All University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust articles – Page 9
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon accused of conflict of interest in £100m contract award
COMMERCIAL: A community services provider has accused the country’s largest clinical commissioning group of a conflict of interest in its decision to award a £100m contract without a tender.
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HSJ LocalNEW Devon was 'pit canary' for CCG rationing plans
FINANCE: ‘Queues’ of clinical commissioning groups could have implemented controversial plans to restrict access to certain services had a high profile attempt at rationing in Devon been successful, a local commissioner has claimed.
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HSJ LocalAcute trusts seek to establish 'blueprint' for regional locum agencies
COMMERCIAL: Nine South West trusts have embarked on an initiative to bring down the cost of hiring locum doctors, which it hopes will be a “blueprint” for the health service across the country.
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HSJ LocalSocial enterprises win Cornwall out of hours contract
COMMERCIAL: A social enterprise consortium will replace Serco as the provider of out of hours GP services across Cornwall.
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HSJ LocalSouth west trusts pay course fees in exchange for contracts
WORKFORCE: A group of five acute south west trusts have agreed to pay the course fees of physician associate trainees in return for two years’ service as part of a drive to ease workforce pressures.
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HSJ LocalDevon CCG warns 'services will suffer' due to unaffordable demand
FINANCE: The country’s biggest clinical commissioning group will have to take immediate action to prioritise patient access to services in the face of unaffordable increases in demand, it has warned.
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HSJ KnowledgeSound advice: speech recognition improves patient care
Saving time and money with technology
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SupplementsValue in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Communication
In association with BoardPadFinalistsHealth Education England and North West Thames Foundation School - winnerPlymouth Hospitals Trust - highly commendedDorset Clinical Commissioning Group and Public Health DorsetLincolnshire Partnership Foundation TrustNorthern, Eastern and Western Devon Clinical Commissioning GroupHealth and Social Services Department, States of JerseyUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire TrustHealth Education England ...
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SupplementsValue in Healthcare Awards: Value and Improvement in Training and Development
FinalistsNottingham CityCare Partnership - winnerEast of England Ambulance Service TrustHealth Education England and Mid Cheshire Hospitals Foundation TrustHealth Education England and University Hospital of South Manchester Foundation TrustHealth Education England and Royal Berkshire Foundation TrustPlymouth Hospitals TrustThe Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals TrustUniversity Hospital Southampton Foundation TrustUniversity Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire TrustNottingham ...
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HSJ LocalDevon procurement plan resisted by providers and local council
A Devon commissioner’s plan to award community services contracts without putting them out to tender has been resisted by competing providers and a local authority.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth struggles to meet break-even duty
FINANCE: Plymouth Hospitals Trust is seeking “exceptional” permission from the NHS Trust Development Authority as it expect to return to financial balance in five years instead of the usual three.
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HSJ Local
New chief nurse for Northern Devon
WORKFORCE: Kevin Marsh has been appointed director of nursing at Northern Devon Healthcare Trust.
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NewsTrusts bid for £376m in bailouts
NHS trusts are hoping for bailouts totalling £376m this financial year, figures published by the NHS Trust Development Authority reveal.
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HSJ Local
Plymouth appoints new medical director
WORKFORCE: Consultant radiologist Phil Hughes has been appointed medical director at Plymouth Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ LocalTariff 'paradox' often leaves trusts better off if patients contract infections
CLINICAL RESEARCH: The elimination of surgical site infections may leave trusts worse off financially for their work on certain specialisms, a study conducted by Plymouth Hospitals Trust suggests.