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  • Stephen Eames
    HSJ Local

    Mid Yorks Trust chief executive joins North Cumbria

    2016-01-08T09:47:00Z

    Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust chief executive Stephen Eames is to take on the same post at the troubled North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust, in addition to his current role.

  • Old man in bed, doctor using stehoscope
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    Consultants and NHS Employers close in on new contract

    2016-01-08T07:00:00Z

    Negotiation document sent to Department of Health for approval Final offer to be made to BMA consultants committee this month Potential deal emerges days before junior doctors go on strike A potential deal has been reached between NHS Employers and British Medical Association negotiators over reforms to hospital ...

  • Simon Stevens
    HSJ Local

    Stevens fires broadside against ‘institutional self-interest’

    2016-01-07T17:58:00Z

    High Court judge backs decision to remove emergency and high risk general surgery from Wythenshawe Hospital Simon Stevens says saying spurious claims were made to advance a “mistakenly conceived institutional self-interest” Wythenshawe doctors say patient safety was “only reason for mounting campaign” Simon Stevens has said a court ...

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    Executive Summary: 21 questions and 12 months to answer them

    2016-01-07T17:12:00Z

    HSJ’s must read stories for Thursday

  • Wythenshawe Hospital
    HSJ Local

    Manchester medics lose court battle over landmark reconfiguration

    2016-01-07T13:18:00Z

    High court judge says there was “no legal error” in major consultation process Court judgement reveals change in tack by Wythenshawe Hospital chiefs Judge says it was not necessary to inform public of “every potential contingency” Read the full judgment here A high court judge has ruled in ...

  • Dame Eileen Sills
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    Updated: Top nurse appointed national whistleblowers guardian

    2016-01-07T12:30:00Z

    Dame Eileen Sills appointed national guardian for NHS whistleblowers National guardian a key recommendation of Sir Robert Francis’ whistleblowing review Dame Eileen will carry out role two days a week while continuing to work as chief nurse of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust Dame Eileen Sills, the ...

  • Sir David Dalton
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    Sir David Dalton sets out his stall for junior doctors talks

    2016-01-07T12:20:00Z

    Sir David Dalton says he will respect both sides in negotiations over junior doctor contracts He says NHS has long way to go to achieve consistent standards of care for patients Talks will remain aimed at securing a cost neutral deal for junior doctors Sir David Dalton has ...

  • Basildon Hospital
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    Search for Essex success regime leader relaunched

    2016-01-07T11:09:00Z

    System leaders launch second attempt to recruit permanent chair for Essex success regime NHS England regional team insists project has “not been delayed” as a result of the protracted appointment process Success regime has been downsized to focus on just central and south Essex System leaders have launched ...

  • Manchester
    HSJ Local

    Greater Manchester hospitals will keep access to bailouts

    2016-01-07T10:44:00Z

    NHS England has confirmed that Greater Manchester’s hospitals will still have access to national bailout funding next year, despite the devolution of health funding.

  • Birmingham Children's Hospital
    HSJ Local

    Birmingham foundation trusts confirm merger plan

    2016-01-07T10:28:00Z

    Trust merger follows joint chief executive appointment last year Business case to be produced by “late summer” Trusts plan joint rebuild after major capital project is scrapped Two Birmingham foundation trusts have confirmed they will merge following the decision last year for them to share a chief executive.

  • Shredded paper
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    Exclusive: Deadline for CSU independence could be scrapped

    2016-01-07T07:00:00Z

    NHS England proposes to scrap the deadline for CSUs to become autonomous CSUs could be given access to working capital, but only if it is affordable to NHS England CSUs could have more flexibility over the type of independent organisation they become NHS England says CCG procurements will shape ...

  • Front of Medway Maritime Hospital
    HSJ Local

    Medway remains in special measures as regulators consider next steps

    2016-01-07T00:01:00Z

    REGULATION: Medway Foundation Trust is set to remain in special measures while regulators consider “the best option to improve services” after it was again rated “inadequate”.

  • Stethescope
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    Executive Summary: Primary care goes large

    2016-01-06T17:04:00Z

    HSJ’s roundup of Wednesday’s essential stories

  • Prison
    HSJ Local

    Care UK wins prison health contract

    2016-01-06T16:46:00Z

    COMMERCIAL: Care UK has won a five year contract to provide healthcare at Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London.

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    'Francis effect' continues to push up nurse recruitment

    2016-01-06T12:20:00Z

    Workforce data shows year on year increase in qualified nursing staff in September 2015 Total number of employed nursing staff was larger than any previous September since 2009 Data also shows significant falls in district nursing, mental health and numbers of nurse consultants The NHS is continuing to ...

  • Surgical scissors
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    Exclusive: Senior staff member sacked after procurement probe

    2016-01-06T11:09:00Z

    Trust confirms senior member of staff dismissed after disciplinary hearing last month Questions remain over investigation and governance of UCLPartners Procurement Service Membership body bulk buys products for trusts with a combined turnover of more than £2bn A senior member of staff at a trust running one of ...

  • Accident and emergency patient
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    NHS England set to remove eight national clinical directors

    2016-01-06T10:49:00Z

    NHS England on track to cut eight national clinical director posts Sixteen directors will be retained in a new structure from April Remaining directors split into “major programme”, “service improvement” and “population group” NHS England is on course to cut eight national clinical directors, including for renal disease, ...

  • Whitehall
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    CQC to have government grant cut by a quarter

    2016-01-06T10:32:00Z

    CQC to have its government grant cut by 25 per cent over four years Overall budget to be reduced by 13 per cent by 2019-20, with grant cut offset by fee rises Regulator will have to absorb £6.2m of additional “cost pressures” The Care Quality Commission is to ...

  • Medical tray with syringe, pills and water
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    Exclusive: GP groups cover most of England but ‘lack ambition and priorities’

    2016-01-06T07:00:00Z

    Large scale GP provider groups operating in 82 per cent of England’s CCG areas There are 268 federations up and running, HSJ research suggests It is estimated that these organisations cover 41 million patients Four fifths of clinical commissioning groups have at least one large scale GP provider ...

  • Waiting room
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    Analysis: Size, spread and form of large scale GP groups

    2016-01-06T07:00:00Z

    HSJ has collated the most comprehensive picture so far of England’s GP networks, federations and super practices.