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NewsExclusive: CCG inefficiencies 'blocking' access to IVF
Commissioning inefficiencies are said to be “blocking” patients’ access to IVF, as new data reveals some areas are spending at least twice as much as others on a single cycle of fertility treatment.
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NewsStaff survey: Witnessing errors at highest level for five years
The proportion of NHS staff witnessing an error, near miss or other safety incident has reached its highest level for five years, the latest national NHS staff survey has revealed.
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NewsOmbudsman rules routine surgery death was avoidable
A catalogue of errors by staff at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust led to the avoidable death of a pensioner following a routine operation, the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has found.
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District nurse apprenticeship standard approved
The standard for the district nurse apprenticeship has been given the green light, bringing the training route a step closer to operation.
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NewsDaily Insight: A chill in the north west
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust issues safety alert to all staff following patient death
An NHS trust has issued a safety alert to all staff and introduced a new working model for acute medicine consultants following a patient’s death last year.
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NewsRevealed: Crisis at top CCG amid claims of bullying and ‘toxic’ culture
One of the largest clinical commissioning groups in the country is facing serious questions over its leadership and culture, amid bullying allegations, whistleblowing complaints and a highly-critical independent investigation.
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NewsDaily Insight: The not-so-easy options
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News'Special measures' trust names interim chief
A “special measures” ambulance trust has named an interim chief executive while it waits for a permanent recruit.
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News'Glove shortages' at main supplier after unexpected demand
Contingency plans have been triggered to make sure NHS trusts keep receiving millions of examination gloves, after an unforeseen surge in demand caused “stock shortages” at their main supplier.
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NewsHealth leaders call on prime minister to prevent 'no-deal' Brexit
Health leaders, including a former NHS chief executive, have signed a letter calling on the prime minister to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
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NewsTrust postpones trials after regulator partially suspends licence
A trust has been unable to start some new cancer trials as planned after regulators partially suspended its licence to manufacture medicines.
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NewsNottinghamshire ICS appoints medical director
The deputy chief executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust has been appointed as medical director of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System.
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NewsThe week in Brexit: Border control
HSJ brings you an end-of-week fix of Brexit roundup health news.
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NewsGovernment digital tsar tipped to lead NHSX
A senior civil servant who used to work for Matt Hancock is a favoured contender to lead the health’s secretary’s new tech unit, HSJ has been told.
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Revealed: The winners and losers of government's £2.9bn capital pot
Two out of three requests from NHS trusts for capital investment have so far been rejected under the government’s new funding regime, analysis by HSJ suggests.
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NewsNHSI chair says regulators 'encourage wrong kind of behaviour'
National regulators are “encouraging the wrong kind of behaviour” by prioritising financial performance over staff wellbeing, the chair of NHS Improvement has said.
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NewsThird of mental health trusts did not bid for STP capital
A third of mental health trusts did not bid for any capital funding through their sustainability and transformation partnership, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDaily Insight: Sharing the capital cake
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Medicinema chosen as HSJ’s charity partner
HSJ has chosen Medicinema as its charity partner for next month’s Partnership Awards.