All Health Service Journal articles in December 2019
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NewsExperienced CEO steps up to lead troubled trust
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has appointed a prominent West Midlands chief executive as its interim CEO, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGreater Manchester trust appoints new CEO
A new chief executive has been appointed to run an acute trust in Greater Manchester, subject to approval by governors.
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CommentWe need more social enterprises to deliver the long-term plan
New research has highlighted how social enterprises are in many ways outperforming traditional providers, arguably offering a blueprint of a better way of doing things, notes Alison Reid
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HSJ LocalTrust merger set back by NHS Improvement concerns
Plans to merge two mental health trusts in the West Midlands have suffered a set back after proposals were queried by NHS Improvement, HSJ can reveal
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NewsAspiring integrated care provider makes first formal appointment
An aspiring integrated care provider in the West Midlands has appointed an independent chair to lead the future organisation, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Regulators skipped survey asking staff about bullying
Thousands of staff working for NHS England and NHS Improvement have been denied the opportunity to air their views on bullying and harassment in an annual staff survey, HSJ has learned.
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News£5bn care problem being ‘ignored’, warns national lead
The NHS is ignoring the £5bn cost pressure stemming from wound care, the national wound care strategy lead has warned.
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NewsNHSE sets first targets to cut BME disciplinary cases
The first NHS targets for reducing the disproportionate share of black and minority ethnic staff being subject to disciplinary cases have been set by NHS England, which has also told trusts to reduce unnecessary disciplinary action overall.
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NewsExclusive: Government overruled concerns with 999 IT system
Patients have died after the government overruled multiple safety concerns raised about an IT system used to triage 16 million NHS patients a year.
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NewsNHSX to oversee industry access to patient data
Matt Hancock’s new tech unit is assuming new controls of the sharing of NHS patient data with industry, after banning trusts from striking their own exclusive deals.
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NewsUnion asks Hancock to intervene over bullying claims
Concerns from “dozens” of consultants over their trust’s handling of bullying allegations have been escalated to the health and social care secretary by a medical union.
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NewsHEE scraps ‘essential’ nursing review
A much-anticipated review of community nursing has been scrapped after internal complaints were raised by members of the advisory panel.
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NewsConsultants get pay rise amid ‘serious concerns’ for morale
Consultants are set to receive a 2.5 per cent backdated pay rise amid “serious concerns” for workforce morale.
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NewsCEO: External help and can-do attitude got us out of special measures
A trust in the West Midlands has today been taken out of special measures.
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NewsChair orders review of whistleblowing concerns
The chair of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has commissioned an independent review, following allegations the trust failed to properly investigate concerns around asbestos exposure.
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NewsReality TV star and Hunt’s former aide appointed junior health ministers
Two new junior ministers, including one covering mental health, have been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care.
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Community services get largest chunk of LTP funding
Community and young people’s mental health services will receive the lion’s share of the sector’s long-term plan funding, while inpatient services are promised very little, new guidance has revealed.
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NewsBullying culture ‘persists’ at scandal hit trust MP warned minister
A bullying culture still “persists” at Wirral University Teaching Hospital FT 18 months after a major governance scandal was exposed, a senior Parliamentarian has told health ministers.
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NewsCQC triumphs in tribunal battle with private provider
A tribunal has backed the Care Quality Commission for a second time over its refusal to register a new “campus style” learning disability care home.
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NewsBoris-backed inpatients unit may face CQC challenge
A new inpatient unit for patients with learning disabilities, which received £33m in capital funding from the prime minister last week, might not meet national standards set by the Care Quality Commission.