Trust to face legal challenge over A&E closure – Health Service Journal
LEGAL: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust could face a legal challenge against its decision to partially close the accident and emergency department at Grantham and District Hospital.

London trusts seek major savings through pathology consolidation – Health Service Journal
STRUCTURE: Three trusts in north west London have decided to consolidate their pathology services in a bid to save money.

‘Outstanding’ CCG announces £8m savings target – Health Service Journal
FINANCE: A Yorkshire clinical commissioning group rated as outstanding last month has announced it needs to make £8.4m savings this year.

STPs must not ‘starve services and force clinicians to do more with less’ – NHE
The government must not use the new sustainability and transformation plans (STPs) as a vehicle to “starve services and force clinicians to do more with less”, the chair of the BMA’s GPs committee has said. Dr Chaand Nagpaul noted that the much-anticipated STPs could provide an opportunity for health and social care…

Guide for clinical audit leads –  Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP)
This guide is intended to support clinicians who are responsible for leading clinical audit in clinical services and at senior levels in healthcare organisations. This is an update to the previous guide for clinical audit leads which was published by HQIP in 2011.

Top CCG considers prescription & service cuts to plug £8m black hole – NHE
Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is considering plans to no longer provide ‘over the counter’ medicines, withdraw services and have a renewed focus on self-care, as it struggles to fill an £8.4m gap in its budget. The CCG, which last month was rated ‘Outstanding’ by NHS…