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    NHS England national director to step down next month

    2017-04-05T11:56:00Z

    New care models director Samantha Jones is to step down next month to spend more time with her children, HSJ has learned.

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    Exclusive: Mackey admits trust deficit cannot be cleared in 2017-18

    2017-04-05T07:00:00Z

    NHS Improvement chief executive says provider sector will fail to break even in 2017-18 Sector could break even next financial year but factors are beyond trusts’ control, says Jim Mackey Discussions taking place about reporting on the joint financial performance of the NHS provider and commissioning sectors The ...

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    Analysis: England's changing GP landscape

    2017-04-05T22:00:00Z

    Over 70 per cent of the country are covered by some form of scale GP group Just one in ten 10 CCGs in England do not have any “at scale” GP organisations in their area HSJ analysis reveals majority of large scale GP groups do not cover NHS England’s ...

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    Mapped: The spread of large scale GP groups

    2017-04-05T22:00:00Z

    HSJ has mapped all of the large scale GP groups working in England.

  • Jim Mackey
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    NHS should not tolerate 'return to bad days' of bullying

    2017-04-05T12:30:00Z

    NHS Improvement chief says trusts should not “tolerate a return to the bad days, if that ever existed, even if it was perceived to exist – they shouldn’t tolerate it” Mackey: “I would encourage people, if they’re on the end of something that doesn’t feel right, to challenge it” ...

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    NHS Improvement to hire regional procurement leads

    2017-04-05T16:00:00Z

    NHS Improvement is appointing four regional procurement leads to spearhead the efficiency drive set out in the Carter review.

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    'Silly' bed closures made winter pressures worse, says NHSI chief

    2017-04-05T14:00:00Z

    Many acute trusts reported capacity problems over the winter after being unable to discharge patients to community beds or care homes NHS Improvement estimated 8 per cent of out of hospital beds were closed compared to the previous winter Jim Mackey says local organisations must work better to understand ...

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    Commissioners get unexpected £20m bill after trust coding flaw

    2017-04-05T10:51:00Z

    Trust admits it has “significant problem with coding” going back years CCGs presented with an unexpected invoice for £13m Wandsworth CCG is resisting paying “in the strongest possible terms” A major teaching trust has presented its commissioners with an unexpected £20m bill after discovering it has been inaccurately ...

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    Special measures trust receives £30m to upgrade A&E

    2017-04-05T07:00:00Z

    New £30m emergency unit intended to transform the way that care is delivered Development approved by NHS Improvement Marianne Griffiths spells out her priorities for troubled Brighton and Sussex trust NHS Improvement has approved £30m of new investment in emergency care facilities at a special measures trust, as ...

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    Inadequate CCG's deficit reaches £60m

    2017-04-05T07:00:00Z

    NHS England has expressed “significant concerns” over the financial future of an inadequate clinical commissioning group, which is set to end 2016-17 with a deficit of over £60m.

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    Private investors and councils key to capital investment, says Mackey

    2017-04-05T07:00:00Z

    Limited access to capital funding means the NHS will need to design more funding schemes that are “off balance sheet”, potentially enabled by local authorities, Jim Mackey says.

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    Lack of workforce plan 'biggest internal threat' to NHS sustainability

    2017-04-05T00:01:00Z

    The lack of a “comprehensive long term workforce strategy” represents the biggest internal threat to the sustainability of the NHS, a new report says.

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    HSJ Local

    Whole STP buys shared care record in likely first

    2017-04-05T11:05:00Z

    Dorset will become one of the first areas to deploy an STP-wide shared care record, after signing a deal with Orion Healthcare.

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    NHS in 'Mexican standoff' with locums due to new tax rules

    2017-04-04T15:22:00Z

    New tax regulations for off-payroll staff come into force on Thursday Some locums and temporary staff are refusing to work at NHS trusts Trusts face “Hobson’s choice” over locums’ pay demands, says finance director Medical director says NHS “must hold the line” on pay cap The NHS is ...

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    STPs to be told how to make integrated care savings

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    Each STP to be sent a tailored report on improving integration between physical and mental health services The reports will also outline what savings can be made through closer integration NHS England commissioned the reports and data packs compiled by Midlands and Lancashire CSU All 44 sustainability and ...

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    New primary care model linked to lower A&E attendance

    2017-04-04T11:32:00Z

    Areas testing the “primary care home” model for general practice have shown “significant reductions” in A&E attendances and lower GP waiting times, new data reveals.

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    Specialised commissioning process 'lacks transparency', NHS England told

    2017-04-04T11:26:00Z

    Specialised commissioning is “very hard to probe”, resulting in “unusual decisions”, stakeholders warn NHS England made funding U-turn on two treatments it had previously deemed “unaffordable” but provided little detail about why FOI request for minutes of specialised commissioning funding body denied ABPI says “major reassessment” of whole process ...

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    New £2bn training supplier framework created for NHS

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    NHS Shared Business Services creating new framework for apprentice training supplies The framework available free of charge to the NHS Potential market value for is estimated at £2bn by 2021 NHS Shared Business Services is creating a new framework for suppliers of apprenticeship training with a potential market ...

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    HSJ Local

    Staffordshire still unsustainable after 'failed' Mid Staffs dissolution

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    Staffordshire CCGs receiving £15m a year additional support from NHS England University Hospitals of North Midlands is forecasting a deficit of £100m in 2017-18 Trust special administration process described as a “failed experiment” and “zombie policy” NHS organisations in Staffordshire are facing huge deficits after the Mid Staffordshire ...

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    Children's lives put at risk at Stafford hospital, royal college warns

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    Royal college review backs closure of children’s emergency centre Earlier review highlighted “potentially life threatening” management of cases Concerns follow a review in 2006 highlighting similar fears for safety Children’s lives were put at risk because of unsafe emergency services at Stafford Hospital, a review by the Royal ...