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NewsNew urgent care deal covers only part of STP patch
Luton CCG and Befordshire CCG sign five year contract for integrated urgent care service across their region Despite also being part of the region’s STP, Milton Keynes CCG was not involved in the procurement due to differing specifications Appears to call into question how urgent care can be integrated ...
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HSJ Local
Two FTs in line to take over services of scandal-hit trust
Services run by Liverpool’s scandal-hit community provider look set to be split between two foundation trusts.
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HSJ LocalFT drops legal challenge to CCG over lost contract
Humber Foundation Trust drops legal challenge to CCG over contract award Commissioners say successful bidder will be announced “shortly” A struggling foundation trust has withdrawn a High Court legal challenge over its losing out on a five-year community services contract.
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NewsNational officials 'ensuring' STPs plan 'right skilled' staffing
NHS England “ensuring” an STP “will put in place the right skilled workforce” Draft STP plan proposed savings through “reduction of nursing grade input” NHS England has told HSJ it is working with a sustainability and transformation plan on ”ensuring they will put in place the right skilled ...
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NewsHSJ Awards 2016 winners revealed
Marianne Griffiths of Western Sussex Hospitals Foundation Trust has been named Chief Executive of the Year at the 2016 HSJ Awards.
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NewsCCGs overspend budget by £240m but NHS England 'on course'
84 CCGs overspent their allocations but NHS England says majority expect to recover their positions Year-end forecast for CCGs is a £190m overspend, compared to a £10m overspend forecast in July Forecast for overall commissioning budgets has improved due to expected underspends and extra income within central budgets ...
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HSJ LocalFormer hospital trust director pleads guilty to corruption
A former hospital trust director has admitted corruptly awarding an IT contract while in the role.
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NewsInterim managers to pay equal tax under new rules
Autumn statement document reveals plan to make “off-payroll” workers pay more tax Treasury says public sector employers will be responsible for tax after April 2017 Concerns over costs of off-payroll workers have increased in recent years Explainer: The rules on off-payroll payments “Off-payroll” workers in the NHS, such ...
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NewsHSJ Live 23.11.16: No extra money for NHS or social care
Coverage and reaction to chancellor Philip Hammond’s first autumn statement
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NewsNew tariff would mean revenue cuts for specialist providers
Three providers would see their overall revenue reduced by more than 2 per cent next year The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital FT faces an estimated £4.5m reduction to its revenue Specialist Orthopaedic Alliance “exceptionally concerned” by the proposals A number of specialist NHS trusts are “exceptionally concerned” about the ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trusts and GPs to create 'ACO'
Oxford University Hospital and Oxford Health Foundation to create not for profit organisation with GP federation The partners must agree contractual and organisational model by next week to enable some joint commissioning for 2017-18 Oxfordshire CCG will devolve all but its statutory accountabilities to the new organisation Two ...
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NewsEU staff honoured at HSJ Awards
Six people have been honoured with a special HSJ Award for NHS staff from the EU.
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NewsChildren's services review accelerated
First findings of national review of paediatric intensive care services due in next few weeks Review follows investigation into Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital Services under pressure as children with more complex needs need PICU and lengths of stay increasing An NHS England review of paediatric intensive care services ...
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HSJ LocalTrust director faces CQC review after 'irregular' payoff deal
Roger Wilson signed the exit deal for Jeanette Parkinson in 2012 A review of the deal found the senior midwife had been “significantly overpaid” Mr Wilson denies any “impropriety” and CQC panel will now consider the case An NHS director who agreed an “irregular” exit payment for a ...
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LeaderBelief in the NHS is the one thing that remains united about the UK
This is an edited version of the opening speech made by editor Alastair McLellan at the 2016 HSJ Awards
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NewsHSJ Awards winners announced tonight
The winners of the 2016 HSJ Awards will be announced tonight, and to celebrate we are giving every reader the opportunity to download free best practice case studies from some of last year’s winning projects.
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NewsLaw change needed to reform NHS investigations, says minister
Minister says primary legislation will be needed to deliver “safe space” reforms Philip Dunne says NHS culture needs to be “turned around” to extend reforms locally New chief investigator had told MPs safe space should be for HSIB only Health minister Philip Dunne has told MPs primary legislation ...
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HSJ Local'Outstanding' FT to close urgent care centres overnight
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust to reduce opening hours at three urgent care centres Wansbeck, Hexham and North Tyneside hours to go from 24/7 to 8am to midnight Trust says this will allow it to redeploy nurses to the busier Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital One of the country’s ...
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NewsGoogle and NHS sign 'game changing' deal
Royal Free hails deal with Google’s DeepMind as “game changer” Trust will continue developing DeepMind’s real time patient data tracking app Trust says app will help save lives and drive productivity Deal follows controversy over the firm’s access to patient data The NHS has deepened its relationship with ...
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HSJ LocalVirgin wins contracts worth £65m
Virgin Care has been awarded two five year contracts to provide community and urgent care services for a clinical commissioning group in Lancashire.