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HSJ LocalLarge GP partnership takes on practices across STPs
A large primary care provider is set to become the biggest GP partnership in England following its expansion into a second STP area, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCCG decides minor injury units to be closed and replaced
CCG governing body decides to close three minor injuries units and replace three others with urgent care centres East Riding of Yorkshire CCG also approved plans to create an integrated community and intensive rehabilitation centre The CCG will commission 15 “time to think” beds for the region, but close ...
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust agrees six figure settlement over child’s death
University Hospitals Bristol FT settles case for £100,000 Deal was originally offered almost two years ago PHSO report heavily criticised the standard of care for Luke Jenkins A hospital trust guilty of major service failure related to the death of a seven-year-old boy has agreed to settle a ...
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NewsCQC to pay up to £191k to new chief inspector of hospitals
The CQC will pay the new chief inspector of hospitals £161,000-£191,000 a year Sir Mike Richard’s replacement to be a “highly influential” clinician or board executive with “political acumen” Successful applicant will need to deliver new inspection model and determine the data needed to spot care failings The ...
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NewsThree more trusts placed in special measures
Regulator to appoint improvement directors to St George’s, Northern Lincolnshire and Goole, and University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Improvement says trusts will receive a package of support They can also expect tougher interest rates on the bailout loans from the Department of Health Three more trusts have ...
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HSJ LocalNew chair for special measures trust
A new substantive chair has been appointed to Barts Health Trust, six months after the departure of his predecessor.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts rejected 'irresponsible' savings targets of up to 10pc
Around 60 trusts have rejected their control totals Analysis suggests efficiency assumptions averaged 6.4 per cent Lord Carter and former Monitor CEO have previously said 2 per cent is an achievable efficiency target Trusts described their savings requirements as “impossible” and “undeliverable”, and said it would be “irresponsible” for ...
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HSJ LocalCCG pays ambulance staff wages following private provider dispute
£642,000 of goodwill payments made to ambulance workers by CCG Chief finance officer says: “We are not setting a precendent” CCG admits “there was frailty in the subcontracting market” Commissioners in Sussex paid a total of £642,000 in wages to former NHS staff after their private company employer ...
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NewsThousands of disabled people forced to wait months for wheelchairs
Between October and December, 21 per cent of children and 15 per cent of adults waited more than 19 weeks for wheelchairs to be delivered Waiting times of nine weeks-plus for wheelchair prescription and then delivery Longest waits for those with high or specialist needs for prescriptions and delivery ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Resolution and revolution
HSJ’s round up of the day’s must read stories and debate
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NewsJeremy Hunt announces major overhaul of NHS quango
NHS Litigation Authority to be renamed NHS Resolution from April New organisation will focus on earlier intervention in maternity cases It will seek to reduce harm through learning and sharing good practice Jeremy Hunt is to announce an overhaul of the NHS Litigation Authority aimed at reducing the ...
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NewsTime limit on ambulance dispatch set to be quadrupled
Sixty seconds window to decide on whether to dispatch ambulance should be extended by 180 seconds, says NHS England director Extension “likely” to be recommended in ambulance service reform report next month, although DH stressed no decision has been made New commissioning framework for ambulance services will be rolled ...
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NewsWhistleblowing charity intervenes in HEE court case
Public Concern at Work granted permission to intervene in Court of Appeal case Chris Day claims he was victimised by Health Education England for whistleblowing Charity says the case could undermine whistleblowing legislation if it fails Whistleblowing charity Public Concern at Work has intervened in a Court of ...
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NewsPrivate providers warned over 'fundamental' safety concerns
CQC warns safety concerns during inspection of independent ambulance providers may “not be isolated findings” Over three-quarters of providers inspected so far have faced CQC enforcement action Concerns include drivers not holding the correct licence, failure to carry out DBS checks, unclean vehicles and not following “fundamental safety processes” ...
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NewsRevealed: Staff at inadequate trusts worst for reporting patient harm
CQC analysis of 2016 NHS staff survey against its ratings show staff at inadequate trusts most likely to witness harm but least like to report it Staff at inadequate trusts most likely to experience bullying and harassment from staff and public Data suggests open reporting culture is part of ...
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust lost patients' urgent referral records
Patients missed urgent referrals after a hospital trust lost track of their records, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGovernment demands 'concrete progress' on STPs
The government’s instructions to the NHS this year call for “concrete progress on local sustainability and transformation plans” and say it must deliver “the productivity and efficiency gains necessary to maintain financial balance”.
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NewsNew law to ban 'blacklisting' of NHS whistleblowers
New law would prevent whistleblowers being discriminated against by potential employers Move follows recommendation by Sir Robert Francis’s review, which found evidence of whistleblowers being “blacklisted” The law would allow applicants to seek compensation from trusts for discriminatory employment processes It could become illegal for NHS trusts to ...