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HSJ LocalExternal review praises embattled trust's leadership after CQC criticism of bosses
An external review of the East of England Ambulance Services Trust’s leadership concluded bosses showed “cohesive leadership” and had a “clear vision” just weeks after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about how well led it was.
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NewsCharity accuses royal college of 'dangerous' advice on 'normal births'
A charity has criticised a royal college for what it said was “immensely dangerous” support of a trust’s “normal birth” campaign.
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NewsPrivate provider has third hospital placed in special measures
A private provider has had a third mental health hospital judged “inadequate” and placed in special measures by watchdog inspectors.
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NewsDHSC to tighten control over wholly owned subsidiary companies
Scrutiny and regulation of the NHS’s use of wholly owned subsidiary companies will be strengthened to ensure trusts do not set up such bodies “solely” for tax avoidance purposes.
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NewsHospital boss and US health chief join NHSI board
A former hospital boss and US health chief are among four new non-executive directors appointed to the board of NHS Improvement this morning.
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NewsNew funding settlement 'contingent' on adopting new tech, says Hancock
The new health and social care secretary says the £20bn of additional funding provided by the government will be “contingent” on the NHS adopting the latest technology.
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NewsNew health secretary: Targets need to be 'clinically appropriate'
Health secretary Matt Hancock has told HSJ that flagship waiting time targets should be made more “clinically appropriate”.
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NewsHancock backs expansion of GP consultations via smartphone
Matt Hancock has backed the expansion of GP consultations via smartphone, just days after local commissioners blocked an expansion of a major digital practice citing patient safety.
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NewsHancock decries 'tribal barriers between managers and clinicians'
Tribal barriers between clinicians and managers should be broken down, the new health secretary Matt Hancock has said today.
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News'Fantasy' trust debts overtake PFI liabilities
A steep increase in emergency bailouts means NHS trusts’ total borrowing from the Department of Health and Social Care has overtaken their PFI liabilities.
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NewsHancock to reveal £400m STP technology fund
New health and social care secretary Mat Hancock will single out technology as a priority in his first speech tomorrow announcing a long-awaited £412m technology fund for sustainability and transformation partnerships.
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Government's pay deal funding falls short, say NHS leaders
NHS providers have accused the government of failing to deliver sufficient funding to cover pay increases for outsourced staff following the Agenda for Change pay deal.
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NewsMinisters consider legal aid changes for families at inquests
The government has launched a call for evidence on possible changes to legal aid funding for bereaved families at inquests.
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NewsSpending on community services cut by £300m
Spending on community services provided by NHS trusts fell by £300m in 2017-18 despite increases in all other services, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSocial care green paper will not be 'panacea'
The social care green paper will not be a “panacea” for chronic problems in the system, is likely to propose only minor legislative change, and be based on the assumption that limited sums of new money are available.
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NewsThousands of NHS patients put at risk of preventable strokes
Thousands of patients are being put at risk of preventable strokes leading to death and life long disability because of poor management by the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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NewsSubscribe to HSJ's new technology newsletter
HSJ will launch a new fortnightly newsletter from next week, offering insights into the latest push to use digital technology to transform the NHS.
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NewsRadiology backlog a 'potential key risk' for trusts: CQC chief
Trust boards must recognise backlogs of unreported radiology images as “a potential key risk” and take action immediately, the chief inspector of hospitals has warned.
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NewsNew health secretary calls out NHS leadership for lack of diversity
The new health and social care secretary will use his first speech to call out the NHS leadership’s lack of diversity, pointing out only five NHS chief executives are from a BME background.
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NewsPurchasing chief promises 'route to innovation' for suppliers
A new NHS purchasing chief has pledged to provide a “route to innovation” as part of changes to the way the health service buys diagnostic and pathology equipment.