All Health Service Journal articles in July 2021 – Page 5
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Daily Insight: Nightingale changes its tune
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
Ex-NHS Improvement director gets trust chief job
A former NHS Improvement director is to become an acute trust chief executive at the end of this year.
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Trusts refer more minority ethnic doctors to regulator
Doctors from minority ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be referred to the medical regulator by their trust than others, according to a new NHS England report.
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Government halts controversial GP data sharing scheme
The government has indefinitely halted its GP data sharing scheme, with a minister today admitting mistakes in the way the project has been run.
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Outgoing regulator CEO: We may have ‘given the impression of a lack of empathy’
A regulator may “have given the impression of a lack of empathy” after it needed “to be more directive with staff” during the pandemic, its outgoing chief executive has admitted.
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Joint chair hired for two trusts with £2bn+ turnover
A joint chair has been appointed for two large hospitals trusts.
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HSJ Local
CEO move paves way for trust takeover
A hospital trust in the North West looks set to be taken over by a neighbour, as its chief executive is moving to the top job at a different provider.
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HSJ Partners
The rise of flexible healthcare in a post-pandemic world
Chris Ryan and James Balmain highlight the increased adoption of flexible healthcare, as the pandemic becomes a “super-catalyst” to an already- underway shift toward virtual care
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Comment
How the new payment system for the NHS could succeed or fail
The direction of travel for NHS payments, away from payment by results, towards a blended system, remains the right approach, write Matthew Bell, Anita Charlesworth and Richard Lewis
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Trusts must not ‘compel’ isolating staff to return to work, says NHSE
NHS employers must not ‘compel’ self-isolating staff to return to work, NHS England has warned, after the government issued new guidelines for health and social care workers.
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HSJ Local
Trust buys Nightingale hospital to help tackle elective backlog
A hospital trust has bought the site of its local Nightingale Hospital, because it wants to continue using it to help tackle the elective backlog.
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Daily Insight: Carry on regardless
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Major providers’ £1bn takeover deal collapses
A takeover bid involving two of the largest private providers of NHS acute care has fallen through after the deal failed to gain enough support from shareholders.
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Expert Briefing
North by Northwest: 'A bit of a disaster' as ICS recruitment drive draws a blank
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ Interactive
Embedding digital in the ICS landscape
As integrated care systems take shape across England, how can they ensure that digital is firmly embedded in their plans – and what should their digital priorities be? An HSJ webinar, supported by Cisco, explored these important questions. Jen Trueland reports
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Fully vaccinated NHS staff may not have to isolate if identified as a close covid contact
‘Frontline’ NHS staff who have received two covid vaccination shots may not have to self-isolate even if they have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus, the government has announced.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Happy ‘Freedom Day’ (Black Wednesday Remix)
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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McKinsey deny former global chief is a candidate for NHS England CEO role
Kevin Sneader, who led McKinsey until earlier this year, is not the fifth and final member of the shortlist to be the next NHS England chief executive say the consulting giant.
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NHS England seeks to improve its commercial ‘nous’ with £170k director hire
The NHS is seeking to bring about a step-change in the ‘sophistication, effectiveness and nous of its commercial function,’ according to an advert for a new chief commercial officer.
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Daily Insight: Masks off, gags on
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.