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NewsGP contract requirements set to be delayed after Pritchard meeting with BMA
NHS England is likely to further delay the introduction of new GP contract requirements, as part of an effort to calm relations with the profession under its new chief executive.
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NewsTrust served with CQC warning notice over ‘culture’ and governance concerns
A large acute trust in the Midlands, which is grappling with concerns over several key issues, has been served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission, requiring it to ensure a ‘more positive culture’.
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NewsNHS England draws up first national inventory of medical staffing gaps
NHS England is analysing medical staffing gaps in all acute services across England, in what appears to be the first exercise of its kind, amid concerns staffing is holding back elective services recovery.
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NewsFour ICSs and four trusts placed in new ‘special measures’ regime
Four health systems have been put into NHS England’s replacement for the special measures regime, as well as four more acute trusts.
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NewsDaily Insight: A proud legacy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrusts recruit extra midwives as baby boom hits
Trusts in the South East are recruiting additional midwives as this year’s birth rates soar, with an increase of more than 20 per cent in women booking to give birth at one trust.
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NewsNHSE to appoint first national lead for ‘neglected’ service
NHS England is set to appoint its first director of rehabilitation care, who will oversee a small team dedicated to running these services.
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NewsDaily Insight: No visitors allowed
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrusts fear ‘fragmentation’ of specialised services under Health Bill reforms
Providers fear a ‘fragmentation’ of services when NHS England begins delegating specialised services budgets to integrated care systems under reform plans.
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NewsCovid hospital occupancy hits new high for summer wave
The number of covid patients in English hospitals has hit a new high in this summer’s wave, leaping sharply over the weekend.
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NewsPatient deaths spark multiple warnings about visiting restrictions
Coroners have raised multiple concerns that hospital visiting restrictions, brought in to stop the spread of covid, are having a damaging effect on patient care and wellbeing, an HSJ investigation shows.
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NewsThe Primer: UK losing its vaccine edge
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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NewsFamilies: How visiting bans led to poor care
Families of patients admitted to hospital during the coronavirus pandemic have told how visiting restrictions contributed to poor care for their loved ones.
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NewsExclusive: Major trust ‘weeks away’ from running short of blood collection tubes
Supplies of key blood tube collection products in one of England’s largest trusts could run out by the end of August, trust leaders have warned, as the health service scrambles to stay on top of an ongoing shortage of essential consumables.
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NewsDaily Insight: Emission possible?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMandatory ‘social value’ weighting of 10pc for all NHS procurement
NHS organisations will be required to take social value into account when procuring goods and services from next April, under plans being drawn up by sustainability chiefs.
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NewsTrusts told to plan for ‘unrealistic’ efficiency savings while Treasury talks continue
Trusts have been asked to plan for baseline efficiency savings of 1.5 per cent for the remainder of the financial year, as the NHS continues negotiations with the Treasury over its full funding package.
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NewsDaily Insight: Too much information?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsRoyal college stops accreditation scheme after HSJ coverage
A royal college has stopped accrediting training courses after HSJ highlighted some of them went against National Institute for Health and Care Excellence advice.