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NewsTrusts given five years to achieve safe midwife staffing
NHS trusts have been given until 2027-28 to employ enough midwives to meet safe staffing requirements, NHS England’s new maternity delivery plan has said.
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News'Spend wisely’ while tackling racism, says CQC director
The Care Quality Commission and other NHS agencies should “spend wisely” on “robust academic solutions” to overcoming racism and diversity problems, rather than turning to “outdated strategies” which don’t work, according to the lead of an internal review at the regulator.
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HSJ LocalAnother CEO given national director role
Another chief executive of a local NHS organisation has been hired as a national director by NHS England.
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News£2bn ICS debt from ‘CCG screw-ups’ should be written off, says Confed
NHS England has been urged to write off £2.2bn in historic debts that integrated care systems could be asked to repay.
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NewsChildren must wait for ‘crisis’ before autism diagnosis, say overwhelmed systems
New restrictions are being introduced for autism assessments, with some areas now only accepting referrals for patients in crisis, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalAcute boss takes ‘semi retirement’
The chief executive of an acute trust in the East of England has announced she is stepping down to take “semi-retirement”.
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NewsCQC inspection teams lacked ‘correct expertise’, review finds
A review of the Care Quality Commission’s failures in a high-profile whistleblowing case says it needs to ensure clinicians with the “correct expertise” are placed on its inspection teams.
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NewsWhistleblowers ‘frustrated and disappointed’ by CQC, review finds
There is a “widespread lack of competence and confidence” in the Care Quality Commission on race and racism, while whistleblowing health and care staff were often “frustrated and disappointed” by how it responded to their concerns, an internal review has found.
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NewsNHSE blames junior doctors’ strike for impending elective target failure
A senior NHS England figure has blamed the junior doctors’ strike for trusts’ impending failure to hit a flagship target to eliminate 78-week waiters by next month, but HSJ understands the service would have fallen short even without the medics’ walkout.
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NewsDirector quits troubled NHS agency
A key executive at an NHS agency which is embroiled in allegations of racism has announced his resignation, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMaternity service rated ‘inadequate’ and handed warning notice
A hospital’s maternity service has been rated ‘inadequate’ and issued a warning notice following an inspection earlier this year.
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NewsTrust leaders must admit ‘entrenched’ bullying culture or leave, says review author
The leaders of University Hospitals Birmingham must acknowledge and seek to tackle the organisation’s pervasive bullying culture, and those who cannot may need to leave, the lead author of its patient safety review has warned.
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NewsEx-CEO retires on day scathing report is published
Former University Hospitals Birmingham chief executive Professor David Rosser has decided to retire, it has been announced.
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NewsICS chief given NHSE director role
A successful integrated care system chief executive has been appointed as an NHS England national director on a part-time basis.
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NewsTrust’s leadership became ‘overzealous and coercive’, safety review finds
One of England’s largest acute trusts has been accused of “cronyism” in handling HR complaints, with medics raising repeated reports of “long-standing bullying” and “toxic” working environments.
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NewsFifteen white board members appointed at NHS agency criticised for racism
A national NHS agency which pledged in 2020 to tackle internal racism has since had 15 white people appointed to its board positions, alongside one minority ethnic appointee who left the organisation after nine months.
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NewsNew job for Simon Stevens
Lord Simon Stevens has been appointed chair of Cancer Research UK, the charity has announced today.
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NewsSixteen trusts win £150m for green energy projects
Sixteen trusts have been allocated a combined £150m for heat pumps and other projects to reduce emissions from their estates.
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NewsUrgent community services must become ‘business as usual’, says NHS England
Urgent community response services are growing across England – despite significant variation in referrals – but must be maintained all year rather than acting as ‘just a short-term fix for winter’, NHS England’s community director has said.
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NewsTrust fears medics will be ‘harassed’ if it publishes surgery report
Two external reviews have been carried out into a trust’s general surgery services amid concerns about whether it is a ‘safe interpersonal working environment’.