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Trusts' legal challenge forces council to repeat contract tender
Two NHS trusts will receive £200,000 from a county council after they won a court case over a public health services contract tender, which had been awarded to Virgin Care.
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Integrated trust agrees joint venture to unlock estates efficiencies
An acute and community trust has entered into a 15 year estates partnership with a property company in a deal worth tens of millions of pounds.
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Elective operations moved to new hospital ahead of winter
A Kent trust is moving elective work and creating two new theatres in an attempt to avoid cancelling operations this winter.
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BMA vows tougher line on consultant contract after pay award
A senior figure within the British Medical Association has suggested the union will take a tougher stance with the government over planned reforms to consultant contracts.
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HSJ Partnership Awards 2019 open for entries
With nine new categories the HSJ Partnership Awards 2019 are open for entries
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RCN chief executive steps down after pay deal error
Janet Davies has announced her resignation as chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing following the pay deal error which drew widespread criticism from nurses.
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Trust to review thousands of X-rays amid fears of harm
A Sussex trust is reviewing thousands of X-rays taken over the last six years which were not examined by radiologists at the time.
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Governance review at troubled trust as consultants warn of 'lack of expertise'
A troubled integrated trust has opened a financial governance review after consultants highlighted an underlying deficit worth more than 15 per cent of the organisation’s income.
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Number of new nursing students drop as medics rise
The number of student nurses given places at English universities has fallen by 4 per cent between 2018 and 2017 but the number of medicine and dentistry students has increased by 12 per cent, according to the latest data.
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Campaign group wins right to appeal ACO ruling
The Court of Appeal has granted a campaign group permission to appeal a judicial review ruling it lost against NHS England in May.
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CQC investigates trust over 'duty of candour' breach
The Care Quality Commission could take action against an NHS trust after a coroner exposed its poor handling of a patient death and failure to follow duty of candour rules.
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CQC upgrades 'inadequate' maternity unit
A West Midlands trust has managed to improve its CQC rating for maternity services from “inadequate” to “requires improvement”.
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Tender process launched to find screening provider
Commissioners are relaunching a stalled effort to find a single provider for the abdominal aortic aneurysm screening programme in south London and parts of Surrey.
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DHSC wins legal case over £730m logistics contract
A high court judge has dismissed a company’s legal challenge over the Department of Health and Social Care’s decision to award a £730m NHS logistics contract to a new provider.
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Government promises £300m funding for Carillion hospital
A government pledge to provide funds for completion of a new acute hospital hit by Carillion’s collapse has been welcomed by the chief executive of the affected trust.
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Midlands trust rated 'outstanding'
A mental health trust has been rated “outstanding” by CQC inspectors – the third in the country to achieve the highest ranking.
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New IT procurement framework for contracts worth £450m
GPs will switch to a new centrally funded £450m IT framework from next year, as officials complain about a market failure and the slow rate of innovation.
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NHS England publishes procurement notices for £28bn of contracts
NHS England has published procurement notices for specialised services contracts worth around £28bn over two years.
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HEE pays out millions in redundancy as executives get pay rises
Health Education England spent almost £17m on staff redundancies over the past two years as its chief executive saw his pay and bonus increase.
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Ex-manager jailed after defrauding trust to fund 'lavish lifestyle'
A former contract manager at a hospital trust has been sentenced to jail after using his position to defraud the organisation of more than half a million pounds.