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NewsExclusive: Regulator expands national mental health team
NHS Improvement appoints five new members to mental health and learning disability team They will be part of the regulator’s nursing and medical directorates The appointments are part of plans for the regulator to help trusts integrate mental and physical health care NHS Improvement has recruited five new ...
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NewsRegulator faces religious discrimination claim over gay adoption row
Trust non-executive director was suspended following comments on same-sex adoption Richard Page claims he has been barred from other NHS roles for his religious beliefs NHS Improvement faces tribunal in August A trust non-executive director is bringing a religious discrimination complaint against NHS Improvement, claiming he has been ...
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NewsCQC's new chief inspector of hospitals revealed
Current deputy chief inspector of hospitals Professor Ted Baker promoted to top job Will take over from Sir Mike Richards at the end of July Professor Baker will be responsible for developing and implementing new inspection regime at the CQC The Care Quality Commission has appointed a new ...
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HSJ LocalTop FT challenges CCG over 'unsafe' urgent care procurement
Northumbria Healthcare FT launches legal challenge over urgent care centre procurement process Trust says the cost savings required by North Tyneside CCG during the procurement as “unsafe and unsustainable” for the service CCG says the challenge meant a new contract with the preferred provider could not be signed Commissioners ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS England restructures its national teams
NHS England has restructured its national senior management teams, the organisation has confirmed.
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NewsMental health beds shortfall puts patients at 'intolerable' risk
Forward Thinking Birmingham service under pressure little over a year after controversial shake-up of mental health in the city Birmingham and Solihull CCGs plan extra funding for adult mental health following critical independent report Demand for adult mental health beds outstrips contracted supply by 50 per cent Lead provider ...
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS awards biggest ever contract to… the NHS
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NewsWorkforce 'is the challenge of the next decade'
NHS Employers chief says NHS must focus on being an attractive employer Priority is to secure EU nationals rights post Brexit says Danny Mortimer But he urged NHS to do more to tackle the ”challenge of the next decade” Making the NHS an attractive employer as part of ...
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NewsKeogh: Chief execs need support not ‘frightening and suppressive’ behaviour
The NHS risks “a drift into…risk aversion and blame”, Sir Bruce Keogh has said, criticising the “terrible statistic that the life expectancy of a chief executive in our NHS is only two and a half years”.
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NewsExclusive: Single bid for biggest ever NHS contract
Manchester commissioners take forward single bid for £6bn contract Providers across the city have formed a consortium to bid for the contract The largest ever NHS contract on course to be awarded in early 2018 A single bid - from a consortium of existing providers - has been ...
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HSJ LocalCommissioners challenge CQC over 'discrepancies' in GP ratings
A commissioning group has challenged Care Quality Commission ratings after a quarter of its GP practices were listed as requiring improvement or inadequate.
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NewsSTF encourages 'dishonesty and bullying', says respected former trust chair
Distribution of £1.8bn fund described as “economic lunacy and grossly unfair” by Sir Peter Dixon He warns that rules around STF encourage “dishonesty” and “bullying” Sir Peter also criticises regulators for failing to provide strong leadership The regime governing how additional funding is allocated to NHS trusts has ...
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NewsCommissioners made £900m underspend to cover provider deficit
NHS commissioners recorded a net underspend of £902m at the end of 2016-17, covering off a provider sector deficit of £791m.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Social care boss to lead vanguard CCG
Northumberland CCG appoints interim accountable officer after sudden departure of Steven Mason last month Vanessa Bainbridge took up the role at the beginning of the month alongside her position as Northumberland County Council’s adult social care director The joint council-CCG role is intended to pave the way for creating ...
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NewsJeremy Hunt hints at lobbying for end to pay restraint
The welfare and support of staff is the “number one priority” for the NHS, the health secretary Jeremy Hunt said today, hinting he could lobby for an end to pay restraint.
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NewsDeficit delayed forward view by a year, says Hunt
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said the Five Year Forward View was delayed by a year as the provider sector deficit spiralled to £2.5bn in 2015-16.
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NewsMajor new NHS devolution deal revealed
A health and social care devolution style deal is being put in place in Surrey, it has been announced – the second after Greater Manchester.
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NewsSimon Stevens names the first 'accountable care systems'
Simon Stevens announces first eight accountable care systems Potential for £450m tranformation funding in exchange for them taking on “accountability” for population health Simon Stevens has announced the first eight “accountable care systems”, saying they will be given control of up to £450m in transformation funding.
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HSJ LocalCompetition authority 'looks to clear' landmark trust merger
The Competition and Markets Authority has accepted that financial pressures on the NHS have “dampened the role of competition”, and says the impact on patient choice of the proposed merger of two large teaching trust in Manchester is “likely to be limited”.