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NewsConfed boss to leave next year
The head of the NHS Confederation will step down next year, he has announced, as the organisation considers a merger with NHS Providers.
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NewsICBs set to miss government cost-cutting target
A series of integrated care boards have said they will not be able to meet the deadline to cut staffing costs by the end of 2025, due to a lack of central funding for redundancies, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLeadership improves at ‘toxic’ trust
One of England’s largest trusts previously criticised for its “toxic” environment has made significant improvements to its culture, inspectors have said.
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NewsStop letting down resident doctors, NHSE tells trusts
Trusts are to have new responsibilities for improving resident doctors’ working lives under a plan unveiled by NHS England today.
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News‘Outstanding’ hospital drops two ratings
A hospital which was rated “outstanding” has been downgraded to “requires improvement” after inspectors raised concerns about staffing and delays to patients being clinically assessed.
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NewsGPs warned against prescribing drug after private price hike
GPs are braced for more enquiries after a supplier increased the cost of accessing a popular weight-loss drug privately.
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NewsMultiple patients harmed at ‘overly cautious’ trust
Multiple glaucoma patients were harmed at a trust that was “overly cautious” about surgical intervention and did not follow national care guidelines, a royal college review has found.
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NewsBoards told to rate their own ‘capability’
Trust leaders have been told to rate their own boards’ “capability” under new rules that could influence which providers are put in a new special measures regime.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts spending most and least on training
Trusts in London have spent far more on staff training per employee than any other region in the country, new analysis has revealed.
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NewsTrust warned over A&E and maternity failings
A major acute trust has been served warning notices to urgently improve its maternity and emergency care services after making “insufficient” progress.
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NewsBig rise in sackings for sexual misconduct
As many as 60 ambulance staff members were dismissed and 75 disciplined for sexual misconduct last year, as providers cracked down on sexual safety in the workplace.
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NewsHospital wrongly rated ‘outstanding’ for six years
A leading hospital has been stripped of its “outstanding” rating, which the Care Quality Commission says was mistakenly awarded six years ago.
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HSJ LocalInquiry delay ‘making CEOs look silly’
The lack of information given to trusts likely to be involved in a national maternity investigation due to complete this year is making leaders “look silly” in front of staff, a major trust chief executive has said.
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NewsSupplier facing strikes says its staff get ‘more stability’ than in the NHS
A major NHS supplier facing strikes next week has argued its staff enjoy “significantly better working environments” than the NHS as well as more job “stability”.
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NewsTrusts step in to pay for ‘vital’ IT system cut by NHSE
Ambulance trusts have taken on the cost of a “vital” national IT system which stops services being overwhelmed by calls, after its funding was cut by NHS England.
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NewsExclusive: Provider settles with former exec after leadership exodus
A GP federation has paid to settle an employment claim brought by a former executive director, following a string of other senior departures, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSpecialist trust appoints CEO
A specialist trust has apppointed its interim as substantive chief executive.
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HSJ LocalHospital chief leaves national NHSE role
A trust chief is unexpectedly leaving his national NHS England role leading development of the NHS App.
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NewsTrusts appoint 23-year-old director
Two trusts have appointed the “youngest non-executive director in the NHS”, they have announced.
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NewsTargets revealed for £40m bonus fund
NHS England has published the criteria trusts must meet to secure a share of a £40m elective incentives pot.