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NewsTrusts get fourth chair in two years
An interim joint chair has been hired by two trusts on a six-month contract, their third appointment to the role in under two years.
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NewsLiquidators for failed PFI provider launch court case against trust
One of England’s largest mental health trusts is embroiled in a multi-million-pound legal battle with its former private finance initiative provider.
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NewsFormer NHSE chief: ‘Most hospital discharge data is useless’
A former chief executive of the NHS has said most data collected about hospital discharges by NHS England is ‘useless’ and biased against social care.
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NewsRevealed: Nurses at half of South West trusts to strike in December
Nurses at half of the trusts in the South West are going on strike in mid-December, compared with just one in 10 in the South East.
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NewsNHSE issues fire risk warning over ‘corridor care’
NHS England has warned trusts not to compromise on fire safety when using corridor spaces to treat patients, amid growing pressure to accommodate more patients.
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NewsTwo tech chiefs to leave NHSE amid restructure
Two technology chiefs are leaving NHS England as the regulator continues its push to reduce staff numbers, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPritchard admits NHS behind on elective catch up
NHS England’s chief executive has admitted the service is behind on its commitment to increase elective activity to 130 per cent of pre-covid levels by 2025, saying the recovery would need to be ‘reprofiled’ to catch up after this year.
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NewsTrusts told: seek local deals on urgent services during strikes
NHS England has urged trusts to reach agreements with local union reps for maintaining a range of critical services – including cancer treatment, discharges, and mental health crisis response – during strikes.
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NewsChief of under-fire agency: Progress ‘will never be at the speed I want’
NHS Supply Chain’s chief executive has defended his agency against recent criticism as it launches the procurement of a new digital commercial platform that should be a step-change in its interactions with trust procurement teams.
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NewsNHSE exploring state-owned provider to replace diagnostic outsourcing
NHS England is assessing the viability of establishing an NHS-owned consortium to bring some of the diagnostic work currently being done for profit in the private sector back into the health service.
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NewsTransfer of multi-billion pound fund to ICSs delayed until 2024
NHS England is set to delay delegating commissioning budgets worth billions of pounds to integrated care systems until 2024 amid concerns about financial risk and destabilising services, HSJ understands.
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NewsFoundation trust and suspended governor urged to avoid legal battle
A judge has urged a foundation trust and the governor it has suspended to settle their differences outside the courts.
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News‘Patient safety progress stopped in its tracks by covid’ says Hunt report
A report commissioned by Jeremy Hunt before he became Chancellor has highlighted how the pandemic ’stopped progress on patient safety in its tracks’ and called for more accurate data to be published on a range of measures.
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NewsNurses’ strike dates announced
Nurses will go on strike over pay and safety concerns on two dates in mid-December, the Royal College of Nursing has announced today.
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News‘Staggering’ rise in restraint of black people in mental healthcare
The rate of people from black backgrounds being restrained in mental healthcare has more than doubled in the past six years, widening the gap with other racial groups, according to official NHS data.
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NewsNine trusts account for third of ambulance ‘hours lost’
Nine acute trusts accounted for a third of all ‘hours lost’ to ambulance handover delays last week, according to new data.
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NewsLeaked CQC survey reveals ‘bruising’ impact of inspection overhaul on staff
Leaked results from a recent survey of Care Quality Commission staff have revealed a dramatic drop in staff confidence in both the organisation and its strategic direction, with further concerns raised about changes being made to its inspection regime.
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NewsTransplant patients die after drinking infected water from hospital supply
Two lung-transplant patients died after drinking infected water at a new specialist hospital, a coroner has concluded.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers ditch NHS England’s A&E target review
Ministers have effectively ditched NHS England’s planned new bundle of A&E targets and want trusts to be firmly regulated on the existing four-hour standard and 12-hour breaches, HSJ understands.
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NewsFour in five trusts yet to reach digitisation target
Only one in five trusts has reached the level of digitisation required by 2025 – more than three years after the target was set, tech chiefs have revealed.