All HSJ Local articles – Page 195
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Optum scoops £150m contract in Thames Valley and Wessex
COMMERCIAL: Private provider Optum has won a three-year contract to carry out acute commissioning services for 18 Wessex and the Thames Valley clinical commissioning groups.
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HSJ LocalOmbudsman in 'full cooperation' pledge to Morecambe Bay inquiry
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman has said it is “fully cooperating” with the Kirkup Inquiry into failures Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust.
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Trust agrees to regulatory action on A&E
Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust has agreed to carry out detailed weekly checks on the performance of its accident and emergency department after repeatedly missing national targets.
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Monitor closes investigation into Poole
FINANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into Poole Hospital Foundation Trust after being satisfied the trust’s leadership is taking “appropriate action” to improve its financial position.
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Haringey's sexual health service put out to tender
Sexual health services currently provided by Whittington Health are to be put out to tender by the north London authority that took over the role of commissioning the services last April.
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Councillors vote for legal action on Mid Staffs downgrade
Councillors in Staffordshire have voted to fund legal action against plans to downgrade services at the troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalReform on the cards for Milton Keynes and Bedfordshire health services
STRUCTURE: : A Monitor-backed review of health services across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes has pinpointed three key areas to be revamped across the two regions.
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Jeremy Hunt backs South Gloucestershire CCG plans
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has backed plans to reconfigure hospital services in South Gloucestershire after they were referred to him by local councillors following a long-running row.
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East Kent FT seeks partner to 'reinvigorate' private offering
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust is seeking to work with an independent provider to “reinvigorate” its private patient services.
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HSJ LocalCoventry and Warwickshire CCGs collaborate on five-year plan
Three clinical commissioning groups in Coventry and Warwickshire are to draw up a joint five-year strategic plan for their health economy.
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Essex County Hospital stripped of services
Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust
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Interim chief executive for South Devon
South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust has appointed medical director Dr John Lowes as its interim chief executive following the suspension of incumbent Paula Vasco-Knight.
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HSJ LocalLiverpool funds social enterprise to improve parent-baby bond
A clinical commissioning group in the North West is to part fund a £470,000 service for parents struggling to form relationships with their babies, becoming one of the first CCGs in the country to fund such a service.
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Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG appoints new chair
WORKFORCE: Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed David Williams as its lay chair.
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5 Boroughs Partnership refuses to sign up to NHS England price cut
FINANCE: A North West mental health trust has secured the price cut recommended for acute trusts from its local commissioners, trust board papers show.
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Monitor launches investigation into Barnsley FT
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has launched an investigation into Barnsley Hospital Foundation Trust, following concerns about the trust’s finances and its accident and emergency waiting times.
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Monitor launches investigation into large London trust
Monitor has launched an investigation into governance at Central North West London Foundation Trust after the Care Quality Commission issued three warning notices to the trust following an inspection in November.
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Peterborough submits tender action plan to Monitor
COMMERCIAL: Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals Foundation Trust has submitted plans to Monitor for how it will run a tender process which could see the debt stricken trust enter a franchise agreement with a private provider.
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HSJ LocalPreferred bidders named in Bristol mental health tender
COMMERCIAL: A mental health trust which faced losing business worth £30m due to quality concerns has been named as the preferred bidder for the main lot in a highly contested tender for the services.
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HSJ LocalOxfordshire CCG appoints chief executive
Oxfordshire CCG has appointed a chief executive and accountable officer to replace Dr Steve Richards, who lost his place on the group’s board following a vote by local GPs.