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HSJ LocalWarning to staff not wearing masks at PM’s local hospital
Staff at the hospital serving the prime minister’s constituency — which is the subject of concerns over infection control — have been warned they will not be paid for time spent self-isolating if they break mask rules.
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City plans ‘integrated care system for mental health’
Local mental health commissioning may be transferred to NHS providers under a new contract in one of the UK’s biggest cities.
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Two paediatric EDs in region to close for the winter
Two of the five paediatric emergency departments in north central London are to close through the winter, HSJ has learnt.
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Executives all white in city where 40pc of population is BAME
Every current executive director at the five NHS trusts in Birmingham is white, despite more than 40 per cent of the city’s population being from a black, Asian or ethnic minority background.
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Major trust awards facilities contracts worth £236m to two firms
A major London trust has awarded facilities management contracts worth £236m to two firms.
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Not wearing a mask a ‘serious conduct issue’, CEO warns staff
A London acute trust has told its staff they may not be paid for time at home self-isolating if it transpires they were not wearing a mask near someone with coronavirus.
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Trusts end Lorenzo use after failed national IT programme
An acute trust in Yorkshire has become the first of its cohort to fully replace its electronic patient record installed under the much-criticised National Programme for IT, with another trust set to follow suit.
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‘Missed opportunities’ in management of troubled service, review finds
Several ‘missed opportunities’ by local commissioners to tackle problems within a troubled autism service have been identified by an independent review.
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Trust warned after CQC’s ‘serious concerns’ for patients
Safety inspectors have ordered a mental health trust to make immediate improvements after visiting two inpatient wards where three patients died inside six months.
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Maternity service ‘inadequate’ after six babies starved of oxygen
Maternity services at an Essex hospital have been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission, after babies were starved of oxygen and put at risk of permanent brain damage.
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Leak reveals 7,000 year-long waiters at major trust
Almost 7,000 patients have waited for treatment for a year or more at a major north London trust, according to NHS data seen by HSJ .
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Nightingale contract extended to next year
NHS England has agreed a contract to maintain the Harrogate Nightingale Hospital until March 2021.
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Trust director quits for STP role
A trust finance chief in Lancashire has resigned to take up a senior role for a sustainability and transformation partnership.
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Getting shielded staff back before winter key priority, says hospital CEO
A teaching hospital which had over a thousand staff shielding or working from home at the peak of the covid outbreak has made getting these employees safely back on site a top priority before winter, its chief executive has told HSJ .
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Investigation launched into 'inappropriate behaviour' by trust security staff
An investigation has been launched into three incidents at a North West acute trust involving security staff and alleged “inappropriate behaviour” towards vulnerable patients.
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Coastal trust to be ‘twinned’ with high performing US hospital
A hospital trust in the North West is set to be ‘twinned’ with a US hospital as part of a programme it believes will improve staff retention and care quality.
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Trust agrees sick pay uplift after pressure from unions
A London trust has resisted calls to insource its soft facilities management contract, but agreed to improved terms and conditions for staff providing the outsourced services.
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Trust lost £11m in private income due to covid
An NHS trust lost £11m in expected private income because of the covid-19 outbreak, it has revealed.
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Major acute trust launches investigation into bullying during covid crisis
A major teaching hospital trust has launched an investigation into a complaint of bullying during the covid crisis raised on behalf of more than 30 staff.
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NHS should ‘never return’ to tariff system, says top trust CEO
A leading chief executive in Greater Manchester says the block contracting arrangements introduced in March should remain in place beyond the coronavirus pandemic.
