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NewsNHS churned through 47 ministers in 11 years
Forty-seven people have served as ministers in the Department of Health and Social Care in the 11 years since the 2015 general election, with an average tenure of just 491 days, according to analysis by HSJ.
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NewsNHSE lead to stand in as CQC chief inspector
NHS England’s first medical director for mental health and neurodiversity is being seconded to the Care Quality Commission for six months.
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NewsMajor trust names new chair after axing shared model
A major trust has named its new chair after ending a shared agreement with its neighbour.
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NewsTrusts expect to miss emergency care target
Four of England’s 10 ambulance trusts are expecting to miss the headline response time target for 2026-27, according to their plans for the year.
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NewsNew health minister appointed
Britain’s first female Sikh MP has been appointed as a health minister.
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NewsRevealed: Hospitals with the highest avoidable admissions
Around 15 per cent of emergency admissions at some trusts are potentially avoidable, according to new NHS England data.
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NewsHealth minister resigns
Zubir Ahmed has become the first health minister to quit in the current batch of resignations, saying his decision was guided by surgical principles.
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NewsExclusive: Govt debating jobs freeze on admin roles which can be done by AI
The government is considering recommending that trusts “embrace automation” by freezing recruitment and decommissioning training places, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalHospital trust ‘deeply sorry’ for harm to dozens of children
At least 40 children suffered harm – with over 20 cases classed as “moderate or severe” – due to delays while receiving care from a hospital’s audiology department, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCharity director to chair trust
An acute trust will be chaired by a charity leader who grew up locally.
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NewsCEO: ICB must take ‘urgent action on shameful situation’
The boss of a trust where a child recently spent over two months in A&E has urged other local system leaders to take “urgent action” to help resolve the “shameful situation” concerning vulnerable children.
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NewsThree times more GPs leaving some ICBs
Some systems saw fully qualified GPs leave their roles at three times the rate of other patches last year, according to new figures.
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NewsTrust’s £360k overtime bill for handful of staff ‘not sustainable’
A trust has said it paid £358,000 in overtime to just eight band 6 and 7 staff members to keep its pathology service running amid multiple strikes last year, in an arrangement the CEO warned was “not sustainable”.
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NewsCash bailouts hit £1.1bn despite falling deficit
Cash bailouts to keep trust services running have risen – despite NHS England bosses insisting provider finances have improved, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRegion declares bid to eliminate A&E mental health waits
London trusts are launching a “blueprint” for service change that they hope will stop people in mental health crisis needing to attend A&E.
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NewsThree trusts in 'intensive recovery' confirm CEOs
A trust group has confirmed that its interim chief executive will take on the job permanently, just weeks after governors blocked an attempt to hire her without an open recruitment exercise.
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NewsTrust upgraded despite staff reports of discrimination and fear
A large acute trust has had its leadership rating upgraded from “inadequate”, despite serious concerns including allegations that a board member made “divisive and discriminatory remarks” about a Ramadan initiative.
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NewsICB drafts in neighbour to review restructure
An integrated care board that was forced to reopen its consultation on staff cuts has called in a neighbour to review its plans.
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NewsUS equity firm buys biggest supplier of GP IT
An American private equity firm has bought the company supplying more than half of England’s primary care IT systems.
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NewsNHSE tech funding priorities revealed
Regions are prioritising investing in ambient voice technology and cyber security over other technology this year, HSJ understands.