All South West articles – Page 29
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust chiefs to jointly lead STP after regional leadership shake-up
Two foundation trust chiefs are to be the interim leaders of a financially challenged sustainability and transformation partnership, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalInadequate CCG moves to join with council
Plans for a single commissioning body to span health and social care in Somerset have been announced.
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HSJ LocalJunior doctor found dead by staff at hospital
A junior doctor has died after reportedly taking his own life at the hospital where he worked, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalPioneering acute and community trust hails 'successful' first year of home care
An acute and community trust that was the first in the NHS to enter the home care market says the first year of its new service has exceeded its expectations.
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HSJ LocalTrust's senior leadership blamed for financial blackhole
Auditors have blamed the senior leadership of a hospital trust for a £16m blackhole in its accounts.
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HSJ Local
Largest CCG faces £178m deficit by end of the year
A clinical commissioning group that is under legal directions is set to add £57m to its spiralling cumulative deficit in 2017-18.
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NewsFormer trust chief to chair STP 'undergoing refresh'
Sir Ron Kerr has been appointed as independent chair of troubled South West sustainability and transformation partnership.
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HSJ LocalTrust exits financial special measures but still needs to make £25m savings
North Bristol Trust has been taken out of financial special measure but faces another year of challenging savings to meet its control total.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief to lead joint acute and mental health executive team
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust; Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust
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NewsNHS England and NHS Improvement reveal joint regional restructure
NHS England and NHS Improvement have appointed two joint regional directors, in order to “test a more integrated approach” between the two organisations.
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HSJ LocalAcute and mental health trusts to combine leadership teams
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust, Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust
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HSJ LocalNew NHS-private partnership wins £48m contract
Acute trust forms part of consortium which wins contract CCG “delighted” with integrated nature of group’s bid Recent improvements made to 111 service after ‘inadequate’ rating in 2016 Commissioners have awarded a £48m contract for out of hours GP and 111 services to a consortium of public and ...
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HSJ LocalTrust shuts 'inadequate' A&E overnight after CQC safety warning
Weston Area Health Trust “temporarily” shuts A&E overnight, citing difficulty maintaining safe staffing levels CQC issues formal warning over inadequate A&E services Comes amid wider plans to reconfigure unsustainable clinical services Trust remains committed to 24/7 urgent care but says service will be unlikely to be “full emergency department” ...
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HSJ Local'Never events' probe launched at trust after CCG concerns
A review has been launched into the quality and safety of acute services at a major acute provider after a cluster of “never events” at the trust alarmed commissioners.
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HSJ LocalTrust spends 12 per cent of income on agency staff
England’s smallest acute trust is spending 12 per cent of its total income on plugging staffing gaps, with expenditure rising at same time as the cap on agency spending falls.
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HSJ LocalPotentially 'life threatening' gaps in care, independent review warns
Review finds Bristol community mental health services had gaps in care that “may well have been life threatening” Introduction of “system leadership” care model linked to disruption of care Review of 26 suicides or attempts finds “collective failings” of care in several cases Disruptions linked to a new ...
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HSJ LocalFormer trust chief parachuted in as improvement director at two trusts
Mark Hackett appointed as improvement director at Torbay and South Devon and East Kent FTs East Kent FT is in financial special measures Torbay and South Devon FT needs to make savings equal to 6 per cent of its income Former trust chief executive Mark Hackett has been ...
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NewsRevealed: Trusts selected to run new mother and baby service
NHS England has told four trusts they are the preferred providers of four new mother and baby units The successful bidders were notified last month, but final contracts are still being negotiated The MBUs are part of a £40m investment in inpatient perinatal care The preferred providers of ...
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HSJ LocalLargest CCG given updated legal directions as finances sink
Fresh legal directions given to troubled NEW Devon CCG Deadline for submission of 2017-18 operating plan is Friday CCG’s cumulative deficit now stands at £120.5m The largest clinical commissioning group in the country has been given fresh legal directions over its financial management, amid a worsening of ...
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HSJ LocalTroubled STP battling with £90m deficit
Three CCGs face deficit of £90m in 2017-18 Intervention by NHS England and NHS Improvement New chief officer to lead all three organisations from 2 May A sustainability and transformation partnership with severe financial problems is seeking £82m savings, as current plans amount to a £90m commissioner deficit ...