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NewsBailout delays force trusts to take out extra loans
Further uncertainty over the timing of payments from £1.8bn sustainability and transformation fund This could leave more hospitals struggling to pay suppliers and relying on interest bearing loans from the Department of Health Trusts complain of “unnecessary extra cost and administrative burden” Dozens of NHS trusts face having ...
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HSJ LocalNHS trust replacing qualified nurses with nursing associates
East and North Hertfordshire Trust to replace 21 nurse posts with nursing associates Royal College of Nursing warns the move is worrying and will short change patients Nursing associate role is being developed by Health Education England The Royal College of Nursing has criticised plans by an NHS ...
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NewsDame Julie Moore to take over STP
Dame Julie Moore is to be confirmed as the new lead for the Birmingham and Solihull sustainability and transformation plan.
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NewsTrusts must hit A&E targets to secure STF money
NHS Improvement and NHS England chief executives tell trusts performance element of STF funding will be dependent only on hitting A&E targets Simon Stevens and Jim Mackey set out measures to improve A&E performance in a letter to local leaders Trusts will still have to achieve financial control totals ...
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NewsRegulator objected as Newcastle FT considered Sir Leonard as chair
Regulators objected to moves for Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals to consider appointing its long-serving chief executive as its chair, saying it had “very real concerns”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsBullying allegation raises questions over Sir Leonard’s absence
Former senior employee accused Sir Leonard Fenwick of bullying in the run up to the chief executive going on extended leave A letter, seen by HSJ, alleges the NHS’s longest serving chief executive was a bully, abusive and made inappropriate comments It is not known whether the bullying allegations ...
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NewsTrust chief appointed national leader for A&E improvement
A single national leader has been appointed as part of a series of measures to drive up A&E performance, it emerged today.
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NewsExclusive: Where mental health spending misses national target
Four sustainability and transformation plan regions have failed to raise mental health spending as mandated by national leaders, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMapped: The areas failing to increase mental health spending
Data analysed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists, shared with HSJ, shows that mental health funding has dropped in four STP footprints as a proportion of the total allocations given to the CCGs in each patch between 2015-16 and 2016-17.
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HSJ LocalPatients come to 'severe harm' after teaching trust data failure
Two patients came to “severe harm” after their data was not completed properly at a teaching hospital.
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LeaderThe budget brings war and peace to the NHS
Philip Hammond’s first and last spring budget will spark a fierce struggle over how the extra social care funding due next financial year is spent, but it also appears to signal a truce between NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens and the government over NHS funding.
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HSJ LocalFormer civil servant appointed chair at acute trust
A former civil servant with experience at the highest levels of government has been appointed as chair of a Yorkshire acute hospital trust.
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NewsCommunity social enterprise first to be rated outstanding
Nottingham CityCare Partnership rated outstanding CQC says it has rated four community interests companies, with Nottingham CityCare the first to get the top rating The partnership was singled out for the responsiveness of urgent care services and support offered by end of life services The Care Quality Commission ...
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NewsLeading STPs to get 'very modest' £325m capital funding
Philip Hammond says investment will be spread over three years, with further funding expected to be announced in the autumn for more STPs Increase described as “very modest” by experts, considering the significant capital requirements set out in STP documents Analysis of the 44 STP documents suggests they will ...
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NewsHospitals must be 'lippy' over use of increased social care funding
New social care funding must deliver benefits for the NHS delayed transfers No formal NHS influence over spending in 17/18 Government to publish green paper on future of social care NHS organisations should be vocal in demanding that the extra £1bn committed to social care next year is ...
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Spring Budget: What it means for STPs, social care, A&E and devolution
HSJ’s analysis of the budget and its impact on the NHS
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NewsNew London NHS devo deal 'will cement progress'
Details of a second government deal to devolve further health powers in London are to be agreed imminently, following an announcement in today’s Budget.
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News£100m to fund national rollout of 'Luton' A&E model
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced £100m for capital investment specifically in accident and emergency departments.
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HSJ LocalNHS England could take over ambulance service commissioning
NHS England launches “external review” of ambulance commissioning in London Review will make recommendations for new commissioning model to start in April Options include commissioning the contract centrally or STP-wide National body says London Ambulance Service contract has “proved challenging to manage across 32 CCGs” Clinical commissioning groups ...
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NewsHealthcare excellence sought as HSJ Awards 2017 entries open
Most prestigious awards in the sector move to new venue in their 36th year of celebrating work that has made a real difference