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    GP quality - London: CQC ratings confirm challenge in East London

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Four out of the five worst performing CCGs for primary care are in East London, according to aggregated CQC ratings Tower Hamlets bucks the trend though with 10 per cent of all GP surgeries rated outstanding North West London has four out of the five top CCGs with the ...

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    GP quality: Best and worst CCGs in the Midlands and East

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Poor quality GP surgeries scattered across the Midlands and East region, with the worst three performing CCGs in Essex, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire Three neighbouring CCGs in south Essex appear in the 10 CCGs with the highest percentage of inadequate or requires improvement CQC ratings Nottingham West outstrips all other ...

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    GP quality: The best and worst areas in the South

    2017-03-28T15:00:00Z

    Borders of Berkshire, Hampshire and Surrey have the majority of worst CQC rated GP surgeries Almost a third of surgeries in South Reading require improvement or rated inadequate South East England an enclave for GP surgeries rated outstanding East Berkshire and bordering areas in Hampshire and Surrey have ...

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    Mapped: CCGs and STPs with the best and worst GPs

    2017-03-28T07:00:00Z

    First time that CCGs and STPs have been ranked by CQC ratings for best and worst performing GP surgeries in their region Huge variation uncovered: five CCGs with 10 per cent of more surgeries rated inadequate, and four CCGs with 20 per cent of more rated outstanding Nuffield Trust ...

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    CCGs spending millions on drug that 'kills people'

    2017-03-28T00:01:00Z

    The NHS is spending millions in prescriptions of a drug which is regarded as unsafe and was withdrawn from the UK market over 10 years ago, HSJ has been told.

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    Exclusive: Stevens backs major £400m medicines savings drive

    2017-03-28T00:01:00Z

    NHS England backs plan to eliminate prescribing of “low priority” medicines worth up to £400m Commissioners to tackle spending on “low priority” medicines including gluten-free products and paracetamol that can be bought over the counter First phase of plan looks to eliminate £128m spending on 10 items Commissioning leader ...

  • Birmingham
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    Daily Insight: The future of CCGs

    2017-03-27T17:53:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read health stories

  • Jim Mackey
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    'A&E special measures' proposal rejected

    2017-03-27T17:05:00Z

    ‘A&E special measures’ plans set out by system leaders this month will not go ahead, Jim Mackey says The regime was trailed in a letter sent to London trusts from NHS England and NHS Improvement directors It prompted concerns from senior managers that the move would not help address ...

  • Chaand Nagpaul
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    Exclusive: NHS England warned over delays to 'vital' funding

    2017-03-27T07:00:00Z

    NHS England warned that GP practices are not receiving “essential” resilience funding National commissioner promised to give £16m to GP practices by March 2017 BMA says NHS England could be “underestimating” amount of money spent from £40m resilience fund Chaand Nagpaul warns national director over delays in local deployment ...

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    Revealed: Surge in CCGs sharing chief officers

    2017-03-27T07:00:00Z

    Mapped: The changing CCG landscape The number of clinical commissioning groups sharing chief officers has increased by more than half in six months, HSJ analysis has found.

  • A running track race
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    Daily Insight: Sunderland in the lead?

    2017-03-24T17:34:00Z

    The must read stories in health policy from Friday

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    NHS pension costs to shift from DH to employers

    2017-03-24T14:30:00Z

    Employer pension contributions will rise from 1 April to cover cost of new levy Department of Health considers the pension scheme a frontline operational service NHS Business Services Authority will receive £35m NHS employers will have to increase their contributions to the NHS pension scheme from next month ...

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    Daily Insight: Which trusts are going for the special measures hat-trick?

    2017-03-23T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round up of the day’s essential stories

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    Jonathan Fielden bail extended

    2017-03-23T17:17:00Z

    The NHS England national director being investigated by police on suspicion of voyeurism has had his bail extended until July.

  • Cardiac surgery
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    NHS England warns of heart surgery infection risk

    2017-03-23T15:49:00Z

    NHS England says patients will be warned they could be at low risk Twenty-eight known cases of mycobacterium chimaera infection including 15 people who have died Infection risk identified in other countries linked to heater/cooler devices NHS England is writing to thousands of patients who have had open ...

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    £2bn for social care to require hospital focus

    2017-03-23T15:06:00Z

    Concerns raised over plans to limit spending flexibilities on £2bn

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    Exclusive: Regulators to introduce 'A&E special measures' regime

    2017-03-23T14:23:00Z

    Trusts performing poorly against four hour target face new tough regulatory measures Trusts could be put in new “A&E special measures” if they do not improve by June Worst performing trusts face new weekly performance meetings with regulators Trusts performing poorly against the four hour target could be ...

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    STPs clash over possible 'repatriation' of services

    2017-03-23T10:47:00Z

    Frimley Helath FT says new cardiovascular arrangement risked "potentially breaking up an existing network of relationships” Trust expects to make its case against “repatriation” at Surrey Heartlands STP review Surrey Heartlands plan mentions devolution and plans to “re-patriate activity” Two sustainability and transformation plan areas are in ...

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    Daily Insight: Trusts get 'special' treatment

    2017-03-22T17:35:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of Wednesday’s must read stories

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    CQC to pay up to £191k to new chief inspector of hospitals

    2017-03-22T16:55:00Z

    The CQC will pay the new chief inspector of hospitals £161,000-£191,000 a year Sir Mike Richard’s replacement to be a “highly influential” clinician or board executive with “political acumen” Successful applicant will need to deliver new inspection model and determine the data needed to spot care failings The ...