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NewsCQC demands trust act as patients wait up to eight days for a bed
A mental health trust has closed its patient waiting area due to a threat from the Care Quality Commission, which its chief has said will mean people waiting longer in A&E.
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NewsFormer finance watchdog to chair PM's local trust
The former head of the National Audit Office Sir Amyas Morse has been appointed chair of a hospital trust.
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NewsDaily Insight: Share your chair
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust must pay £96k to sacked worker after ‘appalling’ HR message
An ambulance trust has been ordered to pay £96,000 to a wrongfully dismissed employee after a tribunal branded its response to his concerns as “appalling”.
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News‘No clear evidence’ for key long-term plan policy, says PHE
The effectiveness of social prescribing, a critical component of the NHS long-term plan, lacks high quality evidence, a Public Health England policy review has warned.
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NewsTrusts hire ‘big four’ consultants to advise on joint working
Two mental health trusts have hired management consultants to look at how they can be more involved in joint working, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHealth minister is moved back to previous role after just two months
A new health minister has been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care following a cabinet reshuffle this week.
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NewsDaily Insight: Skidmore’s summer sojourn
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Ministers to outline pensions crisis plans
Senior doctors and nurses will be allowed to set their own level of pension contributions each tax year under government proposals to tackle the pensions crisis gripping the health service.
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NewsMinisters warned off ‘aggressive’ immigration stance
Ministers have been warned their “aggressive approach” towards EU workers who don’t apply for new immigration status by next year is wrong and could affect the health and social care workforce.
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NewsNHSE finance chief: I’m not holding my breath on estates deals target
NHS England’s finance chief has cast doubt on a government target for GPs and NHS trusts to agree leases with a property quango saddled with debt.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts testing latest round of emergency targets
New mental health emergency care targets will be trialled across 11 NHS organisations and one social enterprise, NHS England has confirmed.
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NewsDaily Insight: When is a merger not a merger?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMental health and acute trust seek joint chief executive
A mental health trust and one of England’s worst performing acute trusts have announced they will come together under a “group model”.
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News‘Life is just too short,’ resigning trust CEO tells staff
South Tees Hospitals Foundation Trust’s chief executive has announced her resignation in a blistering email to trust staff, saying the personal cost of being an NHS CEO is too high and “life is just too short”.
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NewsLarge provider of 999 support enters administration
One of England’s largest providers of 999 support to the NHS has gone into administration, affecting several NHS trusts, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHospital gets draft ‘inadequate’ rating
One of three high security mental health hospitals in England has received an “inadequate” rating in a draft report from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDaily Insight: Not your average resignation letter
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsRevealed: Two regions dominate rankings for late cancer diagnosis
Just two regions account for nine of the 10 worst performing clinical commissioning groups for late detection of cancer, according to official data.
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NewsRegulator bans trust from taking on new apprentices
An ambulance trust has been temporarily barred from training new apprentices after a critical report from the education regulator.