All News articles – Page 397
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NewsNHS Improvement tells trusts to 'upgrade' workforce plans
NHS Improvement has called on trusts to strengthen their workforce plans, after a review found all of them could be “more robust”.
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NewsStaff fear speaking up over child abuse in NHS
Unwillingness to challenge senior staff and fears over how managers respond is stopping NHS staff raising concerns about child abuse perpetrated out by their colleagues, a public inquiry has been told.
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NewsCygnet mental health hospital makes 'significant improvements'
A private children’s and adolescent mental health unit that was heavily criticised by the Care Quality Commission has been praised for making “significant improvements.”
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NewsNew NHS purchasing chief predicts 'most difficult year'
The new managing director of a major NHS purchasing body believes this year will be the most difficult for procurement staff working to deliver savings for the health service.
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NewsHealth secretary backs dedicated NHS and care staff visa
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will raise the prospect of creating a dedicated immigration visa category for health and social care staff with the new home secretary, he has revealed to HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Hunt seeks 'full health and social care integration' under new 10 year plan
Jeremy Hunt has revealed his top priorities for the forthcoming “long term plan” for the NHS, and said it will represent one of the “big moments in NHS history”.
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NewsRegulator orders review of community team caseloads
A mental health trust has been ordered to carry out an immediate review of community team caseloads after concerns about “ongoing risks” to patients.
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NewsGovernment's breast screening claims challenged by former top adviser
A former top screening adviser to the government has challenged key claims made about “serious failings” in breast screening, including that problems were caused by a “computer algorithm failure”.
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NewsExclusive: Patients at risk as blood clot assessments decline
Thousands of hospital patients are being put at risk of developing deadly blood clots that cost the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds because of a failure to carry out a routine assessment.
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NewsSir Bruce Keogh to chair the HSJ Awards judges
Sir Bruce Keogh has become the first chair of judges for the annual HSJ Awards.
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NewsHunt attacks private sector over safety and costs
Jeremy Hunt has accused some private sector hospitals of having “coasted” on safety, and warned they could be made to pay costs when the NHS has to take over care of their patients, in a strongly-worded intervention.
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NewsMore than nine in 10 learning disability deaths not reviewed
Fewer than one in ten deaths of people with learning disabilities have been subject to a new review process, with providers blaming “overstretched budgets and the pressures on staff time”, a new report reveals.
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NewsAmbulance trusts demand millions to meet new targets
Ambulance trusts are seeking tens of millions of pounds in additional funding to meet new response targets and to cope with increasing demand, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPM's mental health review will call for 'significant' new money
The government’s mental health tsar has said his independent report could have “significant” implications for NHS funding.
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Royal college revalidation advice 'not consistent' with GMC
A review into medical workforce revalidation has questioned the role of royal colleges and suggested the need for new specialty specific guidance.
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NewsUpdated: Hunt launches review after 450,000 breast screenings missed due to IT failure
More than 400,000 women missed their final routine breast cancer screening over nearly a decade because of an IT failure, Jeremy Hunt said today.