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NewsFourteen trusts and CCGs put in 'financial special measures'
Five trusts and nine CCGs in new “financial special measures” regime Trust regime could involve organisations losing control over spending decisions, leaders being removed and the DH exchanging “surplus assets for cash” CCGs could be disbanded, made to share a joint management team or turned into an accountable care ...
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NewsUpdated: Strategic Projects Team closed after 'real concerns' emerge
Controversial advisory team “closed down” Move follows SPT being cited in recent critical official reports on collapse of £750m Cambridgeshire contract SPT has been involved in a number of controversial contracts since it was established to advise of the franchising of Hinchingbrooke Hospital in 2009 The NHS’s East ...
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NewsHSJ Live 21.07.16: Catch up on today's key finance and policy developments
Live coverage and analysis as the Department of Health publishes its annual accounts, and NHS national leaders announce plans for a financial and performance “reset”
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News'Big question marks' over how CCGs will pay for £200m care hike
Cost of a place in a care home with nursing will rise from £112 to £156.25 a week Audit firm Mazars estimates rise will increase cost of NHS funded nursing care to £658m a year HSJ estimates this will add £191m a year to the current rate paid by ...
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NewsExclusive: DH avoids 'excess vote' on budget, but faces NAO concern
The Department of Health will not have to request extra cash from parliament to cover overspending in 2015-16, but is expected to face concerns over its annual accounts from the National Audit Office, HSJ understands.
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NewsDaily Insight: NHSI's quick and dirty savings plan
HSJ’s round-up of Wednesday’s must read stories and debate
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NewsExclusive: Trusts given eight days to declare 'unsustainable service' plans
Trust leaders given eight working days to submit plans for consolidating back-office, pathology and “unsustainable services” Bob Alexander letter says review of early STP submissions indicates areas can “go further” Provider source criticises letter because of “superficiality of what can be achieved” in time given Trusts and sustainability ...
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NewsMCP plan poses 'significant risks to trust’s future', says chief executive
Dudley Group chief executive criticises Dudley CCG’s plans to put MCP contract out to tender Vanguard trust worried about “financial and clinical” future should it lose revenue to new MCP provider PFI commitments could become “unaffordable” unless MCP takes on risk, says trust The chief executive of Dudley ...
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NewsCQC spent over £70k recruiting whistleblower guardian
CQC spent £71,600 on recruitment of national guardian for NHS whistleblowers Regulator spent £61,300 on headhunters months before Carter review warned against using such firms First person in the role resigned after two months earlier this year The Care Quality Commission spent £71,600 recruiting the national guardian for ...
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NewsExclusive: CQC says regulation must not be 'barrier' to new care models
David Behan says regulation must not be “an unnecessary barrier to innovation” CQC admits new care models will lead to “periods of risk” Regulator to work in partnership with vanguards and STPs to develop “nimble” regulatory approach The Care Quality Commission has set out plans to ensure regulation ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Simon and Bruce face committee grilling
The must read stories and talking points from Tuesday
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NewsWhat we learned from Stevens and Keogh at the health committee
Several critical points were made by NHS England’s chief executive and medical director to MPs today - including Sir Bruce Keogh distancing himself from the junior doctors contract row.
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NewsStevens calls for new NHS 'investment fund'
Simon Stevens urges new government to take advantage of record low borrowing costs to set up NHS “investment fund” NHS England chief warns it is an “open question” whether current capital will be enough to cover basic maintenance Brexit campaign’s “£350m” bus “should be impounded as ‘exhibit A’”, he ...
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NewsSystem-wide failure identified in damning report into child's death
Second investigation report into death of Sam Morrish calls for change in culture to improve local NHS investigations PHSO report says NHS trust failed to “accept that no view other than their own was the right one” Report follows criticism of PHSO, which took two years to carry out ...
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NewsHSJ Live 19.07.16: Stevens pleas on infrastructure fund and workforce
Simon Stevens has called on the government to create a “substantial NHS 70th Birthday Public Fund for Infrastructure”, ahead of is appearance at the Commons health committee this afternoon
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NewsTransformation funds plugging hospital deficits, say MPs
There are “grave doubts” over attempts to integrate health and social care due to unprecedented financial pressures on the NHS, a group of MPs has concluded.
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NewsDH signed off £3bn in working capital loans last year
Explore the trust by trust data The Department of Health paid £3.1bn in working capital loans to trusts in 2015-16, HSJ analysis of official data shows.
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NewsNearly £4bn pledged to mental health services
NHS England document outlines how £3.97bn will be invested in mental health by 2020-21 £1.8m pilot scheme for six regions to take on new commissioning powers for tertiary mental health services £12m in the next two years to expand services that make mental health assessments available to those arrested ...
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NewsSix areas take on new mental health commissioning powers
Six areas chosen to take on new commissioning powers for tertiary mental health services Providers were invited to submit bids to NHS England by the middle of June A key aim of the pilot is to reduce the number of patients going to out of area beds Six ...
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