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HSJ LocalCEO quits trust where leaders accused of ‘witch hunt’
The chief executive at Matt Hancock’s local troubled trust, where leaders have been accused of bullying staff during a ‘witch hunt’ for a whistleblower, is to leave the post, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Tech chiefs miss chance to sell data-sharing scheme
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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News
Dismay at failure to align ICS footprints with council boundaries
There has been an outcry from some local government figures in areas where the health secretary Sajid Javid has decided not to go ahead with making integrated care partnership footprints coterminous with upper tier authority boundaries.
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ICS boundary changes revealed
Only six integrated care systems will have their boundaries changed, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced, in a ‘change of heart’ since Matt Hancock’s resignation.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ podcast: Why the NHS needs fewer chairs and chiefs than ever
The sharp increase in shared NHS trust chairs and CEOs has been notable in recent months, with more key appointments made in London and the North West just this week.
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Group set up by govt review flags ‘culture of protect and deny’
A “systemic culture of protect and deny” in government means many more women and children will be harmed through poor care, according to the co-chair of an official patient group set up to review medical devices.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: A long-term workforce plan, at last?
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 ...
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No pay rise for senior managers, government announces
Senior managers will not be among those who receive the 3 per cent pay rise announced for most NHS staff, the government has said.
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Government announces 3pc pay rise for NHS staff
The government has announced a 3 per cent pay rise for NHS staff, following heavy criticism of its previous recommendation for a 1 per cent increase.
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Watchdog says major NHSE finance project ‘appears unachievable’
Delivering NHS England’s £300m all-encompassing HR, payroll, finance and procurement system ‘appears to be unachievable’, according to a government watchdog.
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Government halts controversial GP data sharing scheme
The government has indefinitely halted its GP data sharing scheme, with a minister today admitting mistakes in the way the project has been run.
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Outgoing regulator CEO: We may have ‘given the impression of a lack of empathy’
A regulator may “have given the impression of a lack of empathy” after it needed “to be more directive with staff” during the pandemic, its outgoing chief executive has admitted.
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Fully vaccinated NHS staff may not have to isolate if identified as a close covid contact
‘Frontline’ NHS staff who have received two covid vaccination shots may not have to self-isolate even if they have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus, the government has announced.
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NHS hospital building chief to leave after 15 months
NHS England’s director for the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme will leave his position at the end of this year, 15 months after being appointed.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: New health bill ‘more combustible’ than Lansley’s
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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Shake-up of ‘new hospitals’ project after construction capacity concerns
The official leading the government’s flagship hospital building programme has admitted ‘the brakes have come on’ for some of the frontrunner projects, with some having to revisit their designs due to new requirements.
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Expert Briefing
HSJ podcast: A nasty surprise for trusts – and preparing for 19 July and beyond
Trusts received an unpleasant surprise last Friday when they were told they must do more elective procedures to receive money from the national £1bn ‘elective recovery fund’.
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HSJ Local
Health bill delays create ‘risks’ for NHS facing covid and winter pressures, warn leaders
Senior health leaders have said delays to the Health and Care Bill are resulting in ‘prolonged uncertainty’ for staff and will lead to significant challenges in the second half of the year.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Delta’s coming home
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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Amazon UK boss shortlisted for NHSE CEO job
The former boss of Amazon UK has been added to the shortlist of candidates for the next chief executive of NHS England, HSJ has confirmed.
