All HSJ Local articles – Page 98
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CCG faces £50m deficit despite 'radical' savings plan
Vale of York CCG publishes medium term financial strategy to address spiralling deficit CCG admits even if it makes £47.7m of savings and achieves an in-year surplus, it will still have a cumulative deficit of £51.5m by 2020-21 Deficit has quadrupled from £6.3m in 2015-16 to a forecast of ...
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Struggling CCG bids to resolve 'financial crisis' with service review
Shropshire CCG to review clinical and financial sustainability of several services to address “financial crisis” Commissioners to look into why some GP practices have higher levels of emergency admissions than others STP to review MSK and orthopaedic services A financially challenged CCG has announced it will carry out ...
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Trust to remain in special measures despite rating upgrade
West Hertfordshire trust now rated requires improvement, 15 months after it was rated inadequate CQC recommends it remains in special measures as it “was clear” that the trust had benefited from the support regime Concerns raised about emergency care across all three of the trust’s hospital sites but praise ...
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Revealed: Under pressure trust raises bar to admit patients
Worcestershire Acute Hospital Trust invokes “full capacity protocol” due to surge in ambulance arrivals Trust tells staff it must raise “acuity threshold” for emergency admissions A struggling trust has said it must to raise the “acuity threshold” for emergency admissions and discharge due to a surge in the ...
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Finance woes hold up biggest CCG merger in England
CCG’s, set to merge next year, have delayed the appointment of a single accountable officer Birmingham and Solihull CCGs fail to agree combined financial plan Solihull CCG facing a deficit of £2.1m and QIPP savings target of £18m Progress towards a merger creating the biggest clinical commissioning group ...
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CCGs move to 'single management structure' across STP
CCGs across STP patch to create single management structure CCGs will form joint committee in April as part of future integration plans Four clinical commissioning groups in the Black Country are set to move towards a “single management structure”, HSJ has learned.
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Hunt wades into A&E closure row
Health secretary orders review of Lincolnshire trust’s decision to close hospital A&E overnight Independent reconfiguration panel will make initial assessment of whether full review is needed Trust says remains committed to fully reopening Grantham A&E ‘but only when safe to do so’ Jeremy Hunt has ordered a review ...
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Exclusive: NHS England 'told CCG to report £41m deficit as £5m'
NHS England asked struggling CCG to under-report its deficit by more than £35m Northumberland CCG’s forecast deficit has grown from £5m to £41m A struggling clinical commissioning group at the heart of a pioneering new care model vanguard was asked by NHS England to under-report its ...
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Trust 'in real trouble' loses finance director
Finance director leaves Kettering General Hospital FT during period of £13m deterioration against financial plan in three months Trust currently under CQC warning notice following inspectors identify ”sub-optimal care” Kettering has missed deadline to start reporting RTT data again after it was suspended in December 2015 Agency spend, A&E ...
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Community service transfer may be scrapped
NHS Improvement has said it could terminate the planned takeover of Liverpool’s community services by Bridgewater Community Healthcare Foundation Trust, and will consider if “a more beneficial transaction” could happen.
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CCG to review £8.5m social care funding withdrawal
County council defers decision to ask health secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene
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CCG rows back on service closures following local backlash
Cambridgeshire minor injuries units reprieved following public outcry New model to be piloted in spring involves expanding units to take pressure off A&Es Move comes despite leaked CCG paper last year saying closures represented “only realistic option” Three Cambridgeshire minor injuries units threatened with closure could be reprieved ...
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CCGs ration hip and knee surgery for obese patients
North West CCGs introduce restrictions on hip and knee surgery for obese patients South Cheshire and Vale Royal CCGs have financial problems NICE chair concerned about increase in CCGs rationing elective surgery Commissioners in Cheshire have introduced new restrictions to hip and knee replacements for obese patients, which ...
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Trust chief loses appeal against sacking
A long serving NHS trust chief executive has lost an appeal against his sacking for “gross misconduct”.
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Accountable officer for inadequate CCG named
A clinical commissioning group rated inadequate by NHS England has appointed a permanent accountable officer.
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Children's hospital trust first to be rated outstanding
Trust rated as outstanding overall and for being caring, effective and responsive All children referred to the hospital were seen within six weeks Neonatal services rated as inadequate for safety because of poor staffing levels A top children’s hospital has received the highest possible rating from the Care ...
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CCG to be reported to Hunt over £8.5m care fund withdrawal
Councillors to consider asking health secretary Jeremy Hunt to intervene
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Teaching trust loses half its sustainability funding as deficit rises
Major teaching trust’s deficit forecast deepens to £27m News follows University Hospitals of Leicester enforcing 12 day elective work restriction to cope with A&E demand A major teaching trust has been forced to revise its year-end forecast from a £20m to £27m deficit, after failing to hit its ...
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Former council chief to chair special measures trust
Gillian Norton named as St George’s chair after being non-executive director since June 2016 Ms Norton has been a council chief executive and led on health issues for the South London Partnership Twenty candidates applied for the role A new chair has been appointed at St George’s University ...
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Landmark merger creates largest CCG in the north
Merger of North, South and Central Manchester CCGs approved by NHS England Ian Williamson confirmed as accountable officer New CCG will have a programme allocation of £785m in 2017-18 Detailed work to be carried out on the how many roles could be cut The merger and senior leadership ...