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NHS Standard Contract \u00a0<\/strong> Guide to special measures<\/strong> Ambulance trust turns to private services due to ‘extreme pressure’ – National Health Executive<\/strong> Office staff take up hospital cleaning roles to tackle ‘unparalleled’ demand –\u00a0National Health Executive<\/strong> Statistics<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nNHS England has updated the 2017-19 NHS Standard Contract<\/a> for use by commissioners for all contracts for healthcare services other than primary care.\u00a0 Where commissioners are placing new contracts with providers, they must now use these updated versions of the relevant contract with immediate effect.\u00a0 NHS England has updated all accompanying documentation to reflect these changes.<\/p>\n
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\nNHS Improvement has published Special measures for quality reasons: guidance for trusts<\/a>.\u00a0 This guidance explains: why trusts are placed in special measures for quality reasons; the process for entering special measures;\u00a0 what will happen to trusts during special measures and how long special measures are intended to last; the roles and responsibilities of key organisations involved; when and how trusts will exit special measures; and if and how a trust can re-enter special measures.<\/p>\n
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\nThe East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) has revealed it was forced to turn to private ambulance services<\/a> as the number of calls it received on New Year\u2019s Day was more than 50% above normal levels. The trust had to move to level 4 on the national Resource Escalation Action Plan (REAP) because of the rise in calls, which…<\/p>\n
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\nBackroom staff at NHS Lanarkshire in Scotland are pitching in to help with cleaning and administrative duties in an effort to deal with enormous volumes of patients<\/a>. Officials at the health board, which runs three hospitals in central Scotland and is the third largest in the country, say the current situation is unparalleled and that…<\/p>\n
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