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NewsLong term plan features new model for A&Es
A new “same day” model for emergency departments and a further cash boost for primary and community services are to be set out in the NHS long-term plan, being launched today.
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NewsTrust takes action after slump in stroke performance
A hospital trust has increased its number of stroke beds after only 40 per cent of patients were admitted to a specialist unit within four hours.
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New regime revealed for trusts with biggest financial holes
The 30 worst financially performing NHS trusts will be subject to a new regulatory regime as part of plans to bring the provider sector into the black by 2020-21.
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NewsPrime minister reveals NHS long term plan top priorities
The prime minister has confirmed headline priorities of the new NHS long term plan, including new “comprehensive” access targets for mental health, and a big expansion of personal health budgets. It will also see £700m taken out of “back office” costs.
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NewsTroubled trust moves major service in bid to improve flow
A special measures trust is shifting nearly all its elective orthopaedic work out of its main hospital as part of a raft of initiatives aimed at getting out of special measures.
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NewsRegulator invites areas with ‘appetite’ to tender for spec com budget
NHS England is encouraging bids from advanced health economies which have the “appetite” to take on delegated specialised commissioning budgets.
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NewsSingle leader chosen for eight CCGs
The eight clinical commissioning groups in Sussex and East Surrey have appointed a permanent single accountable officer.
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NewsRegional pathology services shake-up revealed
Pathology services in Kent and Medway could be delivered with a private sector partner or outsourced under options being considered by the area’s four acute trusts.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays down by almost a third last month
Ambulance handover delays were down by nearly 30 per cent in December, data from acute providers published today suggested.
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NewsNational strategy aims to save half a billion pounds and 6,000 lives
Up to 6,000 lives and £500m in costs could be saved by the NHS under reforms set out in the new NHS patient safety strategy, HSJ has been told.
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NewsMental health budget worth £1.9bn 'to be devolved'
Mental health specialised commissioning will be fully devolved to providers within the next three years, according to the chief executive of a major mental health trust.
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NewsCCG accused of using 'flawed' test to cut spending on elderly
A clinical commissioning group has been accused of blocking potentially eligible patients from receiving continuing healthcare funding under a programme supported by NHS England.
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NewsFirm at centre of stockpiling scandal ceases operations
The company which stockpiled dozens of NHS trusts’ clinical waste, including human body parts, has ceased operations and made its staff redundant.
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NewsSome DGH chiefs paid more than CEOs at largest trusts
Fifteen trust chief executives were paid at yearly rates of more than £250,000 last year, including several in the north east running district general hospitals, according to HSJ analysis.
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NewsFormer PCT chief executive appointed trust chair
A former primary care trust chief executive has been appointed chair of a financially-challenged acute trust.
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's top mental health stories
As the year draws to an end, we look back on the 10 most-read stories from the mental health sector. These include the announcement of two trust chiefs stepping down and a merger to create the biggest mental health and community trust in the country being delayed
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NewsNew Year honours for hospital bosses and NHS England staff
Hospital chief executives and senior NHS England staff were among those named in the New Year’s Honours list.
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's top acute care stories
As the dust settles on 2018, we look at the most read articles relating to the acute sector. They include Sir David Nicholson joining a troubled trust, a leadership exodus in Lancashire and news that an interim manager was paid £311,000 for six months’ work
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's top commissioning stories
As the year draws to an end, we look back on the 10 most-read stories from the commissioning sector. These include the announcement of the new joint executive team of NHS England and NHS Improvement and the appointment of a chief for the biggest group of CCGs.
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NewsBest of 2018: HSJ's most read stories
It is that time of the year when we look back at the past 12 months and highlight some of HSJ’s most popular articles. NHS England and NHS Improvement’s ‘integration’, NHS directors under investigation for fraud, and trust chief executives’ resignations were among the most read stories of 2018.