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NewsRevealed: Only 4 per cent of GP appointments booked online
Digital uptake low despite NHS England efforts to drive online bookings NHS England said last year 97 per cent of GP practices have online booking systems Senior source tells HSJ “we need to stop kidding ourselves” about digital uptake NHS England says progress being made is “encouraging” HSJ ...
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for community trust
Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalFoundation trusts reveal merger plan
Two Derbyshire foundation trusts will seek to merge into single organisation Derbyshire Community Health Services will acquire Derbyshire Healthcare Change follows CQC criticism of Derbyshire Healthcare’s governance Two foundation trusts in the East Midlands have announced plans to merge and create a single organisation.
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HSJ LocalMajor teaching trust placed in special measures
St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust rated inadequate Inspectors find several buildings not fit for purpose Chair blames “very poor board and senior management decisions in the past” for many of the problems Discussions have taken place over “informal buddy relationship” to support the trust St George’s University ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Nursing on the cheap
HSJ’s round-up of Monday’s must read stories and talking points
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Computer virus forces trust to cancel operations for two days
Struggling trust cancels appointments for two days following computer virus Northern Lincolnshire and Goole FT said it will turn away people arriving for planned operations, outpatient appointments and diagnostic procedures A&E open as normal but trust tells people to only come if it is an emergency A computer ...
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HSJ LocalTrust declares first A&E 'critical incident' in several years
Basildon takes ’very unusual step’ due to lack of beds for new admissions Trust forced to ’cancel significant amounts’ of elective work Move follows similar action taken at nearby Southend just weeks earlier Basildon hospital was forced to call its first internal critical incident in “years” and cancel ...
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HSJ LocalLatest STP published reveals hospital reconfiguration
Council in the North East become fourth to publish STP Key plans include consolidating specialist services into two specialist hospitals Sets out £260m of efficiency savings Hartlepool Borough Council leader raises concerns about transparency of the process Consolidating specialist hospital services on to two sites and creating a ...
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NewsLeak reveals nurse associates will be allowed to give patients drugs unsupervised
Leaked document reveals plan for nursing associates to calculate and administer controlled drugs Internal HEE curriculum framework leaked ahead of Department of Health decision on regulation Expansion of role to include administering drugs is a “recipe for confusion”, says professor of nursing policy EXCLUSIVE: Nursing associates will be ...
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS England gets a punch in
The must read stories and talking points from Friday
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HSJ LocalTrusts make first moves towards hospital chain
South Warwickshire directors and chair to be appointed to Wye Valley Trust Hospital chain under development, to be led by South Warwickshire. Trusts will retain separate boards initially No plans to consolidate clinical services Three board members from South Warwickshire Foundation Trust are being appointed to run Wye ...
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HSJ Local'No evidence of harm' from delayed ambulance response policy
South East Coast Ambulance extended response times for some “red two” calls in winter 2014-15 Latest review found no evidence of patient harm as a result of the policy Review was affected by poor data and plans to interview patients were dropped A review into an ambulance trust’s ...
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Exclusive: New capital funding regime for STPs
NHS England considers allowing local areas to keep cash from land sales National leaders examining how much investment STPs require Simon Stevens says some STPs are “directional rather than the final word” NHS organisations that sell surplus land may be able to retain the capital receipts generated to ...
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NewsExclusive: Simon Stevens hits back at 'NHS first' criticism
NHS England chief executive hits back at criticism of the STP process STPs were never designed to answer national questions on social care funding, says Simon Stevens Mr Stevens tells Birmingham council chief that STPs are able decide for themselves what share of funding social care receives NHS ...
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HSJ LocalNew plan for troubled trust assumes £37m financial improvement
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust plans to deliver £37m of financial improvements by March Most of the improvements to be delivered through additional revenue Regulators said trust’s pay bill growth was “excessive” An NHS trust in financial special measures is now planning to deliver £37m of financial improvements ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Fresh criticism of heart surgery trust
The must read stories and talking points from Thursday
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NewsNew CCG ratings: 75 per cent failing on maternity care
NHS England finds 74.2 per cent of CCGs not meeting maternity standards Sevenfold variation in the likelihood of neonatal death Almost 20 per cent variation found across England in how women perceived patient choice and maternity experience Almost 75 per cent of clinical commissioning groups are failing to ...
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NewsMore than half of CCGs 'need to improve mental health services'
More than half of CCGs judged as needing to improve local mental health services New NHS England framework ranked 127 of the 209 CCGs as “needs improvement” or “greatest need for improvement” Ratings published at same time as new mental health dashboard, which shows how commissioners are performing against ...
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HSJ LocalMinister criticises regulator for 'encouraging' local trust takeover
Local MP claims Wye Valley Trust to be taken over by South Warwickshire FT Trade minister Jesse Norman criticises NHS Improvement for encouraging takeover without consultation Wye Valley chief executive and chair likely to be replaced New CQC inspection report likely to be published next week A government ...
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HSJ Local
Deficit forecast quadruples at financial special measures trust
A leading teaching hospital is forecasting a £60m deficit this financial year – nearly four times its control total.