All News articles – Page 391
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NewsBoards told they are failing on infection control
NHS trust boards have been told to do more on infection risks after an analysis by NHS Improvement found many were not receiving detailed information.
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NewsNICE chief: NHS faces 'startling costs' from new treatments
NICE chief executive said NHS faces “startling new costs” from new medical technologies Sir Andrew Dillon says system will have to confront new payment models for high cost drugs Reveals new cross-body panel now looks at potential impact of new drugs The NHS faces a “material challenge” to ...
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NewsUpdated: Trust with worst financial performance aims for £156m deficit this year
The trust with the worst financial performance in the country is looking to end 2018-19 with a deficit of £156m, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust abandons private patient unit plan
A hospital trust has had to abandon a plan for a new provider to rebuild and run its private patient unit.
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NewsHospital chain expands after CEO retires
A West Midlands hospital chain will expand to cover three trusts, following the resignation of a neighbouring trust’s chief executive.
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NewsCCGs face losing millions after contract collapse
Seven clinical commissioning groups in Sussex are trying to recover £7.4m from a collapsed private provider but could face a counter-claim from administrators, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHospitals must use new 'early warning score' or risk losing income
NHS hospitals must roll out a new “early warning score” across all their wards following a change to a key national target – or they risk losing income.
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NewsNHS England wasted millions on letters backlog investigation - MPs
NHS England have been accused of wasting £2.4m investigating more than a million lost clinical documents and underplaying the scale of the problem in evidence to MPs.
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NewsSafety and bullying concerns persist at 'inadequate' trust
Serious shortfalls in governance “at all levels” and a “long-established bullying culture” continue to cause concern at a trust in special measures, a new report reveals.
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NewsExclusive: Inside Jeremy Hunt’s Monday meetings
On 4 June, two HSJ journalists spent the day attending the regular Monday meetings chaired by health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsTrust out of special measures but faces NHSI pressure on finance
A hospital trust has been lifted out of quality special measures after a Care Quality Commission inspection saw it come close to a “good” rating.
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NewsCounter Fraud Authority investigating trust's payment to contractor
The NHS Counter Fraud Authority is investigating large payments made by a trust to a bankrupt company.
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Exclusive: NHS 'risk zones' suggest link between finance and mortality
New research has linked waiting times and safety incidents to the financial performance of NHS trusts, and identified 32 “risk zones” where people are more likely to die of preventable causes.
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NewsCQC tells struggling hospital trust to move faster on improvements
One of the most troubled hospital trusts in the country remains inadequate, with the Care Quality Commission calling on its leadership to move faster on improvements.
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NewsNumber of breast screening error deaths revised down
The number of women whose lives may have been shortened by an error in the national breast screening programme has been revised down to less than 75, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has told Parliament.
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NewsNHS patient died after private hospital surgery he should never have had
A private hospital company is facing legal action by the family of a 28-year-old man who died after an anaesthetist was left “alone and unsupported” following surgery he should never have had, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCall for urgency after Government agrees review of visa rules
The Home Office has announced it will review the UK’s tier two visa system in response to national concerns from NHS trusts over rejected visas for overseas doctors.
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