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NewsPrivate providers ‘will improve safety faster than NHS’, says leader
Independent sector hospitals are “willing to learn and improve” and will do so faster than NHS providers, one of their national representatives has argued in response to concerns about safety.
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NewsPay deal could be 'anti-competitive' warns NHS England director
An NHS England board member has warned the new government pay deal could be “catastrophic” for social enterprises and appeared to be “anti-competitive”.
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NewsExclusive: CCGs U-turn on ‘de-humanising’ funding policies after legal threat
Thirteen clinical commissioning groups have performed a U-turn on “de-humanising” funding policies, after being threatened with legal action by the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
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NewsYear-plus waiters rise 75 per cent
The number of patients waiting a year or more for elective treatment has risen by 75 per cent year-on-year, NHS Improvement data confirms.
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NewsNHS forced to overspend on staff to protect patient care
Operational pressures have forced NHS organisations to overspend on pay costs for the third year running with almost £1bn overspent on bank staff alone.
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Trust sector reports 'window dressing' deficit of almost £1bn
NHS trusts ended last year with a combined deficit of £960m, according to accounting data published by regulators.
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NewsExclusive: New chief executive for Shelford Group trust
A new chief executive has been appointed to one of UK’s most high profile hospital organisations, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC says it is taking more enforcement action
There has been a small increase in the share of Care Quality Commission inspections resulting in enforcement action, which it has put down to its staff “increasingly used the breadth of our enforcement powers”.
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NewsTrust's integration with social enterprise raises merger prospects
An acute hospital trust could merge with a social enterprise company that provides community, mental health and social care services, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCCGs cut non-acute services to tackle multimillion pound deficit
Two clinical commissioning groups could cut spending on non-acute community services by five per cent to tackle concerns over budget deficits.
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Trusts draw down £3bn in cash bailouts
NHS trusts drew down almost £3bn of emergency cash from the government last year, as providers with continuing budget deficits struggled to maintain payments to staff and suppliers.
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NewsMen 'disproportionately represented' in highest pay bands
Men are disproportionately represented in the highest pay bands for Agenda for Change despite an overall favourable pay gap towards women, an analysis shared with HSJ has revealed.
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NewsFire safety warnings cost trusts millions to tackle
Seven hospital trusts have been issued with fire enforcement notices because of fears NHS trusts are not tackling the risks to patients.
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NewsMajor teaching trust announces new chief executive
A major teaching hospital has recruited a former pharmacist as its new chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals yet to tackle Grenfell cladding fire safety risks
A major trauma unit is still closed because of concerns over fire safety cladding almost a year after the Grenfell Tower disaster, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: New CQC boss leaves struggling £23m IT system in his wake
The incoming Care Quality Commission chief executive is leaving a struggling IT project in his wake after spending £23m on a system that sends birthday greetings and books appointments.
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HSJ LocalChief exec and chair to take on neighbouring hospital trust
A remote acute and community trust will share a chair and chief executive with its nearest neighbour in a bid to find “long term solutions” to its challenges.
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NewsPrivate sector insurers agree to share safety data with CQC
Four private health insurance companies have signed an agreement with the Care Quality Commission to share more data about the quality and safety of independent hospitals, it has emerged.
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NewsFlagship GP access pilots miss NHS England target
Only one in five sites funded by the government to boost GP opening hours has hit the target set by NHS England, new figures suggest.
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NewsRevealed: Millions of patients denied access to extended GP hours
More than five million patients have no access to extended GP opening hours with new NHS England data showing those CCGs which are furthest away from meeting national deadline.