South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust – Page 986
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One per cent pay uplift in new GP contract
GPs get 1 per cent pay rise as part of 2016-17 national contract Additional £220m of funding included in the agreement Practices will have to record data on availability of evening and weekend ‘routine’ appointments A deal announced today on the 2016-17 national GP contract includes a 1 ...
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GPs may have been paid twice for care home work, whistleblower claimed
Whistleblower claimed GPs could be paid twice for the same work in care homes Verita report found “no evidence” concerns were investigated after he was dismissed CCG had no idea what money was included in “retainer” payments from care homes GPs in Barnet may have been paid twice ...
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CCG probe discovers multiple leadership failings
The Verita report into whistleblowing concerns at Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group exposes multiple failings of process, governance and leadership, HSJ can reveal.
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CCGs 'unprepared' for specialised surgery handover
Clinicians raise concerns with Jeremy Hunt after survey finds two thirds of CCGs have taken no action to prepare for transfer of obesity surgery commissioning Only 12 per cent of CCGs aware of post-surgery “follow up protocols”. Lack of follow up can be fatal Transfer delayed for a second ...
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HSJ Local
Essex success regime chair appointed
Anita Donley named as independent chair of the mid and south Essex success regime Dr Donley is an acute care consultant at Plymouth Hospitals Trust Anita Donley has been appointed as the independent chair of the mid and south Essex success regime, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
More bugs found in hospital's endoscopy unit
Bacteria found in rinse water from endoscope decontamination machines, which were identified by the trust as “overdue for replacement” Procedures were temporarily shifted to different hospital while equipment was cleaned Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust says no patients have been infected PATIENT SAFETY: More bacteria has been discovered in ...
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Exclusive: CCG whistleblower sacked days after raising conflicts of interest
Manager at Barnet CCG dismissed after raising conflicts of interest Verita report says he should have been protected by the CCG’s whistleblowing policy and legislation Senior CCG staff said they were not aware he was making a whistleblowing complaint and contract was terminated because of sickness absence A ...
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Conflict of interest confusion 'common' among CCGs
Confusion in clinical commissioning groups about how involved GPs should be in designing services is “a common issue” nationwide, senior NHS England figures told investigators.
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Executive Summary: Who is the Leicester City of the NHS?
Thursday’s must read stories and talking points
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Expert Briefing
Welcome to The Commissioner; and the CCG scorecard that may never happen
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners. By Dave West
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Comment
Is coaching a helpful intervention for ‘triumvirate’ teams in the NHS?
Coaching could possibly provide a short, useful intervention to better enable medical, nursing and operational executives to quickly get to grips with their own team dynamic. Darren Leech writes
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HSJ Local
CCG links extra GP funding to new standards
CCG to link £2.4m of extra funding to new quality standards Individual practices are unlikely to meet the standards without some form of collaboration with others Borough’s LMC is broadly supportive of the project Commissioners in Salford will invest an extra £2.4m in primary medical care next year, ...
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Comment
Challenges and benefits in the 2016-17 OPPROC proposals
The nuances of the outpatient procedure coding changes in the 2016-17 NHS national tariffs
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‘Grave concerns’ over CCG’s finances following £800m contract failure
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG’s forecast for 2015-16 plummets from £4m surplus to £11m deficit Change follows collapse of £800m older people’s services contract CCG’s chief strategy officer has been seconded to Essex success regime role NHS England has raised “grave concerns” and demanded action on the financial position ...
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Three trusts could set up 'single leadership' team
System leaders looking into the potential for three Essex trusts to establish “single leadership” team to run “group model” Back office and clinical support functions could be shared to cut costs The trusts are part of the Essex success regime Plans for three Essex trusts with combined revenues ...
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Revealed: Department of Health plans NHS ‘transparency league table’
The Department of Health is developing a “learning organisation league table” to rate NHS trusts on how well they report and respond to information, HSJ has learnt.
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New end of life care plans could leave decisions ‘hidden’ from families
New end of life care plan is designed to replace do not attempt resuscitation orders in the NHS Form is being developed after high profile court rulings created a legal precedent for patients to be consulted Concerns have been expressed that the form is confusing and could make care ...
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Exclusive: Advisers on Hunt's CCG ratings may seek delay
Experts advising on new CCG ratings may seek a delay Jeremy Hunt has been seeking a new CCG indicator and scorecard system since 2014 Clinical area experts also concerned about using regulator style labels for ratings Experts appointed to oversee new “Ofsted style” ratings for clinical commissioning groups ...
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Transformation plans central to 'Ofsted style' CCG scores
Assessment and improvement framework seeks to implement Jeremy Hunt’s CCG ratings plan 54 assessment indicators proposed by NHS England Framework “supplies metrics for adoption” in sustainability and transformation plans, which will “provide vision and local actions” for framework HSJ survey found majority of CCG leaders do not believe framework ...