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Exclusive: Majority of A&E departments fail liaison psychiatry standards
Almost three-quarters of England’s liaison psychiatry services in hospital emergency departments are rated substandard, HSJ has learned.
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NHS England to rate providers on tech with new index
A new index will rate NHS providers’ technological capabilities and eventually be part of the statutory regulatory regime, an NHS England director has told HSJ.
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HSJ annual lecture: Watch Hunt's speech in full
Jeremy Hunt’s full HSJ annual lecture is available to watch on demand.
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Staffordshire CCGs ‘pause’ hearing aid rationing consultation
FINANCE: Four clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire have ‘paused’ a consultation on restricting access to NHS funded hearing aids
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Birmingham FT risks £63m deficit due to ‘lack of financial control’
FINANCE: A ‘lack of rigorous financial control’ at Heart of England Foundation Trust will lead to a £63m deficit this year unless a new recovery plan can improve its position, its latest reports show.
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Exclusive: Stafford child death investigation to consider case for new inquest
An independent review into the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital will examine whether there should be a second inquest after its terms of reference were expanded, HSJ has learned.
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New provider federation to dilute trusts’ veto over Manchester decisions
Trust chiefs in Greater Manchester are set to create a ‘federation’ of NHS providers, as they aim to maximise opportunities for sharing services across the region.
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Chief executive and directors leave mental health trust
WORKFORCE: The chief executive and two non-executive directors of Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust have resigned.
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Nottinghamshire FT awarded £148m community services contracts
COMMERCIAL: Nottinghamshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has been awarded contracts worth £148m to provide eight community services over five years.
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NHS England abandons CSU procurement timetable
NHS England has relaxed the deadlines for support services to be procured amid lack of enthusiasm from clinical commissioning groups.
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Trust CQC fees could increase by 75 per cent next year
The fees NHS trusts pay to the Care Quality Commission could be hiked by as much as 75 per cent next year.
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Revealed: DH’s spending review bid for up to £5.6bn IT funding
A Department of Health bid to the government spending review has said the NHS will need up to £5.6bn to deliver its technology plans, HSJhas learned.
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Trust chiefs warn bed occupancy already at winter levels
Bed occupancy in acute trusts is already at the most pressured winter levels, trust chief executives and directors have told HSJ.
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GPs tell patients providers are ‘in crisis’
PRIMARY CARE: GPs across Coventry have written to patients telling them that general practice is ‘in crisis’ due to a reduction in government funding as a proportion of the total NHS budget.
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Heart surgery ‘anticipated’ to be axed from at least one northern hospital
Health service leaders in the north have suggested that congenital heart surgery will be withdrawn from at least one hospital in the region.
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Doncaster chief defends finance director over mystery £12m deficit
The chief executive of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has defended the ‘integrity and character’ of the trust’s finance director following the discovery of a previously unknown £12.6m deficit.
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Controversial ambulance delay pilot may have contributed to patient death
Commissioners warned that a controversial South East Coast Ambulance Foundation Trust pilot that added 10 minutes to some emergency response times may have contributed to the death of at least one patient, leaked emails seen by HSJ reveal.
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£75m fund to close learning disability hospital beds
Plans to close up to half of inpatient beds for people with learning disabilities following the Winterbourne View scandal have been announced by the NHS and local government bodies.
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CQC efficiency rating will not be based on trust’s financial position
The Care Quality Commission’s future rating of trusts’ efficiency will not be based on whether they have a surplus or deficit, a new document reveals.
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Government U-turn on delayed nurse revalidation rollout
The Department of Health has rowed back from plans to delay nurse revalidation in England, in light of the negative response from the profession’s leaders.