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NewsSuicide risks found in nearly half A&E and mental health wards
Nearly half of hospital inspections for emergency departments and mental health wards have raised concerns over ligature risks for vulnerable patients, HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ LocalReview of maternal deaths at 'inadequate' unit
A trust has launched an external review into deaths at its “inadequate” maternity unit after concerns were raised about its mortality rate.
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NewsTrusts struggling to recruit directors due to ‘workload and pressure’, says outgoing CEO
Trusts are getting fewer applications for CEO and director roles due to “pressures” including a lack of resources, poor “work life balance”, and central scrunity, an outgoing acute chief has said.
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News‘Weeks of disruption’ expected from cyber attack
A cyber attack is expected to cause disruption for at least several weeks to hospitals and primary care serving a population of at least two million people, HSJ understands.
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NewsCalls for public inquiry into trust as string of serious incidents revealed
Bereaved parents are calling for a public inquiry into a trust, as they reveal its maternity departments have been the subject of a slew of serious incidents and investigations.
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NewsLeak reveals systems planning to cut permanent staff
NHS organisations across two integrated care systems are planning a cut to their total substantive workforce this year, as part of plans to save money.
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NewsNHSE appoints ex-college president to new director role
NHS England has appointed a former royal college president as its first-ever medical director for mental health and neurodiversity.
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News5,500 managers would be cut under Conservatives’ primary care plan
The Conservatives have announced they would cut a further 5,500 NHS managers from organisations not providing “frontline patient care” to fund an expansion of primary and community services.
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NewsRise in ICSs missing financial plans despite NHSE claim more would deliver
The number of health systems that failed to meet their main financial commitment increased substantially last year, despite NHS England’s chief finance officer previously saying many more areas would “definitely” deliver on their plans.
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HSJ LocalHewitt’s ICS using health inequality cash to ‘offset deficit’
An integrated care system whose chair said addressing health inequalities must be prioritised has admitted using dedicated funds to offset its financial deficit.
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NewsConcerns over ‘essential’ newborn breathing equipment at one in five hospitals
One in five recent inspections of maternity services have raised concerns over “essential” breathing equipment for newborn babies, HSJ has found.
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NewsCQC orders improvements to overcrowded A&E
A hospital trust has been ordered to improve its accident and emergency department after an unannounced Care Quality Commission inspection.
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NewsICS explores wide-ranging service reorganisation
An integrated care system is seeking support to explore a wide-ranging reconfiguration programme encompassing all acute and community services, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE will not extend high-profile cancer test pilot
NHS England has decided not to extend the use of a high-profile emerging cancer screening technology, casting further doubt on its target to improve early detection.
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News‘Keep the faith in ICBs’, urges national leader
Policymakers must “keep the faith” in integrated care boards, and should not seek to “carve up” their role by removing responsibility for overseeing provider trusts, a national leader has said.
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HSJ LocalTrust holds CEO post to consider ‘integration’ with neighbour
A trust has decided not to advertise its vacant chief executive post after system leaders commissioned a review into “integration opportunities” with a neighbouring provider.
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HSJ LocalPrivate hospitals criticise ‘no sense’ ICS cuts plan
Private providers have criticised leaders in Greater Manchester for their plan to slash the use of independent sector capacity, saying it makes “no sense”.
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NewsNHSE imposes new financial regime in bid to make plans acceptable
NHS England has issued new incentives for health systems to agree to a surplus financial plan this year, alongside penalties for those that set deficit plans.
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NewsRevealed: ‘Postcode lottery’ for £645m recovery programme
There is a seven-fold variation between integrated care systems in the uptake of a flagship government primary care access scheme, data has revealed.
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NewsJunior doctors to strike next month
Junior doctors will hold a five-day “full walkout” ending just 48 hours before the general election.