All South West articles – Page 40
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HSJ Local
Staffing and overcrowding flagged in Gloucestershire inspection
PERFORMANCE: Gloucestershire Hospitals Foundation Trust has been rated ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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News
Care.data to restart this month
The controversial Care.data project is set to restart later this month. Information and opt out forms are due to be sent out to patients in one of the pilot areas.
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HSJ Local
NEW Devon CCG did not break procurement rules, Monitor finds
COMMERCIAL: Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group did not break procurement regulations when it appointed a preferred provider for a £100m community services contract without going to tender, Monitor has provisionally found.
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News
First three troubled areas to be put into 'success regime'
Simon Stevens has confirmed the three areas to be the first put into a new whole health economy ‘success regime’.
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HSJ Local
CCG forecasts largest cumulative deficit
FINANCE: Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group is forecasting the largest cumulative deficit of any CCG to date.
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News
Exclusive: Vacancies fuel agency overspending by NHS trusts
Two-thirds of the spending on locum doctors employed in NHS trusts is being driven by the need to fill vacancies, analysis shared exclusively with HSJ reveals.
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HSJ Local
‘Financially distressed’ CCG brings in new service restrictions
FINANCE: A clinical commissioning group will introduce clinical thresholds for surgery and significantly restrict access to services to cope with its ‘financially distressed position’.
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Supplements
Supplement: Enhancing the independent sector's role can ease pressure
Waiting times, delayed discharge and other strains
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News
Value in Healthcare Awards 2015 shortlist announced
Book your table for the ceremony on 22 September.
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HSJ Local
NHS children's services provider contract to end
COMMERCIAL: A provider of community paediatric care services run by an NHS trust will not be bidding to extend its contract, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Cornish acute and mental health trusts propose merger
STRUCTURE: Cornwall’s only mental health trust and its main acute provider have begun talks to merge the organisations.
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HSJ Local
Updated: Dorset acute plans include accident and emergency downgrade
STRUCTURE: The accident and emergency department at either the Royal Bournemouth Hospital or Poole Hospital could be downgraded to an urgent care centre under proposals for changes to acute services in Dorset.
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Comment
Finish with a bang: Target smashed as 'managed breach' ends
Record numbers of long waiting patients admitted
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News
Patient Safety Awards shortlist announced
We are recognising and rewarding outstanding practice within the NHS
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News
Exclusive: Half of nurses at 'inadequate' trusts worried about staffing
More than half the nursing workforce at the eight hospital trusts rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission have said there are not enough staff for them to do their job.
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HSJ Local
NEW Devon tenders £67m ‘integrated’ urgent care contract
COMMERCIAL: Northern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning Group has invited organisations to tender for a £66.8m urgent care services contract, which includes out of hours GP services in the county.
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HSJ Local
Social enterprise hires former private hospital chief
WORKFORCE: A non-profit provider of NHS audiology services in the South West has appointed Ian Reynolds, the former boss of Priory Hospitals, as its chief executive.
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News
Revealed: 10 potential MPs to watch in health
Three candidates with experience of NHS management feature in a top 10 list of potential MPs to watch in health after the election.
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News
Analysis: Some CCGs expect deficits up to three times higher than planned
A clutch of clinical commissioning groups ended 2014-15 expecting deficits up to three times higher than planned, even as the majority saw their outlook for the year improved by a funding rebate.
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