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Trust and manager cleared of manslaughter
A mental health trust and its ward manager have been cleared by a jury of corporate manslaughter and manslaughter by gross negligence.
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Comment
We must not paste AI solutions over brittle IT infrastructure
With the 10-Year Health Plan due, Nicholas Appelbaum urges policymakers to follow the American example and ensure clinical interoperability becomes a must-have through legislation
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Regional boss: Put US tech firms ‘on the hook’ for support
US tech firms should be “on the hook” for supporting NHS trusts implementing new systems, a senior NHS England official has said.
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Trust takes legal action over delays to £100m construction project
A trust is taking legal action against a contractor it says botched part of a £103m development.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Good news/bad news
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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News
Sacked CEO treated ‘unreasonably’ by NHS agency
An NHS agency continued to resist a claim for unfair dismissal from its former chief executive even after it became clear there was no basis to do so, a judge has concluded.
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Trust must pay £256k to director accused of ‘playing race card’
A trust found to have racially discriminated against its research director must pay him more than £256,000, a judge has ruled.
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Supplier suing trust after rival’s ‘lucrative proposal’
An acute provider is being sued after telling one of its suppliers its contract would not be extended due to a “lucrative proposal” from a rival.
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Trust told it could not exclude race row firm from tender
An NHS trust was given legal advice that it could not exclude an IT firm whose owner made racist remarks about an MP from a procurement process which the firm eventually won.
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Thirlwall: Guilty or not there was ‘total failure of safeguarding’ at Letby trust
Lady Thirlwall has rejected calls from senior managers to pause the official inquiry into the deaths of infants at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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Legal costs top £4m in bank vs hospital PFI case
Legal costs in a case brought on behalf of Lloyds Bank against an NHS trust in a row over fire safety have topped £4m, HSJ can reveal.
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Former directors call for Letby inquiry to be paused
Lawyers acting for four former executive directors at the Countess of Chester Hospital have called for the Thirlwall inquiry to be paused while the criminal charges against Lucy Letby are reviewed.
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Judge clears way for major national logistics contract award
NHS Supply Chain has been given the green light to award a £4.4bn logistics contract to its preferred supplier after a judge lifted suspensions applied to the procurement during a legal challenge.
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ICBs halt £465m tender after legal challenge
A group of integrated care boards have halted a procurement worth up to £465m, with little more than a month’s notice, after receiving legal challenges regarding its process.
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HSJ Partners
Navigating UK procurement regulations: A guide for NHS commercial professionals
The NHS spends almost £22bn on common goods and services each year. With tighter NHS budgets and resources, buying products and services is challenging. Working with Crown Commercial Service can help take some pressure off your capital projects.
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Comment
The NHS needs to make it easier for patients to complain
A new report calls for improvements to the process of NHS complaints to help the NHS develop a stronger listening and learning culture, writes William Pett, head of policy and public affairs at Healthwatch England
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News
Court clears way for ICB to award £40m UCC contract
An integrated care board has been allowed to award a £40m urgent care centre contract to a new provider following a High Court judgment which marks the latest chapter in the commissioner’s ongoing legal row with its incumbent supplier.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Capital in the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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News
Late delivery of equipment linked to patient’s death
The late supply of defective equipment used by care staff to reduce harm from a pressure ulcer contributed to the death of a vulnerable patient, a coroner has concluded.
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Cleaning firm sues trust over £8m contract
A facilities management company is suing an ambulance trust over the procurement of a £8m contract for cleaning services.