All Legal articles – Page 25
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NewsJudge green-lights award of CCG's disputed £320m contract
A judge has ruled a clinical commissioning group can award a £320m contract to its local acute trust despite an ongoing dispute from a large private provider.
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HSJ LocalTrust apologises for surgeon's 'distress' in out-of-court settlement
A trust has reached an out-of-court settlement with a wrongly excluded senior surgeon and apologised for the “distress” the legal proceedings had caused her.
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HSJ LocalTrust CEO fined over failure to reveal investigation reports
A trust chief executive has been fined after her organisation failed to disclose serious incident investigations to a coroner.
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CommentNHS England bid to change CCG tendering rules could 'make things worse'
David Furness says that NHS England needs to rethink its proposals to legally change procurement rules as they are based on incorrect information
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NewsSafety watchdog criticises poor hospital stroke care
Tens of thousands of NHS stroke patients could be at risk of suffering fatal blood clots while recovering in hospital because of failures to assess their risk and act on care plans, the NHS has been warned.
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Expert BriefingThe CCGs with the most procurement challenges revealed
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black. This week by correspondent Nick Carding.
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NewsConcerns raised flagship DHSC programme is unfair
A major supplier to the NHS has raised concerns with the Department of Health and Social Care that a new NHS procurement organisation could have an unfair advantage over the private sector.
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CommentHealth and Wellbeing boards still have an important role to play
Richard Humphries on the need to clarify the role of health and wellbeing boards as part of the review of NHS legislation
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NewsExclusive: 160,000 campaigners tell NHSE they want laws changed
More than 160,000 people have told NHS England via an online campaign survey that they want the law changed “so that contracts to run NHS services no longer have to be put up for auction”.
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NewsCQC reveals 'alarming' new route to prosecute directors
Individual NHS trust directors could personally face prosecution for breaches of the Care Quality Commission’s fundamental standards, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalCCG in legal battle with Circle over £320m contract
One of England’s largest private healthcare organisations is taking commissioners to court, arguing the poor state of an NHS trust’s finances renders it unfit to run a £320m contract.
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NewsNew criminal probe launched into Gosport hospital deaths
A fourth criminal investigation has been launched into the deaths of hundreds of patients at Gosport War Memorial Hospital.
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NewsLegal action firm among winners for largest medicines procurement
Three pharmaceutical companies – including one which took NHS England to court over the design of a billion-pound tender – have been awarded contracts to supply drugs as part of a bid to eradicate hepatitis C by 2025.
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NewsWhistleblowing case reveals infighting concerns over 'unsafe' unit
A hospital trust delayed making changes to a “dysfunctional” cancer unit because staff were against closer working with a neighbour, evidence to a tribunal has alleged.
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CommentPublic health services are still part of the NHS
Matthew Winn asks why clinical public health services are being treated as poor cousins to the NHS.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Mandate: born unto trouble as the sparks fly upwards
The DHSC’s failure to publish the mandate for NHS England for 2019-20 on time is an act of avoidable disrespect, says Andy Cowper
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NewsPatients' choice of provider must be defended, says NHSE leader
Choice of provider remains “fundamental” and integrated care systems will “fail” if they do not offer it, according to a senior NHS England director.
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NewsMental health provider rated 'inadequate' after abuse allegations
The Care Quality Commission has rated an independent mental health hospital as “inadequate”, just 15 months after it was rated as “good”, and following abuse allegations being raised.
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NewsMajor delays to national deaths review policy
A national scheme to improve safety with closer scrutiny of deaths is seeing major delays, with a large majority of areas missing its planned go-live date, HSJ has learned.
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NewsControversial PET-CT deal referred to Matt Hancock
A controversial decision to strip a leading trust of its scanning service has been referred to the health secretary.