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NewsBid to simplify outsourcing ‘could reduce need for subsidiary firms’
A government attempt to simplify the rules around outsourcing could have “massive” implications for the NHS, HSJ has been told.
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NewsCouncillor claims local trust is ‘scapegoated’ over care failings
A councillor has implied the Care Quality Commission has been “heavy handed” for criticisms of his local trust, which saw sustained covid-19 deaths linked to the virus spreading in hospital.
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NewsFirst NHS trust to run covid Lighthouse lab
A Lighthouse laboratory will for the first time be run by an NHS hospital trust, which hopes to open the covid-19 testing facility before Christmas.
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NewsTrust director condemns ‘nanny state’ covid measures
The medical director of a major North East hospital trust has warned a ‘nanny state’ approach to local lockdowns could “merely prolong the pain” of the covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsGovernment steps towards new A&E targets
Ministers have given the green light for NHS England and Improvement to consult before December on a proposed new basket of metrics to replace the four-hour accident and emergency target.
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NewsPlans for extra trauma unit mooted to cope with population growth
A new trauma unit could be set up in Kent and Medway because of increasing need for services in south London and north west Kent.
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NewsLeading trust chief brands NHSE’s new financial regime as ‘very risky’
A leading chief executive has described NHS England’s major changes to the financial architecture as ‘very risky’, amid a number of wider concerns from local leaders.
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NewsBabylon claims unfair treatment after ‘unique’ funding bid rejected
Digital GP provider Babylon Health has hit out at what it says is unfair treatment and an NHS “system problem” which is blocking innovation, after commissioners rejected its latest bid for costs reimbursement.
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NewsHistoric shift from market principles as NHSE sets out new system-level funding
New financial allocations have been issued to local leaders as part of a historic shift away from market principles and towards system-level working in the NHS.
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NewsPlan for social care reform to face further delay
The government is unlikely to bring forward its plan for social care reform by the end of this year as previously promised by the prime minister, a health minister has admitted.
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NewsFormer minister appointed chair of major independent provider
Former care minister Paul Burstow has been appointed as the new chair of St Andrew’s Healthcare.
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News‘Razor-sharp’ covid testing agency will be ‘a single voice of truth’ on health protection
The new body set to take over the covid testing regime will provide ‘a single voice of truth’ on health protection according to government guidance released today.
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HSJ LocalTrust reports sharp spike in covid patients
An acute hospital in Greater Manchester is now experiencing a spike in coronavirus patients, following weeks of high infection rates in the community.
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NewsNo problem with staff getting covid tests, says NHS people chief
The NHS’s chief people officer has said staff are still getting the access to covid-19 tests they need, despite wider shortages.
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NewsExclusive: NHS planning 41pc increase in international recruitment
The NHS needs to significantly increase international recruitment amid concerns the pandemic has derailed progress on the government’s target to hire an additional 50,000 nurses, an internal presentation suggests.
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HSJ LocalLeading CEO calls for national funding as mental health referrals predicted to rise by one third
A prominent trust chief has called for national support and “parity” for mental health as a new analysis suggests demand for services will increase by almost a third.
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NewsExclusive: Top leadership team at NHS Test and Trace includes just one clinician
The top leadership of NHS Test and Trace includes several senior figures brought in from retail, commerce and industry, but only one public health expert, a leaked structure document reveals.
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NewsUnions ‘alarmed’ over ‘lack of consultation’ on PHE abolition
Unions have told Matt Hancock they are ‘alarmed’ at the ‘lack of consultation’ in his plan to replace Public Health England with a new national body.
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NewsGovernment tenders £785m testing contract
The Department of Health and Social Care will spend up to £785m on a new service to pack and deliver covid home test kits over the next two years, according to tender documents published today.
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NewsCQC’s infection control concerns at covid deaths trust revealed
A trust which accounted for one in eight covid deaths in hospital during part of the summer has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission for its infection control.