News – Page 454
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NewsTrusts allowed to cancel elective work until mid-January
NHS England has told under pressure hospitals they can cancel non-urgent elective procedures to free up beds for patients coming through accident and emergency.
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NewsHospital introduces 'safety net' following pregnant patient's death
A London hospital plans to introduce a new cardiology clinic to its maternity department following the death of a mother and baby, a coroner’s court has heard.
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NewsNHSI: Nearly all trusts paying for price comparison tool
Almost all trusts in England have started paying for a software which aims to identify savings opportunities in procurement, NHS Improvement has said.
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NewsBabylon withdraws CQC legal challenge
Digital health provider Babylon Health Services has withdrawn a legal challenge against a Care Quality Commission report and will have to pay £11,000 in costs to the regulator.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England BME staff report widespread bullying
More than half of the respondents to a survey completed by NHS England’s black and minority ethnic staff claimed to have been bullied by their line manager HSJ can reveal.
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NewsVast range of consultancy and IT covered by new ACS framework
A new framework for accountable care systems and sustainability and transformation partnerships will cover a vast array of private suppliers, with the potential to shake up how support and technology are sold to the NHS.
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NewsDaily Insight: Damning staff survey and CEO changes
The must read stories and debate in the NHS
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NewsDepartment of Health gender pay gap revealed
Women working at the Department of Health earn up to 14 per cent less than men an hour – despite women making up two-thirds of its workforce.
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NewsExclusive: 'Avoidable harm' caused by a failure to join up health and social care
The Care Quality Commission has “found examples of avoidable and unintentional harm” created by a fragmented health and care system.
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NewsDaily Insight: The cost of failure in fragmented system
The must read stories and talking points in the NHS
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NewsRTT, cancer and A&E waits - November 2017: explore the maps
NHS waiting lists around England, updated for November 2017.
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NewsMapped: October DTOCs performance data
Delayed transfer of care performance data for October was published by NHS England last week. Using analysis of the data by Impower, Local Government Chronicle has mapped NHS and council performance against government’s target for the area.
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NewsTrust leaders notified of extra funding allocations with 'clear expectation'
National bodies have written to hospital leaders to detail their allocations from the £335m winter funding announced in the budget.
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NewsFormer PCT chief appointed to chair STP
The Worcestershire and Herefordshire sustainability and transformation partnership has appointed veteran NHS manager Charles Waddicor as its independent chair.
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NewsConsultant accused of sexual harassment barred from returning to hospital trust
A hospital consultant has been barred from returning to work at his trust over claims of sexual harassment, despite winning his claim for unfair dismissal.
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NewsSignificant savings from mental and physical health integration pioneers
Providing talking therapies to patients with long term conditions saved nearly £200,000 for physical health services in one trailblazing site, data shared exclusively with HSJ shows.
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NewsNew form of NHS organisation planned for first ACOs
A new form of NHS organisation may be created to run the NHS’s first “accountable care organisations”, to avoid tax problems and potentially make them less controversial.