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NewsPrimary care networks begin management recruitment drive
The first wave of job adverts for the new workforce going into primary care networks have been posted online, including various new managerial roles.
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HSJ LocalFirst chief chosen to lead both trust and CCG
A trust chief executive will jointly lead its local clinical commissioning group from October, as part of a shared management structure established by the two bodies.
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NewsTwenty big NHS building projects that need Boris’ cash
With the new prime minister poised to announce NHS building projects, HSJ has identified 20 of the most significant hospital infrastructure schemes that require big injections of capital funding, often to address pressing problems with care quality.
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NewsStaff strike over trust’s subsidiary company plan
Hundreds of staff at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust have started a two-week strike over the trust’s plans to set up a subsidiary company.
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HSJ LocalCCG and council to share leader
A clinical commissioning group is set to be led by its local authority’s chief executive under plans to better integrate health and care services.
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NewsExclusive: Irish health service seeks no-deal Brexit pacts with NHS hospitals
The Irish health service is attempting to sign up NHS trusts to continue providing healthcare services to Irish citizens in the event of a no-deal Brexit, HSJ has learned.
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NewsChief nurse to ‘pick up’ non-medical referrals dispute
England’s chief nursing officer has said NHS Improvement will be “picking up” issues with an acute trust blocking non-medical referrals, despite national guidance stating they should be accepted.
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NewsGoogle AI lead: Machine learning 18 months away from NHS hospitals
Artificial intelligence will be used to foresee and prevent the onset of life-threatening conditions in NHS hospitals in “substantial pilots” in about 18 months, Google DeepMind’s clinical lead has predicted.
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NewsExclusive: Trust bosses back threatened four-hour target
More than seven in 10 hospital trust board members want to retain the four-hour accident and emergency target, despite NHS England proposals suggesting it could be ditched next year, an exclusive HSJ survey has found.
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NewsTrust merger ‘inevitable’ despite ongoing funding issues
A trust chief executive has said merging with its leading neighbour is ‘inevitable’ despite ongoing failures to secure funding.
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NewsJunior doctors win landmark case over rest breaks
NHS trusts could face substantial claims for backdated pay from junior doctors after judges ruled one trust had breached their contracts.
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HSJ LocalFormer medical director accused of bullying paid £300k
A former medical director who allegedly bullied senior clinicians was paid £300,000 in 2018-19, despite an external investigation into his conduct preventing him from fully carrying out his duties.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive ‘absolutely delighted’ as trust rated outstanding
Reverse mentoring and a “retreat” for self-referring patients who feel in crisis are just two of the factors which earned a mental health and community trust an “outstanding” rating.
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HSJ LocalNeighbouring trusts to share chief executive and chair
England’s smallest acute trust will share a chief executive and chair with its larger neighbour with which it is merging.
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Community services get largest chunk of LTP funding
Community and young people’s mental health services will receive the lion’s share of the sector’s long-term plan funding, while inpatient services are promised very little, new guidance has revealed.
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HSJ LocalCCG awards £1.2bn community services contract
A social enterprise has seen off two other rivals to win a £1.2bn community health contract aimed at bringing services together under one provider.
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NewsExclusive: Capital billions promised by ministers fail to reach ‘front line’
Only a fraction of the £2.5bn of capital funding announced and allocated by the government for the NHS since 2017 has actually been released to the service.
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NewsTwo private hospitals placed in special measures
Two Priory Group hospitals have been put in special measures after inspectors raised serious concerns about how staff treated patients.
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HSJ LocalLong-stalled hospital rebuild moves to next stage
A hospital reconfiguration project stalled for roughly 16 years is a step closer to being realised after commissioners and clinicians across regional boundaries signed off a joint business case.
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HSJ LocalTrust declares critical incident after fridge fire
An East Midlands trust had to evacuate several wards of patients on Friday night after a faulty refrigerator caught fire.