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Hospital trust pulls out of £450m community services tender
A London trust has pulled out of the bidding process for a £450m community services contract because it could not deliver the range and quality of services at a low enough cost.
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NewsNHS trusts forecast £519m deficit, as regulator admits underlying problem
NHS trusts have forecast a combined deficit of more than £500m this year, despite an earlier commitment from regulators that they would break-even.
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NewsHigh staff vacancies push up NHS pay bill
The number of vacant posts in NHS trusts has increased by almost 10 per cent in the first quarter of this year and driven an overspend on temporary staff to manage the workload.
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News'Fundamental' policy change required for integration - new NHS England boss
Foundation trusts are “islands in the sea” of integration and will not change until fundamental changes to regulation, legislation and financial incentives are made, Lord Prior has said.
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NewsTrust loses complex surgery to fix 'dysfunctional' surgical unit
A south London trust is moving complex heart surgery cases to other hospitals in the capital while it tries to reform its “dysfunctional” cardiac surgical unit.
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HSJ LocalUnder pressure CCG chair resigns
The under pressure chair of Warrington Clinical Commissioning Group has resigned – due to his role with an online GP provider which is set to work with NHS patients.
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NewsMajor GP provider partners with Push Doctor app
One of the largest GP partnerships in England has brought on Push Doctor to provide its patients with online consultations
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NewsWatchdog calls for national sexual safety guidance
The care quality watchdog is calling for national guidance on sexual safety on mental health units following an investigation into more than 1,000 reports of abuse and harassment.
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NewsTrust brings in external investigators over bullying claims
A large hospital trust has ordered an external investigation into bullying and harassment.
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NewsExclusive: Leaked review reveals failings behind breast screening alert
Governance failures and a fundamental misunderstanding of how the national breast cancer screening programme works led to health agencies creating a national specification in 2013 that was different to how the programme’s systems actually worked.
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NewsPlan to put millions of patient records on the Amazon cloud
A new NHS national service has been set up to scan billions of pages of patient records and upload them to Amazon Web Services.
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NewsChief exec made an example by centre gets new trust role
A chief executive who left his hospital job a year ago as part of a government performance crackdown has been appointed to lead a London trust.
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HSJ Local'Inadequate' CCG's controversial transport contract fails to attract bidders
Commissioners are reviewing a failed procurement after a tender for a county wide patient transport service – which was amended after an outcry from patients – did not attract any bidders.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: 'Extremely concerning' A&E issued with fourth CQC notice
An accident and emergency department has been served with a fourth enforcement notice in nine months, after the Care Quality Commission said it continued to be “extremely concerned” about the care provided.
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NewsCQC backtracks on ‘normal’ births
The Care Quality Commission has admitted that it was mistaken in promoting the “normality agenda” in maternity services.
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NewsRegulator sets out winter priorities
Regulators today sent out their latest winter orders to trusts and published a long-awaited review of the 2017-18 winter.
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NewsNHS chiefs expect 'near universal' staff flu vaccine uptake
NHS chiefs have told providers they expect “near universal uptake” of staff getting a flu vaccination this winter.
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HSJ LocalHospital trust requests £100m government cash support
A financially troubled acute trust has requested around £100m of cash support to maintain its operations in 2018-19.
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NewsExclusive: Company takes legal action over £100m integration contract
A large social enterprise has taken legal action against a CCG after a dispute with its former collaborators in a £100m community services contract.
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NewsTrust chief apologises for 'unacceptable behaviour'
The chief executive of an NHS trust in the north west has apologised after being sanctioned for “unacceptable behaviour”.