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NewsEngland’s biggest ICB appoints interim chief executive
England’s largest integrated care board has appointed an interim chief executive from a neighbouring system ahead of its formal launch in April.
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NewsTrust to review claims of multiple cases of patient harm by surgeon
A trust is investigating the work of one of its former consultants amid claims the cases of “significantly more than 50 patients” he treated at its main site and a local private hospital should be reviewed for potential harm, HSJ has learned.
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NewsOne in four NHSE staff seek redundancy
More than a quarter of NHS England’s workforce have applied for voluntary redundancy, the organisation has told staff.
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News‘Evidence-free’ mandatory training to be rationalised, says CEO
A leading trust chief executive has said mandatory staff training is an “evidence-free zone” and its impact on patient outcomes is “very difficult to work out”.
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NewsCEO who led recovery from care scandal retires
A chief executive who led the overhaul of a trust at the centre of an abuse scandal has announced her retirement after nearly five decades in the health service.
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News‘Disconnected’ staff report bullying and blame culture
A hospital trust’s staff feel disconnected from senior leaders and are often concerned about bullying and harassment, two external reviews have found.
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NewsFlagship 10YHP policy ‘won’t solve long A&E waits’
A flagship 10-Year Health Plan policy will have “limited ability” to cut emergency care pressures, one of its main objectives, according to research shared with HSJ.
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NewsDHSC-NHSE merger timetable revealed
The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have revealed a full timetable for merging their functions.
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NewsFive trusts ‘high outliers’ for ‘largely preventable’ infections
Five trusts with unusually high levels of surgical infections, which experts called “largely preventable” harm, have been identified by the UK’s health security agency.
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NewsHospitals ‘overpaid’ by up to 18% under block contracts
Some hospital trusts may be receiving 18 per cent more than they should for providing emergency care, according to indications from a major national review whose findings have been kept under wraps.
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NewsNHSE director joins central government
A national tech director is set to leave NHS England to lead the government’s work on developing digital ID.
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NewsTrusts scramble to improve reviews of babies’ deaths
Trusts have been scrambling to make reviews of babies’ deaths more “fair and transparent”, after a new national requirement for independent input.
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NewsExclusive: NHS failing to honour £1bn funding deal
The NHS is rowing back on plans agreed with the Treasury, but never published, to boost community services spending, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsProviders ‘extending waiting times due to staffing cuts’
Eight in 10 NHS physiotherapists have reported they do not have enough staff to meet demand, up by 10 percentage points since 2024.
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NewsHigh risk service paused dozens of times at ‘inadequate’ unit
A service offering elective caesarean sections for women considered “high risk” and unable to labour was paused 32 times, according to inspectors who have rated the department “inadequate” for the second time in a row.
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NewsHospitals face ‘catastrophic’ threat from losing resident doctors
A rural hospital trust is worried about a “catastrophic effect” on its staffing from the possibility of NHS England withdrawing its resident doctors.
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NewsAnother ICB CEO announces departure
The leadership of another integrated care board has been thrown into doubt after its CEO unexpectedly announced he is leaving next week.
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NewsNational maternity review will not ‘sideline’ Nottingham probe, pledges chair
The high-profile chair of a major maternity review into care failures in Nottingham has pledged to ensure its results “will not be sidelined” by the government’s national investigation.
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NewsICB suspends access to private provider
A private provider of assessment and treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders has been suspended from NHS work, it has emerged.
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News£50m gap declared after EPR and A&E knock trust off plan
A trust has declared it will end the year with a deficit of at least £48m, admitting its breakeven plan “carried too much risk”.