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NewsExclusive: Analysis reveals mental health trust funding cuts
NHS mental health providers have slashed beds and staff levels as they cope with real term funding cuts and the soaring cost of sending patients hundreds of miles away for treatment.
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HSJ LocalDual trust chief defends role
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of two ambulance trusts has defended his ability to carry out both roles adequately amid criticism from prominent local MPs.
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HSJ LocalSenior departures at trust recommended for special measures
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of a trust recommended for special measures is to retire at the end of the year due to ill health.
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HSJ LocalColchester plans downgrade of coastal maternity units
STRUCTURE: Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has outlined plans to reconfigure services at two coastal maternity units that it temporarily closed.
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NewsInadequate GPs will be told to improve or face closure
GP practices that persistently provide inadequate services will face closure if they fail to improve within a year, the Care Quality Commission has announced.
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NewsMental health patients sent hundreds of miles for a bed
The cost of treating mental health inpatients in hospitals outside their local areas has spiralled, research by HSJ reveals.
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Revealed: The mental health trusts with the biggest income cuts
Several NHS mental health providers saw double figure real terms reductions in their income between 2011-12 and 2013-14, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust takes on sexual health services
COMMERCIAL: Salisbury Foundation Trust has won a contract to provide sexual health services across southern Wiltshire.
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NewsHSJ Live: Mental health trusts with the biggest income cuts revealed
Further coverage of and response to our major investigation on cuts at NHS mental health providers, plus the rest of today’s news and comment
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures recommended for East Kent trust
The Care Quality Commission has recommended East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust be placed in special measures despite its good inspection record under the regulator’s previous regime.
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HSJ LocalSingle re-procurement planned for West Midlands NHS 111
COMMERCIAL: NHS 111 services are set to be re-procured for nearly all the West Midlands under a single large exercise, clinical commissioning group papers reveal.
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News'Shock' at lack of GP-A&E data link
Many patients are ‘shocked’ that lots of accident and emergency doctors do not have automatic access to their GP records, a poll suggests.
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NewsCQC: Look beyond councils to 'crack' integration
NHS organisations need to look beyond their relationships with local authorities to truly develop integrated services, the chief inspector of adult social care has said.
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The Dudley Group slips against savings plan
FINANCE: The Dudley Group Foundation Trust is at risk of overshooting its planned deficit for 2014-15 after making a “poor start” to the year.
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NewsDiabetes prescriptions soar to 45m
The number of drugs issued to treat diabetes has soared, new figures show.
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NewsNHS England struggles to recruit specialised director in face of 'uncertainty'
NHS England has enlisted headhunters to find a national director for its troubled specialised services remit after failing to make an appointment.
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NewsLord Carter urged to slash procurement frameworks
The government is being urged to slash the number of procurement frameworks as part of its drive to reform the way the health service buys goods and services.
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HSJ LocalLincolnshire mental health trust cuts jobs
WORKFORCE: A mental health trust’s plans to reconfigure its social care services will lead to job losses from its 240-strong independent living team, the trust has confirmed.
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HSJ LocalVale of York to be only CCG not to fund IVF
FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group in York has been criticised by fertility groups after an “appalling” decision that will make it the only CCG in England not to offer IVF treatment.