All NHS Improvement articles – Page 110
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HSJ Local
Foundation trust taken out of special measures
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust taken out of special measures CQC raises the trust’s overall rating from inadequate to reguires improvement Trust to be given support to address safety concerns A mental health trust has been taken out of special measures after inspectors upgraded its overall rating from ...
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Call for non-FTs to have greater freedom to deliver STPs
NHS trusts should be allowed to set up shared service companies and be part of accountable care organisations to help deliver their sustainability and transformation plans, a leading healthcare law firm has said.
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Trusts named to test new nursing associate role
Health Education England has named the trusts to lead work piloting the new nursing associate role, and confirmed double the number of people will be trained for the new position than originally planned.
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Expert Briefing
The Commissioner: The road to reconfiguration
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Getting twitchy at Q2
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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Big rise in urgent operations cancelled more than once
The number of urgent operations cancelled more than once has grown by more than half in the last year.
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Exclusive: Regulator may publish lists of highest earning agency staff
NHS Improvement describes workforce information that could be published in next quarterly report Provider sector is “falling short” of targets for agency spending New protocols for revising financial forecasts Trusts with “high pay bill growth” to be contacted this month Regulators have warned that NHS providers are “falling ...
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HSJ Local
Katrina Percy resigns from Southern Health advisory role
Katrina Percy resigns from Southern Health FT less than six weeks into strategic advisory role She will receive 12 months’ salary, with agreement from the trust, NHSI, the Department of Health and the Treasury NHSI says legal advice suggested there were “no legal grounds” to dismiss Ms Percy, and ...
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: An outbreak of honesty
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover Sign up here to get London Eye by email
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Ambulance trusts struggle with rise in most serious calls
Ambulance service performance has slumped over the past year as trusts struggle to cope with an 18 per cent rise in the most serious cases.
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Hunt warned over rhetoric on foreign doctors
NHS Improvement chair Ed Smith intervenes in Brexit debate He warns overseas staff must not be left feeling “demoralised and diminished” Letter follows Jeremy Hunt’s announcement to make NHS “self-sufficient” in doctors Patient safety could be put at risk if overseas staff are left feeling “demoralised and diminished” ...
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More trusts considered for 'financial special measures'
Regulators have drawn up a list of more NHS providers to be considered for “financial special measures”.
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Provider bailouts shake-up after 'nasty surprise' warnings
Experts have warned about the “different incentives” created by the £1.8bn bailout fund for NHS providers Many trusts have back-loaded their savings plans for 2016-17 From next year, bailout payments will be weighted towards latter months of the year Regulators are to introduce new measures aimed at removing ...
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Pathology and back office savings 'won't all be achieved this year'
NHS will not realise full savings from back office and pathology consolidations in 2016-17, Jeremy Marlow says NHS Improvement productivity director says some STP areas will “deliver cash this year” from consolidation “We’re not going to take the keys off trusts,” he promises The health service will not ...
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All trusts given new targets to achieve provider sector surplus
Targets aim to bring provider sector into surplus next year Trusts in deficit have had their control totals ratcheted down, while surplus trusts must also improve their position. Extra funding focused on sustaining services rather than transformation or service enhancements See trusts’ indicative allocations from the STF Financial ...
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HSJ Local
Downgraded A&E set to reopen after NHS Improvement review
A&E department at Chorley and South Ribble Hospital was suddenly downgraded in April this year due to staffing shortages In August local leaders said efforts to recruit adequate numbers of doctors had been unsuccessful Simon Stevens had praised the trust over its decisions An independent review has recommended the ...
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Revealed: Ministers sign off £300k of pay rises for trust chairs
Ministers agreed nearly £300,000 in pay rises for the chairs of NHS trusts over the past year, HSJ can reveal.
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Regulator launches investigation into cost of patient falls
NHS Improvement launches investigation into cost of inpatient falls to the NHS Regulator is planning to share good practice to help providers improve care New “falls collaboratives” will be set up to take forward improvements NHS Improvement has launched an investigation into the cost and prevalence of inpatient ...
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catch Up: Treasury tightens grip, and junior doctors lose legal challenge
Your essential update on the week in health
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Expert Briefing
Lintern’s Risk Register: Going, going but not yet gone
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under-the-radar stories. From patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern