All NHS North Staffordshire CCG articles – Page 3
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HSJ LocalChief executive quits major teaching hospital trust
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust has resigned.
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HSJ LocalMidlands FT chief executive resigns
The chief executive of Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has resigned after steering the trust out of special measures last October.
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News£1.2bn contracts tender paused following Cambridgeshire fiasco
Staffordshire CCGs pause awards of outcomes based contracts Controversial cancer and end of life care deals worth £1.2bn combined NHS England instructed local leaders to wait for Cambridgeshire review The largest outcomes based contracting tender exercise in the country has been paused in response to the collapse of ...
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NewsExclusive: GP groups cover most of England but ‘lack ambition and priorities’
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 ...
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HSJ LocalNorth Staffs CCG appoints accountable officer
WORKFORCE: North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed Marcus Warnes as its accountable officer.
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NewsStafford Hospital death review criticises 'closed NHS culture'
Independent review finds family’s fears over cause of death were correct Report criticises “closed culture” in the NHS that prevents complaints being heard CCG says it will act for family to secure a second inquest An independent investigation into the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital ...
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire CCGs ‘pause’ hearing aid rationing consultation
FINANCE: Four clinical commissioning groups in Staffordshire have ‘paused’ a consultation on restricting access to NHS funded hearing aids
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NewsExclusive: Investigations launched into Stafford Hospital death 'cover up'
Commissioners and police have launched reviews into events surrounding the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital. It comes amid claims that statements from health workers who witnessed his death have been falsified.
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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 LocalCottage hospital beds in North Staffordshire could be cut
ACUTE CARE: A three month consultation has been launched into the future of community hospital beds in North Staffordshire after wards were closed in 2014 amid concerns over staffing levels.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire trust served with performance notices over cancer failings
PERFORMANCE: University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust has been served with performance notices for failing to hit three cancer pathway waiting time targets.
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NewsExclusive: Nearly a third of CCGs consider rationing services
Nearly a third of clinical commissioning groups have implemented or are considering restrictions to services this year, HSJ research reveals.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire transformation body appoints chair
WORKFORCE: The new body in Staffordshire created to draw up a region-wide transformation programme has appointed an ‘independent’ chair to oversee its work.
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HSJ LocalNew GP federation and trusts in collaboration talks
STRUCTURE: A new GP federation covering North Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent is in talks with local health bodies to examine proposals for more integrated working.
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HSJ LocalLast Staffordshire trust pulls out of £690m cancer consortium
COMMERCIAL: The main acute provider in Staffordshire has pulled out of a consortium bid to take on a £687m, 10 year prime provider contract for cancer services.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: NHS England will not stop hearing aid ‘rationing’ plan
NHS England will not intervene in a clinical commissioning group’s attempt to ‘ration’ access to hearing aids, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire CCGs appoint joint nursing director
WORKFORCE: North Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Clinical Commissioning Groups have appointed Jayne Downey as joint director of nursing and quality.
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HSJ LocalTrust that took over Stafford Hospital ‘requires improvement’
PERFORMANCE: The Care Quality Commission has rated University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust ‘requires improvement’.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire bodies create ‘commissioning congress’
CONFIGURATION: Commissioners across Staffordshire will come together to create a region-wide transformation programme through the establishment of a ‘commissioning congress’, it has been announced.
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NewsExclusive: Weak bargaining position blew Mid Staffs administrators' budget, says Monitor
The ‘failure regime’ for Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust overran its budget because the trust’s ‘special administrators’ had a weak negotiating position relative to neighbouring NHS organisations, a Monitor review has found.