All articles by James Illman – Page 54
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Peterborough and Stamford FT ‘financially unsustainable’
Debt-laden Peterborough and Stamford Foundation Trust is “financially unsustainable in its current form”, independent investigators have concluded.
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Farrar calls for 10-year plan for NHS
The NHS needs to embark on a new 10-year strategy in order to remain sustainable in the long-term, the NHS Confederation has been told by its chief executive Mike Farrar.
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East of England Ambulance reports budget deficit for sixth months in a row
FINANCE: East of England Ambulance Service Trust is likely to miss its financial plans after recording a deficit position for the sixth consecutive month.
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Linked hospital and GP data 'to be available from autumn'
Commissioners across England will be able to access general practice information linked with secondary care data from the autumn, NHS England’s chief data officer has told HSJ.
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Report reveals concern about using friends and family test in A&E
Trusts “consistently” raised concerns about using the controversial friends and family test in accident and emergency departments, according to research commissioned by the NHS and obtained by HSJ.
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Hinchingbrooke chief to retire this year
WORKFORCE Privately-run Hinchingbrooke Health Care Trust’s chief executive officer Jim O’Connell is taking early retirement, the trust has announced.
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CCG tenders integrated older people's service worth up to £1bn
FINANCE: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group has outlined plans to put up to £1bn worth of contracts out to tender to potential bidders.
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New NICE chair prioritises multiple conditions, care and money
The new chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has set out his priorities in the role in an interview with HSJ.
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Minister 'nervous' about criminal sanctions on individuals
Health minister Lord Howe has said he is “nervous” about the proposal by Robert Francis QC for individual healthcare staff to be liable for criminal sanctions.
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NHS England gives green light on £70m innovation networks project
NHS England has licensed 15 academic health science networks which it hopes will improve the uptake of innovative treatments by trusts and generate economic growth.
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Kelsey: Prescriptions and observations IT are clinicians' top priorities
Trusts will be able to bid for a share of a £260m fund to finance e-prescribing and real time patient record keeping systems, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced today.
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Serco targets Cambridge community services contract
Serco is gearing up to bid for the Cambridgeshire Community Services Trust contract and expand its NHS portfolio, the company’s director of community services Sharon Colclough has indicated to HSJ.
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CBI developing 'industry FOI' for private providers
Business leaders are preparing transparency guidelines for private companies running public services
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Exclusive: Capita challenges NHS Choices 'insourcing'
Capita is in talks with the Department for Health over government plans to axe its NHS Choices contract, HSJ has learned.
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Keogh mortality rates team publish details after Basildon visit
PERFORMANCE Details of the key areas the Keogh mortality rates review are investigating at Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust have been published on the NHS Choices website.
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Exclusive: NHS England to begin work on 'Expedia' style booking system
NHS England is to begin an ambitious move to create an “Expedia.com” style system for electronic booking of NHS appointments, to replace the unpopular Choose and Book.
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Cambridge fails to hit A&E target after ‘disappointing’ March
PERFORMANCE Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust failed to hit its four-hour accident and emergency target last year, according to a report discussed at its May board meeting.
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East of England pathology shake-up details emerge
Trusts involved in a controversial pathology services reconfiguration are to consult staff on the changes later this month, amid union claims that major logistical issues surrounding the project remain unresolved.
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Commissioners raise concerns over Caldicott recommendations
Efforts to integrate care and improve services with better use of patient data could be hindered by proposals in the government-commissioned Caldicott review, it has been warned.
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Campaigners raise concern over sale of 'sensitive' NHS data
Campaigners have highlighted a new pricelist for health and care information, and raised fresh concerns about the sale of “sensitive” and “identifiable” patient data.