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    Exclusive: Survey reveals STPs' service change priorities

    2016-10-25T07:00:00Z

    The types of service changes and structural reform that will dominate sustainability and transformation plans are revealed in HSJ’s survey of senior local NHS decision makers.

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    NHS England to invest £130m in cancer treatment equipment

    2016-10-25T00:01:00Z

    The NHS is to invest £130m to upgrade or replace key equipment for treating cancer, and will announce new proposals to reorganise radiotherapy services across England this week.

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    Daily Insight: Councils defy NHS England to publish STPs

    2016-10-24T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of Monday’s must read stories and talking points

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    Acute services could merge under Midlands STP

    2016-10-24T16:07:00Z

    Single service models being developed for 10 acute pathways to “deliver efficiencies” Plans show that “political opposition”, “capital constraints” and “insufficient workforce” are all risks to implementation CCG plans MCP development and staff reorganisation that could result in redundancies STP wants to see “repatriation” of out of area NHS ...

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    Second 'full' STP published as council hits out at process

    2016-10-24T15:32:00Z

    The second “full” sustainability and transformation plan has been published, by a London local authority which has criticised the STP process citing concerns over transparency and a lack of focus on adult social care.

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    City becomes the first to publish its full STP

    2016-10-24T11:34:00Z

    Birmingham and Solihull STP published despite NHS England request to delay publication Single ‘lead provider’ for maternity care is mooted STP leads say there is ‘no expectation’ that the acute bed base in the system will reduce Four acute trusts will have a shared back office function and centralised ...

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    Government review reveals plan to speed NHS innovations uptake

    2016-10-24T00:01:00Z

    Four years can be cut off up to estimated 12 years it takes to get some innovative treatments to patients, says review Transformation will require investment, including in ‘new, strengthened’ AHSNs An ‘accelerated access partnership’ should bring together key national health bodies Recommendations also include call for new NHS ...

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    Daily Insight: New ratings for every trust

    2016-10-21T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories and biggest talking points

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    Mapped: Providers' new ratings from NHS Improvement

    2016-10-21T13:39:00Z

    This map shows the segmentation rating given to all NHS providers by NHS Improvement today. 

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    Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust

    2016-10-21T13:37:00Z

    Each trust placed in one of four categories based on the level of support they require from NHS Improvement Trusts will be formally categorised next month as part of the regulator’s new “single oversight framework” Thirty-five out of 238 trusts will have “maximum autonomy” See every rating in the ...

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    Exclusive: Regulator's list reveals trusts slated for takeover or franchise

    2016-10-21T12:43:00Z

    HSJ obtains historic NHS Trust Development Authority “segmentation” list after lengthy freedom of information battle List from January 2015 shows Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital Trust was slated for takeover, and East Cheshire Trust and Dartford and Gravesham Trust were earmarked for potential franchising NHS Improvement says catergorisation was “never ...

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    Nurse shortages 'likely to worsen' due to retirements and leaving EU

    2016-10-21T10:59:00Z

    Nursing shortages are likely to get worse and could put patient safety at risk unless the government acts to tackle recruitment and retention problems, the Royal College of Nursing has warned.

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    NHS Digital says it has completed steps to fix data breaches

    2016-10-21T10:31:00Z

    NHS Digital now able to “respect each individual’s wishes about whether their data can be shared” Data from confidential medical records is still being disseminated without patient’s knowledge Information Commissioner’s Office yet to formally decide if NHS Digital has met its undertakings NHS Digital says it has “met ...

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    Webinar: Mike Richards on how the CQC and NHSI will work together

    2016-10-21T10:14:00Z

    Watch our webinar featuring the chief inspector of hospitals free online.

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    Brexit offers opportunity to reform regulators, says Hunt

    2016-10-21T07:00:00Z

    Health secretary says Brexit gives an opportunity for professional regulation reforms David Cameron promised reform of Nursing and Midwifery Council after 2013 Francis inquiry Jeremy Hunt says it was important government made changes to speed up responses Brexit could offer the government an opportunity to reform professional regulators, ...

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    Trusts will be asked to rate avoidability of deaths by 2017

    2016-10-21T07:00:00Z

    NHS trusts will be asked to rate adult inpatient deaths on a scale of one to six of avoidability New national mortality case record review to be rolled out “across the NHS” by autumn 2017 Review programme includes online data collection that will allow local “insight” from the data ...

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    Daily Insight: Jeremy Hunt looks towards legacy

    2016-10-20T17:30:00Z

    The must read stories and talking points in health

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    CQC attacked over 'scandalous' fee increase proposal

    2016-10-20T14:47:00Z

    CQC launches consultation on 2017-18 fee increases BMA calls proposals for GP fees “wholly unjustified” Community social care providers could have lighter touch fee rises The Care Quality Commission has proposed fee increases for providers in 2017-18. It has been attacked over the plan for some GP practices ...

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    HEE misses GP training target despite record recruitment

    2016-10-20T12:29:00Z

    Health Education England has filled more GP training places than ever before but failed to reach its target for 2016.

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    NHS funding pressure pushes up council overspend

    2016-10-20T10:02:00Z

    Efforts to bolster the struggling social care system in Birmingham while the city’s sustainability and transformation plan focuses on dealing with NHS funding pressures have pushed the council’s projected overspend this year to £35m, it has emerged.