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NewsHospital trusts ditch shared chair role
Two large hospital trusts have dropped their shared chair arrangement.
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NewsNHSE warns service will have to cut activity unless it gets more funding
NHS England has told the government that it will have to “slow down” efforts to cut waiting lists without a fresh funding injection, HSJ has learned.
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NewsWhistleblowing nurse no longer trusts the NHS
A trust must pay a whistleblowing nurse £14,000 in damages and lost earnings, a judge has ordered.
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NewsNHS faces multimillion compensation bill after sex assaults
The NHS is facing a multimillion pound compensation bill for the crimes carried out by mortuary sex offender David Fuller.
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HSJ LocalProminent trust chief leaves for overseas role
One of the UK’s most prominent ambulance leaders is leaving his role for a job abroad.
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HSJ LocalCEO expresses ‘extreme concern’ about trust performance
An acute trust chief executive has warned that his organisation will struggle to “provide high-quality, timely, and financially affordable care” over the winter.
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NewsRevealed: the best and worst trusts for inpatient experience
Satisfaction with NHS inpatient care held up in 2023 despite increasing pressure on the service, a Care Quality Commission survey has revealed.
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NewsTrust to review year-long waiters after woman’s death
A mental health trust will review patients not seen by its services for more than a year after a woman died having waited 13 months for a follow-up appointment.
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NewsTrusts face ‘litigation spike’ because of Labour’s planned reforms
Labour’s employment law reforms could trigger a “spike in litigation” against trusts and create other significant challenges for managers and HR teams, senior lawyers have warned.
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NewsCEO and chair resign from community services provider
The chief executive and chair of a large community services provider in the south west have both resigned.
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NewsOnly the ‘super wealthy’ can afford to be NHS chairs
Chair and non-executive director roles are becoming harder to fill due to inadequate pay and “onerous” time commitments, research by HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ LocalFormer trust CEO reverses retirement after four months
An acute trust chief executive who retired in the spring has returned to the NHS in a senior interim role.
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NewsPrimary care excluded from drug deal because GPs and commissioners cannot be trusted
Primary care will continue to be denied access to drugs whose price has been reduced as part of a deal between government and the pharmaceutical industry because “commissioners, doctors and pharmacists” cannot be trusted with confidential information about costs, according to an NHS England letter.
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NewsDispute between trust directors triggers NHSE enforcement action
NHS England has taken formal enforcement action against a trust after expressing “significant concerns” over a “deterioration” in how its board operates.
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NewsAI data-sharing deal ‘breaks national guidance’
An agreement to share patient data struck between a specialist trust and a start-up company does not comply with NHS England guidance, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ LocalTrust too ‘compassionate’ to effectively run services in-house
A trust’s “compassionate environment” would prevent it effectively managing its facilities management department, an internal report recommending the outsourcing of the service has claimed.
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NewsProcurement checks on trusts relaxed by government
The Cabinet Office has raised the threshold for spending controls imposed on NHS trusts from £10m to £20m nearly two years after they were first introduced.
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NewsExclusive: Labour launches clearout of DHSC non-execs
The Department of Health and Social Care is recruiting three new board members amid a clearout of advisers appointed under the last government.
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NewsNHS to run seven ‘tests’ to prepare for emergencies
NHS England has told organisations to run seven ‘tests’ to prepare for emergencies after admitting “further work” is needed to improve the resilience of the health service.
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HSJ LocalInterim CEO to stay on after ‘driving improvements’ at challenged trust
The interim chief executive of one of England’s most challenged trusts has agreed to stay on for at least a year longer than originally planned.