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NewsOmbudsman discriminated against dyslexic employee
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman may have to pay damages to a dyslexic former employee after a tribunal decided it had discriminated against a disabled worker.
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NewsReview clears trust leaders of 'bullying and harassment'
Allegations of bullying and harassment against senior leaders at the Dudley Group Foundation Trust have not been substantiated by an independent review.
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NewsSteve Field: Digital GPs overseas remain a danger
Regulators and policymakers are at a loss for how to stop people accessing dangerous medicines using online services overseas, the outgoing chief inspector of GPs has said.
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NewsBMA consultants to pull out of doctors' pay review body
The British Medical Association’s consultants committee is to withdraw from the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Review Body after a vote by the union’s consultant members.
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NewsHome Office extends salary exemption for international nurses
Nurses and other NHS workers will continue to be exempt from the minimum salary requirement for a tier 2 visa, the Home Office has confirmed.
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NewsMental health trusts reporting high levels of violence
Mental health trusts are continuing to experience higher than average incidences of violence against staff, the NHS staff survey has shown.
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News'Breakdown in relations' between A&E consultants and board
A struggling trust has been warned about a “breakdown” in the relations between its executive board and emergency consultants.
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NewsTrust eyes new private finance model to build hospital
An acute trust is hoping to be among the first organisations to use a new form of private financing to help fund a replacement hospital.
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NewsResponsibility for NHS workforce to be devolved locally
Local areas will be given much greater control over NHS workforce policy with responsibilities being devolved to local areas from national bodies, a letter to NHS chief executives has revealed.
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Trusts fall short of deficit target despite large accounting benefit
The provider sector is set to miss its financial plan by more than £250m, despite benefitting from significant extra “donated asset” income.
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NewsCQC raises concerns over unregistered private ambulance firms
Concerns have been raised that NHS patients are being transported by unregistered private ambulance firms because of poorly monitored sub-contracting arrangements.
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NewsNew regulator chief to put spotlight on 'systemic' failings
The new chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has told HSJ she wants the regulator to highlight more of the systemic failings which underpin concerns about individual nurses.
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NewsNHS England appoints director to roll out ICS
NHS England has appointed a replacement for Michael Macdonnell, its previous director of transforming health systems, with responsibility for developing integrated care systems.
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HSJ LocalIntegrated trust mulls IT link with neighbour
An acute, community and social care trust is considering linking up with its neighbour to get American company Epic as its new provider of electronic patient records.
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HSJ LocalTrust's 'goldfish bowl' A&E has significant nurse shortages - CQC
A trust in special measures has been ordered to take immediate action, after inspectors warned it was failing to safely staff its emergency department.
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HSJ LocalReview slams CCG's 'close relationships' with building developer
An investigation into a £35m building project in Greater Manchester has cited repeated governance failures and a theme of “close professional relationships” between NHS commissioners, a council officer and the developers.
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HSJ LocalTrust announces replacement for sacked chief
Gateshead Health Foundation Trust has announced a permanent replacement for the chief executive it sacked in September.
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NewsJust one in 20 trusts has completed pre-Brexit data check
Regulators have told local NHS leaders to “quickly identify and address any vulnerabilities” in their data flows to other EU countries, as the majority of trusts appear to have not done so with less than a month to go before Brexit.
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NewsTrust welcomes chair after 'reluctantly' accepting regulator's veto
A special measures trust has been forced to accept with “reservations and reluctance” a regulators’ decision to veto their choice for a new chair and instead parachute in an interim, trust meeting minutes have revealed.
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NewsNHS pension employer contribution rate to rise next month
The proportion employers will be expected to contribute to the NHS Pension Scheme will rise next month, the government has revealed.