All West Midlands articles – Page 43
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News
Elective performance declines as national waiting list balloons
The total waiting list for patients awaiting elective treatment has ballooned to its highest level in seven years.
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HSJ Local
Virgin Care wins Kent community contract
Virgin Care wins £18m a year, seven year contract to provide community services in Kent Incumbent Kent Community Health claims it scored higher on quality in assessment process Commissioners say “Virgin Care represents best opportunity to improve adult community services” COMMERICAL: Virgin Care has won a contract to ...
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Comment
Analysis: NHS corporate manslaughter case puts spotlight on systemic errors
HSJ patient safety correspondent Shaun Lintern on why NHS leaders should watch the trial of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust closely
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News
First NHS trust in court for corporate manslaughter case
The first corporate manslaughter prosecution against an NHS trust began in London yesterday.
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News
Primary care funding: the risers and fallers
Four CCG areas will see primary care fund increase by more than 10 per cent Islington to get the largest increase next year Forty areas will see real terms cuts to their primary care budgets in 2017-18 Explore the data Four clinical commissioning group areas will see a ...
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News
Exclusive: Lord Hunt calls for NAO probe into collapsed £800m contract
Lord Hunt calls for National Audit Office to investigate £800m contract failure Former Labour health spokesman also set to raise questions about other tenders advised on by the Strategic Projects Team Document shows Cambridgeshire contract was worth £725.5m – at the low end of range originally quoted by commissioners ...
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HSJ Local
Special measures trust chair to step down
Harry Turner to step down as chair of troubled Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust Decision to leave prompted by wish to see “long term” stability for special measures provider Mr Turner oversaw controversial reconfiguration plans of services between trust sites WORKFORCE: The chair of a West Midlands acute trust ...
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HSJ Local
Birmingham foundation trusts confirm merger plan
Trust merger follows joint chief executive appointment last year Business case to be produced by “late summer” Trusts plan joint rebuild after major capital project is scrapped Two Birmingham foundation trusts have confirmed they will merge following the decision last year for them to share a chief executive.
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HSJ Local
Medway remains in special measures as regulators consider next steps
REGULATION: Medway Foundation Trust is set to remain in special measures while regulators consider “the best option to improve services” after it was again rated “inadequate”.
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News
Analysis: Size, spread and form of large scale GP groups
HSJ has collated the most comprehensive picture so far of England’s GP networks, federations and super practices.
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News
Exclusive: GP groups cover most of England but ‘lack ambition and priorities’
Large scale GP provider groups operating in 82 per cent of England’s CCG areas There are 268 federations up and running, HSJ research suggests It is estimated that these organisations cover 41 million patients Four fifths of clinical commissioning groups have at least one large scale GP provider ...
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News
Exclusive: Carter savings estimates based on discredited data
Concern over initial savings figures produced by Lord Carter’s review of NHS effciency, which are solely based on the contentious reference costs collection HSJ has used reference costs to produce savings estimates which are broadly in line with those issued to trusts. Scroll to the bottom of this link ...
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News
Revealed: Trusts' estimated savings potential
By using publicly available data, HSJ has been able to closely match the methodology used by Lord Carter to produce trusts’ headline “savings opportunity” figures. Here we list the least and most efficient trusts according to the headline measure, as well as data for all trusts.
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HSJ Partners
How a mobile app can help manage appointments
Better technology can improve various all of healthcare
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Comment
End Game: Farewell to the wee man of the NHS
Tim Kelsey was bid adieu with choice quotes and a curious case of 40 names
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HSJ Local
North Staffs CCG appoints accountable officer
WORKFORCE: North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has appointed Marcus Warnes as its accountable officer.
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HSJ Local
First CCG is placed in special measures
Shropshire CCG placed in special measures Group will have to agree new 2015-16 forecast financial outturn No legal directions placed on CCG PERFORMANCE: Shropshire Clinical Commissioning Group has become the first CCG placed in special measures by NHS England.
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News
Stafford Hospital death review criticises 'closed NHS culture'
Independent review finds family’s fears over cause of death were correct Report criticises “closed culture” in the NHS that prevents complaints being heard CCG says it will act for family to secure a second inquest An independent investigation into the death of a three-year-old boy at Stafford Hospital ...
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HSJ Local
Private mental health hospital put in special measures
Harriet Tubman House is first private mental health hospital to go into special measures CQC found patients who were not detained under the Mental Health Act were not allowed to leave the facility when they wanted Staff had not received training on restraint PERFORMANCE: A private mental health ...
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Comment
England breaches 18 week target
If you take non-reporting trusts into account, it looks like the English NHS breached 18 weeks in October – for the first time since the target was originally achieved in January 2012