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NewsJim Mackey: 'The NHS is in a mess'
Jim Mackey says he does not expect to fix the NHS’s problems but demands “progress” A&E is key priority and workforce identified as key problem News comes as data shows continued decline in performance this year NHS Improvement chief executive Jim Mackey has told senior managers the health ...
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NewsJeremy Hunt to stay at DH
It has been confirmed that Jeremy Hunt will stay on as health secretary under incoming prime minister Theresa May.
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NewsNAO: Major contract collapse reveals 'significant risks' to patients
National Audit Office delivers withering verdict on organisations involved in collapse of £750m Cambridgeshire contract NHS regulation system means patient welfare can “fall between the cracks”, says senior MP There were “important gaps” in the advice provided by the Strategic Projects Team The NHS’s fragmented regulation system is ...
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NewsTen trusts responsible for 20 per cent of A&E breaches
Continued decline in A&E performance − a priority area for the health service Ten trusts responsible for 20 per cent of target breaches Emergency care improvement programme team to be sent into a further 12 areas Ten hospital trusts clocked up 20 per cent of all accident and ...
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HSJ LocalSerious failings at Liverpool trust to be investigated further
Damning report detailed a catalogue of governance and care failings at Liverpool Community Health Trust between 2011 and 2014 Rosie Cooper MP calls for “independent investigation” into actions by the TDA, NHS England and CCGs Health minister Ben Gummer says NHS Improvement will be commissioned to undertake a review ...
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HSJ LocalLandmark reconfiguration held up by capital funding squeeze
Healthier Together reconfiguration delayed due to constraints on capital funding The project in Greater Manchester requires £35m-£61m of capital funding, but only £3m has so far been confirmed Local leaders revisit implementation plan to “send clear message that commissioners are committed” FINANCE: Health leaders in Greater Manchester have ...
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NewsNHS Improvement directors seek to clarify position on staffing levels
NHS Improvement directors issue statement following Jim Mackey’s comments in HSJ interview Individual trusts responsible for judgements on staffing levels “within the funds available” Statement shows intention to use non-registered workforce to support nurses on wards NHS Improvement directors have sought to clarify the regulator’s position on staffing ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs halt service closure plan ahead of legal challenge
CCGs stop closure of several mental health services ahead of judicial review The closures will be examined as part of a wider consultation Cuts were confirmed in March amid protests from local campaigners MENTAL HEALTH: Commissioners in Greater Manchester have halted the closure of several mental health services, ...
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NewsHSJ Live 14.07.16: Theresa May names Hunt in new cabinet
Rolling coverage and reaction as Theresa May names her first cabinet
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NewsNearly half of London GP practices have a vacancy, survey finds
A survey has found 49 per cent of London GP practices have one or more vacancies.
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NewsRoyal colleges 'shocked' by Mackey staffing levels comments
Royal colleges criticise NHS Improvement chief executive for saying some standards are only “aspirational” Safe staffing experts say Jim Mackey contradicted clinical evidence based guidelines One college president says NHS trusts should reject “shabby suggestion” and speak out on funding crisis Royal colleges and workforce experts have severely ...
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HSJ LocalMajor teaching trust appoints top Dutch chief executive
Professor Marcel Levi to take over at University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust Sir Robert Naylor will step down in September and Professor Levi will start in January Deputy chief executive Neil Griffiths will cover the top role from September APPOINTMENT: A new chief executive has been announced ...
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NewsExclusive: Mackey tells trusts to curb clinical staff growth
Some trusts could have fewer clinical staff after regulators’ intervention Jim Mackey says trusts that exceed 1:8 nurse to patient ratio will be told “we can’t afford that” Trusts that fail to improve their finances may have to merge or be taken over, HSJ understands Interventions taken by ...
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NewsRegulator will 'match-make' trusts that fail to consolidate back-office
NHS Improvement will start to “match-make” trusts that fail to consolidate their back-office services, its chief executive has said.
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NewsMackey: A&E failure is 'normalised' at some trusts
Jim Mackey concerned about 25-30 trusts where A&E performance is “stuck” NHS Improvement chief warns breaching the four hour target has become ‘normalised’ at some providers Regulator working to identify A&Es most at risk of closure due to lack of staff The emergency care performance of around 30 ...
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NewsSTPs offer private sector 'enormous opportunity'
STPs offer “enormous amount of opportunity” to private sector and charities, says NHS England director Public-private sector partnerships through STPs could help NHS solve issues it could not solve by itself, Michael Macdonnell says Cites estates management and new care models as areas that could benefit from external assistance ...
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NewsDon't automatically invest to meet CQC or Royal College standards, warns Mackey
Jim Mackey has said financially stretched trusts should not automatically spend money on new staff or better facilities on the basis of a Care Quality Commission recommendation or in an attempt to meet royal college standards.
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to close unit for three months due to staff shortage
Wycombe birth centre to close between 25 July and 31 October due to midwife shortage Forty shifts a month unfilled with 24.8 full-time equivalent midwives having resigned or retired in recent months Buckinghamshire Healthcare Trust says it is confident birth centre will re-open WORKFORCE: A shortage of midwives ...
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HSJ LocalHospital trust takes on fourth GP practice
STRUCTURE: Chesterfield Royal Hospital Foundation Trust has taken on the management of a fourth GP practice.
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NewsExclusive: Controversial ‘technical’ measures cut £900m from provider deficit
Accounting measures helped boost provider sector financial position by about £900m in 2015-16 “Technical adjustments” by trusts included revaluing property, extending the expected lifespan of some sites, and taking a more optimistic view of debt recovery Finance professionals say measures “push the boundaries” of acceptable public accounting but are ...