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HSJ LocalTrust with £17m deficit launches resignation scheme
WORKFORCE: St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust has started a round of mutually agreed resignations after its finances deteriorated sharply at the beginning of the year.
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HSJ LocalCCG names preferred bidder for Sussex community services contract
COMMERCIAL: Sussex Community Trust has been named as the preferred bidder for a community services contract in East Sussex.
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News£2bn acute deficit may mean ‘real trouble’ for frontline services
Experts have warned that patients could end up waiting longer for treatment as acute trusts try to tackle an expected overall deficit of more than £2bn this year.
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HSJ LocalStruggling FT threatened with 'leadership change'
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has threatened a troubled foundation trust with leadership change if it fails to produce robust plans to recover its finances.
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NewsCall to extend hepatitis C drugs access after £190m funding boost
A charity has called for NHS England to allow all hepatitis C patients to access new treatments. It comes after the arm’s length body announced a much delayed commissioning policy for cirrhosis.
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NewsNHS England: Digital plans 'could save £10bn'
Plans to roll out the use of digital technology in the health service could result in efficiency savings up to £10bn by 2020, work conducted for NHS England has estimated.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Free considers joint venture with specialist trust
STRUCTURE: The Royal Free London Foundation Trust is considering a joint venture with a specialist orthopaedic hospital trust.
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HSJ LocalBarts medical director resigns
The medical director at Barts Health Trust has become the latest executive director to leave the trust, HSJ has learned.
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Mental health trust improves safety and quality of services
PERFORMANCE: Southern Health Foundation Trust has improved the quality and safety of its services, regulators have found.
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HSJ LocalNHS 111 procurement abandoned in West Midlands
COMMERCIAL: The procurement of a new NHS 111 service to span 16 clinical commissioning groups in the West Midlands has been abandoned after no ‘acceptable’ bids were put forward.
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NewsHSJ Live 17.06.2015: HSCIC apologises for e-Referral tech problems
The NHS e-Referral Service is back online following technical problems, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Special measures trust faces group legal action by patients
A trust in special measures is facing collective legal action from more than a dozen patients and families. It comes amid allegations of systemic failure which contributed to poor care, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDH considers cap on legal costs for negligence claims
The Department of Health is considering a cap on legal costs for clinical negligence claims against NHS organisations.
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NewsNHS England admits 'rush' to spend GP premises fund
NHS England has signalled it will adopt a ‘strategic approach’ in its use of a £1bn fund for primary care premises, admitting that the first year of investment had been a ‘rush’.
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NewsEverington: 'Equal number' of consultants as GPs should sit on CCGs
As many medical consultants as GPs should sit on the governing bodies of their local clinical commissioning groups, a member on HSJ’s Future of NHS Leadership inquiry has said.
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NewsHSJ Live 16.06.2015: CMO calls for review of medicine safety and efficacy
Dame Sally Davies calls for Academy of Medical Sciences to review the safety and efficacy of medicines to restore public trust, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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NewsLeadership inquiry: Cutting organisations could help halt crisis
There should be fewer NHS organisations to avoid management talent being spread too thin, a high profile report on the leadership challenge has recommended.
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NewsNaylor: The NHS has failed clinical leaders
The NHS has ‘failed’ to encourage clinicians to take up leadership positions, the chair of HSJ’s inquiry into NHS leadership has said.
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HSJ LocalNorth West stroke patients admitted to wrong hospital
ACUTE CARE: Nearly half of Bolton’s stroke patients are still being admitted to their local hospital despite a service reconfiguration.
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HSJ Local18 week waits, April 2015: explore the maps
See all NHS waiting lists around England by provider, CCG or specialty