All East Midlands articles – Page 3
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Four regions still without extra ambulances promised by NHSE
Four regions that successfully bid for dedicated ambulances for mental health patients are still without the specialist vehicles, despite growing concerns the NHS is unable to respond to people in crisis.
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40% of funding targeted at improving emergency care goes unspent
Fourty per cent of the £150m capital funding pot NHS England made available to incentivise urgent and emergency care improvements was not distributed, data shown to HSJ reveals.
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HSJ Local
New acting CEO and chair for trust
An East Midlands trust has announced it has both a new acting chair and chief executive.
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South East gets biggest share of new trainees
Ministers have announced the locations of 350 additional medical training places for 2025–26, with the largest share going to the South East region.
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Expert Briefing
Recovery Watch: The ICBs on the slide against the main elective target
Recovering services from the covid crisis is a big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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ICBs have had little impact on the ingrained variation in NHS care
Variation between the best and worst performers in the NHS’s drive to increase elective activity is getting worse in many areas reports the Medical Technology Group.
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ICB hires overseas CEO for new £1.5bn commissioning job
An integrated care board has brought in a senior executive from overseas to lead the commissioning of £1.5bn worth of delegated specialised services for the East of England.
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ICB sued over ‘conflict’ in £40m contract award
An integrated care board has denied its officials had conflicts of interest when awarding a £40m contract to run an urgent care centre, according to papers filed with the High Court in London.
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Revealed: One in seven callers could not reach GP in worst-performing ICS
People attempting to contact their GP practice are almost three times as likely to report failing to get through in some integrated care systems than others, according to NHS England-commissioned data.
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Trusts delay pay cut after doctors’ protest
A hospital group has agreed to delay cutting some locum rates for junior doctors by nearly a third after doctors cancelled shifts in protest this week.
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Pay cut sparks mass cancellation of medical shifts
Around 100 doctors have cancelled shifts after trusts cut locum rates by 30 per cent, according to the British Medical Association.
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Hospital told to pair with ‘critical friend’
The Care Quality Commission has told Rampton Hospital it must partner with another high secure hospital as a “critical friend”, in recommendations from a government-ordered “rapid review”.
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Trust group names nursing director as CEO
An East Midlands trust group has appointed a director of nursing as its first substantive CEO.
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£6bn deficit warning sparks ‘horrible’ demands for nationwide cuts
Local NHS organisations are facing intense “pressure” from NHS England’s national and regional teams to cut staffing numbers to improve the service’s financial outlook for 2024-25.
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Exclusive: Australian AI firm set to win key NHS AI contracts
An Australian tech firm, which is partly backed by one of China’s richest people, is set to win the majority of contracts to deploy new AI diagnosis tools across the NHS, HSJ has learned.
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NHSE recovery target in doubt as 18-month elective waits continue to rise
The number of 78-week breaches on the NHS waiting list has risen for the sixth consecutive month, despite a fall in 65-week waiters and the overall list size, according to official data published today.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: Trouble in the Black Country
HSJ’s briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by senior correspondent Annabelle Collins — contact me in confidence.
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‘Outstanding’ trust CEO leaving after 13 years
The chief executive of an “outstanding” rated community trust is to step down after 13 years in the role.
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‘Inadequate’ hospital overturns second closure attempt
An independent mental health hospital has been rated “inadequate” in every area and put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission.
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Revealed: The worst hospital food in England
New data has revealed the latest trusts with the best and worst scores for food and cleanliness, according to assessments by staff and patients.