All News articles – Page 137
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NewsBabylon ‘cautious on NHS expansion’ as it ‘loses money on every patient’
Digital provider Babylon Health is going to be “very cautious” about any further growth of its GP services in the UK, as it still loses money on every patient it sees, its chief executive has said.
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NewsCCG cancels contract extension after private equity buys Virgin Care
West Country commissioners will not extend their contract with the firm formerly known as Virgin Care, citing concerns about ‘ongoing contractual and financial risks’ arising from the firm’s takeover by a private equity firm.
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NewsMedical CEOs face 'one slip and you move on' policy from centre
Moving to a joint chair with a neighbouring foundation trust encourages better integration – and is not an indicator it is struggling – a provider chief has told HSJ.
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NewsMultiple deaths due to care delays highlighted in damning CQC report
Dozens of patients died or suffered ‘severe harm’ after long waits for ambulances during a three-month period in a health system facing ‘extreme pressure’ on its emergency services.
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NewsFour in five ICSs a long way from IT ‘convergence’
Four out of five integrated care systems are a long way off achieving the ‘convergence’ of electronic patient record systems sought by NHS England, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsThree more directors depart top team at trust with ‘significant bullying problem’
One of the country’s most high-profile mental health trusts has lost more members of its top team, with two senior leaders leaving just weeks after the departures of its chair and chief executive were announced.
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NewsTrusts lose out on cash after safety ‘mis-declarations’
Three trusts have lost out on more than £1m in rebate from the maternity clinical negligence scheme after they ‘mis-declared’ that they were compliant with safety requirements.
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NewsPrimary care networks must become ‘neighbourhood teams’, says review for NHSE
All primary care networks should evolve into ‘integrated neighbourhood teams’ in a bid to improve services, an NHS England review into the ‘next steps’ for primary care has said.
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NewsRevealed: The 27 trusts still without an electronic patient record
Almost 30 NHS trusts do not have comprehensive electronic patient records amid a renewed push by government to get electronic systems into all NHS hospitals, according to HSJ research.
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Return to work scheme scrapped after just five doctors find jobs
A Health Education England programme to help doctors who had left medicine return to practice has been abolished after it found work for just five medics.
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NewsExclusive: Ambulance service will collapse by August, predicts its nursing director
A struggling ambulance trust could face a ‘Titanic moment’ and collapse entirely this summer if the region’s worsening problems with hospital handover delays are not taken more seriously, its nursing director has told HSJ.
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NewsTrusts block pensions deal for senior medics, claiming it is ‘unfair’ on other staff
Ten of the most pressured NHS trusts have refused to offer ‘pension recycling’ to help senior doctors avoid higher pension taxes, with sources saying this would be ‘totally unfair’ on lower paid staff.
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NewsIntensive care units for children not meeting standards, says NHSE report
Three intensive care units for children are not meeting standards for co-located services, a national report has found.
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NewsExclusive: Sharp drop in quality of stroke care
The proportion of stroke units awarded the top ratings in a national audit has fallen significantly, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsMortuary abuse inquiry suggests contractors’ criminal checks could be shared with trusts
Contractors could be required to provide trusts with the findings of criminal records checks on their employees, an update from Michael inquiry into mortuary security has suggested.
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NewsSpecialist hospital threatened with closure over unsafe wards
A specialist hospital for people with a learning difficulty or autism could be closed unless it makes improvements, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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NewsCEO of trust with ‘deep-seated’ cultural and governance issues to retire
The long-serving CEO of a trust found to have ‘multiple’ corporate governance problems is stepping down after eight years at the helm.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts making least progress in improving maternity services
The trusts that have made the most and least progress on urgent recommendations set out by the Ockenden review have been revealed
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NewsNHS England ends covid ‘command and control’ measures
The NHS threat level in response to covid-19 has been downgraded following drops in community cases and hospital inpatient numbers, NHS England chiefs have announced.
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NewsNHSE appoints new chief strategy officer and primary care lead
NHS England has recruited NHS Providers chief Chris Hopson to its board, it has announced.