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NewsTrust taken out of special measures after four years
Isle of Wight Trust has been moved out of special measures and rated “good” by regulators, four years after it was declared “inadequate”.
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News‘Horrendous’ patient death after staff mistake physical injuries for mental health condition
A patient died from a serious spinal injury after emergency staff incorrectly attributed his physical condition to his mental health issues, an inquest heard.
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NewsHospitals consider ‘risky’ dilution of ICU nursing ratios
NHS trusts in London are looking to dilute their intensive care nurse-to-patient ratios due to workforce shortages, according to a leading critical care nurse.
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NewsClosed walk-in centres to be reviewed in plan to relieve A&E pressures
NHS England has issued a ‘10-point’ action plan aimed at relieving the immediate pressure on urgent and emergency services — including a review of walk-in centres and minor injury units that have closed during the pandemic.
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NewsNHS England seeks ‘strong’ COO who can ‘suspend ego’
NHS England is advertising for a “strong” permanent chief operating officer who “suspends ego”, following Amanda Pritchard’s promotion to CEO earlier this year.
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NewsBoards responsible for integration strategy unlikely to be fully operational before autumn 2022
The government has acknowledged that integrated care systems are unlikely to have fully established the partnership boards designed to drive joint working between the NHS and local government until at least five months after ICSs become statutory bodies.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust forced to restrict chemotherapy amid staff shortages
A major acute trust in the East Midlands has been forced to restrict how much chemotherapy it is able to offer due to staff shortages.
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News'Outstanding' trust appoints new chief executive
Norfolk Community Health and Care Trust has appointed a director of operations and mental health nurse as its new chief executive.
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NewsICS leaders must have courage to put quality first, says CQC chief inspector
The Care Quality Commission’s outgoing chief inspector of hospitals has called on integrated care system leaders to be ‘courageous’ in putting quality first.
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NewsWatchdog warns its powers will be weakened by Health and Care Bill reforms
The health service ombudsman has warned he will ‘be in no position to investigate’ the behaviour of another watchdog under the government’s health service reforms.
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NewsFive new national directors appointed
Leading doctors from across the country have been appointed to five new clinical director roles to help advise the NHS medical director on post-covid challenges.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Devastated’ doctors warn trust CEO of ‘extremely unsafe situation’
Consultants at a major tertiary centre have written to their chief executive, warning services are in ‘an extremely unsafe situation’ and calling for elective work to be diverted elsewhere.
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NewsLeaked national survey reveals steep fall in support for staff wellbeing
Leaked results from a national survey of NHS staff has revealed a sharp drop in those who believe their health and wellbeing is being supported by their employer.
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NewsInconsistent leadership undermining safety of maternity services, says CQC
Inconsistent leadership and poor teamworking, lack of risk oversight and a failure to engage with women’s needs are among the issues continuing to affect the safety of some hospital maternity services, the Care Quality Commission has found.
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NewsCovid hospital occupancy sees biggest drop since April
The NHS in England has seen the biggest weekly fall in covid bed occupancy for more than five months.
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News‘Frightened’ complaints handlers feel like ‘underclass’ of NHS
NHS complaints handlers are ‘frightened’ to raise concerns to trust leaders and feel like they are treated as the ‘underclass’ of the health service, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has said.
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NewsWinners of HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2021 revealed
Last night’s HSJ Patient Safety Awards celebrated the innovative work of frontline NHS teams in a year when the challenge and necessity of keeping the public safe had never been greater.
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NewsRevealed: What each ICS could pay its chief executive
HSJ has mapped what has been revealed so far on who will lead England’s 42 integrated care systems leadership, including how much each CEO could be paid.
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NewsTroubled trust appoints new chair
A mental health trust which is in NHS England’s ‘recovery support programme’ has appointed a new chair.
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NewsGovernment moves to keep ‘private interests’ out of key ICS boards
People with ‘significant interests’ in private healthcare will be barred from sitting on the key NHS boards at the top of integrated care systems, under new government proposals.