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NewsNHS England 'not holding Capita to account' for support contract failings
Problems with primary care support service provided by Capita “regularly played down”, optometrists and opticians body claims NHS England not “doing all they should” to hold company to account, letter says Staffing capacity for primary care support services “not what it should be” Problems with primary care support ...
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HSJ Local'Unprecedented' staff shortage forces trust to restrict services
Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust implements contingency plans after 40 per cent shortage at some units Director says plans will lead to significant disruption for patients Trust hopes to reopen beds in September after new staff start WORKFORCE: Unprecedented staff shortages have forced a North West community health trust ...
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HSJ LocalBedford trust's deficit could grow even with £13m loan
Loan will mean cumulative deficit reaches £46.4m by the end of 2016-17 Projected £10.2m deficit for 2016-17 could rise if trust does not meet funding targets Finance director says deficit reduction dependent on STP’s success FINANCE: Bedford Hospital Trust has agreed a loan of £13.2m from NHS Improvement ...
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NewsNHS Improvement accused of 'dangerously short' pathology shake-up timetable
NHS Improvement accused of setting “dangerously short” timescale for pathology restructuring plans Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine claims trusts being “railroaded into consolidation” Concerns raised about lack of clarity regarding Carter review efficiency target NHS Improvement has been accused of imposing a “dangerously short timescale” on ...
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NewsReducing unwarranted variation: free online guide for HSJ readers
Read HSJ’s guide to reducing unwarranted variation.
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NewsTracking money 'acid test' for £4bn mental health plans, says Confed chief
Guaranteeing promised funds reach frontline services will be the “acid test” for NHS England’s mental health plans, a senior health leader has said.
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HSJ LocalCash-strapped council plans funding cuts to joint NHS discharge project
Northamptonshire County Council looks to axe £650,000 from joint NHS discharge project Council also plans £4m of cuts to adult social care and a review of menta health services for children Cabinet papers reveal Treasury advised “self-help” under the government’s austerity drive A county council struggling to make ...
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HSJ LocalWaiting list error could see thousands of patients assessed for clinical harm
PERFORMANCE: A large teaching hospital may have to assess thousands of patients for clinical harm after an investigation found its data systems could not guarantee people had been treated.
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NewsTim Kelsey hired as Australia's digital health chief
Ex-NHS England director appointed to Australian government digital agency Digital Health Agency has been created to lead “My Health Record” project Mr Kelsey left England at the beginning of the year to join IT firm Telstra Tim Kelsey, formerly NHS England’s national director of patients and information, has ...
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NewsMackey: Pay bill growth list was 'intended to start a discussion'
NHS Improvement says its list of trusts with high pay bill growth was “intended to start a conversation” Jim Mackey says asking for total “excess” of £356m to be cut would be “unworkable and unsafe” Mr Mackey says providers will not “be penalised financially over pay growth” NHS ...
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HSJ LocalBirmingham trusts hope to merge 'early next year'
STRUCTURE: The boards of Birmingham Women’s Foundation Trust and Birmingham Children’s Hospital Foundation Trust have formally agreed to merge the organisations.
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HSJ LocalProvider chosen to take over unsustainable mental health trust
Greater Manchester West Mental Health FT named as preferred acquirer of Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust Pennine Care Foundation Trust had also bid MMHSC admitted in 2014 was no longer sustainable as a standalone organisation NHS Improvement says there will be no changes to service delivery during ...
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NewsYorkshire 'inadequate' CCG appoints new chief officer
A struggling clinical commissioning group in Yorkshire, put in “financial special measures” last week, has appointed a new accountable officer.
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NewsNHS England to cover GP indemnity cost increase
NHS England has said it will cover the “inflationary rises” in indemnity costs for GP practices from April 2017.
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HSJ LocalYorkshire FT names new chief executive
STRUCTURE: A Yorkshire mental health trust has appointed Cumbria Partnership Foundation Trust’s director of quality and nursing as its new chief executive.
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NewsFinal chance to enter special award for European staff
Entries for HSJ Awards special category close on Friday 29 July.
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Future GP contract options revealed under 'MCP framework'
NHS England confirms three different versions of MCP contract Multispecialty community provider contract can last from 10 to 15 years NHS England plans to increase population coverage of new care models from 8 to 25 per cent by next year There will be three different ways to contract ...
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HSJ LocalNHS England permits CCG to spend nearly £400k on interim director
The £396,000 includes agency fees and contractual payments to employ turnaround director “during the current financial year”. Actual length of appointment still subject to agreement Post filled by Keith Pringle, who has previously worked with Hampshire CCGs and Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust APPOINTMENT: NHS England has authorised a ...
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HSJ LocalNorth West trust in turnaround scheme could cut workforce by 7pc
WORKFORCE: A hospital trust in the first wave of a national turnaround programme has announced plans that could reduce its staffing establishment by 7 per cent.
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NewsNHS spending on consultancy down as CCG interim paybill rises
Overall spending on management consultants dropped to £432m in 2015-16, compared to £604m in 2014-15 Cap introduced last June means local organisations need to request approval for contracts worth more than £50,000 CCG spending on “contingency labour”, including interim directors and secondments, increased in cash terms to £170m ...