News – Page 490
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HSJ LocalTrust's senior leadership blamed for financial blackhole
Auditors have blamed the senior leadership of a hospital trust for a £16m blackhole in its accounts.
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NewsBME network declares 'no confidence' in trust's board
A hospital trust’s BME network has said it has “no confidence” in the organisation’s board “to deliver race equality”, following the apparent dismissal of the network’s chair.
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NewsNew CCG ratings revealed
Overall ratings have been published of clinical commissioning groups for 2016-17, with double the number rated “outstanding” as the previous year.
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NewsMapped: STP ratings, finances and system performance
Exploring STPs’ ratings, leadership, finances, emergency care performance and delayed transfers.
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NewsNHS England names 'ineffective' medicines for savings drive
NHS England is to consult over limiting the prescription of “low value” products costing £141m a year including homeopathy and herbal medicines.
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HSJ Local'No evidence of fraud' at foundation trust
NHS Protect has found no evidence of fraud at Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust, after it was accused of deliberately manipulating waiting times figures
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NewsLagging STPs are still in line for capital funds, says Swindells
STPs rated in the bottom two categories today are still in need of, and in contention for, additional capital funding in coming years, Matthew Swindells has said.
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NewsNHS trusts' spending grew faster than GPs' in 2016-17
Current spending on general practice grew by 2 per cent in 2016-17 – the largest cash terms increase in several years, but less than NHS trusts and almost flat in real terms – annual accounts suggest.
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NewsRevealed: First ratings of all 44 STPs
STPs have been publicly rated for the first time, with five labelled outstanding and five placed in the lowest category of “needs most improvement”.
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NewsHSJ launches new Healthcare Partnership Awards
HSJ has launched the HSJ Healthcare Partnership Awards, which look to identify, put the spotlight on and celebrate the best products and services being used by the NHS.
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NewsLord Darzi weighs in to 'utterly astonishing' specialist trust row
Professor Lord Ara Darzi has weighed into the row over the future of specialist services in England.
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HSJ LocalLocal leaders row back on A&E downgrade plans
NHS leaders in Essex have dropped plans for a “blanket” redirection of all blue light ambulances from two of the area’s hospitals to Basildon following a backlash from residents and clinicians.
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HSJ LocalSeventh maternal death at scandal hit trust
A seventh maternal death has been reported at a London trust previously criticised for a series of deaths linked to its maternity services.
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NewsTrusts told to 'go further' on agency spending crackdown
Agency spending in the NHS is still “unsustainable” and trusts must “go further” in cutting costs, NHS Improvement has said.
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HSJ Local
Largest CCG faces £178m deficit by end of the year
A clinical commissioning group that is under legal directions is set to add £57m to its spiralling cumulative deficit in 2017-18.
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NewsExclusive: 18 'high calibre' leads appointed to major NHS improvement programme
Leading consultants have been appointed to lead 14 national reviews aimed at improving efficiency and reducing unwarranted variation in NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTribunal backs CQC in row over 'shaping the market'
A tribunal has backed the Care Quality Commission after a legal challenge accusing it of acting “outside of its powers” in refusing to register a new learning disability facility.
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NewsExclusive: Financial pressure should not stop quality improvement, says report
Quality improvement is not a “pipedream” for mental health providers despite the current financial climate, a new King’s Fund report has concluded.