All articles by Rebecca Thomas – Page 33
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NewsRevealed: The STPs facing the biggest GP retirement risk
Eleven STPs highlighted for “high” risk of future GP supply problems In seven STP footprints more than 20 per cent of GPs are over 55 Kent and Medway has the highest proportion of older doctors Mapped: The areas with highest proportion of GPs over 55 Eleven sustainability and ...
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NewsOperations and services disrupted as cyber attack fallout persists
Patients warned of further disruption and cancellations as group of large providers grapple with cyber attack fallout Jeremy Hunt says it is “encouraging” that there had not yet been a “second spike” of attacks Government’s COBRA committee meeting on Monday evening to discuss further action Several major ...
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HSJ LocalTrust busts locum cap after overspending on GPs
A community trust has breached its agency spending cap for 2016-17 by more than £300,000 following staff shortages in its GP out of hours’ service.
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NewsAnalysis: Eight out of 10 inadequate GP practices improve after re-inspection
80 per cent of GP practices rated inadequate have had their CQC rating upgraded following a second inspection 80 inadequate practices upgraded to good 18 practices had their rating downgraded after re-inspection Eight out of 10 GP practices rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission have improved following ...
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NewsRevealed: NHS quango to cut more than 300 posts
Health Education England to cut 315 posts Education and training body estimates savings in pay costs of at least £10m 112 full-time equivalent roles could be cut from Midland’s and East region More than 300 posts are set to be cut by Health Education England as part of ...
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NewsAnalysis: The best and worst areas for extended GP opening
Greater Manchester has highest percentage of patients with access to “full” extended GP opening hours South West furthest from NHS England target Greater Manchester has the highest proportion of patients with “full” extended access to GP opening hours, while CCGs in the South West of England are the ...
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News‘Serious concern’ over new GP contracts going to private firms
BMA has “serious concerns” about local GP groups losing out on GP access contracts CCGs must procure extended GP access services NHS England said it encourages practices to form organisations “capable” of bidding for service contracts The British Medical Association has expressed “significant concern” about “local GP-led groups” ...
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NewsRevealed: Vanguards must give funding to STPs
NHS England sets conditions on final year of vanguard funding Vanguard sites required to give 10 per cent of their funding to STPs Areas told to embed new care model frameworks by December NHS England has set out four conditions on vanguard funding including the requirement to dedicate ...
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures trust appoints new chief executive
London Ambulance Service Trust has appointed a new chief executive to succeed acting chief Andrew Grimshaw, who will leave in June.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Trust's X-ray system down for days following 'major' IT failure
Barts Health Trust experienced “major” IT failure over weekend Trust limited requests for pathology and imaging services following problems with computer equipment Hospital porters hand delivered urgent test results Trust’s pathology system back online but issues continue with imaging services Imaging services at one of the largest trusts ...
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HSJ LocalInadequate CCG 'disintegrates' joint commissioning with council
Deloitte review finds “lack of strategy” and “joined up commissioning” between Walsall CCG and local authority CCG, which is under legal directions, “disintegrates” joint commissioning unit with council as result of review CCG’s interests “not always met” by joint commissioning arrangement A West Midlands clinical commissioning group, currently ...
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HSJ LocalTrusts stop referrals for under pressure specialist service
Four West Midlands trusts struggling to keep up with demand for neurology services Two no longer accepting outpatient referrals and one refusing out of area referrals Two hospital trusts in the West Midlands are no longer accepting outpatient referrals for neurology services and another is refusing out of ...
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HSJ LocalPatient death reveals 'no coordination' between mental health services
A coroner has raised concerns about the lack of coordination in mental health services for young people in Birmingham, after a patient under NHS care was found hanged.
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NewsDalton reacts to hospital chain criticism
Influential trust chief defends hospital chain model following criticism by new UCLH boss Sir David Dalton says the model should not be “dismissed” or confused with trust mergers The chief executive running one of the NHS’s most advanced hospital chains has responded to claims made by another trust ...
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HSJ LocalPrivate provider beats GP federation to NHS contract
Commissioners in north London have awarded an extended primary care services contract to a private provider over the GP federation that was already providing the service, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Hospital chains 'won't work', says new UCLH chief
New ULCH chief executive not convinced hospital chains work, claiming the leadership can “loose control and oversight” when organisation is too big Marcel Levi sets out plan to create “alliances” and share services with neighbouring providers NHS needs to “restore” old approaches to training junior staff, he says ...
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NewsTrust and royal college raise concerns over drug savings drive
Drug used for pain management in palliative and cancer care included in NHS England list of drugs up for review The Christie medical director says NHS would be doing a “disservice” to patients if it withdrew use of fentanyl Royal college specialist raises concerns the review will lead to ...
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HSJ LocalVirgin Care and CCG in dispute over changes to £270m contract
East Staffordshire CCG in dispute with Virgin Care over “prime provider” contract CCG’s finances at risk due to disagreement with the provider over potential changes to £270m community services contract Burton Hospitals FT unable to sign subcontract with Virgin Care, with risks for its control total A Midlands ...
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NewsNHS England told primary care hubs plan is 'overambitious'
The president of the National Association of Primary Care has warned NHS England it cannot have “one standard system” of primary care for the whole country.
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NewsMapped: The spread of large scale GP groups
HSJ has mapped all of the large scale GP groups working in England.