All South West articles – Page 49
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HSJ Local
Somerset shortlists for 111 and OOH
COMMERCIAL: Four bidders have been shortlisted to provide NHS 111 and out of hours primary care services in Somerset, in one of the first NHS 111 re-procurements to be run.
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HSJ Local
Exeter GPs form Ltd company
STRUCTURE: GPs in Exeter have formed a limited company to bid for primary care contracts amid fears they could otherwise lose work to larger organisations.
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HSJ Local
Recruitment struggle spells end for franchise rescue
The struggle of England’s smallest acute trust to recruit consultants played a major role in the decision to ditch its search for an independent sector management franchise to take it over, HSJ has been told.
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Leader
NHS England content to let CCGs break free
The organisation is willing to risk BMA disapproval
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HSJ Local
Cornwall to design ‘integrated’ out of hours contract
COMMERCIAL: Commissioners in Cornwall are to redesign the region’s out of hours GP service in order to “blur the lines” between in and out of hours care.
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HSJ Local
Mitie wins controversial hotel services contract
The outsourcing company Mitie has been awarded a £90m contract to take on the management of a South West hospital trust’s hotel services, it has been announced.
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News
Exclusive: Somerset GPs get the go ahead to depart from QOF
GPs in Somerset have been given permission to ditch reporting against the majority of quality and outcomes framework indicators in favour of a locally developed approach, in a move seen as a “significant departure” for NHS England.
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HSJ Local
CCGs could be caught out by 'technical' legal challenge
A South West clinical commissioning group has reached an out of court agreement with NHS campaigners who claimed its polices on patient and public involvement were unlawful – in a legal challenge lawyers warn could cause problems for other CCGs.
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HSJ Local
CCG proposes awarding community contracts without competition
The country’s largest clinical commissioning group aims to skip common procurement procedures when awarding new contracts for community services, under proposals expected to test guidance on the controversial section 75 regulations.
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News
Second trust abandons private franchise option
A second district general hospital trust has ruled out being run by a private company under a franchise agreement.
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News
CCG makes "substantial concessions" in judicial review case
Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group has offered to make a series of “substantial” changes to its policy on patient and public engagement as part of a proposed out of court settlement.
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HSJ Local
Bath hospital delivers maternity services after 22 years
PERFORMANCE: Royal United Hospital Bath Trust has taken back the provision of maternity services after 22 years of the services run by other NHS providers.
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HSJ Local
Paula Vasco-Knight resigns
The chief executive of South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust - who was suspended after being accused of nepotism – has resigned.
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HSJ Local
Bristol mental health contracts awarded
COMMERCIAL: Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group has approved plans to award contracts for its community mental health services to 18 organisations under a “system leadership” model thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.
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HSJ Local
Third of community trust staff report abuse from patients
WORKFORCE: A third of staff employed by Gloucestershire Care Services Trust have experienced harassment, bullying or abuse from patients and their relatives, a survey reveals.
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News
Commissioners step in as care home drug supplier folds
NHS England has urged commissioners to help ensure care home residents receive an unbroken supply of medicines after a company supplying pharmacy services to hundreds of homes across the UK abruptly closed down.
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HSJ Local
Ambulance handover performance cost trust £32k
PERFORMANCE: Yeovil District Hospital Trust was fined a total of £32,200 in the financial year 2013-14 due to missed ambulance handover targets, board papers show.
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HSJ Local
Bournemouth trust misses cancer target
PERFORMANCE: The Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals Foundation Trust has missed a national target to admit cancer patients for their first treatment within 62 days.
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HSJ Local
Dorset County positions to provide community services
STRUCTURE: Dorset County Hospital Foundation Trust plans to increase its provision of integrated out-of-hospital services during 2014-15, board papers reveal.
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HSJ Local
New chair for Taunton and Somerset
WORKFORCE: Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust has appointed a new chair who previously held board level positions at the Bank of England and Boston Consulting Group.