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NewsExclusive: trusts waiting twice the legal limit for key regulatory approval
NHS trusts are being forced to wait an average of six months for a regulatory decision on capital projects, despite the relevant legislation stating they should be completed in 8-12 weeks, HSJ can reveal.
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LeaderDo ICBs have a future?
To which question, many of you will respond “of course” and point to the repeated statements by ministers and national leaders that integrated care boards have a vital role to play.
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NewsTrust paid management consultant more than £500k
A trust spent more than £500,000 on the services of a management consultant over a period of 16 months, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsStaff ‘losing confidence’ in high-performing trust as job cuts bite
Staff at a trust seeking to significantly reduce its pay bill are experiencing a “loss of pride, loyalty or confidence” in the organisation, according to an internal report.
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NewsStreeting hires adviser to combat staff anger over pay
Wes Streeting has hired an experienced trade union official to help him deal with growing industrial unrest throughout the NHS workforce.
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NewsMackey delays two more EPR launches
NHS England has intervened to delay the roll-out of electronic patient record systems at two trusts, due to major concerns over the operational impact.
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NewsHospitals exit special measures after seven years
An acute trust has come out of NHS England’s “recovery support” regime, more than seven years after it was placed in special measures.
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NewsNHS has ‘hollowed out’ community care, says government adviser
The NHS has “hollowed out” community and primary care and become a “national hospital service”, according to the influential lead of a government review of social care.
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NewsEx-CQC chief to lead charity
The recently departed boss of the Care Quality Commission has been named chief executive of an anti-poverty charity and housing trust.
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NewsFDP trusts failed to meet data security requirements
Almost one-third of NHS trusts using the federated data platform last year were not meeting minimum data security standards, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Nine trusts put in NHSE turnaround regime
Nine trusts have been placed in NHS England’s new turnaround regime for the country’s most challenged trusts, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew CEO for £2bn hospital trust
A chief executive has been appointed to lead one of England’s largest hospital trusts.
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NewsBoards urged to ‘take ownership’ to avoid corridor care
Trust boards can “virtually eliminate” corridor care with “the right leadership ambition and focus”, including more walking wards and corridors, NHS England has said.
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NewsTrust CEO: National leaders are holding back mental health progress
A leading trust CEO and former national director has warned the mental health sector feels “abandoned”, with no long-term plan and its “share of spend falling like a stone”.
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HSJ LocalNHSE takes action against two more trusts in £178m deficit system
NHS England has served two more trusts with enforcement action in a system forecasting one of the largest deficits this year.
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NewsFirm drops challenge to £70m IT contract
A software company has dropped its legal challenge against a major trust’s £70m electronic patient record purchase.
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NewsNew health minister appointed
The government has appointed an MP who has campaigned on patient safety to be the new public health and prevention minister.
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NewsNHSE delays staff transfer to ICBs
NHS England is once again delaying the transfer of specialised commissioning staff to integrated care boards.
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NewsRevealed: Two regions have no ‘mental health A&Es’
The south of England has no “mental health A&Es” outside of London, while there are 18 across the rest of the country, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Trust hired medic despite misconduct allegations
A trust has admitted it was aware of misconduct allegations against a doctor when it hired him – a development described as “deeply troubling” by lawyers arguing that the consultant has since harmed other patients.