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NewsTrust warns of ‘catastrophic’ delays as NHSE provides £10m cash boost
An ambulance trust has been given an extra £10m by NHS England to cover the cost of A&E handover delays that took place in the first six months of 2024-25.
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NewsCare home companies complain NHS is freezing them out
Two of the UK’s largest care providers have said the NHS has commissioned just a fraction of the “winter pressures” beds from them than in previous years, despite the NHS facing similar levels of seasonal delays.
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NewsCost-of-living crisis poses ‘high risk’ to NHS pension scheme
The cost-of-living crisis is creating a “high risk” to the NHS Pension Scheme, government advisers have warned.
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NewsExclusive: Consultants vote ‘no confidence’ in trust CEO and CMO
Senior doctors at one of England’s largest hospital trusts have passed a vote of “no confidence” in its CEO and chief medical officer.
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NewsTrust appoints sector’s only minority ethnic CEO
A longstanding executive has been appointed to lead an ambulance service, making him the sector’s only chief executive with a minority ethnic background.
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds of mothers diverted while in labour
Nearly 1,000 women were diverted to other NHS trusts or units while in labour within a six-month period this year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFour more ICSs told to hire consultants to review finance plans
Four more integrated care systems have been told to bring in management consultants to review their savings plans by NHS England. North West London is required to enter I&I programme to access cash support Birmingham, Leicestershire and Dorset also in financial oversight tier four
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NewsNHSE downgrades commercial leadership
NHS England’s commercial team is to be downgraded following the imminent departure of the organisation’s chief commercial officer.
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NewsCouncil reorganisation may lead to ICS boundary changes
Government wants health organisation boundaries to “align” with devolved regional authorities in the long term, it says in a white paper published today.
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NewsHospital with worst-performing A&E gets new CEO
A new chief executive has been appointed to the trust with London’s worst-performing A&E department.
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News‘Aggressive marketing’ fuels surge in patients seeking private referrals from GPs
Growing numbers of patients are requesting NHS-funded referrals to private providers “operating outside of agreed guidelines”, fuelled by long waiting lists and “aggressive direct marketing tactics”, GPs have warned.
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HSJ LocalMental health nurse appointed trust CEO
A trust has appointed a mental health nurse as its permanent chief executive, after he held the post in an interim capacity for over a year.
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NewsNHS ‘ignores staff, patients and families’, says minister
Health minister Gillian Merron has declared many patients have a poor experience of NHS care as a result of a “culture that has ignored the voice of staff [and] of patients and families for too long”.
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HSJ LocalICB leader forced me out, claims trust chair
A recently departed trust chair has claimed his resignation was “improperly solicited” by the local integrated care board chair, who he has accused of “shameful” behaviour.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in October 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsStevens moves to force ministers to protect mental health spend
The former chief executive of NHS England has launched a parliamentary bid to safeguard mental health from budget cuts.
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News‘Safety concerns’ over provider with £500m new contracts
A patient transport company which is taking over contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds is grappling with concerns about service performance and risk to patients.
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HSJ LocalThree acutes set for single CEO and chair
Norfolk’s three acute hospital trusts have announced plans for a new group model led by a single chair and chief executive from April, in a move that would mean axing trust-level CEO and chair positions.
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NewsCapital raids banned under new government rules
The NHS will be banned from raiding capital budgets to fund revenue gaps under new Treasury rules.
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NewsBill for extra medical shifts soars to £3bn
NHS spending on agency and bank shifts for doctors rose by £470m to top £3bn last year – 68 per cent up on pre-covid levels – new figures reveal.