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NewsTech problem delays elective reform target
Concerns have been raised about NHS England watering down a key target for its controversial “advice and guidance” scheme, just weeks ahead of the October deadline.
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NewsTrust faces decade-long review after hundreds of harm cases discovered
More than 300 cases of patient harm have been identified at a North East trust reviewing major care and governance failings in its breast cancer service.
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HSJ LocalBoard shake-up at ailing hospital group
The chair of a large hospital group has announced he will be stepping down after three years, amid a major board shake-up.
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NewsJudge to examine trust’s care failings
Government has named a chair for its public inquiry into care and governance failings at a mental health trust – nine months after the probe was promised.
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NewsGP leaders seek end to ‘hostilities’
The British Medical Association’s GP committee has voted against escalating its “collective action”, in a bid to “reset” its relationship with government and NHS England.
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NewsSix ‘neighbourhoods’ seek investors to ‘derisk’ expansion
Six “neighbourhood health” projects are being pump-primed by government to secure millions of pounds of private investment.
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NewsPrivate providers face tougher rules on payment
A major government review into the prevalence of mental illness and neurodivergence is set to call for a mandatory tariff and specification to tackle huge variation in price and quality in ADHD and autism services, HSJ understands.
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NewsExclusive: NHS CEO will keep top-tier status
The NHS chief executive is set to have equal rank in government to the health department’s permanent secretary when NHS England is abolished – meaning a proposal to downgrade their status has been rejected by ministers.
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HSJ LocalManagers ‘should not feel affronted’ by Letby inquiry, says CEO
No NHS leader “should feel affronted” at being reminded of basic duties towards patients by the Letby inquiry, the chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has said.
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NewsFT takes over services from failing provider
A trust has completed an unprecedented takeover of services from a failing independent provider.
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News£2.5bn tech programme dubbed ‘unachievable’
Successful delivery of NHS England’s £2.5bn Frontline Productivity programme “appears to be unachievable” due to governance failures and political uncertainty, according to a government review.
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NewsFormer midwife to chair merger trust
A former nursing and midwifery leader has been chosen as the first chair of a trust being created through merger next year.
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LeaderEmbarrassing Thirlwall is wrong about NHS management
The Thirlwall inquiry may be of some use to the families involved, but its summary findings and recommendations are patronising, confusing and in some cases plain ignorant, says HSJ editor Alastair McLellan.
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NewsBoards must ‘never again treat baby safety as side issue’, says Cooper
Maternity and neonatal services “cannot operate on the margins,” and deaths of babies and children must be investigated as a priority by NHS boards, the health and social care secretary has warned.
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NewsInquiry chief delivers scathing verdict on NHS managers
Too many managers do not meet the standards expected of them, and there is an “urgent” need to improve quality, a major inquiry has found.
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NewsTougher sanctions on senior managers demanded by Letby inquiry
The government must introduce a statutory barring system for managers by September next year, an inquiry has said – but warned it will only work if trusts are more willing to confront serious misconduct.
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NewsCooper appoints ‘strong and capable’ CQC chair
The health secretary has named Baroness Julia Neuberger as the Care Quality Commission’s new chair, after MPs said they believed she would be “strong and capable”.
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NewsGrasp ‘politically unpopular’ mergers or face more deaths
Politically unpopular and “very difficult” decisions are required to tackle rising maternal death rates and improve safety, a leading academic has warned.
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HSJ LocalEPR launch delayed by eight months
An acute trust has delayed the full go-live of a new electronic patient record by eight months after a data problem, and to avoid launching in winter.
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NewsDead bodies exposed to view from public footpath
A body being prepared for release in a hospital mortuary was visible from a publicly accessible footpath through a fire exit door propped open in hot weather, inspectors have found.