All South West articles – Page 30
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NewsRevealed: The STP areas most likely to be targeted for service closures
NHS England says some areas have been “living off bailouts arbitrarily taken from other parts of the country” Some STP areas will be told to make “difficult choices” to scale back unaffordable services HSJ has collated official figures to show which areas are likely to come under closest scrutiny ...
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HSJ LocalFourth GP practice integrates with vanguard hospital trust
A vanguard acute trust has added a fourth GP practice to its primary care provider arm and is finalising the process with two others, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalSuccess regime trust reveals £40m savings plan
A financially troubled hospital trust has launched an “extremely challenging” plan to save nearly 10 per cent of its income in the next year.
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HSJ LocalWhole STP buys shared care record in likely first
Dorset will become one of the first areas to deploy an STP-wide shared care record, after signing a deal with Orion Healthcare.
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HSJ LocalInadequate CCG's deficit reaches £60m
NHS England has expressed “significant concerns” over the financial future of an inadequate clinical commissioning group, which is set to end 2016-17 with a deficit of over £60m.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust agrees six figure settlement over child’s death
University Hospitals Bristol FT settles case for £100,000 Deal was originally offered almost two years ago PHSO report heavily criticised the standard of care for Luke Jenkins A hospital trust guilty of major service failure related to the death of a seven-year-old boy has agreed to settle a ...
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HSJ LocalFour non-executive directors resign at troubled trust
Four non-executive directors at Southern Health Foundation Trust have resigned after a review by the trust’s latest interim chair.
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NewsFormer trust chair jailed for two years over false CVs
A former NHS trust chair has been jailed for two years after lying about his qualifications to secure senior roles in the service.
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NewsVanguard plans in doubt as NHS yet to agree VAT exemption
NHS leaders yet to agree VAT exemption with HMRC and Treasury Senior sources pessimistic about a deal being reached VAT charges would inflate the cost of a new company being set up to run accountable care organisations South Somerset vanguard plans may need redesigning National health leaders’ struggle ...
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NewsNHS Improvement director to step down
National patient safety director Mike Durkin is to resign from his role at NHS Improvement after almost five years.
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HSJ Local'Special measures' CCG group hires STP lead as joint chief officer
Single chief officer hired across three CCGs Follows instructions from NHS England, with two of the CCGs in financial special measures MP questions move to joint chief officer Three clinical commissioning groups – two of which are in financial special measures – have recruited a joint chief officer ...
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HSJ LocalPioneering integrated care deal threatens council's finances
Cipfa finds Torbay carries excessive risk from pioneering health and care partnership
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Former trust chief faces jail after pleading guilty to fraud
A former hospital trust chief executive faces jail after she pleaded guilty to fraudulently paying her husband more than £11,000.
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CommentKarin Smyth: Getting behind the NHS headlines
Karin Smyth MP reflects on the way ahead following the Commons public accounts committee’s inquiry into the financial sustainability of the NHS
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HSJ LocalEx-trust director charged over lying to get jobs
The former chair of two NHS trusts has been charged with lying about his qualifications to get appointed to both posts.
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HSJ LocalInvestigation finds major service failure related to second child's death at hospital
Second case of a child failed by Bristol Royal Children’s Hospital Luke Jenkins died after major heart surgery in 2012 but was let down by staff, according to PHSO Ombudsman report contradicts findings of a review commissioned by NHS England A new investigation into the death of a ...
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HSJ LocalMajor children's services contract awarded to independent-led partnership
Partnership of non-profit and NHS organisations awarded £34.6m a year children and young people’s community services contract in Bristol and south Gloucestershire Led by Sirona Care and Health and includes Bristol Community Health CIC, Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust and University Hospitals Bristol FT Contract to provide ...
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HSJ LocalScandal-hit FT 'starting to get to grips' with safety, says CQC
CQC says Southern Health “starting to get to grips” with patient safety risks Follows inspection in September, following up on serious concerns raised earlier this year Leaders at Southern Health Foundation Trust are “starting to get to grips” with underlying issues putting patients at risk, according ...
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HSJ LocalDeputy given trust chief role after original choice quit
Suzanne Tracey announced as chief executive of Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust with immediate effect News follows decision of previous appointee Julie Hartley-Jones not to take up the post Ms Tracey previously worked as trust’s chief financial officer, deputy chief executive and interim chief executive The Royal ...
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Expert BriefingDeep South: Leadership troubles across the boards
Fortnightly updates and essential insight into the NHS in the South West, by Will Hazell