All articles by Annabelle Collins – Page 8
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NewsSafety reporting overhaul faces fresh delay, despite Barclay’s ‘personal interest’
Fresh concerns have been raised about the launch of the national incident reporting system, despite Steve Barclay taking a ‘personal interest’ in hitting the tight timetable, HSJ has learned.
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NewsStaff will get pay deal uplift in ‘summer’
The government will implement the pay deal it has agreed with Agenda for Change unions, with staff due to receive payments in the summer, it has announced.
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NewsUnion majority set to back pay deal
A majority of the NHS Staff Council is set to support the Agenda for Change pay deal agreed between unions and government, HSJ understands.
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NewsCQC appoints chief inspector of integrated care
The Care Quality Commission has appointed an interim chief inspector of adult social care and integrated care.
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NewsNAO alerted over impact of Barclay’s delay in signing off CQC board appointments
The Care Quality Commission has been unable to appoint any new non-executive directors for months because of delays in ministerial sign-off, leading to the regulator flagging its concerns about the potential impact on its governance with the National Audit Office.
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NewsCQC inspectors to strike over pay
Hundreds of Care Quality Commission staff are to strike over pay next month, including those working in inspections teams.
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NewsNew chair will ‘reset group model’ across three trusts
Three Midlands hospital trusts with a combined turnover of more than £2bn are moving to share a single chair, who wants to drive further collaboration and partnership between them, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMore nursing strikes planned as unions split on pay deal
The Royal College of Nursing has announced fresh strikes after its members voted to reject the government’s pay deal, while Unison healthcare staff voted in favour.
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NewsCQC staff to work to rule from next week
Care Quality Commission staff belonging to four trade unions will begin “action short of a strike” from Monday, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE ‘extremely sorry’ for redundancy ‘debacle’
NHS England has apologised to staff for its ‘unsettling’ voluntary redundancy scheme, which has been hit by ‘several delays and payroll errors’, resulting in incorrect exit package offers and leaving dates pushed back at short notice.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The toughest week since peak covid
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsFury greets cuts to funding for social care’s contribution to integration
Confirmation the government has cut hundreds of millions from budgets partly designed to boost health and care integration has been met with fury, with the decision described as leaving the social care reform agenda in ‘tatters’.
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NewsUse of private providers damaging NHS eye care, survey reveals
The independent sector should be commissioned to provide more NHS outpatient appointments, rather than just be focused on cutting cataract waiting lists, the president of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists has said.
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NewsNHS England warns against block cancellations during ‘unprecedented’ strikes
NHS England has told trust, system and regional leaders to avoid “block rescheduling” of elective cases during the four-day junior doctors’ strike next month.
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NewsTrusts given five years to achieve safe midwife staffing
NHS trusts have been given until 2027-28 to employ enough midwives to meet safe staffing requirements, NHS England’s new maternity delivery plan has said.
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News'Spend wisely’ while tackling racism, says CQC director
The Care Quality Commission and other NHS agencies should “spend wisely” on “robust academic solutions” to overcoming racism and diversity problems, rather than turning to “outdated strategies” which don’t work, according to the lead of an internal review at the regulator.
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NewsWhistleblowers ‘frustrated and disappointed’ by CQC, review finds
There is a “widespread lack of competence and confidence” in the Care Quality Commission on race and racism, while whistleblowing health and care staff were often “frustrated and disappointed” by how it responded to their concerns, an internal review has found.
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NewsMaternity service rated ‘inadequate’ and handed warning notice
A hospital’s maternity service has been rated ‘inadequate’ and issued a warning notice following an inspection earlier this year.
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NewsCQC merges chief hospital and primary care inspector roles
The Care Quality Commission has merged the roles of chief inspector of hospitals and chief inspector of primary medical services, it has announced.
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NewsSecond ICS chief departs
The chief executive of an integrated care system has announced he will retire later this year, becoming only the second ICS chief to depart since they were created.