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NewsAnalysis: The best and worst areas for extended GP opening
Greater Manchester has highest percentage of patients with access to “full” extended GP opening hours South West furthest from NHS England target Greater Manchester has the highest proportion of patients with “full” extended access to GP opening hours, while CCGs in the South West of England are the ...
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NewsPHE warns of 'serious risk' over Home Office data sharing
Public Health England warns of ”serious risk to public health” over using NHS data to trace migrants National Data Guardian also concerned over arrangement Public Health England and the National Data Guardian have raised serious concerns about the government using identified NHS patient data to track down illegal ...
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NewsRevealed: The STPs in line for biggest funding growth
Benchmarking data used by NHS regulators has shown which health regions are set to receive the largest budget increases over the next four years.
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NewsDaily Insight: The sick man of the NHS
Today’s optimist: John Adler of University Hospitals Leicester Today’s talking point: Lord Carter’s wrecking ball Today’s election-related delay: Heart reconfiguration The sick man of the NHS South Tyneside Foundation Trust has had the worst staff sickness rate in the NHS for four consecutive years, ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts aim to create single management team for pathology services
New management team could be in place by October 2017 Between £2m - £7m could be saved by running single pathology “hub” Last year’s Carter Review called on trusts to consolidate or outsource pathology services if benchmarks are unlikely to be achieved Four hospital trusts have set out plans to ...
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust appoints successor to Phil Morley
Former Hinchingbrooke chief executive succeeds controversial chief at special measures trust Lance McCarthy led Hinchingbrooke out of special measures before its merger with Peterborough Princess Alex was rated inadequate and placed in special measures last year Troubled Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust has appointed a successor to its controversial ...
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NewsExclusive: Delay to major national hospital reconfiguration
NHS England extends consultation period for congenital heart disease review Public events planned for venues around the country next month have been cancelled Final decision could be pushed back until early next year A controversial decision on the future of congenital heart surgery across England has been further ...
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NewsGovernment adviser backs 'wrecking ball' ruthlessness on estates
Lord Carter says some community hospitals need to be made “bigger” He is leading a review of efficiency at community and mental health providers Cited American army’s ”wreckingball” strategy as an example of effective estates rationalisation programme Many community hospitals are “too small” and cost too much to keep open, ...
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News‘Serious concern’ over new GP contracts going to private firms
BMA has “serious concerns” about local GP groups losing out on GP access contracts CCGs must procure extended GP access services NHS England said it encourages practices to form organisations “capable” of bidding for service contracts The British Medical Association has expressed “significant concern” about “local GP-led groups” ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust chief pledges to get back on track after opening £48m A&E
John Adler says his trust will hit the four hour target 95 per cent of the time by the end of 2018 University Hospitals of Leicester must address capacity deficit of 105 beds Mr Adler says trust has no more plans to restrict elective treatment University Hospitals of ...
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NewsHospital trust tops sickness absence table for fourth year in a row
South Tyneside FT has highest staff sickness absence rate of any acute trust for fourth consecutive year Southport and Ormskirk has second highest for second year in a row North West region has highest rate nationally A hospital trust has topped the staff sickness absence rate table for ...
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NewsFlagship service hits recovery target for first time
Flagship talking therapy service hits target for first time since its launch in 2008 Improving access to psychological therapies achieved a 50.1 per cent recovery rate in January 2017, just above the 50 per cent target IAPT is a key element of the Five Year Forward View for Mental ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Tech fails and election announcements
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s essential health stories
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NewsRevealed: Vanguards must give funding to STPs
NHS England sets conditions on final year of vanguard funding Vanguard sites required to give 10 per cent of their funding to STPs Areas told to embed new care model frameworks by December NHS England has set out four conditions on vanguard funding including the requirement to dedicate ...
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HSJ LocalTrust raises alarm after Lorenzo glitch fails to send 14,000 patient letters
Electronic patient administration system fails to send appointments to nearly 14,600 patients Ten patients wait more than 52 weeks Lorenzo supplier installs “fix” to address problem A teaching trust has alerted NHS Digital after an IT design fault meant more than 14,000 patients were not sent appointment letters.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for recent special measures trust
An NHS manager who oversaw the dissolution of Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has been appointed interim chief executive of England’s only integrated acute, community, mental health, and ambulance care provider.
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NewsElection 2017: Labour pledges 'new law' for NHS safe staffing
If Labour wins the general election it will bring in a “new law” to make safe staffing legally enforceable and ask NICE to recommence its work Party will lift the 1 per cent pay increase cap for NHS staff and set pay levels that “reflect the complexity of the ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Election pushes back key tech policy
The must read stories and talking points in health policy
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust appoints new chief executive
London Ambulance Service Trust has appointed a new chief executive to succeed acting chief Andrew Grimshaw, who will leave in June.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Trust's X-ray system down for days following 'major' IT failure
Barts Health Trust experienced “major” IT failure over weekend Trust limited requests for pathology and imaging services following problems with computer equipment Hospital porters hand delivered urgent test results Trust’s pathology system back online but issues continue with imaging services Imaging services at one of the largest trusts ...