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Mapped: The trusts and CCGs in new special measures regime
NHS Improvement and NHS England have launched a new financial special measures regime for trusts and clinical commissioning groups which are not meeting their performance commitments.
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The NHS finally faces up to the financial elephant in the room
The financial “reset” is likely to lead to a standoff between the centre and local NHS trusts - but the consequences of it failing to deliver would be much more severe.
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Fines for trust performance failures increase
Fines for the non-achievement of performance targets have effectively increased by 60 per cent under new rules announced on Thursday.
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General practice's share of health spending falls again
Despite a cash increase, the proportion of the total DH budget going to GP services fell by 1.2 percentage points, its accounts suggest Spending on general practice made up just 5 per cent of the total Came as NHS England promised to “increasing the proportion of investment going into ...
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NHS England investigates primary care support service after 'serious incident'
NHS England has launched a review following a “serious incident” involving patient documents by a former primary care support services provider.
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Mapped: Clinical commissioning groups' ratings
HSJ’s map shows the spread of clinical commissioning group ratings across the country.
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'Big question marks' over how CCGs will pay for £200m care hike
Cost of a place in a care home with nursing will rise from £112 to £156.25 a week Audit firm Mazars estimates rise will increase cost of NHS funded nursing care to £658m a year HSJ estimates this will add £191m a year to the current rate paid by ...
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Trust agrees block contract for A&E
FINANCE: A south London acute trust has agreed a block contract with its commissioners for the first half of this financial year.
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HSJ Live 21.07.16: Catch up on today's key finance and policy developments
Live coverage and analysis as the Department of Health publishes its annual accounts, and NHS national leaders announce plans for a financial and performance “reset”
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Exclusive: Trusts given eight days to declare 'unsustainable service' plans
Trust leaders given eight working days to submit plans for consolidating back-office, pathology and “unsustainable services” Bob Alexander letter says review of early STP submissions indicates areas can “go further” Provider source criticises letter because of “superficiality of what can be achieved” in time given Trusts and sustainability ...
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MCP plan poses 'significant risks to trust’s future', says chief executive
Dudley Group chief executive criticises Dudley CCG’s plans to put MCP contract out to tender Vanguard trust worried about “financial and clinical” future should it lose revenue to new MCP provider PFI commitments could become “unaffordable” unless MCP takes on risk, says trust The chief executive of Dudley ...
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Manchester to launch single 'out of hospital provider' in April
Health leaders in Manchester will aim to create a single provider of out of hospital services by April 2017 Two major teaching trusts will also aim to merge by the same date The aim is for GPs to be “contractually linked” to the new non-acute provider STRUCTURE: Health ...
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CQC spent over £70k recruiting whistleblower guardian
CQC spent £71,600 on recruitment of national guardian for NHS whistleblowers Regulator spent £61,300 on headhunters months before Carter review warned against using such firms First person in the role resigned after two months earlier this year The Care Quality Commission spent £71,600 recruiting the national guardian for ...
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Exclusive: CQC says regulation must not be 'barrier' to new care models
David Behan says regulation must not be “an unnecessary barrier to innovation” CQC admits new care models will lead to “periods of risk” Regulator to work in partnership with vanguards and STPs to develop “nimble” regulatory approach The Care Quality Commission has set out plans to ensure regulation ...
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Vanguard CCG to take on alliance contract from 2017
COMMISSIONING: The lead commissioner for a multispecialty community provider in Yorkshire has said it will work create an alliance contract from next year before going on to establish a “single big entity”.
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Lewisham and Greeenwich Trust sets £20.2m deficit plan
FINANCE: Lewisham is aiming for a deficit of roughly four per cent for 2016-17, board papers reveal.
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Exclusive: DH avoids 'excess vote' on budget, but faces NAO concern
The Department of Health will not have to request extra cash from parliament to cover overspending in 2015-16, but is expected to face concerns over its annual accounts from the National Audit Office, HSJ understands.
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Stevens calls for new NHS 'investment fund'
Simon Stevens urges new government to take advantage of record low borrowing costs to set up NHS “investment fund” NHS England chief warns it is an “open question” whether current capital will be enough to cover basic maintenance Brexit campaign’s “£350m” bus “should be impounded as ‘exhibit A’”, he ...
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Nearly £4bn pledged to mental health services
NHS England document outlines how £3.97bn will be invested in mental health by 2020-21 £1.8m pilot scheme for six regions to take on new commissioning powers for tertiary mental health services £12m in the next two years to expand services that make mental health assessments available to those arrested ...
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What we learned from Stevens and Keogh at the health committee
Several critical points were made by NHS England’s chief executive and medical director to MPs today - including Sir Bruce Keogh distancing himself from the junior doctors contract row.