News – Page 613

  • Numbers
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    NHS Improvement to check waiting lists of 60 trusts

    2016-05-04T07:00:00Z

    Waiting times data to be checked at 60 trusts in £2m project Performance on referral to treatment declining nationally Large hospital trusts not reporting their waiting times data NHS Improvement has launched a £2m project to see how many patients on trust waiting lists for elective procedures are ...

  • Royal Courts of Justice
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    NHS England faces court battle in drug discrimination claim

    2016-05-04T07:00:00Z

    NHS England is accused of discriminating against teenager with narcolepsy Hundreds of patients already receive NHS funding for the drug sodium oxybate Department of Health also using public money to fund private prescriptions NHS England will appear at the High Court on Wednesday accused of discriminating against a ...

  • St George’s Hospital
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    Daily Insight: 'Deeply disappointing' day at St George's

    2016-05-03T17:30:00Z

    HSJ’s round-up of Tuesday’s must read stories

  • Teenagers in class
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    Mental health trust closes adolescent unit after CQC inspection

    2016-05-03T12:47:00Z

    PERFORMANCE: A mental health trust in London has closed down a unit for adolescent patients after a Care Quality Commission inspection.

  • mental health
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    Council to lead county-wide CAMHS tender

    2016-05-03T12:25:00Z

    Council to lead joint tender of CAMHS and council children’s services Youth justice, “pupil premium” and public health services all rolled in Alliance contract or lead provider deal considered Incumbent provider enters into partnership with Mind A county council has been nominated to lead the procurement of a ...

  • Targets
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    STP lead’s trust will miss savings targets

    2016-05-03T11:17:00Z

    FINANCE: The trust whose chief executive is leading the Kent and Medway sustainability and transformation plan has said it cannot make the savings demanded in the first year.

  • Paula Vasco-Knight
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    Teaching trust loses second chief executive in two weeks

    2016-05-03T10:49:00Z

    Paula Vasco-Knight suspended as acting chief executive at St George’s University Hospitals Foundation Trust Action follows serious financial allegations made against Ms Vasco-Knight relating to a previous employment Suspension comes less than two weeks after former chief executive Miles Scott announced he was standing down EXCLUSIVE: A major ...

  • Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust
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    Exclusive: Clique of midwives prevented staff raising concerns

    2016-05-03T07:30:00Z

    Cultural review identifies “clique” of midwives whose behaviour went unchallenged by senior managers Some staff have been unwilling to raise concerns and some claim managers don’t listen to them Nursing director taking action to address concerns and improve communication and staffing A “clique” of midwives at a teaching ...

  • News

    Revealed: The capital projects deferred in 'undignified scramble'

    2016-05-03T07:30:00Z

    £270m of deferred spending identified, much of which relates to projects such as building maintenance, IT infrastructure and the purchase of new equipment. Twenty biggest transfers listed. Download full details of the capital-to-revenue transfers identified Sources told HSJ they are seriously concerned that key capital projects could be jeopardised ...

  • Navina Evans
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    East London FT appoints new chief executive

    2016-04-29T17:14:00Z

    East London Foundation Trust has appointed Dr Navina Evans as the trust’s new chief executive taking over from Dr Robert Dolan when he retires in July 2016.

  • Tim Smart
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    Regulators install Tim Smart as Southern Health chair

    2016-04-29T16:50:00Z

    Tim Smart has been appointed by regulators as the new chair of troubled Southern Health Foundation Trust.

  • Clare Panniker
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    Top hospital chief takes on leadership of second trust

    2016-04-29T16:23:00Z

    Panniker becomes latest NHS chief to take over second trust She will become chief of both Basildon and Mid Essex Move follows other senior chief executives taking over leadership of other trusts STRUCTURE: Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s well-regarded chief executive Clare Panniker is to ...

  • Board room
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    Daily Insight: Southern Health leaders in firing line

    2016-04-29T16:02:00Z

    The must read stories and talking points from Friday

  • Hand with pills
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    Exclusive: NHS England U-turn on funding of council HIV drugs

    2016-04-29T15:56:00Z

    NHS England confirms responsibility for reimbursing drugs for HIV post exposure prophylaxis Last month commissioner sent letter saying it would no longer pay for drugs provided by council commissioned services U-turn comes one week after legal threat prompts NHS England rethink on another HIV drug NHS England has ...

  • Baby
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    FT chief to lead NHS England maternity transformation

    2016-04-29T07:59:00Z

    Sarah-Jane Marsh becomes the latest provider chief executive to get national role Appointment is on a secondment basis Ms Marsh recently named one of HSJ’s Top Chief Executives NHS England has appointed another leading provider chief executive to a national role – to lead the transformation of maternity ...

  • Money
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    Quango chiefs' pay falls by a quarter in four years

    2016-04-29T07:00:00Z

    Senior Salaries Review Body says pay for very senior managers in the NHS has fallen 23 per cent in real terms since 2009-10 No pay rise in five of the last six years according to report Independent body says it cannot make recommendation on pay due to poor Department ...

  • Katrina Percy
    HSJ Local

    Southern Health leaders 'not proactive' in identifying risks to patients

    2016-04-29T00:01:00Z

    Deputy chief inspector of hospitals says risks and actions to address them “not driving” board’s agenda CQC report raises concerns about risks posed by physical environment, including ligature points Southern Health’s chair, Mike Petter, resigned yesterday afternoon ahead of the report’s publication PATIENT SAFETY: The leadership of Southern ...

  • Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
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    Southern Health chair resigns as CQC criticises leadership

    2016-04-28T17:42:00Z

    The chair of Southern Health Foundation Trust has resigned on the eve of a critical inspection report by the Care Quality Commission.

  • Failure or success
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    Daily Insight: Trust given failure regime ultimatum

    2016-04-28T17:30:00Z

    The must read stories and talking points from Thursday

  • Simon Stevens
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    Trusts told to prepare for indefinite strike action

    2016-04-28T17:23:00Z

    NHS providers have been told to prepare for indefinite strike action by junior doctors in a letter to the service from NHS England and NHS Improvement on Thursday afternoon.