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NewsCCGs in legal directions lose commissioning responsibilities
Five clinical commissioning groups have been given legal directions by NHS England this month – two of which have been ordered to stop commissioning all acute services.
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HSJ Local'Outstanding' CCG chief appointed to turn around struggling neighbour
The chief officer of an outstanding rated clinical commissioning group has been appointed turnaround director of a neighbouring CCG given legal directions.
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HSJ LocalTrust facing £75m deficit needs extra millions for fire safety improvements
A trust forecasting a £75m deficit this year has warned capital projects, including bolstering cybersecurity, could be delayed by a £5.1m shortfall in its fire safety funding.
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HSJ Local'Inadequate' private provider to hand back troubled contract early
A company operating one of the first integrated NHS 111 and GP out of hours services is to hand back the contract to the NHS.
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NewsPrivate firm beats trust to controversial £55m contract
A controversial £55m contract for elective treatment has been given to a private provider, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHSIB launches two new investigations
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has launched two new NHS safety investigations.
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NewsLarge scale general practice not linked to quality, says chief inspector
Scaled up general practice does not necessarily lead to better quality of care, the Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector for GPs has said.
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NewsCircle reduces losses by more than £3m
Private provider Circle has reduced its losses year on year by more than £3m, documents lodged with Companies House reveal.
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HSJ LocalA&E to be downgraded in major overhaul of hospital services
Commissioners have given the green light to an overhaul of NHS services in an accountable care system that will see two acute hospitals split into emergency and elective centres.
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HSJ LocalTrusts to appoint joint chief ahead of merger
A community trust and mental health trust have announced plans to merge and will switch to joint leadership next year.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief steps down after 10 years to focus on STP
The longstanding chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust is stepping down to run the Kent and Medway sustainability and transformation partnership full time.
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NewsExclusive: NHS regulators face scrutiny in new Kirkup inquiry
A new inquiry by Bill Kirkup into the death of a baby girl 16 years ago will examine the role of NHS regulators and national bodies whose inaction led to a “regulatory gap”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCSU blunder leads to hundreds of missed continuing healthcare alerts
Alerts for hundreds of continuing healthcare patients went undetected because an IT system was left “unmanned” for months.
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HSJ LocalThird of hospital's patients unable to leave as CCGs struggle to fund services
A trust in the West Midlands is unable to discharge 30 per cent of patients from one of its hospitals as commissioners in the region struggle to fund community services, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalSocial enterprise chief resigns suddenly to 'explore new opportunities'
The chief executive of a social enterprise that provides community services across west Yorkshire has resigned, four months after the company received a damning inspection report.
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NewsExclusive: Sir Mike Richards joins health consultancy
Professor Sir Mike Richards, the previous chief inspector of hospitals, is to take up a new role at a leading health consultancy, it has been announced today.
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NewsSpending on GPs rose by more than 3 per cent last year
NHS spending on general practice rose by more than 3 per cent in real terms over 2016-17 compared to the previous year, new data shows.
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NewsNHS trusts told to check unqualified staff are not working as 'nurses'
England’s most senior nurses have instructed NHS trusts to check whether they are employing unqualified care staff with job titles describing them as “nurses”, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalLeaders of major hospital worried over £30m owed by private patients
One of the world’s most famous hospitals is owed more than £30m by international private patients, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDH spent £3m on consultants for abandoned NHS Professionals sale
The Department of Health spent almost £3m on consultant advice for its plan to sell off NHS Professionals, which was dropped earlier this month.