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NewsNew government health adviser teams revealed
Former hospital chief Samantha Jones is leaving government after her role was abolished in Liz Truss’ Downing Street shake-up, but former NHS England director Emily Lawson remains.
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NewsNHSE director: ‘Overwhelmingly negative narrative must stop’
NHS England’s chief strategy officer has called for a “reset” of the current “overwhelmingly negative narrative” about the health service.
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NewsNHS cuts 18-month waits but concerns over key target remain
NHS trusts again recorded a month-on-month reduction in the number of patients waiting over 78 weeks for treatment, although the flagship target to eliminate this cohort by March remains a tall order, with winter pressures set to crank up.
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NewsServing NHSE director joins trust board
A senior NHS England figure has been appointed as a non-executive director at a struggling acute trust.
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NewsFormer Cabinet minister given key role at DHSC
Robert Jenrick has been appointed as a health minister in Liz Truss’s Cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsRevealed: Long-wait cancer patient list grows again
The backlog of urgent cancer referral patients who have waited 104 days or more for treatment has increased month-on-month again, internal NHS data reveals.
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NewsPM Truss appoints new health secretary
Remembering the reception on HSJ Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as the new health and social care secretary.
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NewsPritchard: We need to find alternatives to 999 for care homes and falls
The NHS needs to do more to support care homes and people who have fallen with alternatives to ambulance calls and hospital admissions, the NHS England chief executive has said.
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NewsTruss move to cut management would ‘get in way’ of progress, says top CEO
Liz Truss’s desire to talk about cutting management in the NHS will get in the way of more important conversations about the future operating model of the health service, a respected system leader has said.
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NewsTrust’s chief operating officer gets top job
The chief operating officer of a small district general hospital has been promoted to the chief executive role.
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NewsBand 8 staff face cut in take-home pay
NHS England has warned the latest pay award will mean some senior staff on Agenda for Change will see a cash fall in their take-home pay this month.
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NewsRevealed: The 35 trusts looking to replace their electronic patient records
Nearly 40 trusts are considering launching procurements for new electronic patient records amid a national push to improve trusts’ digital maturity.
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NewsTrust chief leaves NHSE role
A provider chief also serving as an NHS England director is returning to his trust full time, with another NHSE director taking over his responsibilities.
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News‘Life threatening’ risk to clinically vulnerable after firms disconnect energy supply, warns NHS chief
A senior NHS leader has warned of a “life-threatening” situation in which clinically vulnerable people are being admitted to hospital after having their energy supplies disconnected.
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NewsControversial trust merger abandoned
A planned merger between a South Coast mega trust and its much smaller neighbour has been abandoned.
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NewsExclusive: Government extends pension tax bills deadline
The government is extending the deadline for NHS staff to apply for their pension tax bills to be taken out of their pension fund as opposed to paying it upfront, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust aims to move on from governance failures and ‘massive societal tension’
Leaders of a mental health trust say they are making progress to address multiple concerns over corporate governance, and moving on from the ‘massive societal tension’ around one of their key services.
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NewsHospital CEOs will get ‘fair’ treatment over ambulance delays, says Barclay
Health secretary Steve Barclay says trust chief executives should be held accountable for ambulance handover delays in a ‘fair’ way that recognises factors outside their control.
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NewsNHSE: We’ve not done enough to engage trusts in plans for £360m data store
NHS England has failed to adequately engage trusts in plans for a controversial new £360m data-sharing project, its data chief has admitted - though she said procurement rules were partly to blame.
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News£300m reconfiguration gets go-ahead after decade delay
Plans for a much-delayed service overhaul in one of the country’s most troubled systems have won national approval, though questions remain over how crucial service improvements will be funded.