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News‘Anti-Muslim hostility’ to be targeted by NHS
The NHS will strengthen efforts to combat “anti-Muslim hostility” after a government-commissioned racism review was criticised for prioritising the threat of antisemitism.
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NewsConsultants vote for industrial action
Medical consultants have voted in favour of industrial action over pay and working conditions, the British Medical Association has announced.
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CommentCutting the use of agency staff won’t solve the NHS’s workforce woes
The promised new NHS workforce plan offers the opportunity to abandon the ideological focus on cutting agency use as a wonder cure for all staffing costs
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NewsMinisters remove adviser from national taskforce over ‘conflict of interest’
A medical adviser to the national maternity and neonatal taskforce has been asked to leave by ministers after they recognised “the depth of family concern” about his appointment.
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NewsNHSE makes three appointments to top team
NHS England has made three senior appointments as it readies itself for absorption by the Department of Health and Social Care, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLeague tables ‘obscuring’ trust performance
Government’s trust league tables are “actively obscuring” patients’ understanding of their local services and should be scrapped, a think tank has recommended.
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NewsGovernment picks CQC chair without competition
The government has revealed its preferred candidate to be the next chair of the Care Quality Commission, as a cross-bench peer who has overseen major national healthcare reviews.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: A change in focus
The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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News‘Normal birth’ harms should not be ‘airbrushed away’, warns expert
An expert who resigned from the national maternity review in a dispute over its stance on “normal birth” ideology has warned that misuse of such an approach and its impact on patient safety “should not be airbrushed away”.
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NewsNew maternity inspection ‘unit’ demanded by government review
Ministers should create a new specialist unit to assess maternity services because the Care Quality Commission does not have the credibility to do so, a government review has concluded.
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NewsResident doctors accept pay offer
Resident doctors in England have voted to accept an offer from the government following long-running industrial action.
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NewsRevealed: Promised ‘neighbourhood health centres’ already met requirements
Nearly all the first wave of “neighbourhood health centres” – currently being developed for launch by next year – were already doing the job required of the model, government documents reveal.
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NewsEx-NHSE strategy director joins major PR firm
Former NHS England executive board member Chris Hopson has been appointed to a senior advisory role at a major communications consultancy.
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NewsMackey: We’ll change exec contracts to ensure accountability for failings
NHS executives could have their contracts rewritten to ensure they can be held to account for any actions taken while working for previous employers, NHS England’s CEO has said.
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NewsUpdated: Nottingham families slam ‘abhorrent’ NHS leadership as execs threatened with prison
Families affected by the Nottingham maternity scandal have hit out at the “abhorrent” leadership of “senior staff” as the government revealed that staff who refuse to engage with future investigations could be sent to prison for up to two years.
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NewsNational quality strategy facing ‘ministerial pushback’
Serious concerns have been raised that the delayed NHS “quality strategy” does not “prioritise patient safety”, HSJ has discovered.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Who runs the NHS?
Sparks are flying over how the centre of the NHS will be run once NHS England is wound up next year. HSJ Health Check discusses the options and why they matter, as well as our exclusive interview with the minister leading the changes through Parliament.
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NewsPublic inquiry into maternity being considered by DHSC
Current inquiries into care failures lack teeth, and such a gap could be filled by a public inquiry, the government’s new national maternity adviser has revealed.
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NewsCharity commits £250m to ‘neighbourhood health’
A charity will invest £250m over the next three to five years in a government-backed scheme testing a new funding model for neighbourhood health.
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NewsTech firms asked to shoulder more risk in NHS contracts
The Department of Health and Social Care wants tech suppliers to take on more financial risk by agreeing to new contract models aimed at improving value, HSJ understands.