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NewsNHS ‘preparing’ for contractors’ tax status row
NHS England and Improvement are reviewing contractors’ tax statuses, and say they are “prepared for every possible outcome”, after NHS Digital was hit with a £4.3m IR35-related bill.
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STP and ICS plans still being ‘refined’ as deadline pushed back
Finalisation and publication of five-year system plans – setting out how each area will implement the NHS long-term plan – will be delayed by at least a month, officials have told HSJ .
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Labour plans second fastest funding growth in NHS’ history
Labour has pledged to increase NHS England’s budget by an average 3.9 per cent per year in real terms over the next four years if it forms the next government.
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ENT surgery readmissions “much higher than reported”
Ear, nose and throat surgery in the NHS suffers from “significant unwarranted variation” in outcomes, a new study has found.
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Thirteen regions yet to agree pathology model
Thirteen out of 29 regions have yet to formally commit to new pathology models, the latest update has revealed, although senior chiefs have declared the major efficiency scheme remains on track.
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Expert Briefing
Questions the A&E target review must answer
Welcome to HSJ ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here .
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Director leaves NHSX four months after unit created
An NHSX director has left his role just four months after the new digital unit was officially launched.
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MPs: DHSC and regulators ‘failed miserably’ over quango
MPs have accused three national bodies of “failing miserably” to end long-standing problems with an NHS property company and its tenants.
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Say ‘no’ to racist patients - Hancock tells NHS staff
Patients who ask to be treated by a white doctor should be told ’no’, health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has told NHS staff.
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Hancock pressed to decide on capital schemes before election cut off
Two former ministers and one of the Conservative party’s most influential MPs have pressed the government for clarity on funding ahead of the upcoming dissolution of Parliament.
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Expert Briefing
Election pledges could target left-behind STPs
HSJ ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ Knowledge
Getting real with health and social care digitisation
The time has come for a digitally-enabled integration of health and social care, writes Jonathan Bloor
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Pensions crisis and staff shortages trigger record low cancer performance
A shortage of radiologists, pensions issues and rising demand have driven the worst breast cancer wait times for at least nine years, some of the worst performing trusts told HSJ .
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NHSE moves closer to four-hour target overhaul
NHS England appears increasingly likely to recommend a major overhaul — and potential scrapping — of the four-hour accident and emergency target, statements issued today suggest.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: ‘Retrofitting’ your five-year system plans
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by integration correspondent, Sharon Brennan.
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Complex AI rules could risk patient safety, say officials
Half of developers are not seeking ethical approval before they start producing new artificial intelligence systems for healthcare, according to a report by NHSX.
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Named: The trusts receiving new cash for scanners
The trusts in line to receive £200m for upgrading cancer screening equipment from the government have been announced.
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Trust forms company for its Drs in pensions tax workaround
A foundation trust has set up a company with a group of its consultants in a bid to work around the pensions crisis hitting the NHS, HSJ has learned. Northumbria Healthcare FT launches limited liability partnership with orthopaedics team LLP aims to give more working flexibility ...
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Top doctor reveals huge tax bill
Royal college dean charged with pension tax bill that is “£20,000 more than her total annual salary” “This government is making it impossible for me to stay in the NHS long-term” Government reiterates determination to help senior doctors manage their pensions The dean of the ...
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Two NHS England directors join Supply Chain company board
Two NHS England/Improvement directors have been appointed to the board of the company behind NHS Supply Chain.
