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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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    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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    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 ...

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    Trust chief: Hunt referral won't stop hospital tackling staffing problems

    2017-04-04T07:00:00Z

    North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust will continue with maternity services overhaul plans despite pending reconfiguration decision from Jeremy Hunt Trust chief Stephen Eames says the decision will not stop the organisation tackling recruitment problems in west Cumbria Cumbria CCG’s decision to keep two consultant led units at the trust ...

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    Competition row treatment centre rated requires improvement

    2017-04-04T16:27:00Z

    North East London Treatment Centre rated “requires improvement” Centre is at heart of hard-fought procurement process between local NHS trust and Care UK An elective treatment centre at the heart of a competition dispute has been rated requires improvement by inspectors.

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    Conditions attached to £2bn social care cash revealed

    2017-04-03T09:57:00Z

    Conditions attached to the additional £2bn for social care announced at the budget have been revealed.

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    Exclusive: NHS England wants to end 'wild west' primary care

    2017-04-03T07:00:00Z

    National primary care lead says GP structures are like the “wild west” Arvind Madan says NHS England plan to have more “unity” in primary care coverage Working in groups of four to five practices allows GPs to get more done, he says The national primary care lead has ...

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    CCG to put £1.3bn MCP contract up for tender

    2017-04-03T12:07:00Z

    Commissioners in Yorkshire, who are not one of NHS England’s national vanguards, have signalled their intention to tender a new care model contract worth more than £1bn, HSJ has learned.