News – Page 11
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NewsContractor assessed its own service in ICB procurement
An integrated care board has been criticised by a watchdog over poor record-keeping and errors in the decision to award a £2.4m contract.
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NewsNew maternity inspection ‘unit’ demanded by government review
Ministers should create a new specialist unit to assess maternity services because the Care Quality Commission does not have the credibility to do so, a government review has concluded.
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NewsResident doctors accept pay offer
Resident doctors in England have voted to accept an offer from the government following long-running industrial action.
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NewsExclusive: Maternity adviser quits in ‘normal birth’ dispute
The chair of several high-profile safety inquiries has resigned from the government’s national maternity review just ahead of publication, in a dispute over “normal birth ideology”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsICB boss to lead regional team
An NHS England regional director is to step down after just over a year in the role, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust takes £2m hit on flawed land sale
A trust was forced to pay £2m to exit a land sale – after realising that it might need the space and would have lost money on the deal.
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NewsExclusive: Regulators poised to strip back AI rules
Regulators are about to significantly strip back regulation of ambient voice technology – one of the fastest-growing healthcare AI tools – HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS manager died after being ‘lost to follow up’
An NHS manager died after an urgent referral was “recategorised” and a triage time of six weeks was arranged instead.
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NewsRevealed: Promised ‘neighbourhood health centres’ already met requirements
Nearly all the first wave of “neighbourhood health centres” – currently being developed for launch by next year – were already doing the job required of the model, government documents reveal.
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NewsEx-NHSE strategy director joins major PR firm
Former NHS England executive board member Chris Hopson has been appointed to a senior advisory role at a major communications consultancy.
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NewsHeatwave shuts theatres and scanners
Theatres were shut and equipment broke down as the heatwave caused widespread disruption across the NHS’s ageing estate.
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NewsBehave properly or leave, trust tells staff
A trust grappling with cultural challenges has told staff it is “drawing a line in the sand” on “disrespectful, dismissive, or undermining behaviour”.
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NewsFamilies sue over care failures
More than a dozen families have taken legal action against the NHS over care failings in paediatric audiology services, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsMackey: We’ll change exec contracts to ensure accountability for failings
NHS executives could have their contracts rewritten to ensure they can be held to account for any actions taken while working for previous employers, NHS England’s CEO has said.
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NewsBehaviour concerns ‘swept under carpet’ at struggling trust
One of the NHS’s worst-performing trusts was beset by poor behaviour “at all levels”, according to an external review obtained by HSJ.
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NewsTrusts must recheck 10 years’ worth of mortuary records
Trusts must check records stretching back to 2016 to ensure any failings that have taken place in their mortuaries have been reported to the regulator.
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NewsSnooping on records ‘worrying trend, not just isolated incidents’
High-profile cases of staff snooping on patients’ health records, as most recently exposed by HSJ, have revealed “a worrying trend” across the NHS rather than just isolated incidences, a watchdog chief has warned.
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NewsUpdated: Nottingham families slam ‘abhorrent’ NHS leadership as execs threatened with prison
Families affected by the Nottingham maternity scandal have hit out at the “abhorrent” leadership of “senior staff” as the government revealed that staff who refuse to engage with future investigations could be sent to prison for up to two years.
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NewsDHSC instructed to reduce use of external contractors
The Department of Health and Social Care has been told to develop plans to in-house services currently supplied by external contractors.
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News‘Fundamental failure’ sparks NHSE intervention at top 10 trust
A “fundamental failure in quality governance” has led NHS England to take enforcement action against one of England’s largest trusts.