All Legal articles – Page 12
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NewsNurse sacked for allegedly trying to discredit hospital during CQC inspection cleared by tribunal
A nurse who was sacked by a private hospital provider treating NHS patients which believed she had deliberately tried to sabotage its Care Quality Commission inspection has won a tribunal.
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CommentPooling NHS and social care budgets needs more thought
In considering a big leap towards pooled budgets, ministers may trigger a huge revolution in structures whose cost in disruption and in political capital may never be repaid by results, argues Nigel Edwards.
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HSJ LocalFrench firm sues 15 CCGs over £85m contract award
A medical gas supplier is suing commissioners in the East of England region over the award of an £85m contract.
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NewsNHS expecting covid negligence claims totalling over £800m
The NHS is expecting to receive compensation claims totalling over £800m over its handling of covid-19, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsInspection raised no security concerns at mortuary where bodies were sexually abused
An inspection of the mortuary where dozens of bodies were sexually abused found no major security issues, HSJ can reveal.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The Health Bill and the race to 1 April for ICSs
This week we track the progress of the Health and Care Bill as the tricky April 2022 deadline closes in.
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CommentHealth Bill update: Small victories and missed opportunities
The Health and Care Bill will most definitely not bring the required openness and transparency that aids accountability but will likely plug the more glaring loopholes, argues Labour MP and former NHS manager Karin Smyth.
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NewsTrust’s directors scapegoated psychiatrist over patient’s death, tribunal finds
A mental health trust ‘scapegoated’ a psychiatrist over the death of a patient amid systemic issues, an employment tribunal has found.
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NewsStaff covid death payouts set to top £40m
NHS death in service payments for health and social care staff who died with coronavirus are set to top £40m, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsFormer trust CEO and medical director face misconduct charges over surgery scandal
The former chief executive and medical director of a major NHS trust are facing misconduct charges over an alleged failure to protect breast patients from disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson.
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CommentICSs pose a potential risk to improving stroke care
Even though Integrated Stroke Delivery Networks, vital to the further transformation required in stroke prevention and treatment, may span multiple ICSs, there is currently no mechanism to ensure that their plans and priorities are joined up. By Juliet Bouverie
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CommentThe NHS needs more leaders who ‘think in systems’
For all the welcome aspects of the Health and Care Bill, it is culture, not structure, that ultimately determines the quality of health system integration, writes Dr Parth Patel
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CommentHow ICSs can avoid becoming SHAs 2.0
How can the pursuit of integrated care be maintained during recovery, and ICSs prevented from becoming strategic health authorities 2.0, writes Sir John Oldham
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NewsWatchdog warns its powers will be weakened by Health and Care Bill reforms
The health service ombudsman has warned he will ‘be in no position to investigate’ the behaviour of another watchdog under the government’s health service reforms.
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NewsJavid may drop power to block unpopular service change
Sajid Javid is considering scrapping or watering down plans to give him power over local service changes, in response to concerns from the service, but is expected to plough on with other controversial proposals in the Health and Care Bill, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPritchard calls for ‘consensus building’ on Health and Care Bill
The chief executive of NHS England has called for a ‘spirit of joint working and consensus building’ as the Health and Care Bill – parts of which face widespread opposition – goes through Parliament this year.
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NewsTrust unfairly dismissed consultant acquitted of fraud
A hospital trust unfairly dismissed a consultant radiologist it had accused of fraud, an employment tribunal has decided.
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NewsHealth union brings in QC to review serious culture and harassment allegations
A union which is facing sexual harassment allegations has appointed a leading QC to undertake a wide-reaching, independent review into its culture.
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NewsTrust’s directors criticised over ‘peremptory and unreasonable’ disciplinary
An employment tribunal judgement has criticised the “peremptory and unreasonable manner” in which a trust’s board members carried out a disciplinary hearing.
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NewsNew competition regime risks more judicial reviews, NHSE warned
NHS England has ruled out introducing ‘third party scrutiny’ of its proposed new competition regime despite being warned current plans will lead to a rise in wasteful judicial reviews.