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NewsFrimley chief calls for increase in NHS takeovers
Sir Andrew Morris says “clinical leadership” key to successful acquisition of Heatherwood and Wexham Park Foundation Trust Says NHS still has “too many organisations on the provider and commissioning side” Frimley Health “not at the moment” looking at extending to a “hospital chain” The NHS should do trust ...
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NewsExecutive Summary: Primary care gets super-sized
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s must read health stories
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NewsExclusive: Vanguard GP ‘super partnership’ in talks to expand across England
GP super partnership in talks to expand across England Talks include practices in west London Modality Partnership would be first MCP vanguard to run GP practices beyond its home area One of the country’s leading large scale GP providers – which is also a new care model vanguard ...
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NewsUpdated: Junior doctors to strike for 24 hours next week
BMA to strike for 24 hours next Wednesday after contract talks fail Doctors will walk out from 8am but will now provide emergency care BMA says good progress was made with Sir David Dalton but government refused to recognise Saturdays as different to weekdays Junior doctors will strike ...
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NewsBMA to canvass GPs over 'mass resignation'
GP representatives push BMA to survey willingness to sign undated resignation letters in protest at funding, workforce and regulatory grievances Call for “resilience teams” to be parachuted into practices that seek help with staffing shortages BMA conference votes to find “lawful” ways of disengaging with CQC inspections ...
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NewsHSJ backs healthcare science awards
Annual healthcare science awards launched Backed by HSJ to recognise role in delivering NHS priorities Deadline for entries is 17 February Enter the awards The contribution of healthcare scientists is to be recognised in the annual Chief Scientific Officer Awards. This year the awards are being supported ...
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NewsExecutive Summary: Is the success regime succeeding?
The most important stories in health policy today
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NewsMonitor considering putting 25 trusts into turnaround with management consultancies
Monitor considering putting up to 25 trusts into turnaround Process would be the largest programme of intervention in the acute sector since the “Keogh reviews” process in 2013 HSJ understands a list of the target trusts has not yet been drawn up Monitor has sounded out management consultancies ...
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NewsCQC makes wage pledge in bid to dampen patient expert row
CQC makes wage pledge to all “experts by experience”’ who transfer to new contractor Move follows anger at reports that Remploy was planning to cut hourly rates by more than half All who transfer will be guaranteed £15 per hour for first six months of the contract The ...
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NewsNHS England aims to double underspend to £400m
NHS England finance director aims for £400m underspend Savings would be enough to offset provider deficits in 2015-16 Surplus driven by one-off measures that would not help in 2016-17 NHS England’s forecast 2015-16 underspend is set to double this month to £400m, which combined with other emergency financial ...
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NewsMackey: Success regime not working fast enough
Jim Mackey criticises pace of success regime programmes NHS Improvement board notes “short window” for statutory consultations around service change Chief executive stresses these are “once and for all” changes The chief executive of NHS Improvement has criticised the speed with which the success regime programme has made ...
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News30,000 nurses due for revalidation in just three months
Almost 5 per cent of England’s nursing workforce are due to undergo revalidation in the first quarter of 2016-17, official papers reveal.
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NewsExecutive Summary: The NHS's incredible balancing act
The most important stories in health this Thursday
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NewsNo plan to shut hospitals in Essex success regime
No plans to close a hospital but downgrading of specialised and A&E units not ruled out System leaders set out six areas the Essex Success Regime will focus on Trusts to look at closer working and developing a more flexible workforce No hospitals will be closed across mid ...
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NewsStevens: Negotiations on delayed GP contract deal are 'well advanced'
NHS England chief executive said delayed national GP contract will be ‘reasonable’ to all sides Simon Stevens confirms ‘package’ of measures to help primary care due next month NHS England expects GP funding to be increased through co-commisioning as well as from national agreements NHS England chief executive ...
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NewsUpdated: First ever NHS corporate manslaughter case dismissed
Corporate manslaughter case against Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust dismissed from court this morning Trial was first time an NHS organisation was prosecuted under corporate manslaughter laws Case related to death of a mother in trust’s care following emergency caesarean in 2012 Read the full ruling from the judge ...
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Royal colleges wade into junior contract talks
Six royal colleges and 15 medical associations warn of “long term damage” without negotiated deal Private letter sent in support of a deal as Acas talks continue Government warned against spreading resources “more thinly” Both sides in the junior doctors’ contract dispute have been urged to reach a ...
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NewsNew data suggests agency price cap is working
Monitor data suggests 40 per cent drop in number of agency shifts breaching new price caps Largest fall was in nursing, where breaches dropped by 47 per cent Lower levels of pay and new rules to roll out over next few months The number of NHS shifts by ...
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NewsExecutive Summary: Robert the leadership crisis canary
HSJ’s roundup of the most important stories and debate in health
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NewsMonitor finds 'potential issues' with CCG procurement following complaint
Care UK complained to regulator about award of £55m contract in north east London Full judgment due next month Monitor has found against NHS commissioners in the first stage of a competition case, HSJ can reveal.