News – Page 913
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NewsExclusive: NHS England highlights 20 interventions to close funding gap
A majority of clinical commissioning groups could close over half of their funding gap by implementing best practice interventions, NHS England guidance shared with HSJ claims.
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NewsDrop in attendances at A&E departments
Attendances to accident and emergency departments have fallen over the course of the past year, according to NHS England data.
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NewsWorkforce system tender could be worth £1bn
A centrally procured “workforce management system” is set to be made available to NHS organisations as part of a government tendering exercise worth up to £1bn, it has emerged.
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NewsLeaders should be 'more willing' to embrace technology
The health service could save tens of millions of pounds if its leaders were more willing to embrace technology to manage their workforce, according to a report from London School of Economics academics and a thinktank.
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NewsTwo more CSU alliances confirmed
Two more pairs of commissioning support units are entering into formal alliances to ensure they can offer a comprehensive set of high quality services, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOutpatient waiting figures soar
The percentage of outpatients waiting more than 18 weeks for NHS treatment is at its highest level since 2008, according to a new report, which also says more hospitals are falling into deficit.
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NewsMPs: CQC is 'being turned around'
The Care Quality Commission has gained a “renewed sense of purpose”, according to a Commons health committee report.
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NewsConsultation launched on CSU redundancies
Up to 300 commissioning support unit staff are facing redundancy under a job cuts programme coordinated by NHS England.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Minister intervenes in funding row
The care services minister has warned NHS England he may intervene to ask it to reconsider funding decisions if they undermine the government’s commitment to parity of esteem for mental health.
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NewsCCGs hit by swings in funding allocation
More than a tenth of clinical commissioning groups have lost at least £10m of the funds originally earmarked for them for this year, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ LocalLegal challenge issued over £16m service tender
COMMERCIAL: A clinical commissioning group is facing a legal challenge over the procurement of £16.6m in services using the innovative prime contractor model.
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NewsHeart guidance 'could save lives'
Coroners could help save the lives of hundreds of people by telling bereaved family members to get themselves screened for inherited heart conditions, a charity has said.
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South Warwickshire appoints hotel services contractor
COMMERCIAL: South Warwickshire Foundation Trust has appointed Amey as its hotel services provider, the trust has announced.
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Trust's £2.5m overspend on staff pay bill
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has spent almost £2.5m more than budgeted on staff pay.
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Delays in over performance payments pose 'significant risk' to trust
Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals Trust is reporting a “significant risk” to its short term cash flow, partly due to delays in over performance payments.
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South Staffordshire and Shropshire in surplus
Finance: South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is in surplus, recent board papers show.
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NewsGovernance concerns over care.data project
NHS data chiefs have raised “concerns in respect to the governance arrangements” of the pioneering care.data project, according to papers published last week.
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NewsClegg: commissioners must step up to plate on mental health
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has urged NHS commissioners to “step up to the plate” on helping the government achieve parity of esteem for mental health.
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Liverpool funds Citizens Advice advisers in GP practices
PERFORMANCE: Every GP practice in Liverpool is to have access to dedicated Citizens Advice advisers to whom patients with non-medical problems can be refered.
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NewsBoards told to curb use of independent providers
Scottish health boards have been told to clamp down on their use of the private sector for treating NHS patients.