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NewsInsurance boss named NICE chief executive
Samantha Roberts, the managing director of insurance provider Legal and General’s health and care business, is to become the chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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NewsNHSE: Staff can work even if household has covid
Government and NHS guidance has been changed and now allows health and care staff with covid-positive household contacts to work, if the staff member is testing negative.
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NewsTrust calls for ‘compassion’ towards unvaccinated staff as they face dismissal
A trust has warned that many of its unvaccinated staff remain unpersuaded despite the prospect of dismissal, and there are ‘very limited’ opportunities for redeployment.
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NewsDaily Insight: Climbing to a peak they can’t see
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsWe can’t suspend all staff who may pose risk to patients, says government
The government has rejected advice from an independent inquiry into the actions of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson to suspend all healthcare professionals who are suspected of posing a risk to patient safety.
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NewsNHS leaders told to accelerate international recruitment as 800 nurses join register in a week
NHS leaders have been urged to seize the ‘big opportunity to maximise support from overseas nurses once again’, with 800 new arrivals set to join the English register next week alone.
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NewsOmicron triggers first cancellations and redeployment of staff
Some hospital trusts in London are beginning to cancel non-urgent elective procedures and redeploy staff, as absences rise ahead of an expected wave of admissions from omicron.
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NewsNHSE hires director from Test and Trace and MoD
NHS England has hired a new chief commercial officer, who has previously held senior roles at Test and Trace and the Ministry of Defence.
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NewsDaily Insight: Oi – put that mask on!
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News‘Substantial staffing gaps’ about to hit, says Whitty
The chief medical officer has warned of the rapid emergence of ‘quite substantial rota gaps’ in health and social care services in coming weeks, as omicron cases spread.
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NewsMackey: Cutting waiting list may take more than four years
Elective treatments in the NHS will not substantially increase for at least another two years, and the waiting list may not have reduced by 2025, the national director of elective recovery has warned MPs.
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NewsRetired appeal court judge to lead covid inquiry
The government has appointed a retired appeal court judge to lead the covid inquiry which is set to begin next spring.
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NewsNHSE appoints new regional director
NHS England has appointed an interim regional director for London, and confirmed Sir David Sloman’s appointment as chief operating officer.
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NewsNHS told to raise its game on IPC or face omicron-driven surge in hospital infections
The NHS must apply covid infection prevention and control measures more robustly if it is to avoid a steep rise in infections within healthcare settings, a senior doctor at NHS England has said.
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News‘Chief executive of the year’ to retire after 25 years
A winner of HSJ’s chief executive of the year award is to retire next year, she has announced.
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HSJ LocalTrust identified as an 'alarm outlier' by national surgery review
A district general hospital has been branded an “alarm outlier” due to higher-than-average death rates for a major abdominal surgery.
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NewsOmicron helps drive London covid admissions to 10-month high
Admissions of covid positive patients to hospitals in London have risen by 30 per cent.
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NewsTrust CEO drafted in to lead national push to halve delayed discharges
The NHS has been told to discharge at least half the hospital patients who are medically fit to leave as it gears up to cope with a ‘tidal wave’ of omicron cases.
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NewsCQC postpones most NHS inspections until 2022
The Care Quality Commission has tightened the criteria that trigger inspections for acute hospitals, ambulance services and GPs for the rest of the year.
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NewsSteep increase in number of trusts struggling with long stay patients
Acute trusts are reporting increasing numbers of long stay patients as NHS England highlights the number of ‘medically fit’ patients who do not need to be in hospital.