that it hopes will make £3m of recurring back-office savings a year by 2018-19.
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NewsNaylor review: Minister reveals plan for new NHS property body
Department of Health has accepted Sir Robert Naylor’s recommendation New body will provide strategic estate planning for the NHS Plans were revealed in a Parliamentary answer from Lord O’Shaugnessy The government is planning to establish a new national body to provide “strategic estate planning” for the health service.
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NewsLeading STPs to get 'very modest' £325m capital funding
Philip Hammond says investment will be spread over three years, with further funding expected to be announced in the autumn for more STPs Increase described as “very modest” by experts, considering the significant capital requirements set out in STP documents Analysis of the 44 STP documents suggests they will ...
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NewsNHS England chief reveals new restrictions on bed closures
Stevens sets out new rules on bed closures Bed reduction plans must show what is in place to replace them or demonstrate how current bedstock could be used more efficiently News comes as bed occupancy at record high and with overnight bed numbers having fallen since 2010 NHS ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Devo, patient harm and keeping hold of your property
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsHSJ Value in Healthcare Awards shortlist revealed
The organisations in the running to win one of the HSJ Value in Healthcare Awards 2017 at have been revealed.
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NewsMapped: Cost of backlog hospital repairs facing every STP area
HSJ analysis reveals extent of backlog maintenance issues in each health economy High levels of outstanding repairs and refurbishment work are likely to be one indicator of where services need to be reconfigured and centralised But many areas will struggle to address the problems due to continuing high levels ...
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HSJ LocalNew A&E department to be built
Plans for a new accident and emergency department in Durham have been given the green light by the county council’s planning bosses.
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HSJ LocalTrust shortlists firms for strategic estates partnership
A mental health and community services trust has named the shortlisted bidders to run its strategic estates partnership.
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News£190m contracts open to bids in procurement services break-up
Ten contracts worth a total of £190m over three years Private companies and NHS procurement hubs expected to bid Concerns raised by Health Care Supply Association have since been allayed Ten national contracts for the provision of procurement services have been advertised by the Department of Health.
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HSJ LocalTrust set to miss financial target due to CCG fines
A large acute foundation trust has said it is likely to miss its control total by £10m because of fines imposed by commissioners for emergency readmissions and the resulting loss of central funding.
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NewsExclusive: £3bn to be raided from NHS investment funds
Presentation suggests £1bn will be transferred from capital budgets in 2017-18, on top of £1.2bn this year Further raids of £500m and £250m could be made in 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively DH has been heavily criticised for repeatedly using capital funds to achieve financial balance More than £3bn ...
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NewsExclusive: Trusts could be refused bailouts to pay suppliers
Dozens of providers have become reliant on “working capital” loans to ensure staff and invoices are paid Email seen by HSJ outlines further controls on these payments NHS trusts will not be guaranteed bailout support even when suppliers have put an account “on stop” The Department of Health ...
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NewsExclusive: New DH company to help sell NHS property
The Department of Health is to create a new property company to replace the two that currently exist, in response to a recommendation in the forthcoming report by Sir Robert Naylor on the NHS estate.
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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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Exclusive: Tighter bailout controls to deal with NHS 'cashflow crisis' revealed
Requests for short-term revenue support will be subject to “increased challenge and scrutiny” Trusts’ reliance on bailout support has grown in recent years as expenditure has increased faster than income Providers seeking support will need to detail if “suppliers are threatening to put trust’s account on stop” NHS ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts form new 'group model' to cut costs
Three mental health trusts to form partnership to improve care pathways and make back office savings South London London and Maudsley, Oxleas, and South West London and St George’s Mental Health trusts are already working together Three trust chief executives have said their new partnership will not create ...
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NewsSurvey: Doctors worried over ability to provide safe care
Royal college survey reveals concerns over workforce gaps, equipment shortages and poor management Royal College of Anaesthetists president says NHS is at a “tipping point” GMC also warns of a “state of unease” in medical profession after contract dispute Anaesthetists working in hospitals across the NHS have said ...
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NewsNHS England to invest £130m in cancer treatment equipment
The NHS is to invest £130m to upgrade or replace key equipment for treating cancer, and will announce new proposals to reorganise radiotherapy services across England this week.