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NewsHospital removed 1,000 patients from waiting list 'retrospectively'
A hospital trust has removed more than 1,000 patients from its waiting list by retrospectively applying referral criteria, which local GPs have said is disruptive and unsafe.
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HSJ LocalTop CEO steps down after more than 45 years in NHS
East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust’s respected and sometimes controversial chief executive Nick Hulme is stepping down after more than 45 years in the NHS.
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NewsHR firm called in over chair-CEO clash
An HR firm has carried out an investigation into a trust group’s CEO and chair following a breakdown in their relationship, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPM: NHS is failing to deal with antisemitism
The government has announced a “short, sharp review” of antisemitism in the NHS, with the prime minister saying some cases are ”simply not being dealt with”.
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NewsOverall CQC ratings to be reintroduced
The Care Quality Commission is proposing to reintroduce overall care quality ratings for trusts, and put more weight on “expert professional judgement”, in an overhaul of its assessments.
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NewsInquiry chair: No time to ‘co-produce’ with families
Families have been told they cannot “co-produce” an investigation into how they were failed by maternity services because of the “timetable given” by government.
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LeaderUsing the patient to smash the NHS begging bowl
This government’s reform of the NHS is best understood as a drive to reconfigure the economics of the public sector – which is increasingly dominated by healthcare spending. This will give the campaign of change a distinctly different flavour to the recovery mission Labour undertook during the first decade of ...
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HSJ Local650 patients reviewed for harm after dropping off waiting list
A trust is reviewing potential harm to 650 patients who were lost from its waiting lists, some of whom have waited more than 15 months.
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NewsMackey demands sign-off on disruptive tech deployments
NHS England’s chief executive is requiring personal sign-off before allowing new major hospital IT systems to be switched on, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsStreeting accused of ignoring nurses’ safety warning
Wes Streeting has failed to respond to an “urgent” warning from a clinical group that safety is being compromised by gaps in community services, HSJ has been told.
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NewsTech firm wins £1.2bn national workforce contract
The NHS Business Services Authority has awarded a £1.2bn contract to Indian technology firm Infosys for a new workforce management system.
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HSJ LocalHospital rated ‘inadequate’ over leadership and infection failures
A hospital run by the largest trust in the East of England has been downgraded to “inadequate” by the care regulator, which found ”disconnected” leaders and ”bowls of bodily fluids left for multiple hours”.
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News£2bn cost of delayed discharges revealed for first time
The first official estimate of the financial impact of delayed hospital discharges on the NHS has suggested the monthly cost is around £200m.
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NewsOnline overtakes phone for GP booking
More people have reported contacting their GP practice online than by phone for the first time, and more of them found access “easy”, new figures show.
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NewsManagers’ pay rise blocked at 21 trusts and ICBs
Very senior managers at 21 poorly performing trusts and integrated care boards must not be awarded this year’s pay uplift, NHS England has confirmed.
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NewsPrivate service accused of ‘poor governance’ after death
An NHS-funded private surgery service has been accused of “poor clinical governance” and “fragmentation” from the NHS, after a patient died.
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NewsEx-MP to chair trust
A former MP and current member of the House of Lords has been appointed as chair of a community and mental health trust.
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NewsCyber attack damage can be more public, says NHSE boss
The NHS’s head of cyber security has said the service can be more transparent about attacks that affect the service.
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NewsNHSE’s improvement teams axed
NHS England’s elective, emergency care and mental health improvement support teams are being axed – and their staff and functions merged into the Getting it Right First Time programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNational scheme to support families after baby deaths faces axe
An “overwhelmingly valued” pilot support scheme for families who have lost a child before or shortly after birth has been paused to new referrals and is being “brought to a close”, HSJ has learned.