All NHS Improvement articles – Page 83
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LeaderA very NHS compromise
The planning guidance is based on a new compromise between Simon Stevens and Jeremy Hunt, but it underlines the fundamental problems afflicting the NHS, writes Alastair McLellan.
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NewsElective activity goals to add to workforce pressures
NHS trusts will come under pressure in 2018-19 to deliver a new “step change in elective activity” while keeping workforce plans “affordable” and within their ceiling for agency spending.
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NewsACSs get a rebrand as NHS England seeks 'next cohort'
NHS England has rebranded accountable care systems as integrated care systems, and said they will replace sustainability and transformation partnerships.
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NewsScandal-hit ambulance trust to hire private sector capacity and review staff leave
East of England Ambulance Trust will hire in private sector vehicles to help meet demand Staff leave at peak times will be reviewed Risk summit statement says hospitals will be ”asked to accept prompt handover of patients” A scandal-hit ambulance trust is hiring private ambulance capacity, reviewing holiday ...
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: What's happened to the second Carter review?
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: No more sticking plasters – have a transparent debate about A&E data
This week’s Performance Watch sets out some of the main issues which need addressing to bring some short term rigour back to the collection of A&E waiting time data amid justifiable concerns about its validity.
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News£175m diverted to protect NHS from digital threats
At least £175m will be cut from other NHS technology projects to counter cyberattacks, with trusts also expected to divert funds to meet the threat.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: New commissioners - an ACS leader
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsA&E reporting under review amid accuracy concerns
NHS bosses are reviewing accident and emergency performance data reporting as they grapple with concerns about the accuracy of the politically sensitive data.
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HSJ LocalMPs criticise 'extraordinary' absence of ambulance trust bosses
MPs have called for an “urgent explanation” as to why the chief executive and other senior board members of a crisis hit ambulance trust went on holiday during what was long predicted would be “a really difficult period”.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust predicts years of deficits amid £47m deterioration
The chief executive of a severely challenged acute trust has warned staff “difficult choices” lie ahead after its financial forecast for the year was changed from a £10m surplus to a £37m deficit.
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NewsNHS England and Improvement appoint first shared board directors
NHS Improvement and NHS England have moved to appoint shared board directors, created a joint finance committee, and are seeking to avoid ”duplication [and] directly contradictory instructions”.
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement changes stance on Wirral inquiry publication
NHS Improvement has said there is a “strong presumption in favour” of it publishing the independent investigation into the regulator’s handling of concerns at the Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalMajor hospital merger held up in funding talks
A merger that would create one of the biggest trusts in England has been delayed amid ongoing talks with NHS Improvement over funding.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Capital's cancer turnaround
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The backdoor drive towards trust mergers
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ LocalNHS Improvement could keep Wirral investigation secret
NHS Improvement has refused to commit to making public the independent investigation into the governance of Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust.
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NewsNHS Improvement abandons consultancy turnaround programme
A financial turnaround project where management consultants are sent to work with NHS trusts has been shelved by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalConsultants threaten trust chair with 'no confidence' vote
The chair of Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has been called to an extraordinary meeting of the trust’s consultant body and could face a vote of no confidence, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts 'losing significant income' due to winter pressures
NHS trusts have warned regulators they are losing “significant amounts” of elective care income due to winter pressures, and say an adjustment to financial flows between providers and commissioners should be considered.