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NewsICSs asked to ‘converge’ their electronic patient record systems
Integrated care systems have been asked to set out plans for a single or ‘converged’ electronic patient record by NHS England’s new transformation directorate, HSJ understands.
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NewsPritchard: ‘Sorting out pensions’ important for elective recovery
Fresh efforts are being made to sort out long-standing pension issues which can prevent NHS staff working extra shifts to help tackle the elective backlog, NHS England’s chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalNHSE wants ‘witch hunt’ lessons shared widely, says trust’s CEO
NHS England wants lessons learned by a trust overhauling its culture after a high-profile bullying scandal to be shared systemwide because similar problems have been evident at other trusts, the hospital’s boss has said.
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NewsNational chief people officer to step down
NHS England has announced internally to staff today that its chief people officer Prerana Issar is stepping down.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust promotes COO to top job
James Paget University Hospitals Foundation Trust has announced chief operating officer Jo Segasby, who is a registered nurse, is to become the trust’s new chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Advice to GPs’ will count towards elective care target
Avoiding GP referrals by providing ‘advice and guidance’ will contribute significantly towards NHS performance on the government’s elective care targets, according to draft NHS plans seen by HSJ.
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NewsRussian-owned energy firm supplies at least 11 NHS trusts
At least 11 trusts have paid just over £4m to a Russian government-owned energy supplier in the current financial year, while 17 paid the company £17m the year before, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsNHS put on cyber attack alert following Russian invasion of Ukraine
NHS organisations have this evening been asked to strengthen their defences against cyberattacks, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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NewsNHSE investigating trust’s leadership following mass walkout of directors
Efforts to merge the governance of two hospital trusts have led to a walkout of several non-executive directors and a national investigation into one of the organisation’s leadership.
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NewsA&E bookings via 111 fall ‘far short of aspiration’
NHS England’s ‘111 First’ plan to make the 111 service a ‘primary route’ into emergency departments has fallen ‘far short of aspiration’, with only a small fraction of attendances being booked through it.
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NewsJoint CEO for two large hospital trusts
A group chief executive will be appointed to run two hospital trusts with a combined turnover of £2.3bn.
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Penalties for missed activity leave services ‘underfunded’
A proposed new national payment system could affect trusts’ ability to deliver safe patient care if it does not recognise ‘legitimate variation’, NHS Providers has warned.
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NewsJavid sets new targets for NHS digitisation
Electronic patient record systems must be implemented in at least 90 per cent of NHS trusts by the end of next year, the health secretary has announced at HSJ’s Digital Transformation Summit.
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HSJ Local£2bn ‘hospital group’ under discussion
The prospect of creating a £2bn ‘group’ of hospital providers in Liverpool is under formal discussion, senior sources have told HSJ.
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NewsHold down NHS pay to ‘catch up on lost efficiency’, says government
The government has said pay for NHS very senior managers should be held down in 2022-23, and indicated it cannot fund more than a 3 per cent cash terms rise for Agenda for Change staff.
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NewsBest NHS leaders should take on ‘biggest challenges’, says chief inspector
The NHS needs its best leaders to be prepared to take on ‘the biggest challenges’, despite the risk of criticism, the Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector has said.
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HSJ LocalAcute CEO retiring after major trust turnaround
The chief executive of one of the largest acute trusts in England has announced she will step down later this year.
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NewsTrusts failed to win ‘hearts and minds’ for controversial merger, says review
Relationships between a foundation trust’s board and its governors broke down with ‘a cycle of mistrust’ between the two and some governors’ actions placing ‘an additional burden on staff at a time of unprecedented challenge for the NHS,’ an independent review has found.
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NewsCQC should not ‘sit in an ivory tower’ when rating ICSs, says preferred chair
The Care Quality Commission should not ‘sit in an ivory tower and dream up what it thinks good looks like’ when it starts rating integrated care systems, the proposed new chair for the regulator has told ministers.
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NewsNHS not ‘human’ enough to get greater role in social care, says government review
The NHS should not be given greater control of social care because it is ‘hierarchical, centralised and not person-centred’, according to a government-commissioned review which is repeatedly scathing about the health service.