All News articles – Page 440
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NewsDaily Insight: Conducting the orchestra
The essential stories and debate in health policy today
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NewsNew GP contract revealed
NHS England publishes 2017-18 GP contract GPs should not close during core hours under new contract rules Practices to receive £157m to implement new care measures for frail and elderly patients New contract strengths requirement for GPs to identify if overseas patients are elgible for NHS care GP ...
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NewsPeter Homa: I would have stayed to lead merged trust
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust chief says heroic leaders are “redundant” Peter Homa said the share of GDP funding for the NHS needed to rise He urged new leaders to be transparent and to ask for help when needed Peter Homa would have stayed on as chief executive of ...
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NewsDaily Insight: The A&E departments most likely to close
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories and debate
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NewsTrusts face fines over checking patients' credentials
The Department of Health is considering new rules to enable commissioners to fine acute providers if they fail to check whether a patient is from overseas and eligible or not for free NHS care.
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NewsCouncil refers long running reconfiguration to Jeremy Hunt
Oxfordshire health overview and scrutiny committee refers Horton General Hospital maternity downgrade to secretary of state Committee chair told HSJ the referral was the “only solution” to the ongoing emergency downgrade four months ago Oxfordshire CCG consulting on plans to make the downgrade permanent The ongoing controversial decision ...
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NewsRevealed: 24 A&Es could be closed or downgraded
Twenty four emergency departments - around 15 per cent of the national total - could be closed or downgraded in the next four years, analysis shows HSJ has identified and mapped those most likely to be affected in an unprecedented analysis Twenty four emergency departments - around 15 ...
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NewsNHS England cancels quick-turnaround offer of digital funds
NHS trusts that were asked to prepare bids for digital investment over the next two months have now been told the funds are not available, HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals told to cease 'unacceptable' A&E rules
NHS Improvement has told trusts to stop “unacceptable rules” which have delayed ambulances at emergency departments Regulator says tackling delays is a “top priority” for patient safety, and reveals it is developing national support NHS Improvement directors will scrutinise all long-wait ambulance turnarounds NHS Improvement has warned acute ...
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NewsPatient safety fears after trust moves to radiology consortium
Kettering General Hospital dealing with major reporting backlogs affecting thousands of scans, including urgent and cancer MRI and CT scans At least one serious incidence and 68 other incidences of potential harm identified, with patients waiting up to 3 months for routine MRI scan results Fault attributed to flagship ...
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NewsTrusts given two days to bid for quick turnaround tech funding
NHS England reviewed “capital allocation position” for the remaining two months of 2016-17. Trusts were given two days to express interest, and told the projects would need to be completed by March 2017. Memo was issued on the same day that NHS Improvement told trusts their overall capital ...
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NewsNegligence fee cap could deny families representation, DH admits
DH impact assessment says lawyers may be “less willing” to take on expensive cases Independent review warns of impact on patient safety if less negligence is identified QC warns changes could leave families without representation at inquests Some families might be denied legal representation for clinical negligence claims ...
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NewsMapped: Where in the NHS owes the DH the most money
Thirty-nine out of the 44 STP areas include providers that drew down revenue bailouts from the DH last year, which will have to be repaid Proportionally, West, North and East Cumbria STP footprint had the largest “outstanding balance” at the end of 2015-16 Five STP areas will not be ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Home Office vs The NHS
The must read stories and biggest talking points in health
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NewsRevealed: Theresa May's clash with NHS over immigrants' data
Kingsley Manning says NHS Digital battled with the Home Office over sharing patient data repeatedly between 2013 and 2016 Former chair says while Theresa May was home secretary he was put under pressure to share data despite his legal concerns New agreement allows for data to be shared to ...
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NewsTroubled trust given two month deadline to fix safety concerns
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust served with warning notice by CQC Trust has until 10 March to address patient safety concerns CQC raises concerns over trust’s A&E waits and staffing A troubled West Midlands acute trust has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it has two months ...
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NewsDH to recruit 200 new staff after axing more than 530 jobs
Department of Health says it is likely to recruit 200 new staff Earlier this month the department confirmed 538 civil servants were to leave DH has to cut costs by 30 per cent by 2020 Around 200 new staff are set to join the Department of Health – ...