All HSJ Local articles – Page 124
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Trust drops controversial pension opt-out scheme
A mental health trust has halted a controversial recruitment scheme, in which nursing staff were offered the chance to sacrifice pension contributions in return for better pay.
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Midlands ambulance trusts could share chief executive
East Midlands Ambulance Service in talks which could see West Midlands chief executive “working with” them EMAS rules out merger as a way to solve performance problems WORKFORCE: East Midlands Ambulance Service Trust has been in discussions with NHS Improvement to “strengthen” its leadership arrangements since the struggling ...
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Former nursing director suspended by NMC
WORKFORCE: A former nursing director has been suspended by the Nursing and Midwifery Council after a report exposed serious failings at Liverpool Community Health Trust.
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Commissioners reveal plans to tackle variation in children's surgery
STRUCTURE: A regional shake-up of stroke treatment and paediatric surgery is being planned to tackle shortages of key staff and variations in care.
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Community services face shake-up as CCGs go solo
RECONFIGURATION: Adult community services in Surrey face a shake-up next year with clinical commissioning groups choosing to work alone rather than commissioning across the county.
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MP and union demand improvement from private transport service
Less than a week after new providers took over patient transport services in Sussex an MP is warning she will raise issues with ministers if they are not resolved quickly, while union members have also been balloted over strike action.
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Emergency department 'inadequate, chaotic and compromised safety'
INSPECTION: Patient safety was compromised by inadequate services and a chaotic environment at Leicester Royal Infirmary, according to inspectors.
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CCG’s drug ordering scheme will save ‘£8m a year’
Coventry and Rugby CCG’s “prescription ordering direct” pilot will save £8m a year, it says NHS Business Services Authority interested in scheme’s cost saving potential Similar scheme adopted by Sheffield CCG and talks underway in Dudley FINANCE: Leaders of a West Midlands clinical commissioning group have estimated that ...
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CCG looks into spike in spending with private provider
Blackpool CCG says Spire Healthcare’s activity and costs increased by 25 per cent, despite referrals increasing by just 3 per cent There have previously been issues between the two organisations, with Spire making an official complaint in 2013 that the CCG was directing patients away from it Initial audit ...
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Medway faces deficit of over £50m
FINANCE: Medway Foundation Trust is set to end the 2015-16 financial year with a deficit of £52.5m as its future looks ever more uncertain.
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Trust chief stands down after 19 years to lead success regime
Angela Pedder to stand down as chief executive of Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust after 19 years Ms Pedder to become “lead chief executive” for northern, eastern and western Devon success regime Also named as “sustainability and transformation plan” lead for overall Devon footprint Angela Pedder is ...
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Nurses could be offered enhanced rates to return to NHS
WORKFORCE: A foundation trust is considering paying nurses enhanced hourly rates to attract them back from agency work.
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Special measures CCG placed in NHS England 'directions'
Shropshire CCG placed in NHS England “directions” David Evans, accountable officer of Telford and Wrekin CCG, to lead both groups CCGs will remain separate but Mr Evans authorised to develop “joint management team” for both organisations Shropshire CCG forecast £10.9m deficit and has been in special measures since December ...
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Trust criticised for handling of MRSA outbreak
PATIENT SAFETY: An NHS trust has been criticised for its slow response after 14 patients contracted MRSA in 11 months after it dropped routine screening.
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London cancer network splits
The London Cancer Alliance, the network that oversaw cancer provision in south and north west London, has been dissolved.
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Councils tender sexual health contracts ahead of Greater Manchester deal
Three councils in Greater Manchester have launched a tender process for their sexual health services, which are currently run by NHS providers.
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Interim chair for challenged teaching hospital
WORKFORCE: An interim chair has been appointed to a London teaching hospital with significant finance problems.
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London CCG pursuing prime provider model for MSK
A London CCG is commissioning a musculoskeletal contract with capped costs.
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Document suggests trust may recruit HCAs 'to cover nursing gaps'
WORKFORCE: Public minutes from a Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust board meeting suggested the trust intends to recruit healthcare assistants to cover gaps in its qualified nursing rotas.
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Ambulance trust to review use of GPs following patient death
PATIENT SAFETY: An ambulance trust is to review how it uses GPs in its emergency operations centres after a patient died when a GP downgraded the response.