News – Page 410
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HSJ LocalTrust takes consultancy to court over 'botched' hospital refurbishment
An integrated acute and community trust has taken a construction consultancy to court after an alleged botched refurbishment of a hospital.
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HSJ Local'Significant ambulance delays' caused severe harm but no deaths, review says
Nobody died as “a direct consequence” of significant ambulance delays across the East of England, an external review has concluded.
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HSJ LocalChair steps down at special measures trust
The chair of an acute trust in special measures has announced he will step down at the end of this month.
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HSJ LocalFour surgeons disciplined in 'dysfunctional' department
Four surgeons in a “dysfunctional” department were disciplined and raised “tit for tat” concerns about each other’s practice, legal papers reveal.
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HSJ LocalLeaders of alliance trusts agree to full merger
Leaders of two acute hospital trusts have agreed to go ahead with plans to merge into one organisation.
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HSJ LocalLarge CCG's deficit spirals to £42m
One of England’s largest clinical commissioning groups posted a £42m deficit in 2017-18, £26m worse than its control total, according to its May finance report.
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HSJ LocalTrust out of special measures targets outstanding rating
An ambulance trust has been moved out of special measures after the Care Quality Commission improved its rating to good.
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NewsNew record sharing scheme to cover 14 million patients
NHS England has chosen three regions to develop detailed health and care records covering 14 million people, in the latest national push to collect and share patient data at scale.
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NewsNHS Improvement 'has not been on the pitch enough'
NHS Improvement needs to “engage more actively with the work of NHS Digital and NHS England” to speed up digital transformation in the NHS, the chair of the regulator has said.
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NewsGovernment not planning to repeal Lansley legislation
Government sources have told HSJ today there are no plans to bring forward legislation to reform the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
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Four trusts named as digital exemplars for 'hopeless' IT system
Four trusts will receive additional national support to improve the Lorenzo IT system, five years after a senior MP branded it a “hopeless system” supported by a government bribe.
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NewsGIRFT: Outlier trust stops performing lung cancer procedure
A major teaching hospital identified as an outlier for thoracic surgery by a clinical audit has stopped performing a surgical procedure.
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HSJ LocalCCG to lose powers by joining commissioning partnership
Certain responsibilities are set to be moved from a struggling clinical commissioning group after it joined a partnership of four other CCGs.
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HSJ LocalNew academy to recruit nurses with 'exceptional academic ability'
A nursing academy designed to attract and retain students with “exceptional academic ability” to improve patient safety is being launched at Exeter University in collaboration with local NHS trusts.
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NewsGovernment could scrap 'NHS England ringfence' in long term plan
Ministers could scrap the “ringfence” around the NHS England budget to include other arm’s length bodies as part of the government’s long term funding plan, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalTrust pays £10,000 after patient death caused by staff shortages
An NHS trust has paid £10,000 to the family of a woman who died after “delayed and inadequate” investigations left her with terminal cancer.
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NewsRegion's elderly care services 'inconsistent', says CQC
Health services for older people in Cumbria are inconsistent and services are in the “very early” stages of integration, the Care Quality Commission has said.
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NewsDaily Insight: Waving the red flags
The must read stories and biggets talking points from Monday
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust chief executive to step down after 10 years
The chief executive of York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust will retire at the end of this month after more than a decade in the role.