All News articles – Page 22
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News‘Deeply flawed’ watchdog fails to act in 182 cases
Bereaved parents have described maternity investigations carried out by a watchdog as “deeply flawed” after it failed to make recommendations to trusts in 182 cases of deaths and harm.
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NewsManagers face legal penalties for failing to deal with safety concerns
NHS managers would be made “legally accountable for responding to concerns about patient safety” under new government proposals.
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NewsCouncil cancels contract with trust which ‘can’t make required efficiencies’
A hospital trust’s sexual health service has been decommissioned by council commissioners who blame cuts and a failure to propose “robust models to achieve the required efficiencies”.
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NewsWorst trusts on A&E experience revealed by CQC
A Care Quality Commission survey has identified the trusts where the most patients report a bad experience in A&E.
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NewsWinners of HSJ Awards 2024 revealed
The winners of the HSJ Awards 2024 were revealed last night to honour exceptional achievements in the NHS, with Wes Streeting telling them they were an “inspiration” who showed they could “get the NHS back on its feet”.
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NewsRegional director told to ‘rehabilitate’ Letby trust CEO
The senior manager in charge of finding a new role for the chief executive of the trust where Lucy Letby worked has said she was “disappointed” not to be told of the full reasons behind the move.
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NewsExperts hired to review service with huge waits
NHS England has named 11 members of an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce, eight months after it first announced the group.
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News‘Racist and misogynistic’ behaviour called out by regulator
A teaching trust has been warned it could see resident doctors removed unless it addresses a raft of concerns, including racist and misogynistic behaviour.
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NewsGovernment spend controls causing ‘considerable’ delays to ‘critical’ contracts
Government spending rules are causing “considerable” delays to the signing of “critical contracts” and “interrupting” patient care, NHS procurement leads have warned.
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NewsGP ‘inconsistency’ compounding dangerous A&E crowding, says trust
A review into emergency care deaths at a struggling trust claims a “lack of consistency” in primary care referrals is a major factor causing A&E crowding.
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NewsDeparting CEO given £120,000 back pay
A trust chief executive was given £120,000 in back pay and a total £380,000 in salary payments shortly before leaving the role, it has emerged.
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NewsEmergency prescribing and ‘shared care’ withdrawn by GPs
Emergency prescribing and monitoring of patients with severe mental health conditions are among services being cancelled by GP practices as part of “collective action”.
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NewsNHSE accused of cutting action to protect staff from violence
A union has accused NHS England of trying to save money at the expense of reducing violence against healthcare staff, as several national initiatives face the axe.
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NewsService rated ‘outstanding’ despite whistleblower concerns
A trust’s neonatal services have been rated “outstanding” just a year after concerns were raised about investigations into baby deaths.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in September 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsFresh inquiry ordered into death after reports are rejected
NHS England has ordered a new independent investigation into the death of an autistic man nearly 10 years ago, after a previous report was effectively quashed.
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NewsThink tanker joins 10-year plan team
A think-tank lead who has supported phasing out the GP contract has joined the government’s team developing the 10-year plan.
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NewsC difficile rates hit 13-year high
C difficile cases rose to their highest level in more than a decade, official data published this month shows.
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NewsOperational management is ‘biggest thing missing from NHS’, says ICB chair
Operational management is the “biggest thing missing” from the NHS, an influential integrated care board chair has said.
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NewsDefence chief joins new hospital programme
A new director has joined the top team behind the major programme to build “new hospitals” across England.