Latest news – Page 71
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in November 2023, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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HSJ LocalWidespread failings discovered in EPR launch linked to patient death
“Better upfront planning, training and testing” were needed in a tech launch which was tied to patient harm and service disruption, an NHS England review has found.
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HSJ Local£800m deal to transfer control of community services to acutes
An integrated care board is planning to hand over control of community services worth an annual £80m to two acute trusts for the next five to 10 years.
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NewsProcurement agency creating ‘frustration and mistrust’ among trusts
NHS Supply Chain and NHS England must do more to make the national procurement model more attractive to local trusts if the NHS is to realise potential savings available from buying at scale, according to a National Audit Office report.
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NewsIncreased spending on dental services blocked by a quarter of ICBs
A dozen integrated care boards are refusing to pay for extra activity to tackle the crisis in NHS dentistry, despite being told they can do so by NHS England, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsTrusts fall short of new outpatient target but are praised for progress
Trusts remain short of NHS England’s target for 5 per cent of outpatient follow-ups to be on patient-initiated follow-up pathways, although significant progress towards the benchmark has been made, according to an internal review.
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NewsTwo execs drafted in to help ailing trust
A challenged acute trust has made two executive appointments, including an interim chief operating officer drafted in at short notice.
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NewsEx-regulator chief to lead new competition panel
NHS England has appointed a chair to its new panel set up to scrutinise decisions made under its new commissioning rules and to decide on complaints that the NHS is not offering patients sufficient choice.
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NewsExclusive: GP share of NHS spend falling to eight-year low
The proportion of the NHS budget spent on general practice is due to fall to its lowest point in at least eight years, according to new figures placed in Parliament.
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NewsCouncils to oppose controversial emergency care shake-up
A committee representing four councils has set out “fundamental concerns” over a major reconfiguration of services across Humber and Lincolnshire.
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HSJ LocalTrusts told to plan for 10% cuts on top of annual savings
Trusts in Lancashire have been told to plan for a 10 per cent cut in their contract values, on top of the annual efficiency savings they were already planning for next year.
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NewsTotal waiting list falls but 78-week breaches rise
The waiting list has fallen in consecutive months for the first time since 2020, although 78-week breaches have now increased four months in a row, despite an NHS England plan to have “virtually eliminated” them by last April.
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NewsNHSE announces eight new directors
NHS England has announced 19 national clinical director appointments, eight of whom are new to the role, including for stroke and maternity services.
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NewsMinisters issue ‘unwise, unnecessary and risky’ reconfiguration rules
More details have been revealed on how and when the health secretary will be able to intervene with changes to local NHS services.
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NewsTrust overhauls leadership ahead of critical CQC report
A major hospital trust has overhauled its executive team ahead of a Care Quality Commission report which is expected to criticise its leadership.
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HSJ Local‘Special measures’ lifted from long-struggling trust
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has been removed from the support programme formerly known as special measures.
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HSJ LocalFormer national director to chair two ICBs
A long-serving hospital leader and former NHS Improvement director will become the first to chair two neighbouring integrated care boards.
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NewsTrusts ‘unlock radical ambitions’ with move to same EPR
More than half of the acute trusts in a single region are set to move to the same electronic patient record system, a shift one of their CIOs described as a “serendipitous” opportunity for sharing staff and other resources.
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NewsManagers fear ‘unfair’ professional regulation
More NHS managers support regulation of their roles than oppose it, despite many fearing its implementation will be unfair or disproportionate, a survey suggests.
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NewsTrust CEO retires with ‘very mixed emotions’
The chief executive of a major hospital trust announced her retirement due to a long-term illness today.