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HSJ Local
Emerging Medway CCG sets out draft comms plans
PERFORMANCE: Medway Commissioning Group has published a draft communications and engagement strategy, focusing on reducing health inequalities.
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'Misleading' cancer screening programme under fire
The NHS breast cancer screening programme “misinforms” women and fails to disclose the harms of over-diagnosis, researchers have claimed.
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HSJ Local
Over 300 posts expected to go at Greater Manchester West FT
WORKFORCE: The mental health foundation trust expects to cut its headcount by nearly 10 per cent over the next three years, its strategic workforce plan shows.
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Struggling providers to get above-tariff payments
Struggling providers will be able to ask Monitor for permission to raise their prices above nationally set “tariff” rates, under proposed government changes to the Health Bill unveiled today.
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Cameron’s flagship cancer treatments fund ‘could prove insufficient’
The value of David Cameron’s pledge to fund pioneering treatments for cancer – a showpiece of the Conservatives’ general election campaign – has come under fire from oncologists, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ Local
Dates set for Hillingdon 111 pilot
STRUCTURE: NHS London has confirmed its NHS 111 service pilot will begin in October for the north west London borough.
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Health secretary to retain reconfiguration veto
The health secretary would largely retain his powers over service reconfigurations following amendments to the Health Bill - despite previous promises he would take a “hands-off” role.
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Ministers set out FT failure regime
Foundation status could no longer be withdrawn from trusts in the event of financial failure under new amendments to the Health Bill.
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HSJ Local
FT plans 20 per cent growth in private patient income
FINANCE: The Royal Marsden Foundation Trust, Britain’s biggest specialist cancer trust, is planning to increase its private patient income by 20 per cent this year.
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HSJ Local
Warrington and Halton Hospitals fights to retain vascular services
STRUCTURE: Warrington and Halton Hospitals Foundation Trust has vowed to fight a recommendation to reject its bid to become a high volume centre for arterial surgery, as part of a regional reorganisation of vascular services.
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Southern Cross chief executive rejects compensation payout
The boss of failed care home provider Southern Cross has revealed he will turn down a £500,000 payout when he leaves the company, as new details were released of prospective new owners.
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HSJ Local
Imperial's new chief pledges 'evolution'
PERFORMANCE: The new head of Imperial College Healthcare Trust has used an HSJ interview to promise “evolution” at the leading teaching hospital.
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HSJ Local
FT predicting significant fall in MoD income
FINANCE: The main provider of acute healthcare for the armed forces is predicting a significant fall in Ministry of Defence income as the UK scales back its deployment in Afghanistan.
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Eighty trusts call in lawyers over board level exits
Nearly 80 NHS organisations have employed law firms to deal with the departure of board members over the past five years, an HSJ investigation has revealed.
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HSJ Local
Dorset County agrees £5m loan
FINANCE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust has received a £5.3m loan from the foundation trust financing facility ahead of the sale of key assets, its annual plan reveals.
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Cull hospital and consultant numbers - Crisp
The NHS needs a new “vision” if it is to improve and should cut the number of hospitals and consultants to do so, one of its former chief executives has said.
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HSJ Local
Mixed sex accommodation targets missed in Staffs hospitals
PERFORMANCE: University Hospital of North Staffordshire and Mid Staffordshire foundation trust have both already breached mixed sex accommodation (MSA) targets this year.
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Leader
Fear of failure or staff fury may drive further job cuts
During the summer our HSJ Local service has been reporting on plans to reduce hospital workforces. This week we reveal Aintree University Hospital Foundation Trust’s decision to remove 200 posts during each of the next three years.
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Nearly 90 per cent of trusts failing new A&E indicators
Almost 90 per cent of trusts are failing the accident and emergency indicator on unplanned reattendances, while all acute providers failed to keep their single longest wait below six hours.
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Monitor's transitional role could be extended beyond 2016
Monitor’s existing regulatory powers over foundation trusts could be extended beyond March 2016, under plans set out by ministers today.