North by North West: Unpicking the headlines
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Two execs step down as mega-merger trusts rebrand
Two members of the board overseeing the merger of three are stepping down from their leadership positions.
North by North West: The region’s most important job
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North by North West: Bill McCarthy's top priorities
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North by North West: Festering relationships harm patients
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NDA debate cannot be reduced to soundbites
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, will make sure you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...
North by North West: Rejection for incumbent chairman
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North by North West: Blackpool rocking
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Exclusive: Clinical waste building up outside hospitals
Clinical waste is piling up outside hospitals, HSJ can reveal, amid fallout from the crisis which exploded in the sector last year.
North by North West: New knight for disjointed STP
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New regulator chief to put spotlight on 'systemic' failings
The new chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has told HSJ she wants the regulator to highlight more of the systemic failings which underpin concerns about individual nurses.
Trusts bemoan cost pressures from clinical waste switch
Several NHS trusts are grappling with extra costs and relying on temporary containers for clinical waste storage, after a forced change of supplier following last year’s stockpiling scandal.
Hunt heads to Middle East for global push on patient safety
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt is leading a call for global action on patient safety at an international summit in the Middle East today.
Regulators intervene in Devo Manc
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North by North West: Not a good look
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Cowper’s Cut: Which is the justice and which the thief?
To understand the NHS, we need to understand the issue of money and power, says Andy Cowper
Saving babies’ lives
In response to numerous cases of unsafe maternity and neonatal care, many initiatives have been introduced but their implementation remains inconsistent due to lack of training and funding, note James Titcombe and Bill Kirkup
North by North West: All change at the top
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North by North West: A big waiting list reveal
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Some DGH chiefs paid more than CEOs at largest trusts
Fifteen trust chief executives were paid at yearly rates of more than £250,000 last year, including several in the north east running district general hospitals, according to HSJ analysis.