All HSJ Local articles – Page 116

  • Bristol Children's Hospital
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    'Shared leadership' plan for South West trusts

    2016-10-17T16:11:00Z

    Bristol’s two acute trusts are developing “shared leadership arrangements”, NHS Improvement has announced.

  • John Bacon new chair of Barts Health Trust
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    Regulators prompt 'change in leadership' at troubled trust

    2016-10-17T15:39:00Z

    The chair of a troubled acute provider in London has resigned after regulators said a “change in board leadership is needed”.

  • Prison
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    Senior CCG leader jailed for £145,000 fraud

    2016-10-14T15:35:00Z

    Nearly £145,000 taken from Bromley CCG through fraud Noel Morrow signed off cheques to his own companies Fraud uncovered after invoices were submitted on behalf of a discharged patient A senior commissioner who defrauded Bromley Clinical Commissioning Group of nearly £145,000 has been jailed for two years and ...

  • Payslip
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    Financially stricken trust to cut pay bill by 10 per cent in six months

    2016-10-14T12:18:00Z

    St George’s University Hospitals FT to cut pay costs by 10 per cent by March Vacancies will be left unfilled but essential posts will continue to be recruited to The trust had an overall vacancy rate of 16 per cent in August A south London teaching hospital plans ...

  • Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
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    Foundation trust taken out of special measures

    2016-10-14T12:16:00Z

    Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust taken out of special measures CQC raises the trust’s overall rating from inadequate to reguires improvement Trust to be given support to address safety concerns A mental health trust has been taken out of special measures after inspectors upgraded its overall rating from ...

  • Kingston upon Thames
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    London CCGs to share accountable officer

    2016-10-14T07:00:00Z

    Commissioning chiefs in south west London are proposing to share an accountable officer in a bid to streamline decision-making and cut costs.

  • Hospital corridor
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    Follow-ups for 20,000 patients delayed at 'serious incident' trust

    2016-10-13T07:00:00Z

    A serious incident has been declared at a struggling foundation trust for the second time in 12 months after more than 20,000 outpatients were overdue follow-up appointments.

  • Stockport
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    MCP vanguard looks to take on A&E

    2016-10-13T07:00:00Z

    Stockport MCP to include hospital services including the emergency department, acute medicine, and frail elderly care One option is for Stockport Foundation Trust to hold the contract Decision to be made in November Leaders of a high profile vanguard project in Greater Manchester have moved away from the ...

  • handshake
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    Greater Manchester CCGs working towards single commissioning team

    2016-10-13T07:00:00Z

    Proposals for a joint management team across CCGs and adult social care services in Bury, Rochdale and Oldham Potential for single health and wellbeing board also being considered Plans seen as best way to drive through reconfiguration of hospital services Commissioning chiefs are working on plans for a ...

  • Waiting room
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    Vanguard trusts take stake in GP practice

    2016-10-12T07:00:00Z

    Two trusts in the North West have become partners at a local GP practice.

  • Duncan Selbie
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    PHE-led panel calls for target to increase preventative spend

    2016-10-11T17:57:00Z

    New report recommends north east NHS and local authorities “radically increase” funding in preventative care Report focuses on tacking health inequalities and and close the health and wealth gap in the region Recommends a dedicated investment pot and suggests increasing funding £160m a year by 2020-21 Public sector ...

  • Home_Office
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    Home Office 'very keen' for patients to prove right to NHS care

    2016-10-10T16:06:00Z

    Trust proposes compulsory requirement that maternity patients prove their right to NHS care Revised national guidance “is likely to advocate routine presentation of proof of identity and eligibility” Board papers suggest new legislation will “incorporate charging for A&E and ambulance services” if patients have no proof of eligibility St ...

  • Stafford Hospital
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    Stafford hospital children's emergency services to be reviewed

    2016-10-10T14:40:00Z

    Royal college to review children’s emergency service at Stafford hospital after safety fears led to suspension Trust has opened new minor injuries unit to treat children but those with severe illnesses will be transferred Report to be published next year after trust visit and analysis of data A ...

  • Bootham park hospital
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    Shortlist for new hospital site revealed

    2016-10-10T11:58:00Z

    CCG announces three possible sites for new mental health hospital in York Possible locations include Bootham Park, Clifton Park and Haxby Road Shortlist announced as trust opens temporary ward for adult mental health patients Three sites have been shortlisted to be the location for a new mental health ...

  • Katrina Percy
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    Katrina Percy resigns from Southern Health advisory role

    2016-10-07T15:10:00Z

    Katrina Percy resigns from Southern Health FT less than six weeks into strategic advisory role She will receive 12 months’ salary, with agreement from the trust, NHSI, the Department of Health and the Treasury NHSI says legal advice suggested there were “no legal grounds” to dismiss Ms Percy, and ...

  • Leeds General Infirmary
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    IT crash trust had tech problems in pathology service since March

    2016-10-07T11:26:00Z

    Automated pathology system suffered faults from March, letter reveals Problems led to 400 samples not being tested and a backlog of 2,000 tests at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust says the issue was unrelated to major hardware fault last month IT problems at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust’s blood sciences ...

  • X ray
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    Trust's radiology information system crashes for nine days

    2016-10-07T10:06:00Z

    System crash meant patients had to attend clinics without their imaging report Board papers said the trust had “plans to give notice” on the contract Trust says patient care was “not compromised” by the system failure A trust has said it has no plans to pull out of ...

  • Sara Munro
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    New trust chief vows to cut costly out of area treatments

    2016-10-07T07:00:00Z

    Leeds and York Partnership FT’s new chief executive hopes to save £1.5m by reducing out of area treatments Trust has sent 37 adult mental health patients out of area for treatment since April Sara Munro took up the post last month Hopes reducing out of area placements will save ...

  • Man smoking
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    'Outstanding' CCG to make smokers and obese patients wait six months for surgery

    2016-10-06T16:25:00Z

    Harrogate and Rural District CCG announces new measures to help it make £8.4m of savings Proposals include getting obese patients and smokers to lose weight or quit for six months before being considered for operations The CCG was one of 10 rated “outstanding” by NHS England in July ...

  • Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust
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    A&E closures not ruled out in troubled STP patch

    2016-10-06T15:28:00Z

    “Differing views” over which back office services in Hereford and Worcestershire footprint should be protected Dermatology services in Worcestershire deemed financially unsustainable Emergency department closures not ruled out Potential for shared pathology and pharmacy services between acute trusts The new health system for Hereford and Worcestershire has requested ...