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Consultants vote for industrial action
Medical consultants have voted in favour of industrial action over pay and working conditions, the British Medical Association has announced.
Exclusive: First complaints made over clinician use of AI
The first complaints about the alleged inappropriate use of AI by clinicians have been received by professional regulators, HSJ can reveal.
CEO admits underestimating requirements of deaths inquiry
A trust has been slow to provide records to an inquiry examining more than 2,000 deaths, because it underestimated the resources needed, its former CEO has admitted.
New GP leader seeks ‘collaborative approach’
The British Medical Association’s general practitioners committee for England has chosen a new chair after only one candidate put their name forward.
Trust appoints substantive CEO five weeks after hiring interim
A mental health trust has once again recruited its chief executive from its neighbouring provider.
NHSE orders ‘stocktake’ of patient communications
Trusts will be assessed on how they communicate with their patients as part of a “national stocktake” designed to ensure the NHS delivers “five-star customer service”, NHS England has announced.
Watchdog launches investigation into NHSE claims of FDP effectiveness
The UK statistics watchdog has confirmed it is “reviewing” NHS England’s use of figures to promote the federated data platform, HSJ can reveal.
Ministers 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.
NHSE 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.
League 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.
‘Failure to deliver reforms has cost NHS billions’, claims ex-DHSC adviser
NHS England’s failure to deliver recommended reforms to pathology services has cost the service billions of pounds in lost savings over the last decade, a senior peer who previously reviewed the sector has claimed.
Capital approvals still ‘very, very elongated’, says CFO
Approval processes for NHS capital spending remain “very, very elongated” – despite promised improvements – an experienced chief finance officer has told MPs.
Regional director appointed hospital CEO
A hospital trust has appointed a long-serving medical leader – who is currently regional medical director – as its chief executive.
Call for dedicated maternity IT funding
The Royal College of Midwives has called for ring-fenced funding for dedicated, interoperable IT systems in maternity and neonatal care following the findings of the Amos Review.
Performance dips after trusts earn bonus cash
Most trusts that earned capital funding for improved A&E waiting times in March saw their performance deteriorate in the months after, HSJ can reveal.
Government 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.
New role for ‘culture reset’ chief
A North West trust has announced a new CEO after the retirement of its current boss.
Mackey issues 10-point ‘urgent’ maternity plan
The CEO of NHS England has ordered trust boards to enforce joint accountability for maternity between medical directors and chief nursing officers, following criticisms of “siloed” leadership in major reviews.
‘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”.
UK AI tool first to get top safety certification
A UK-based ambient scribe firm has become the first in the country to achieve UKCA Class IIa certification, a higher form of regulatory accreditation under the UK Conformity Assessment scheme.
Dash: Primary care has twice the space it needs
Dispute flares up over health centre development
Contractor assessed its own service in ICB procurement
New maternity inspection ‘unit’ demanded by government review
Resident doctors accept pay offer
Exclusive: Maternity adviser quits in ‘normal birth’ dispute
ICB boss to lead regional team
Trust takes £2m hit on flawed land sale
Exclusive: Regulators poised to strip back AI rules
NHS manager died after being ‘lost to follow up’
Revealed: Promised ‘neighbourhood health centres’ already met requirements
Heatwave shuts theatres and scanners
Ex-NHSE strategy director joins major PR firm
Exclusive: Another major trust sacks staff over snooping
Behave properly or leave, trust tells staff
Families sue over care failures
Mackey: We’ll change exec contracts to ensure accountability for failings
Behaviour concerns ‘swept under carpet’ at struggling trust
Trusts must recheck 10 years’ worth of mortuary records
Snooping on records ‘worrying trend, not just isolated incidents’
Updated: Nottingham families slam ‘abhorrent’ NHS leadership as execs threatened with prison
DHSC instructed to reduce use of external contractors
‘Fundamental failure’ sparks NHSE intervention at top 10 trust
Regulator launches statutory inquiry into private provider
National quality strategy facing ‘ministerial pushback’
Judge advanced AI systems like doctors, says government review
Arrests made at maternity inquiry trust
‘Ham-fisted’ IT rollout ‘threatens service disruption’
Revealed: More than 1,400 record snooping cases reported to regulator
ICB clusters told to merge
‘Attractiveness’ of ‘underpaid’ chair roles under review
Acute trust overturns ‘obviously unfair’ £1.7m legal bill
Theatres closed for months after ‘due diligence’ failures
Exclusive: Consultants revolt over group model
Revealed: Cancer doctor hiring freezes rise in nearly every region
Public inquiry into maternity being considered by DHSC
We have ‘minimised’ Health Bill power grab, says minister
Trusts ‘should recruit more managers locally’
Charity commits £250m to ‘neighbourhood health’
Minister apologises for NHSE Palantir data blunder