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NewsReconfiguration key to 'special measures' CCG's turnaround
Four CCGs placed into special measures by NHS England won’t be able to solve all the area’s problems until a decision is made on a reconfiguration of acute and specialist services, the accountable officer has warned.
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NewsNHS England launches consultation on accountable care contract
The creation of new accountable care organisations to deliver health services has moved a step closer after NHS England launched a long awaited consultation on a proposed contract.
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NewsMinisters to ask drug companies to stockpile six weeks of medication
Drug companies are due to be asked to stockpile up to six weeks of medications ahead of a potential no deal Brexit, HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs and trusts instructed to reduce "excess bed days"
NHS trusts and commissioners have been told to introduce new schemes to reduce the number of patients waiting too long in hospital beds, to increase elective capacity ahead of winter and save money.
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NewsRevealed: CCGs with the worst excess bed day rates
NHS England and NHS Improvement have compiled a list ranking CCGs across England on their excess bed day rates, HSJ can reveal
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NewsNHS England integration blamed for failure to sign care concerns protocol
NHS England and NHS Improvement have blamed a proposed integration of the two national bodies as the reason they did not sign up to a new protocol sharing concerns about poor care.
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NewsNHS England director resigns over anonymous online posts
An NHS England director has resigned after posting controversial comments under an anonymous pseudonym.
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NewsNHS regional directors to be given regulatory powers
NHS Improvement is to scrap its regulation department – with its responsibilities largely devolved to seven new regional directors.
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Trust debts could be written off says Dalton
Ian Dalton says NHS providers will need to achieve higher levels of productivity than those achieved last year, despite the extra funding provided by the government.
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News'We shouldn't treat trust CEOs like football managers', says NHSI boss
NHS Improvement boss Ian Dalton says there is a “slight crisis” in leadership across the health service, and there “needs to be a difference between being a football manager and being a chief executive”.
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NewsNational patient safety alerts to be prioritised
Critical safety alerts will be prioritised by a new national patient safety committee to ensure NHS hospital leaders take action when required, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust asks government for £300m to complete Carillion hospital
NHS managers have asked the government to plough more than £300m into completing construction of a new hospital which ground to a halt after Carillion’s collapse.
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NewsDelays in answering 999 calls may have led to two deaths
A shortage of ambulance control room staff, which left 999 calls unanswered for up to 10 minutes may have led to the deaths of two patients, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTerror alert issued after suspicious liquid sent to hospitals
An alert has been sent by the chief medical officer to all NHS organisations after a suspicious package containing liquid was sent to a number of NHS hospitals, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust launches external investigation amid whistleblowing concerns
Whistleblowing concerns from senior clinicians about the quality of leadership at an acute trust has forced the chair to commission an external investigation, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMajor review of clinical services after trust mega merger
One of the largest hospital trusts in the country is carrying out a major clinical services review that could lead to the centralisation of more than a dozen services.
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Trusts to benefit from extra VAT recovery through new buying model
New procurement model presents VAT benefits for trusts Benefits possible because model’s operating body is subsidiary company of Department of Health and Social Care Changes will “itemise” VAT on NHS invoices VAT “not a direct consideration” for establishing subsidiary company, say DHSC NHS trusts will receive extra cash ...
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NewsCCG loses high court battle to close urgent care centre
A High Court judge has thrown out plans by a CCG to replace a walk-in urgent care centre with an appointment only primary care hub.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust considers drafting in military and using volunteer ambulance drivers
An embattled ambulance trust has floated the unprecedented move of asking volunteers to drive ambulances, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalRegulator halts teaching trust’s subsidiary plans
A large teaching hospital trust in the East Midlands has dropped plans to set up a subsidiary company after being told by NHS Improvement that the new health and social care secretary Matt Hancock would be unlikely to approve it.