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NewsNational procurement chief appointed
NHS Supply Chain has appointed a commercial director to take charge of major reforms to its operating model and oversee day-to-day procurement of £3.5bn worth of devices and supplies vital for trust operations.
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NewsAmbulances ‘lose’ 55,000 hours in one week during handover delays
Hours lost to ambulance handover delays, and the numbers of ambulances waiting more than an hour outside hospitals hit new highs in the week after Christmas.
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HSJ LocalDoctors ‘embarrassed and ashamed’ by care at new hospital
A clinical director and 30 senior medics have told trust executives they are ashamed of the ‘dreadful conditions’ faced by patients after moving into a ‘chaotic’ new emergency department.
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Doctors union plans 72-hour strike
Junior doctors across England will walk out for 72 hours in March if a ballot for industrial action is successful, the British Medical Association has told ministers.
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NewsNHSE names new regional director
A new interim NHS England regional director has been appointed for London.
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NewsNHS must improve efficiency before asking for more money, claims ICS chief executive
An ICS chief has said the NHS workforce crisis is not the result of a ‘funding issue’ but caused by an inefficient use of resources.
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NewsAmbulance trust asks ICSs for 300 staff to step in on strike day
More than 300 clinicians are being sought from primary care to help London Ambulance Service during next week’s strike, according to a letter seen by HSJ, amid fears it will have a greater impact than last month’s industrial action.
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NewsSunak: Covid elective cancellations are to blame for long waiting lists
Rishi Sunak has appeared to suggest the NHS should not have cancelled so much elective activity during the pandemic and attributed the service’s ‘huge waiting list’ to the extent of the hiatus.
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HSJ LocalTrust that banned corridor care ‘reluctantly’ brings it back
An acute trust has announced the ‘reluctant’ return of ‘corridor care’ – having previously eradicated the unsafe practice – due to extreme ambulance handover delays and other emergency pressures.
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NewsNHSE pays £11.5m to extend Palantir data contract
NHS England has extended a controversial contract with tech firm Palantir, following a long delay to its procurement of a new data platform.
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NewsRevealed: The targets the NHS no longer has to meet
NHS England has shelved priorities on long covid and diversity and inclusion – as well as a wide range of other areas – in its latest slimmed down operational planning guidance, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsNew Year honours for NHS England directors and hospital chiefs
NHS England directors and hospital chief executives were among those included in the 2023 New Year’s honours list.
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NewsExclusive: Ambulance crews urged to conserve oxygen
Ambulance staff are being urged to conserve oxygen supplies because of a national shortage of small cylinders used both on ambulances and in some A&E departments.
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NewsNHS has too few managers but too many admin staff, Hewitt suggests
International comparisons suggest the NHS has too few managers but too many administrative staff, former health secretary Patricia Hewitt has claimed.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read technology stories of 2022
As we welcome in 2023, it’s time to take a look back at HSJ’s most read technology stories of 2022.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read workforce stories of 2022
Here is a rundown of HSJ’s most read workforce stories in 2022
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read patient safety stories of 2022
As 2022 comes to an end, HSJ takes a look at its most read patient safety stories of the year.
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NewsHSJ’s 10 most read stories of 2022
As 2022 draws to a close, HSJ takes a look at its most read stories of the year.
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News‘Payment by results’ style system returns for electives
The health service in England is returning to payment-by-results-style system for elective activity, guidance published today confirms.
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NewsNHSE reveals new A&E waiting time goal
NHS England is handing trusts a new target to see 76 per cent of accident and emergency patients within four hours by the end of 2023-24.