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HSJ LocalSouthern Health services continue to be disbanded
Hertfordshire Partnership University FT will take on some of Southern Health’s specialist learning disability services Contract covers people living in Buckinghamshire and will focus on community care Southern Health divested of services after recognising it could no longer offer the area a “safe and effective” service RECONFIGURATION: Hertfordshire ...
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NewsHEE to re-run job appointment after royal college complaint
Health Education England has said it will re-run the appointment process for the head of Yorkshire and the Humber School of Radiology after the appointment of a radiographer led to complaints by a medical royal college.
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NewsRevealed: £6m spent on redundancies at closed CSUs
The bill for redundancies following the shutting of two commissioning support units reached more than £6m, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS Improvement alert aims to improve acute kidney injury care
NHS Improvement patient safety alert issued with new resources for providers Help includes guidance on improving recognition and treatment of acute kidney injury Improvement in treatment of AKI is included in national CQUIN payments A patient safety alert has been issued by NHS Improvement to help NHS providers ...
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HSJ LocalTrust approves £300k increase in nurse spending following inspection
A trust in Wiltshire, which was told to improve staffing levels earlier this year, has earmarked nearly £300,000 for additional nursing staff.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust looks to be lead provider in Midlands MCP
Sandwell and West Birmingham chief executive says trust would look to be lead provider within vanguard The organisational form Modality MCP will take is still unclear, says Toby Lewis Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust working with Your Health Partnership to take on GP consultants STRUCTURE: The chief executive ...
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NewsPatients redirected as CQC uncovers safety concerns at abortion provider
CQC inspection of Marie Stopes International uncovers “serious concerns” About 250 women a week will be diverted to other providers after range of termination of pregnancy services suspended NHS England has launched confidential helpline for those with concerns and questions About 250 women a week will be redirected ...
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NewsCCG plans major procurement after providers fail to integrate services
CCG plans major procurement after providers fail to agree on how to integrate care Community provider moves towards setting up MCP with GP federations CCG has £17m shortfall in the year to date Community trust says acute provider wanted to “take operational control of all services” Commissioners in ...
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NewsFour trusts given power to lead hospital chains
NHS Improvement grants four high performing trusts the power to lead groups or chains of hospitals The foundation group leaders will be able to head up buddying, partnerships and federations of hospitals or begin mergers and acquisitions The accreditation aims to give the four trusts the power to bring ...
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NewsCQC launches inquiry into trusts failing to improve
Only six out out of 21 trusts re-inspected by the CQC in 2015-16 showed overall improvement Review commissioned to discover “underlying reasons” why trusts are struggling to improve Colchester chief executive calls for single “oversight committees” to become more common The Care Quality Commission has set up an ...
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NewsTalks under way for more mental health care model pilots
Talks are already under way to create more pilot sites to take on new commissioning powers and develop models of care for tertiary mental health services, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew £5m pot for perinatal mental health services
NHS England announces £5m perinatal community services development fund STPs, commissioners and providers can bid for money to expand services for women with mental health problems during or after pregnancy Fund is part of £365m plan to expand perinatal support to an extra 30,000 women a year by 2020-21 ...
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HSJ LocalVirgin Care preferred bidder for £69m community services contract
Virgin Care selected as preferred bidder for £69m community services contract in Bath and north east Somerset Firm beat Sirona Care and Health consortium, which included two trusts Commissioners say contract will include clause requiring any surplus to be “reinvested into services in Bath and north east Somerset” ...
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NewsSenior public health figures pan childhood obesity plan
The government’s childhood obesity plan has been branded a disappointing missed opportunity by senior public health figures after it failed to take action on marketing and advertising of junk food and paid little attention to the role of councils.
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NHS England will step in if mental health cash does not reach front line
National mental health director says NHS England will intervene if areas fail to invest new funding properly Claire Murdoch says transparency is key to implementing £3.97bn plan for the sector and making sure cash reaches services NHS England to publish a new dashboard in September, including how much CCGs ...
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HSJ LocalMayor calls for new approach to Bedford reconfiguration
COMMISSIONING: A “flawed” review of health services should be rejected in full rather than become part of sustainability and transformation plan for health and social care integration, according to the elected mayor of Bedford Borough Council.
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