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NewsNHSE chief: Federated data platform will ‘not be spectacular’
An NHS England chief has admitted the controversial “federated data platform” will “not be that spectacular” despite national leaders previously talking it up as “critical for the future of the NHS.”
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NewsExclusive: Provider leader favourite to become CQC chief executive
NHS Providers chief executive Sir Julian Hartley is the frontrunner to become the next chief executive of the Care Quality Commission, HSJ understands.
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NewsHIT teams to be sent into trusts to improve efficiency
The government will send in teams of clinical experts to 20 trusts to improve theatre productivity, the health and social care secretary has announced.
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NewsNew unit closed to admissions after four months due to attacks on staff
A new unit providing mental health services for children and young people has been closed to new admissions after just four months, HSJ understands.
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NewsRevealed: The 22 areas testing radical changes to GP operating model
HSJ can reveal the 22 primary care networks taking part in an unprecedented national programme designing a new “GP operating model” set to influence the national GP contract.
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NewsSafety alert over 25 serious incidents linked to common drug
Maternity services have been issued with a national patient safety alert over inappropriate use of a common labour-inducing drug following a review of 25 serious incidents.
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NewsTrust selects company chaired by CEO’s wife for £8m contract
A trust chair has said he is “completely satisfied” with the way his organisation selected a GP co-operative chaired by its chief executive’s wife to provide an £8m urgent care contract.
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NewsStreeting ‘thinking deeply’ about overhauling NHS funding flows
The new government is “thinking deeply” about reforming NHS financial flows and incentives, Wes Streeting has said.
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NewsRevealed: Dozens more children harmed after care failures
Dozens more children have suffered harm due to failings in audiology services, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLabour will end NHS ‘custom’ of raiding dental budgets, says minister
Stephen Kinnock says dental contract is “absurd” and “dysfunctional” Poor-performing ICBs need to “up their game”, says senior dentist Expert says it is “custom and practice” for NHS to divert dentistry money elsewhere Every penny of dental funding will be spent once the Labour government has carried out ...
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NewsRevealed: Why GP numbers will barely increase under national workforce plan
More than 1,000 medics funded to take GP training every year will not go on to work as fully qualified GPs in England, according to details of the NHS long-term workforce plan obtained by HSJ.
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NewsNHS directors brought out of retirement to help tackle financial crisis
Former trust and regional finance directors have been drafted in to support the most financially-challenged integrated care systems by NHS England.
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NewsNamed: the twelve projects given go-ahead by New Hospital Programme
Twelve hospital building projects have received permission to proceed, despite an ongoing review into the wider New Hospital Programme.
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NewsNational medical tech lead appointed after two-year gap
NHS England has appointed its first substantive chief clinical information officer since 2022.
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NewsSystem sees clean sweep of CEO departures in 14 months
The retirement of a long-serving trust chief executive has meant a system has seen all four CEOs of its providers and integrated care board step down in little over a year.
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NewsStreeting urged to stop ICB plans to ‘erode’ local authority influence
A county council is to ask the health and social care secretary to intervene over the proposed overhaul of its local integrated care board’s operating model.
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NewsICB chief takes early retirement
An integrated care board chief executive is retiring after eight years in top commissioning roles.
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NewsGovernment must take ‘more control’ of NHSE, says ex-minister
NHS England’s status as an independent body has “gone too far” and needs to be reined in by government, a recent ex-minister has said.
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NewsRevealed: Staff must now pay to park at five in six hospitals
Only around 15 per cent of England’s 140 acute and specialist trusts are still offering free car parking for staff, HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsLeaders ‘challenging CQC inspectors’ are ‘normalising’ poor care
Failings identified in high-profile maternity scandals are “widespread” across many hospitals and poor care is being “normalised” by leaders, the Care Quality Commission has warned.