News – Page 21
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NewsExclusive: AI models to be trained on Federated Data Platform
The national Federated Data Platform will be used to train AI models for future use by the NHS, according to NHS England’s chief data and analytics officer.
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NewsFifth cyber incident in a week under investigation
Cyber security teams are investigating the fifth suspected attack on the NHS to have taken place last week.
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NewsStreeting ‘shocked’ by his lack of ‘oversight’ of social care
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has said he is “shocked” by his lack of oversight of adult social care and said he is “determined to improve this” in a call with local leaders this morning.
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NewsExclusive: 10-year plan digital advisers revealed
HSJ can reveal the 17 members of the digital, data and technology working group which is helping to shape the government’s 10-year health plan, who include six local NHS leaders.
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NewsFinance directors told to ‘be realistic’ in 2025-26 planning
NHS England’s chief financial officer Julian Kelly has called for greater realism from local leaders in next year’s financial planning round, warning they must urgently make “difficult” choices about what they can deliver with what will “feel like a real terms cut”.
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NewsNew care model triggers surge in demand
Overhauling a community mental health service has led to a sharp increase in referrals – sometimes seven times higher than before – and long waiting lists.
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NewsNew leaders bring ‘energy, focus and grit’ to troubled trusts, says NHSE
Changing chairs, CEOs and finance chiefs has helped turn around several poorly performing trusts and systems, NHS England has said, but it plans to do more to “strengthen” leadership at troubled organisations.
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NewsEx-brewery boss to chair hospital
A trust with one of England’s largest cost-improvement programmes has appointed a new interim chair and interim finance director.
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News‘Don’t buy Epic’ unless it integrates with NHS App, says government adviser
The NHS should no longer do business with leading tech supplier Epic unless future iterations of its technology work with the NHS App, a senior government adviser has warned.
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NewsPlan for first ambulance group revealed
Two ambulance trusts are planning to form a group next year.
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NewsTrust ‘support and admin staff’ targeted for cuts in 2025-26 by NHSE
NHS England will hold discussions with every trust about the potential for cutting of its non-clinical workforce early next year.
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NewsExclusive: Government steps back from pledge to hit A&E target
The government has refused to reaffirm its pledge to return the NHS to hitting the four-hour A&E standard by the end of this parliament after a spokesman admitted to HSJ “we cannot do everything at once”.
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NewsNHS enters winter with ambulance delays almost double those in 2023
The time spent by ambulances stuck outside A&Es waiting to hand over patients has nearly doubled since last year, the first NHS “winter situation report” has revealed.
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NewsRegulation ‘chilling effect’ could ‘increase fear’ for NHS managers
Regulating managers could have a “chilling effect” dissuading people from taking up challenging roles, and cause risk aversion to difficult decisions, the government has acknowledged.
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NewsDiscrimination against gay and trans staff is undermining productivity, claims CEO
Tackling increased discrimination faced by gay and trans staff must be a priority for the NHS if it wants to maximise workforce productivity, according to the CEO of one of the service’s largest providers.
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NewsStarmer rejects the need for trade-offs to hit elective care target
Making the recovery of elective care a priority does not give the NHS “permission” to allow “everything else [to] suffer”, prime minister Sir Keir Starmer has warned.
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NewsTariff ‘insufficient’ for ‘premium’ cost of tackling long waiters, warns CEO
There is “insufficient” funding for extra work needed to tackle long waits, a chief executive at one of the worst-performing trusts against a key elective target has said.
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NewsICS told to bring in consultants to cut spending
Another integrated care system has been ordered to bring in consultants to find ways to make further savings.
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News‘Quiet’ trust seeks ‘better brand awareness’
A specialist trust is seeking “better brand awareness” and more partnerships with other providers, as part of a new strategy as a standalone organisation.
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NewsGP refusing to join PCN wins court battle with NHS England
A judge has ruled a GP’s contract should not have been terminated after he refused to join a primary care network, in a legal dispute with NHS England.