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Lord Hunt: CCGs to be advisers to HWBs
Clinical commissioning groups will ‘ultimately’ be reduced to an advisory role for health and wellbeing boards under a Labour government, according to a shadow health minister.
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Monitor to review finances at Basildon and Thurrock
FINANCE: Monitor is to review the finances of Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust, after an investigation by the regulator found ‘shortcomings’ in the trust’s financial management.
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Osborne: Manchester's health deal sets trail for other areas
The chancellor has said the signing of the £6bn deal to bring together health and social care budgets in Greater Manchester, overseen by an elected mayor, has ‘set a trail for the rest of the country to follow’.
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It's a historic day for Manchester, but not a 'town hall takeover'
NHS insiders in Greater Manchester have been pleasantly amazed by the speed at which negotiations progressed leading up to today’s historic agreement to devolve and integrate £6bn of health and social care spending for the conurbation.
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Fifth maternal death at east London hospital
PERFORMANCE: There has been another maternal death at Homerton University Hospital Foundation Trust.
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Acute trust warns 2015-16 deficit could hit £23m
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust is predicting that its deficit could worsen to from £12.7m to £22.7m by the end of 2015-16.
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Wirral submits five-year plan as part of FT status bid
STRUCUTRE: Wirral Community Trust has moved a step closer to foundation status after giving the NHS Trust Development Authority a five-year integrated business plan.
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Three-quarters of trust’s wards short of nurses, review finds
WORKFORCE: Only five of 22 wards at Northampton General Hospital Trust have sufficient numbers of nurses, an investigation into staffing levels has found.
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Discharge procedures under the microscope at Arrowe Park
QUALITY: Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust is to review its discharge procedures next month in response to patient concerns that prompted a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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Acute trust teams up with GP-led provider on care pathways
COMMERCIAL: Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust is developing a memorandum of understanding with a GP-led provider on pathways of care linked to community services.
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CCG restructure to create four streams of work
STUCTURE: South Cheshire Clinical Commissioning Group plans to restructure of its ways of working to achieve more efficient delivery of ‘commissioning intentions and transformation projects’.
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HSJ Live 27.02.2015: Manchester health devolution – reaction and analysis
Plans to join up Greater Manchester health and social care budgets are not a “town hall takeover” say NHS and local leaders, plus the rest of today’s news
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Hunt rejects call to extend barring checks on staff and volunteers
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has rejected a key recommendation from the investigation into lessons learnt from the historic abuse by Jimmy Savile at NHS hospitals.
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CQC falls short in responding to safeguarding alerts
The Care Quality Commission board has raised concerns over the performance of the organisation in responding to safeguarding information and taking action against persistently non-compliant providers.
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Midlands trust launches independent bullying inquiry
A Midlands trust is launching an independent investigation following claims nurses quit the organisation due to bullying.
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HSJ Local
Major FT brings in turnaround director
PERFORMANCE: King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a turnaround director to tackle its finance and performance issues.
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Controversial MSK contract could stay with current providers, CCG says
STRUCTURE: Commissioners in West Sussex will begin discussions with local providers to continue delivering musculoskeletal services after the preferred bidder pulled out of the contract.
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Nursing left off government's shortage occupation list
Government advisers have recommended that nursing is not added to the list of occupations in short enough supply that they can be ‘sensibly’ filled by recruitment outside Europe.
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Lincolnshire mental health trust appoints medical director
WORKFORCE: Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Sue Elcock as its new medical director.
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CCG expected to rule on closure of mental health unit
STRUCTURE: Telford and Wrekin CCG is expected to decide next month whether to close a mental health unit in Telford that hosts inpatient facilities and crisis resolution teams.