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Children’s hospital plans large scale revamp
STRUCTURE: Great Ormond Street Hospital is planning major works at its central London site as part of a “masterplan” to redesign buildings and improve services.
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Lincolnshire mental health trust appoints operations director
WORKFORCE: Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust has appointed Ian Jerams as its director of operations.
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Fifty-seven Filipino nurses to join Kingston Hospital
WORKFORCE: Kingston Hospital has recruited 57 nurses from the Philippines during the last two months to work in emergency care, theatres and intensive care.
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Lancashire North to train all staff for new major incident plan
WORKFORCE: Lancashire North Clinical Commissioning Group is developing new major incident and emergency plans that will require all staff to receive induction training.
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North East London FT to go smoke free this year
STRUCTURE: North East London Foundation Trust plans to ban smoking in all parts of its premises in October.
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Merseyside contract for patient transport services up for grabs
COMMERCIAL: South Sefton CCG will shortly re-tender its patient transport services because its current contract with North West Ambulance Service is coming to an end. The contract was awarded as a three-year deal but this is being re-tendered this year for a new service, to begin on 1 April next ...
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Updated: Hospital objections scupper controversial 2015-16 pricing plans
The NHS will go into what is expected to be its toughest financial year yet with no nationally agreed set of prices for services, after controversial 2015-16 tariff proposals were resoundingly rejected by the dominant providers.
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HSJ analysis: Fines for breaching A&E target could rise by over a third
Fines levied on hospitals for missing the accident and emergency waiting target could increase by more than 35 per cent under new rules proposed for the coming financial year, HSJ analysis has found.
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NHS England shelves April transfer of renal and obesity services
NHS England has shelved plans to transfer responsibility for specialist renal and morbid obesity services to clinical commissioning groups this year after warnings it would put patients at risk.
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South West CCG introduces system-wide CQUIN plan
FINANCE: A South West clinical commissioning group will attempt to encourage better integration between providers in the region by launching a set of health economy-wide incentive payments to drive performance.
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Teaching hospital finance director leaves
FINANCE: The finance director of one of England’s largest hospital trusts is leaving, HSJ has learned.
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Fire delays North West hospital move
COMMERCIAL: Plans by North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust to move into a new site have been delayed by a fire at the new hospital.
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Manchester trust fears council cuts will impact services
FINANCE: A Manchester provider has warned that “stringent” council budget cuts could hit its community services.
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Monitor takes enforcement action against West Midlands trust
FINANCE: Monitor has taken enforcement action against Dudley Group Foundation Trust to try to improve its finances.
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HSJ Live 29.01.2015: Public accounts committee to grill key figures on Hinchingbrooke
Health chiefs to be quizzed on Hinchingbrooke franchise as PAC to update inquiry, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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Exclusive: Jobs at risk as NHS England rejects two CSU bids
Two commissioning support units have not made it on to NHS England’s procurement framework, placing their viability and the futures of around 2,200 staff in doubt, HSJ has learned
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Trust sector deficit deteriorates to £414m
The NHS trust sector’s financial position has deteriorated to an overall deficit of £414.2m, providing new evidence of the pressure trusts are under.
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Cabinet ministers focus on delayed transfers ahead of election
Ministers across government are focusing on attempting to cut the rate of delayed transfers of care in a renewed effort to improve accident and emergency performance ahead of the general election.
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New interim chief executive for East Kent
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has appointed an interim chief executive to succeed Stuart Bain when he retires in March.
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Updated: Bath FT's takeover of specialist trust given green light
STRUCTURE: Royal United Hospitals Bath Foundation Trust has taken over Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases FT after its proposal was approved by Monitor.