All Health Service Journal articles in March 2021 – Page 12
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NewsDaily Insight: Diversity gauntlet lands at Stevens’ feet
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentLegislation must require clinical and lay members on ICS boards
With the DHSC’s bill brought forward in Parliament, health leaders have raised concerns with the NHS Confederation which require the government’s attention, writes Lou Patten
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NewsAustralian paramedics in ‘mass exodus’ from NHS fear
A trust is warning it faces a ‘mass exodus’ of its Australian workers because of concerns over their visa status when they return home on leave in the coming months.
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HSJ LocalLandmark integration contract shelved after NHS England intervention
NHS England has forced leaders in the Black Country to stop work on a landmark integrated care provider contract, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: New team of health advisers in number 10
Former hospital chief and NHS England director Samantha Jones has been appointed as Boris Johnson’s health adviser, HSJ can reveal, while a former NHS Improvement boss is also now advising on health in Number 10.
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NewsChief executive of ‘outstanding’ trust to step down after more than a decade
The chief executive of an “outstanding” trust is to retire this autumn after 11 years in the post.
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NewsSenior CQC inspector appointed hospital CEO
A Care Quality Commission deputy chief inspector has been appointed hospital chief executive at an East Midlands trust.
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NewsEx-NHS Improvement boss to chair major acute trust
A former NHS Improvement deputy chief will become the interim chair of a major acute trust after his predecessor’s appointment was queried by the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Will the planning guidance’s new approach be enough?
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NHSE must act to shrink ethnic pay gap, says government report
NHS England should undertake a strategic review of the causes of ‘disparate’ pay and, where discrimination is found, ‘spell out’ measures to address it, according to a new government report.
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NewsTwo dozen trust leaders warn white paper is a ‘step backwards’
The leaders of more than half the mental health trusts in England have told Matt Hancock his department’s new legislative proposals represent a ‘step backwards’ for their services.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Managers in a uniquely tough position
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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CommentPandemic has reinforced the need to ‘get a move on’ in tackling racial inequality
Rob Webster and Fatima Khan-Shah shed light on the ambition of further creating an equitable, fair and safe environment that promotes ethnically diverse talent.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: What the PM’s new health team means for the NHS
Boris Johnson has appointed a new health adviser, well known to NHS health policy circles. Samantha Jones – former NHS England director and hospital chief – is to leave the private sector and move into the civil service.
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NewsTwo major hospitals share ex-Unilever boss as director
A former Unilever boss is now a permanent director at two major London providers.
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CommentLetter from Scotland: the politics of the pay rise
In his regular missive from north of the border Henry Anderson shares his insights on Scotland’s NHS pay rise and the politics behind it
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NewsPrivate provider launches hundreds of nursing apprenticeship places
A private hospital group has launched a new nursing degree apprenticeship programme for up to 270 students.
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NewsExclusive: Consultant ‘cliques’ and ‘unacceptable behaviours’ put patients at risk
Deep-rooted relationship problems between consultants in a major trust’s neurosurgery department distracted from patient care, according to a review leaked to HSJ.
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NewsTroubled hospital trust prosecuted by the CQC
A general hospital trust has been charged with failings in the care of two patients in separate cases by the Care Quality Commission.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Opening the coffers to consultants
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.