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HSJ LocalLargest CCG given updated legal directions as finances sink
Fresh legal directions given to troubled NEW Devon CCG Deadline for submission of 2017-18 operating plan is Friday CCG’s cumulative deficit now stands at £120.5m The largest clinical commissioning group in the country has been given fresh legal directions over its financial management, amid a worsening of ...
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NewsNHSI director to review 140 trusts' progress on cutting variation
Professor Tim Briggs leading review to check progress in orthopaedic surgery 140 trusts to be revisited and data will be rerun Next Getting It Right First Time review into general surgery expected in the summer The leading surgeon heading a national programme to reduce unwarranted variation in NHS ...
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HSJ LocalNew merger trust sets out five year savings plan
New Essex mental health provider must deliver £43m of savings over next five years Essex Partnership University FT focusing on back office shake-up ahead of major service reconfiguration Trust has a £8.6m control total for 2017-18 Essex’s new mental health provider trust must deliver £43m of savings over ...
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HSJ LocalIndependent hospital improves training in wake of patient death failures
Staff at independent mental health unit given extra training in dealing with emergencies Extra training comes after coroner wrote to the firm outlining failures linked to the death of a patient Inquest found James O’Brien died of natural causes, but the jury said the emergency response from hospital staff ...
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NewsExclusive: Regulators predict 5 million waiting list if NHS 'does nothing'
“Do nothing” scenario predicts elective waiting list would grow to 5 million and backlog to 800,000 Programme to improve surgeons’ productivity is expected to lessen the deterioration National waiting target for elective care has been deprioritised by national bodies The backlog of patients waiting more than 18 weeks ...
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NewsRevealed: NHS quango to cut more than 300 posts
Health Education England to cut 315 posts Education and training body estimates savings in pay costs of at least £10m 112 full-time equivalent roles could be cut from Midland’s and East region More than 300 posts are set to be cut by Health Education England as part of ...
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HSJ LocalMajor trust sells £50m of land to charity arm
Royal Free Charity bought current operational site at Chase Farm Hospital for £50m This helped Royal Free London FT end 2016-17 with a £15m surplus, after it was previously forecasting a £39m deficit Charity intends to develop housing for key workers on the site Trust says the deal was ...
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NewsRegulators developing protocol for 'safe service closures'
NHS England “should have stepped in” before mental health hospital closed with six days’ notice New national protocol agreed for sudden closures of services Quality surveillance groups to be made aware of “single items” of concern A national protocol for sudden service closure is being produced after NHS ...
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NewsTime wasting over data arguments 'outrageous', says NHS England director
A senior NHS technology leader says artificial intelligence and other transformational technologies are a “pipe dream” in the NHS until the quality of its data improves.
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NewsScheme to protect thousands of vulnerable children delayed again
Child protection information sharing target pushed back to March 2019 Figures suggest tens of thousands of vulnerable children still not visible to health services Only a third of local authorities and 14 per cent of healthcare organisations use the system NHS Digital blames “overly ambitious target”, lack of funding ...
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HSJ LocalTrust spent £42,000 on lawyers after losing £138m contract
Legal fees cost trust £42,000 after losing £138m contract Humber FT lost contract despite submitting cheaper bid than winning community interest company Commissioners referred to health secretary over decision to close minor injury units A trust challenging a clinical commissioning group’s decision to award a £138m contract ...
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HSJ LocalOutstanding trust cuts public governors by nearly half
Public governors on trust’s council to be reduced from 27 to 15 Frimley Health says this will save money, “although this is not the driving reason” Trust says too many governors leads to “disappointment, frustration, lack of engagement and a suboptimal experience for everyone” A trust rated outstanding ...
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NewsLabour pledges moratorium on 'disgraceful' STPs
Labour will announce an immediate moratorium on sustainability and transformation plans if the party wins the general election, with shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth vowing to review proposals in all 44 areas.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts chosen to pilot new efficiency rating
Two trusts chosen to pilot the joint CQC/NHS Improvement use of resources rating National implementation of the rating delayed due to general election, with no new timetable confirmed Metrics for assessing a trust’s use of resources appear to have been tweaked since December consultation launch Two trusts have ...
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HSJ LocalMerger trust chief tells staff to 'acknowledge contribution' of both hospitals
The chief executive of a trust that acquired a smaller provider two years ago has urged staff to “acknowledge the contribution” made by the smaller hospital.
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NewsTrusts save £40m in eight months via procurement savings
NHS document shows trusts saved £40m in procurement during first eight months of 2016-17 financial year Savings achieved through NHS Supply Chain as part of its £150m efficiency target Procurement model set to change in October 2018 NHS trusts have delivered at least £40m of procurement efficiencies as ...
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NewsFour in five trusts spent over a year in special measures
Fewer than one in five trusts removed from quality special measures within 12 months Initial expectation was trusts would come out within 12 months Ten trusts have spent two years or more in the regime Mike Richards says: ”What is most important is that the right changes are made ...
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NewsPHE warns of 'serious risk' over Home Office data sharing
Public Health England warns of ”serious risk to public health” over using NHS data to trace migrants National Data Guardian also concerned over arrangement Public Health England and the National Data Guardian have raised serious concerns about the government using identified NHS patient data to track down illegal ...
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NewsRevealed: The STPs in line for biggest funding growth
Benchmarking data used by NHS regulators has shown which health regions are set to receive the largest budget increases over the next four years.
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NewsAnalysis: The best and worst areas for extended GP opening
Greater Manchester has highest percentage of patients with access to “full” extended GP opening hours South West furthest from NHS England target Greater Manchester has the highest proportion of patients with “full” extended access to GP opening hours, while CCGs in the South West of England are the ...