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CCG leaders spend too much time in meetings, damning review finds
Senior chiefs at a clinical commissioning group rated inadequate should spend less time in meetings and improve their leadership behaviour, a highly critical internal review has said.
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Exclusive: Warning dementia care could 'slip back'
Dementia diagnosis and care could go backwards after being deprioritised by the NHS nationally, campaigners have warned, as new ratings show some areas slipping.
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Leader of inadequate CCG to leave this month
The accountable officer of an inadequate CCG has decided to leave the organisation.
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Trusts to team up with private company to unlock capital
Two NHS trusts in the North West are planning to form a strategic estates partnership with a private company to unlock new sources of capital funding.
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NHS England reveals first national contract for ACOs
A model contract for accountable care organisations in the NHS has been published for the first time, for use by both hospital and primary care led new models of care.
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Exclusive: Vanguards target 3 per cent cut in emergency admissions
National vanguards believe they can reduce emergency admissions by almost 3 per cent over the next four years, an HSJ analysis has shown.
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Trusts, council and GPs battle for £80m new care model contract
Two foundation trusts and a consortium formed by the county council and local GPs are set to compete for an £80m community services contract, HSJ can reveal.
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Analysis: 2018-19 is turning point for vanguard savings
Next year is expected to be a tipping point, when new care model vanguards will be saving money than is being spent on them, analysis of their forecasts suggests.
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'Massive' pool of untapped cash for NHS from property developers
Trusts could use housing developments to tap into tens of millions of pounds in new income, after a West Midlands trust set a new legal precedent.
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Three trusts merge departments in efficiency drive
Procurements chiefs are hoping collaboration between three acute trusts will lead to millions of pounds of savings, after winning permission to set up a “cluster”.
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Immigration salary rules could force physios to leave UK
Physiotherapists from overseas working in the NHS could be forced to leave the UK under tougher immigration rules, HSJ has been told.
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Bullying, harassment and 'militaristic leadership' exposed at trust
A damning report has revealed a culture of bullying, harassment and alleged sexual predation at an ambulance trust that managers failed to address, leaving employees “bereft of both confidence and direction”.
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'Political' NHS targets may damage care quality, warns national report
A senior clinician leading a national drive against unwarranted variation in the NHS says cancer targets and surgeon mortality rates are “politically derived measures” that may reduce care quality.
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Timeline: Troubled years at ambulance trust
Professor Duncan Lewis’s damning report on South East Coast Ambulance Service has been published following years of controversy at the trust.
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Trust fails to ensure directors are fit and proper despite warning
St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust is failing to comply with the fit and proper person test regulations, despite a warning from the Care Quality Commission.
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'Serious concerns' over new bed occupancy target ahead of winter
Leading clinicians have raised serious patient safety and efficiency concerns about a new 92 per cent bed occupancy benchmark for trusts.
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Trust chief: Bullying investigation could lead to disciplinary action
Further investigation into bullying and harassment claims at South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust could lead to disciplinary action, its new chief executive has said.
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Leading surgeons call for review of clinical autonomy
The clinical autonomy enjoyed by NHS surgeons should be reviewed and clinicians monitored more closely to ensure consistent care, a national report recommends.
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Sign up to HSJ's new mental health expert briefing
HSJ has launched a new fortnightly expert briefing covering the mental health sector.
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Exclusive: City CCGs move closer to merger
Three clinical commissioning groups will consult with their members over a merger to create one of the country’s biggest CCGs, it has emerged today.