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NewsJavid may drop power to block unpopular service change
Sajid Javid is considering scrapping or watering down plans to give him power over local service changes, in response to concerns from the service, but is expected to plough on with other controversial proposals in the Health and Care Bill, HSJ has learned.
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NewsThree deaths and ‘severe harm’ at trust with treatment delays
At least three people died and more came to ‘severe harm’ after treatment delays across three specialties at one hospital trust, new reports have revealed.
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NewsTrust’s ‘new hospital’ bid replaced with upgraded unit
The government has downgraded an acute trust’s hospital redevelopment plan, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDaily Insight: Losing out in the long-term?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsUPDATE: Four new ministers join DHSC
Four new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsICS admits 14 of its major services are ‘fragile and challenged’
Fourteen of an integrated care system’s major services — which account for the ‘majority of [its] planned care’ — have been described as ‘fragile and challenged’.
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News‘Everything up for grabs’ as NHS reviews ‘long-term plan’ goals
NHS England is reviewing the commitments to improve services made in its long-term plan, with senior officials believing many of them cannot be met under last week’s funding settlement and after the damage of the pandemic, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDaily Insight: When culture, not covid, is to blame
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMajor survey reveals ‘best and worst’ A&Es for patient satisfaction
A survey of almost 50,000 patients by the Care Quality Commission found people’s experiences of emergency departments improved in 2020, compared to the last time the poll was conducted in 2018.
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NewsTriple award success for HSJ team
The HSJ team took home a trio of awards at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards 2021 today.
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NewsTrust put in ‘special measures’ as inspection finds ‘culture of bullying’
A hospital trust is being put in ‘special measures’ after ‘a culture of bullying’ and ‘racial discrimination’ was reported during an inspection.
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NewsTroubled provider sees ‘outstanding’ services downgraded to ‘inadequate’
A mental health trust already subject to an inquiry into a string of adult patient deaths has had its rating for children’s wards downgraded from “outstanding” to “inadequate”.
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NewsDaily Insight: Now you see me
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCQC chief inspector to retire
The Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector of hospitals, Ted Baker, has announced he will retire in March next year.
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NewsPrivate provider’s takeover of urgent service sparks union opposition
A private organisation’s takeover of a hospital’s urgent treatment centre has sparked opposition from staff and trade unions.
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NHS leaders ‘set for fight’ amid signs mental health will miss out on new funding
Mental health leaders are preparing for a “fight” over the new NHS funding announced by the government, with senior sources saying none of the new money has been earmarked for the sector.
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NewsDaily Insight: Moving the goalposts
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: New hospitals bottom of public’s NHS priorities
Building new hospitals ranks bottom on the public’s priority list for the NHS, according to a new poll shared exclusively with HSJ.
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NewsNearly half of hospital trusts hit ‘unsafe’ occupancy levels
The number of acute trusts running at very high bed occupancy hit a new peak last week, with nearly half of acute trusts over NHS England’s 92 per cent benchmark, analysis shows.
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NewsHospital trust makes chief permanent after two years
England’s most high-profile hospital trust has appointed its interim chief executive on a permanent basis after two years.