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News‘Profound disappointment’ as ICBs are allowed to cut safety funding
A leading midwife and chair of government maternity inquiries has cited “significant concern about safety and wellbeing” following a substantial cut to nationally ring-fenced funding.
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HSJ LocalHospital criticised for ‘poor’ and ‘defensive’ investigations
A hospital trust has been criticised for its “poor” and “defensive” investigations into three deaths, which a coroner has linked to care by a single surgeon.
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NewsExclusive: NHS managers must undergo ‘cultural intelligence training’ says watchdog
NHS managers should receive “cultural intelligence training” to tackle issues such as “the legacy of the British Empire” and improve the experience of overseas recruits, the National Guardian’s Office has recommended.
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HSJ LocalSecond tranche of major job cuts revealed by trust
A large acute trust plans to cut more than 700 additional jobs and admits it will miss key performance targets this year due to its “unsustainable” deficit.
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NewsEx-health minister to chair trust
A former health minister has been appointed chair of a trust.
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NewsGovernment accused of misleading claim on health hubs
Most integrated care systems lack a women’s health hub offering full services — contrary to government claims — according to research seen by HSJ.
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NewsDirector who helped force out CEO resigns from trust
A trust chief people officer, who was heavily criticised in an employment tribunal ruling, has resigned from her role.
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NewsNHSE budget cuts hit maternity, children and prevention
Maternity, prevention, mental health, and children’s services are the national budgets seeing the biggest cuts after government and NHS England decided to slash ringfenced allocations, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsWhich ICBs are heading for merger?
There is still fury and consternation about the decision to cut the running costs of integrated care boards in half, but plans to consolidate the number of ICBs from 42 to between 23 and 28 are well advanced.
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NewsICB picks provider for £1.8bn contract
A trust is set to provide services for around two million people after winning all six lots in a £1.8bn procurement.
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News3% NHS pay rise proposed
The NHS Pay Review Body has recommended a pay rise of about 3 per cent for Agenda for Change staff for 2025‑26, according to reports.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts spending millions on B&B rooms
Mental health trusts spent more than £2m on “bed and breakfast” accommodation in order to discharge patients last year, highlighting big gaps in appropriate housing, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalCEO tells staff ‘silence is complicity’ after record sexual misconduct reports
An ambulance trust has dismissed “multiple staff” for sexual misconduct offences this year following its “highest year ever for reported sexual safety incidents” in 2024, HSJ has learned.
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News‘Immobile’ patient dies after discharge with no care package
An “immobile” patient was found dead after a trust discharged him to his home with no care and support, a coroner has found.
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NewsWe’re ‘fundamental’ to future ICBs, say pharmacists
Medicines management teams should not be targeted by imminent cost cuts and must remain a “fundamental component” of the new model for integrated care boards, NHS England has been told.
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NewsHospital sends GPs 15,000 letters in a single day
A “technical failure” caused a hospital trust to send 15-20,000 discharge letters to local GP practices on the day before the Easter bank holiday weekend, some of which dated back four months.
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NewsCEO leaves ‘recovery support’ trust after eight years
The chief executive of a trust in NHS England’s “recovery support” regime is stepping down after eight years in the role, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts cut use of private ambulances despite performance woes
Two ambulance trusts with some of the worst performance on a key response time target are reducing the use of private ambulance firms.
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News‘Unaffordable’ care spending driven by rush to clear hospital beds
The rush from acute hospitals to “free up beds” is probably behind an “unaffordable” rise in an integrated care board’s social care spending, it has been told.
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HSJ LocalICB points to lack of government support after teenager’s suicide
Long waits for autism diagnosis and treatment – implicated in the suicide of a 17-year-old – will continue unless addressing them is given greater priority by government, an integrated care board has said.