All HSJ Local articles – Page 103

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    Virgin Care and CCG in dispute over changes to £270m contract

    2017-04-11T14:55:00Z

    East Staffordshire CCG in dispute with Virgin Care over “prime provider” contract CCG’s finances at risk due to disagreement with the provider over potential changes to £270m community services contract Burton Hospitals FT unable to sign subcontract with Virgin Care, with risks for its control total A Midlands ...

  • Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust
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    Success regime trust reveals £40m savings plan

    2017-04-11T12:42:00Z

    A financially troubled hospital trust has launched an “extremely challenging” plan to save nearly 10 per cent of its income in the next year.

  • Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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    Trust faces 'toughest financial challenge ever'

    2017-04-11T12:03:00Z

    Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has warned staff it is facing its “toughest year yet” in 2017-18 after its performance deteriorated over winter.

  • United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
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    Second Keogh review trust goes back in special measures

    2017-04-11T00:01:00Z

    One of the original Keogh review special measures trusts, United Lincolnshire, rated inadequate Concerns raised about quality, safety, leadership and governance Trust waiting for health secretary’s decision on plans for A&E reconfiguration United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has become the second of the original 11 trusts placed in special ...

  • Amanda Pritchard
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    'Outstanding' hospital granted semi-autonomy from trust

    2017-04-10T09:44:00Z

    Evelina London will be in control of its own £185m budget New 18-bed cardiac ward and a 10-bed high dependency unit to open in January 2018 Extension will make the hospital “significantly bigger than twice the size” it is now A top teaching trust has granted semi-autonomy to ...

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    Cancer network to move treatment into the community

    2017-04-10T07:00:00Z

    Non-surgical cancer treatment to be shifted into community settings Cancer network is waiting to hear if it has been granted £6.5m from NHS England Redesigned clinical pathways have so far yielded mixed results Three London trusts have agreed to redesign their cancer services to try to improve patient ...

  • Compton chine isle of wight
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    Trust chief executive stands down ahead of CQC report

    2017-04-07T12:00:00Z

    Chief executive of Isle of Wight Trust steps down ahead of CQC report Improvement director has been appointed Trust had struggled over the winter The chief executive of England’s only fully integrated hospital, mental health, community services and ambulance provider has stepped down ahead of the publication of ...

  • Heart monitor
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    Keogh review trust back in special measures

    2017-04-06T00:01:00Z

    Northern Lincolnshire and Goole put back in special measures by NHS Improvement Trust was one of the first placed into the regime following the 2013 Keogh review but was removed in 2014 Care Quality Commission rates the trust inadequate in most recent report A struggling hospital trust which ...

  • Dorset County Hospital
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    Whole STP buys shared care record in likely first

    2017-04-05T11:05:00Z

    Dorset will become one of the first areas to deploy an STP-wide shared care record, after signing a deal with Orion Healthcare.

  • Computer stethoscope 3 x 2
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    Commissioners get unexpected £20m bill after trust coding flaw

    2017-04-05T10:51:00Z

    Trust admits it has “significant problem with coding” going back years CCGs presented with an unexpected invoice for £13m Wandsworth CCG is resisting paying “in the strongest possible terms” A major teaching trust has presented its commissioners with an unexpected £20m bill after discovering it has been inaccurately ...

  • Marianne Griffiths
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    Special measures trust receives £30m to upgrade A&E

    2017-04-05T07:00:00Z

    New £30m emergency unit intended to transform the way that care is delivered Development approved by NHS Improvement Marianne Griffiths spells out her priorities for troubled Brighton and Sussex trust NHS Improvement has approved £30m of new investment in emergency care facilities at a special measures trust, as ...

  • Lizard Cornwall
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    Inadequate CCG's deficit reaches £60m

    2017-04-05T07:00:00Z

    NHS England has expressed “significant concerns” over the financial future of an inadequate clinical commissioning group, which is set to end 2016-17 with a deficit of over £60m.

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    Competition row treatment centre rated requires improvement

    2017-04-04T16:27:00Z

    North East London Treatment Centre rated “requires improvement” Centre is at heart of hard-fought procurement process between local NHS trust and Care UK An elective treatment centre at the heart of a competition dispute has been rated requires improvement by inspectors.

  • Mid_Stafford_hospital_sign
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    Staffordshire still unsustainable after 'failed' Mid Staffs dissolution

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    Staffordshire CCGs receiving £15m a year additional support from NHS England University Hospitals of North Midlands is forecasting a deficit of £100m in 2017-18 Trust special administration process described as a “failed experiment” and “zombie policy” NHS organisations in Staffordshire are facing huge deficits after the Mid Staffordshire ...

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    Trust chief: Hunt referral won't stop hospital tackling staffing problems

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust will continue with maternity services overhaul plans despite pending reconfiguration decision from Jeremy Hunt Trust chief Stephen Eames says the decision will not stop the organisation tackling recruitment problems in west Cumbria Cumbria CCG’s decision to keep two consultant led units at the trust ...

  • child in hospital
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    Children's lives put at risk at Stafford hospital, royal college warns

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    Royal college review backs closure of children’s emergency centre Earlier review highlighted “potentially life threatening” management of cases Concerns follow a review in 2006 highlighting similar fears for safety Children’s lives were put at risk because of unsafe emergency services at Stafford Hospital, a review by the Royal ...

  • Contract 3x2
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    CCG to put £1.3bn MCP contract up for tender

    2017-04-03T12:07:00Z

    Commissioners in Yorkshire, who are not one of NHS England’s national vanguards, have signalled their intention to tender a new care model contract worth more than £1bn, HSJ has learned.

  • morecambe bay lancashire
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    New CCGs reveal leaders and budgets following split

    2017-04-03T12:03:00Z

    Newly formed North Cumbria CCG appoints Jon Rush as chair The CCG was formed after GP practices in southern Cumbria split from Cumbria CCG to form Morecambe Bay CCG Jon Rush replaces Hugh Reeve who was based in south Cumbria A chair has been appointed to ...

  • Ann Barnes
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    Greater Manchester trust chief to retire

    2017-03-31T16:00:00Z

    A hospital trust in Greater Manchester is preparing for leadership changes after its chief executive and chief nurse said they will retire at the end of the year, HSJ has learned.

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    'Incompetent' regulator cancels troubled services takeover

    2017-03-30T12:28:00Z

    NHS Improvement stops takeover of Liverpool community services Bridgewater Community Healthcare was the preferred bidder but the transfer was paused in February after trust was rated requires improvement Alder Hey Children’s FT will provide the services on a short term management arrangement until an “alternative option” is found ...