All articles by Will Hazell – Page 22
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Exclusive: NHS spent £1.8m on abandoned George Eliot competition
The NHS spent £1.78m on an abandoned procurement to find an organisation to take over George Eliot Hospital Trust, HSJ can reveal
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HSJ Local
Burton forecast deficit increases threefold
FINANCE: Burton Hospitals Foundation Trust has appealed for £10m in financial support after the size of its forecast deficit more than tripled.
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HSJ Local
Staffordshire council votes against hearing aid charging
FINANCE: Proposals by North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group to cut funding for hearing aids have been opposed by a local authority scrutiny committee.
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HSJ Local
Healthier Together deadline extended
STRUCTURE: Residents and organisations in Greater Manchester have been given more time to respond to a consultation on reorganising acute services across the region.
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Seven in 10 trusts 'require improvement' or are 'inadequate', says CQC
Seven out of 10 NHS trusts rated by the Care Quality Commission under its new inspections regime were found to be inadequate or requiring improvement, an HSJ analysis of published ratings reveals.
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Former SHA boss appointed as foundation trust chair
WORKFORCE: Aintree University Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed a former strategic health authority chief executive as its new chair.
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Bennett: Monitor ‘struggling’ to get message across on competition
Monitor is struggling to combat influential commentators’ claims that competition rules hamper service change in the NHS, its chief executive has said
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HSJ Local
George Eliot fails to find new chief executive
WORKFORCE: A financially troubled trust in the West Midlands has failed to recruit a new chief executive after failing to find candidates with suitable experience.
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HSJ Local
Appointments at special measures trust
WORKFORCE: Two major appointments have been made at the troubled University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust.
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Hearing aid charging opposed in feedback exercise
FINANCE: North Staffordshire Clinical Commissioning Group has revealed overwhelming public opposition to its proposals to restrict funding for hearing aids. However, the CCG claimed that much of the evidence cited by a national charity opposing the plans “lacked relevance”.
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TDA launches NHS communications strategy
The NHS Trust Development Authority has launched a strategy to support NHS trusts with their communication activities.
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HSJ Local
Dudley becomes first trust to request CQC rating review
Dudley Group Foundation Trust has become the first trust to be granted a formal review of its Care Quality Commission rating.
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National officials call for 'rapid action' on failing waiting targets
The bosses of clinical commissioning groups and NHS providers have been told to raise their game to hit waiting time targets in a letter from NHS England, Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority.
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HSJ Local
Herts Valleys CCG seeking partner to undertake ‘strategic review’
STRUCTURE: Herts Valleys Clinical Commissioning Group is looking for an “independent partner” to help it conduct a “strategic review” to ensure the sustainability of the West Hertfordshire healtheconomy.
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Consultant level data undermined by 'conflicts of interest', expert says
A health information expert has claimed official consultant level quality data is flawed because of the ‘conflicts of interest’ of those who oversee national clinical audits.
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HSJ Local
Deputy chief medical officer joins troubled trust
WORKFORCE: University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Foundation Trust has announced the deputy chief medical officer for England is to be its new medical director.
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Monitor to 'help FT become an integrated care organisation'
Health sector regulator Monitor has claimed it will for the first time attempt to help a foundation trust hospital become “a full integrated care organisation”.
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NHS Employers appoints new chief
NHS Employers has appointed Danny Mortimer as its new chief executive, replacing Dean Royles who left earlier this month.
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HSJ Local
First mental health trust given CQC rating
PERFORMANCE: A West Midlands provider has become the first mental health trust to receive a published rating from the Care Quality Commission under its new inspection regime.
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HSJ Local
CCG's structures declared 'not fit for purpose' by NHS England review
STRUCTURE: A troubled clinical commissioning group in the North West has structures which are “not fit for purpose” and a dysfunctional relationship between two of its leaders, an NHS England review has found.