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NewsNHSE abolition group chair hasn’t attended meetings for a year
Alan Milburn has not attended a meeting in his capacity as joint chair of the committee overseeing the abolition of NHS England for more than a year, HSJ can reveal.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Still unprepared for terror
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsRegional role for long-serving CEO
A long-serving trust chief will work part-time as director of a different NHS England region in an interim capacity.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: A new direction for integration
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by deputy editor Dave West
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NewsCEO raises alarm over terror attack readiness
A chief executive who has led ambulance trusts for 23 years has warned that the sector is not “sufficiently trained, equipped, or resourced” to respond to a terrorist attack.
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NewsConsultants to strike next month
Medical consultants in England have announced two days of strikes next month over pay, conditions and workload.
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NewsTop CEOs fear politicians with ‘a different ideology’
The imminent re-establishment of direct political control over the NHS could see it diverted from delivering “what’s right for the population as a whole”, leading trust CEOs have warned.
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NewsLeaders lukewarm about key provider reforms
Leading trust chief executives are split on the desirability of becoming advanced foundation trusts, an HSJ roundtable has heard.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The war on corridor care is a distraction
The NHS’s emergency care strategy has failed for more than a decade, yet ministers are doubling down on initiatives that do not address the real causes of long waits: insufficient hospital beds and delayed discharges
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PodcastHSJ Download Podcast: Health tech’s red flags
“It saves the NHS money.” “We’re going to revolutionise healthcare.” It’s time health tech companies’ favourite pitches got roasted, and The Download Podcast is doing just that.
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Sepsis failures, safety warnings and transport turmoil
Your essential update on health for the week
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NewsInquiry trust appoints ex-nurse as substantive CEO
A trust undergoing an independent inquiry into its maternity and neonatal services has appointed its interim chief executive to the role permanently.
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NewsCancer board dominated by national officials
Nearly two-thirds of the members of the reformed “independent” national cancer board are NHS England or Department of Health and Social Care officials, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: HSSIB saved – now let it get on with the job
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The latest NHS reorganisation nightmare
This week, we take a look at how the government’s plans to restructure NHS England and integrated care boards are going.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: HSSIB escapes the axe
The must-read stories and debates in health policy and leadership.
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NewsBed pressures now ‘relentless’, reports CQC
Mental health trusts are under “daily relentless pressure” on their inpatient beds, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsICB expects one in 10 beds to close
England’s largest integrated care board expects to need almost a tenth fewer hospital beds within a decade as it tries to close a projected financial gap that could reach £4bn.
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NewsSurge in complaints about children’s care and refusal to refer
Complaints about paediatric care and GPs refusing to make referrals to specialist services leapt over the past year, HSJ analysis suggests, as overall concerns hit record levels.
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CommentWhat the NHS can do to help NEETs
The NHS could do far more to help young people into work, but needs stronger evidence on what works, who benefits, and the cost-effectiveness