All HSJ Local articles – Page 141
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HSJ LocalLondon devo bid targets more control over primary care
FINANCE: A London-wide proposal to take on devolved powers for health and social care will be submitted to the Treasury today.
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HSJ LocalDevo Manc leaders request £500m 'pump prime' funding
STRUCTURE: Leaders in Greater Manchester have revealed some of the ‘radical changes’ to the way NHS services could be funded in the region from next year.
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HSJ LocalSnap inspection triggered by staffing concerns at Staffordshire hospital
WORKFORCE: Staff shortages at St George’s Hospital in Stafford have raised concerns that it is unable to provide care that adequately meets patients’ needs, a Care Quality Inspection has found.
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Cannock Chase CCG reports £2m in-year deficit
FINANCE: Cannock Chase Clinical Commissioning Group has reported a deficit of £2.06m in the financial year to July, £12,000 lower than planned.
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HSJ LocalLegal action delays hearings against Morecambe Bay midwives
Fitness to practise hearings against five midwives from the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust have been delayed because of legal action by their defence lawyers, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCare UK wins Portsmouth treatment centre contract
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Care UK will continue providing services at the St Mary NHS Treatment Centre in Portsmouth after winning a five year contract for elective services at the site.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust defies government pay agreement
Kingston Hospital Foundation Trust has defied a government pay agreement and awarded its senior staff a 1 per cent pay rise in line with lower paid staff.
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HSJ LocalSomerset commissioners propose single health and social care budget
STRUCTURE: Commissioners across Bath and north east Somerset plan to create a pooled budget across health and social care as part of a review into community services in the region.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Cornwall looks to bring in improvement director
WORKFORCE: Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust has had discussions with the NHS Trust Development Authority about bringing in an improvement director to help turnaround performance, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local£100m Devon procurement did not break rules, Monitor confirms
Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group did not break procurement regulations when it selected a preferred provider for a £100m community services contract without going to tender, Monitor has concluded.
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HSJ LocalSmallest trust in country rated 'inadequate' for safety
PERFORMANCE: A South West trust has been rated ‘inadequate’ for safety by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ LocalNHS England nursing director takes Guernsey post
Professor Juliet Beal has been appointed as the new chief nurse for Guernsey, just a few months after leaving NHS England on secondment.
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HSJ LocalIndependent inquiry into trust’s handling of whistleblower complete
An investigation commissioned by the NHS Trust Development Authority into the handling of whistleblowing concerns at a West Midlands hospital trust has been completed, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalYorkshire ambulance trust must improve, says CQC
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Trust has been told to improve following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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HSJ LocalHinchingbrooke chief executive to step down
The chief executive of Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust has announced he is to step down.
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HSJ LocalStop-start vascular services shake-up creaks back into action
STRUCTURE: A long running and controversial process to reconfigure vascular services in south Hampshire has resumed this week with the dispatch of a specialist team to assess services in Southampton and Portsmouth.
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HSJ LocalCCGs widen access to IVF treatment
FINANCE: Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin clinical commissioning groups will increase the age at which women can be eligible to NHS funded IVF treatment from 37-and-a-half to 40.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire transformation body appoints chair
WORKFORCE: The new body in Staffordshire created to draw up a region-wide transformation programme has appointed an ‘independent’ chair to oversee its work.
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HSJ LocalCCGs cut short struggling patient transport firm's contract
COMMERCIAL: A company providing non-emergency patient transport services in the South West is to have its contract cut short by two years.
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HSJ LocalCCG blames NHS Shared Business Services for missing financial target
FINANCE: Telford and Wrekin Clinical Commissioning Group has blamed NHS Shared Business Services for an error which caused the CCG to fail to meet its cash balance target in June, according to board documents.