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Merger deal paves way for huge land sale
A prestigious specialist trust will merge with one of the capital’s biggest teaching hospital trusts, in a deal which could pave the way for a huge land sale in west London.
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First coronavirus cases confirmed in England
Two patients in England have been tested positive for the Wuhan novel Coronavirus, the chief medical officer said today.
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NHS fails to spend £150m of apprenticeship levy
The NHS failed to spend over 70 per cent of the £200m NHS apprenticeship levy, planning guidance published today said.
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‘Inherently risky’ children’s cancer service to be overhauled after HSJ revelations
Children’s cancer services in south London are to be reconfigured after a new review confirmed they represented an “inherent geographical risk to patient safety” — following HSJ revelations last year of how serious concerns had been “buried” by senior leaders.
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Plans to set minimum level of tech spending for trusts
NHSX is exploring setting a minimum level of technology spending for trusts, regulators revealed today.
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CCGs must visit out of area patients every two months
Commissioners must carry out regular visits to patients with learning disabilities or autism who are place in out of area hospitals, NHS England has said.
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Trusts told to maintain ‘peak’ beds throughout whole year
Hospitals must reduce bed occupancy to below 92 per cent and improve their A&E performance against a benchmark based on how they have fared this year, according to planning guidance published today.
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Planning guidance full coverage: £1bn linked to ‘system performance’
Half of the centrally held financial support available to NHS providers will be tied to the performance of their wider system, in new rules outlined by regulators.
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NHSE appoints chief commercial officer after 14-month search
NHS England/Improvement has made its interim chief commercial officer permanent after a 14-month search.
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18-week target will not be axed in 2020-21
The 18-week target will be used to measure NHS performance on elective care for at least another year, NHS England medical director Steve Powis has revealed.
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Exclusive: New probe into ‘toxic’ trust’s tragic staff deaths as whistleblower goes public
A troubled trust has launched a new investigation into the “underlying factors associated with” the sudden deaths of three of its employees in November, HSJ has learned.
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Jeremy Hunt elected health committee chair
Jeremy Hunt has been elected chair of the Commons health and social care committee.
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Trust stripped of ‘outstanding’ rating amid culture concerns
A trust battling allegations it led a “witch-hunt” to try and identify a whistleblower has today been stripped of its “outstanding” rating by the Care Quality Commission.
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Provider has 10th hospital rated ‘inadequate’ in under two years
A 10th Cygnet Healthcare hospital in 15 months has been rated “inadequate” and placed into special measures.
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Exclusive: CQC’s senior leaders face big fall in staff confidence
Confidence in the senior leadership of the Care Quality Commission has fallen sharply over the past year, with staff at the regulator reporting worsening morale in new survey results shared with HSJ.
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Large independent provider to sell hospital to FT
One of the largest independent providers of mental health inpatient care in England intends to sell a hospital site to its local NHS trust.
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Major trust’s EPR down for 13 hours amid supplier difficulties
The electronic patient record system at a major teaching hospital trust went down for more than 12 hours yesterday, due to technical issues with its supplier.
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Commissioners eye service cuts in face of £27.9m deficit
A West Midlands clinical commissioning group is mulling service cuts as it comes up against a £27.9m in-year deficit.
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All but two health systems now have an independent chair
Almost every health system now has an independent chair in place or are actively recruiting to the post, HSJ analysis shows.
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Ministers order probe into trust’s alleged ‘witch-hunt’ of whistleblower
NHS national bosses have been ordered by ministers to launch a “rapid and independent” review into a trust amid concerns over how it handled an alleged “witch-hunt” for a whistleblower.