All Foundation Trust Network (NHS Providers) articles – Page 26
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News
Groups raise concerns about fundamental standards
A body representing health charities has warned that draft “fundamental standards” being consulted on by the Department of Health could be “a backward step” for person centred care.
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Exclusive: Monitor interventions double in response to Francis
The number of regulatory actions taken by Monitor against foundation trusts so far in 2013-14 is already more than double the level of the whole of last year, HSJ analysis reveals.
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Tariff talks fail to reverse 'negligent' policy
Talks over plans to impose 20 per cent higher efficiency targets on mental health and community trusts have ended without agreement, HSJ has learned.
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Comment
No NHS hospital is an island when it fails financially
TSAs might be able to close hospitals without consultation
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News
Confederation and FTN set out distinct roles
The NHS Confederation and Foundation Trust Network have reached an agreement on how to make the roles of the two organisations clear to avoid duplicating work.
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Comment
Chris Hopson: Nine ways to make the NHS fit for 2014
The next planning round is crucial to the NHS’s future
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EXCLUSIVE: A&Es to receive extra £150m to ease winter pressures
A second wave of winter pressure funding is to be made available for all accident and emergency departments, HSJ has discovered.
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Maternity services 'run deficit'
Many of England’s maternity services run at a deficit and have to be subsidised by other departments, the Foundation Trust Network has told MPs.
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Confederation and FTN fill top posts
The two main NHS organisation representative bodies have announced senior appointments today.
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Trust chair criticises 'toxic culture' created by Hunt
The chair of a major teaching hospital trust has said Jeremy Hunt is responsible for a “toxic culture” which has made it harder to recruit senior staff from outside the sector.
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Second wave of trust inspections announced soon
The second wave of trusts to be inspected by the Care Quality Commission’s new quality teams will be announced shortly.
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Jeremy Hunt predicts 'extremely difficult' winter
The health secretary has predicted this winter will be as “difficult” for the health service as last, when many patients waited for long periods in accident and emergency units.
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Bennett promises flexible Monitor
The Monitor chief executive has emphasised the need for its regulation to be flexible to respond to new types of provider, and to the need for change in the NHS.
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Comment
The public's attitude to NHS reform is changing
Are there signs of a shift in public views of NHS service reform?
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FTN urges Hunt to prioritise trust sustainability over competition
The Foundation Trust Network has urged Jeremy Hunt to prioritise trusts’ financial and clinical sustainability over concerns relating to competition.
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Blogs
Give troubled trusts the right support to improve
When it comes to improving a trust’s performance, we must make sure we do not blur the lines of responsibility
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NHS bodies 'like warring parents'
The two organisations in charge of the health service in England “ought to get their act together”, NHS leaders have said.
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Blogs
How should the DH allocate the £500m A&E bailout?
The Department of Health’s plan to divert £500m to A&Es is to be welcomed, now comes the difficult job of allocating it
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Comment
Chris Hopson: Berwick review is an important intervention
Don Berwick’s report outlines the right way for the NHS to move forward
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Monitor mulls cuts as DH turns down its budget bid
The Department of Health has refused to agree Monitor’s proposed budget for this year, setting an allocation nearly £6m lower than the healthcare regulator believes it needs.