All South articles – Page 52
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News'Pioneering' cancer care buddying scheme launched
A new scheme has been launched to ‘buddy’ trusts struggling to deliver a good care experience to cancer patients with higher performing trusts.
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NewsCCGs taking on full primary care co-commissioning powers revealed
NHS England has revealed the 64 clinical commissioning groups that will take full control of their local primary care budgets from April.
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HSJ LocalCMA to investigate Surrey trusts' merger plan
The proposed merger between two trusts in Surrey has hit a stumbling block after the Competition and Markets Authority said the merger could have ‘adverse effects’ for patients and it has launched an investigation.
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HSJ LocalGP 'super-practice' care model will 'break commissioning barriers'
STRUCTURE: A GP ‘super-practice’ is seeking to trial new models of care outlined in the NHS Five Year Forward View to ‘break down commissioning barriers’ and ‘innovate at a faster pace’.
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HSJ LocalDermatology procurement delayed after preferred bidder pulls out
STRUCTURE: The procurement of a new dermatology service in Brighton has been delayed because the preferred bidder has pulled out after it was unable to reach agreement with organisations it wanted to subcontract work from.
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HSJ KnowledgeThe system-wide approach to turn around a struggling health economy
Lessons learned by Guildford and Waverley CCG
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News'Hard evidence' special measures worked at Keogh trusts, say researchers
There is ‘hard evidence’ that the special measures regime has reduced death rates at the 11 Keogh trusts and potentially saved hundreds of lives, researchers have claimed.
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HSJ LocalBarts’ deficit doubles to £93m
FINANCE: The predicted year-end deficit of one of Britain’s biggest hospital trusts has more than doubled.
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CommentThe CQC's rating regime for health and social care needs to be nuanced
Inconsistencies under fire
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HSJ LocalMedway still has 'long way to go' despite improvement
PERFORMANCE: Medway Foundation Trust has kept its “inadequate” rating despite slight improvements found by a Care Quality Commission inspection team during its latest visit.
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HSJ LocalKent trust told to improve by the CQC
PERFORMANCE: Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust has been told it must improve following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission, which found that the trust’s governance was ‘inadequate’.
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HSJ LocalNew interim chief executive for East Kent
WORKFORCE: East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust has appointed an interim chief executive to succeed Stuart Bain when he retires in March.
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NHS England resolves £50m dispute with CCGs
NHS England has settled a dispute with clinical commissioning groups in the south of England over its proposal to transfer £50m from their budgets to its own specialised commissioners.
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NewsBupa and CSH Surrey pull out of £235m MSK contract
Private provider Bupa and social enterprise CSH Surrey have pulled out of a £235m contract to run musculoskeletal services in West Sussex.
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HSJ LocalGPs privately urged to prescribe Tamiflu despite concerns
WORKFORCE: NHS England is encouraging GPs to prescribe Tamiflu to care and nursing home patients as a preventative measure, despite concerns about its effectiveness.
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HSJ LocalKent trust and CCGs called to joint performance meeting
East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust and its neighbouring clinical commissioning groups have been called to a meeting with NHS England and Monitor because of poor performance against cancer, accident and emergency, elective and diagnostic targets.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the clinical case won hearts and minds on service reconfiguration
Using clinical evidence
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NewsThree southern CSUs to formally merge
Three commissioning support units have announced they are planning to enter into a formal merger.