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NewsSenior managers’ pay rise on hold as ministers review rules for struggling trusts
Directors and other “very senior managers” at trusts and integrated care boards are still waiting for their agreed pay rise for 2026-27, despite the financial year being nearly half over.
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NewsEnd of life care waits help push delayed discharges to record levels
Hospital discharge delays hit their highest level on record in July.
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NewsGovernor claims he was intimidated ‘for reposting HSJ articles’
A governor has accused the leadership of a major hospital trust of seeking to “intimidate” him by launching a probe into his social media posts.
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NewsTrusts face £900m bill to end zero-hours contracts, employers warn
Government attempts to crack down on “exploitative” zero-hours contracts could adversely affect bank staff and cost the NHS £900m a year, the body representing NHS workforce leaders has claimed.
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NewsPioneer CEO: ‘IHOs won’t fix all ills’
The CEO of a leading trust that is set to begin a “phased” launch of an integrated health organisation has warned the model should not be expected to “fix the ills of everything”.
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NewsIn-house EPRs can avoid ‘phenomenal’ costs, says top CEO
A leading hospital chief executive has championed in-house NHS technology that costs “a fraction” of major commercial systems – and said she does not use the federated data platform.
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News£2.8bn trust group unravels
Three Midlands hospital trusts are unravelling their shared chair and CEO arrangement.
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NewsSupplier boss disqualified after body parts scandal
Garry Pettigrew disqualified for nine years after clinical waste scandal Criminal charges were dropped in 2023 HSJ reported in 2018 a massive build-up of clinical waste, including body parts The boss of a firm which HSJ exposed as stockpiling hundreds of tonnes of clinical waste – including human ...
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NewsGPs and governors call for trust group to split
Local GPs have joined calls from governors and consultants to break up a controversial partnership between two trusts.
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NewsFour hospitals hit by strike in overtime dispute
Hundreds of operating theatre staff are to strike at four hospitals in Greater Manchester due to a dispute around overtime payments.
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NewsNHS breeds leaders who are ‘too insular’, says ex-ICB chief
The NHS has some of the best leaders in the public service, but they often have a mindset that is too insular, according to a former ICB chief and senior civil servant.
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NewsTrusts cancel joint staff service with neighbours
Three trusts have cancelled a joint occupational health service after a row over standards.
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NewsRevealed: Dozens of maternity units at risk of closure
A national NHS leader has told HSJ he expects more maternity units to close, while analysis suggests dozens face similar problems to a hospital where births were suspended this month.
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NewsTrust must pay sacked director £120k
A trust director who was sacked after a “deeply flawed” investigation will receive an award of nearly £120,000 from his former employer.
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NewsNHSE director to run NHS Online
The country’s first digital-only NHS trust has appointed an NHS England regional director as its first chief executive.
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News‘Serious failure of governance’ at ‘coach crash’ GP practice
The last remaining partner at a collapsing GP practice has admitted a “serious failure of governance” and likened its problems to a “coach crash”.
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NewsCoroner warns of staff shortage after inpatient death
A coroner has warned that more people could die because of a shortage of dietitians for psychiatric inpatients, after the death of a woman whose nutritional needs went unmet.
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NewsFresh delay as ICB staff await compulsory redundancy
Around 50 staff facing compulsory redundancy in an integrated care board cluster have complained of a two-month delay as they wait for NHS England to sign off their departures.
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NewsSenior staff told to improve behaviour after bullying and racism findings
A trust has called for “tangible improvements” in behaviour from some of its senior clinicians, after an external review reported bullying, harassment, and racism.
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog links patient deaths to controversial NHSE policy
A watchdog has called for a pause in the rollout of NHS England’s “advice and guidance” policy to protect safety, and linked it to two patient deaths, HSJ can reveal.