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NewsExclusive: 'Blackmail' over control totals could undermine STPs, leaders warn
Stephen Dalton and Stephen Dorrell say national leaders risk derailing STPs by trying to “blackmail” local NHS bodies Control totals criticised as “old money” strategy NHS Confederation leaders say STPs are a “cornerstone” of NHS planning and delivery process National leaders risk derailing the sustainability and transformation planning ...
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NewsAnalysis: More than half of trusts 'require improvement'
HSJ analysis of all CQC trust ratings published as regulator completes its inspection of all acute trusts More than half of trusts rated requires improvement No trust currently rated outstanding for safety or inadequate for caring Explore HSJ’s interactive map HSJ has mapped and analysed every inspection rating ...
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NewsMapped: Every CQC trust rating so far
HSJ has mapped every inspection rating the Care Quality Commission has handed out to NHS trusts in England to date.
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HSJ LocalTrust spent £315,000 on interim HR directors in a year
WORKFORCE: A Kent trust paid £315,000 for the services of two “off payroll” interim human resources directors who were together in post for less than a year.
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NewsDaily Insight: What would Brexit mean for the NHS?
HSJ’s summary of the day’s must read stories and debate
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NewsPatients not interested in Sunday GP appointments, say vanguards
The prime minister’s plans for seven day GP services have been publicly questioned by two vanguard leaders, who say patients have not been enthusiastic about Sunday appointments.
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HSJ LocalCCG 'switches off' 111 divert
Divert to 111 has been “switched off” in Bolton due to concerns around the time taken to answer calls Patients calling their GP surgery outside normal hours instead to be directed straight to the GP out of hours services Move follows feedback from Bolton Foundation Trust, which reported a ...
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HSJ LocalTrust's A&E rated inadequate after damning inspection
Portsmouth Hospitals Trust given inadequate rating by CQC for its A&E CQC staff “had to intervene to keep patients safe” while carrying out inspection Four conditions placed on the trust’s registration PERFORMANCE: A hospital trust has been rated inadequate for urgent and emergency services after unannounced CQC inspections ...
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NewsDaily Insight: How to dodge a £2.5bn debt
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read health stories and talking points
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NewsExclusive: 'Relationship breakdown' at teaching trust could threaten patient safety
“Breakdown in relationships” between St George’s vascular and interventional radiology teams risked causing harm to patients External review found standards of behaviour “far below” what was expected Senior consultant suspended by trust on Tuesday St George’s has asked Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT to help it run its vascular ...
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HSJ LocalCCGs: Hospital trust should lose major services
Bedford should be stripped of obstetrics and majority of emergency surgical care, review recommends Senior figure says Bedford clinicians have “mixed feelings” about removal of obstetrics Proposal is latest stage of protracted efforts to reconfigure services across Bedford and Milton Keynes If proposals are rubberstamped they would go to ...
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HSJ Local£2.5bn PFI costs are not part of merger, chief executive insists
Peter Homa says Sherwood Forest’s PFI costs “will be dealt with nationally” Nottingham University Hospitals and Sherwood Forest share chief executive and plan to merge Mr Homa to address Sherwood Forest’s “discontinuity” of leadership Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has refused to take on a £2.5bn private finance deal ...
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NewsMajor NHS digital review delayed
Publication of Robert Wachter’s review pushed back due to scheduling issues Digital health expert to emphasis need to shake up chief clinical information officer role in speech next week Publication of a flagship review of the NHS’s digital capabilities due this month has been delayed, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalInnovator hospital slashes A&E admissions but ambulance delays surge
New hospital achieves 14 per cent reduction in emergency admissions despite attendances rising Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital first of its kind in the NHS Changes to emergency care provision championed by Sir Bruce Keogh However, hospital also reports surge in ambulance handover delays ...
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NewsAnalysis: How Northumbria is redesigning urgent care
Mike Waites examines how Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital is transforming emergency care provision in the North East, but not without significant teething problems
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HSJ LocalNorth west London retains IVF restriction policy
FINANCE: Clinical commissioning groups in north west London have decided to retain their IVF restriction policy, so treatment will only be funded for couples who do not already have children, or children from a previous relationship.
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NewsChief investigator: Safety branch may struggle for public's confidence
Proposed chief investigator of new NHS safety body suggests it could struggle to gain “faith and confidence” due to lack of independence Keith Conradi says he disagrees with decision for NHS Improvement to host the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch Department of Health says “explicit legal provisions” have been made ...
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HSJ LocalPioneering integrated care trust rated 'requires improvement'
Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust rated requires improvement by the CQC Area long viewed as integration pioneer, with “integrated care organisation” created last October Trust’s emergency department rated inadequate but staff rated outstanding for caring Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust, one of the first “integrated care ...