News – Page 335
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NewsNHS England was warned about ‘unrelenting bullying’ at top CCG
NHS England was warned about “constant unrelenting bullying” by senior managers at Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group more than a year ago, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDozens of trusts take financial hit from ‘maverick’ accounting measure
Dozens of NHS providers face a significant financial hit next year after an official body provided “clarification” around a contentious accounting adjustment.
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NewsStaff survey: Full breakdown of where staff are witnessing potentially harmful errors
Below is a breakdown of acute and combined trusts by the share of staff saying they had witnessed potentially harmful errors, near misses or incidents in the last month, in the 2018 NHS staff survey.
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News'Outlier' trust addresses cancer service concerns
A trust has made changes to its lung cancer service after concerns patients were much less likely to access chemotherapy and other anti-cancer therapies than elsewhere in the country.
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NewsDaily Insight: Unaccounted for
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTop trust appoints chief after year-long search
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive after a year-long search.
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NewsExclusive: Nearly 3,300 patients in 'harm review' for merged service
The Royal College of Pathologists has been called in to review a merged pathology service which has had to recall thousands of patients for repeat blood tests.
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NewsThree CCGs appoint single CEO
Three clinical commissioning groups in the South West have appointed a single chief executive, who will also lead their sustainability and transformation partnership.
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NewsLong-standing trust chief to retire
The long-standing chief executive of a Greater Manchester trust has announced his intention to retire 12 years in the post.
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NewsNHSI stands down review panel over 'cover up' concern
A controversial panel set up by NHS Improvement to review the findings of an independent investigation into poor maternity care has been disbanded after HSJ exposed concerns it was a “cover up” and that its members were conflicted.
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NewsTrusts bemoan cost pressures from clinical waste switch
Several NHS trusts are grappling with extra costs and relying on temporary containers for clinical waste storage, after a forced change of supplier following last year’s stockpiling scandal.
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NewsExclusive: Dalton steps down and Swindells under threat as Stevens takes over NHSI
NHS Improvement chief executive Ian Dalton has quit and Matthew Swindells’ post as NHS England deputy chief executive has been disbanded, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRoyal colleges: A&E target could stay alongside new measures
The four hour accident and emergency standard could be retained “in conjunction” with new targets for emergency departments, the leader of the medical royal colleges has told HSJ, as NHS England considers ditching the flagship measure.
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NewsHunt heads to Middle East for global push on patient safety
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt is leading a call for global action on patient safety at an international summit in the Middle East today.
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NewsA&E patient waited 44 hours for suitable bed
A&E doctors at a Midland hospital trust have told CQC inspectors their department does not feel safe, as one patient waits nearly two days for a medical bed.
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NewsThe week in Brexit: Planes, gloves and organs
HSJ brings you an end-of-week fix of Brexit roundup health news.
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NewsNHS England and Improvement seek full merger
A raft of new measures to “improve collaboration” across the health service have been announced by NHS England and NHS Improvement, including a request from the two bodies for permission to merge.
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NewsGerada and Ham hired to 'support and challenge' NHS England
Two well-known healthcare figures have been hired as co-chairs of a new “NHS assembly”, whose role is to “advise the joint boards of NHS England and NHS Improvement on delivery of the NHS long-term plan”.
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NewsNHS hires new HR chief from UN
NHS Improvement has appointed a director at the United Nations World Food Programme as its new chief people officer, it has been revealed.