News – Page 748
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NewsJudge rules against forced life saving amputation for mentally ill man
A High Court judge has ruled that a mentally ill man with diabetes should not be forced to undergo a life-saving amputation by an NHS trust.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Shining light on junior doctor heat
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s must read stories and opinion
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NewsUpdated: Private firm wins first full commissioning support tender
A private sector supplier has won the first tender for commissioning support services to be completed via NHS England’s procurement framework.
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HSJ LocalMental health trust chief executive to retire
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Camden and Islington Foundation Trust is to retire next spring.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire CCG mulls delegating to regional body
STRUCTURE: East Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group’s governing body has been asked which of its responsibilities it would consider delegating to a county-wide commissioning congress.
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HSJ LocalCommunity hospitals face closure under Surrey CCG proposals
STRUCTURE: A review of five community hospitals by Surrey Downs Clinical Commissioning Group has set out four options for future community care, which include the closure of two hospitals.
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HSJ LocalLondon health devolution pilots on the horizon
NHS England says London needs a different approach to health devolution to Greater Manchester
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NewsExecutive Summary: Long odds on not blowing the budget
HSJ’s roundup of the day’s essential stories and debate
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HSJ LocalChief executive of specialist trust resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust has resigned with immediate effect.
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NewsSerco: Suffolk contract was ‘not long enough’ for change
The manager overseeing outsourcing giant Serco’s contract to provide community services across Suffolk has told HSJ its three year deal was ‘not long enough’ to carry out the level of transformation needed in the region.
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NewsExclusive: Emergency savings drive and stretch targets fail to reduce provider deficit
The financial ‘stretch targets’ and emergency measures imposed by NHS regulators will fail to make significant inroads into the total provider sector deficit, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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HSJ Local
Coventry and Warwickshire posts £13m in-year deficit
FINANCE: University Hospitals of Coventry and Warwickshire Trust reported an in-year deficit of £13m in August, according to board documents.
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NewsExecutive Summary: Slow action on adventure
HSJ’s roundup of Friday’s top stories and talking points
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HSJ LocalDoctors seek judicial review of Manchester emergency surgery shake-up
STRUCTURE: A group of doctors is set to launch a judicial review of the decision to remove emergency and high risk general surgery from Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester.
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HSJ LocalEast Sussex confirmed for special measures
PERFORMANCE: East Sussex Healthcare Trust has been placed in special measures following a critical report by the Care Quality Commission published earlier this week.
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HSJ LocalVale of York GPs have ‘no confidence’ in CCG savings plans
FINANCE: GPs have told the leaders of Vale of York Clinical Commissioning Group that they have ‘no confidence’ in the CCG’s management of the group’s financial rescue plans.
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NewsField: 'Nothing against' trusts taking over failing GP practices
Chief inspector of general practice Steve Field has said he is happy for struggling GP practices to be taken over by larger providers and NHS trusts if it results in better leadership.
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NewsAddenbrooke's recovery could take 'years', warns McNeil
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust’s recently departed chief executive has warned he ‘does not know how the trust will cope’ this winter and that its problems could take years to address.
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HSJ LocalSupport for ex-Cambridge chief 'not significant enough' for reinstatement
WORKFORCE: The result of a consultant vote at Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has been declared ‘not significant enough’ to justify calling for the chief executive’s reinstatement.
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NewsMapped: Acute care vanguards revealed
Thirteen bids have been chosen to take forward NHS England’s vanguard for future models of acute care.