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Some managers get no training or support, warns Pritchard
Training and development of managers is inadequate and patchy, the NHS England chief executive has warned, arguing that introducing statutory regulation would improve it.
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Labour will give GPs ‘obligation’ to offer choice, says Streeting
The shadow health and care secretary would give GPs a stronger “obligation” to offer patients choice of provider at the point of referral, which they are not currently doing, he said.
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Fresh delay to NHS capital strategy revealed
Government has said a long-promised NHS capital strategy will not be published until next summer, although there are hopes some further funding will be announced in next week’s autumn statement.
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Ward staff ‘must accept extra workload to help A&E’
Hospitals are being prevented from adopting models which spread risk away from emergency departments because other teams refuse to take on the extra work, according to a top accident and emergency doctor.
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Pritchard defends NHS productivity levels
The NHS is doing ‘far more’ than it was pre-covid but this is not being reflected in standard measures of productivity, NHS England’s chief executive told MPs today.
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Three patients died after ambulance transfer delays from private hospital
Three patients died after delayed transfers from a private hospital within a nine-month period, coroner’s findings reveal.
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Tory leadership candidate appointed health minister
Two new ministers have been appointed to the Department of Health and Social Care in Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle.
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Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in September 2023, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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‘Turbulence and pressure’ leading to higher turnover of CEOs, says Hartley
The morale of staff and quality of services are being impacted by a higher turnover of trust leaders caused by an environment ‘more pressured and turbulent than it’s ever been’, says the chief executive of NHS Providers.
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Widespread ‘toxic culture’ is forcing us out, say staff
Large numbers of midwives report being left feeling undervalued and afraid to speak up due to bullying and widespread staffing shortages, which some say is putting mothers’ and babies’ lives at risk, according to a new publication shared with HSJ.
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Atkins appointed health and care secretary
Victoria Atkins has been named as health and social care secretary, replacing Steve Barclay.
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NHSE director to leave next month
NHS England’s director for clinical integration has announced she is leaving the national commissioner in December.
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National agency CEO told: ‘Resign or be sacked’
An employment tribunal claim has been brought against a national NHS agency by its former chief executive, who says she was effectively sacked on the basis of anonymous and uninvestigated allegations of bullying.
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‘Design compromise’ for new-build hospitals due to funding shortfalls
Trusts in the ‘new hospital programme’ will have to make significant compromises to their projects unless the Treasury can be persuaded to release billions more in funding, sources have told HSJ.
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‘High number’ of ambulance staff could face sack for striking
Up to 80 per cent of key ambulance staff could be required to work during a strike or risk being sacked, documents released by the Department of Health and Social Care have revealed.
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Exclusive: Funding for winter clinics axed despite NHSE backing
Community clinics credited with easing pressure on A&E and GP practices nationally last winter have not yet been funded for this year, and are struggling to run a full service, HSJ has learned.
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Cancer, prevention and learning disabilities set for ‘sensible’ budget raids
Local leaders will be permitted to cut spending on the development of cancer, prevention, learning disabilities and autism services, as they bid to deliver their financial plans this year, HSJ understands.
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Four-plus pathway patients account for 700k of waiting list
New data suggests around 700,000 cases on the elective waiting list relate to patients who are on at least four different pathways, and NHS England says personalised care plans must be developed to treat them more efficiently.
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Major trust’s ‘outstanding’ rating suspended after well-led review
An ‘outstanding’ hospital trust has had its Care Quality Commission rating suspended, in a rare step by the regulator, due to ‘significant discrepancies’ between the current assessment and findings at a recent inspection.
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Three million callers fail to get through to GP every month, government research reveals
One in 10 people attempting to contact their GP practice do not manage to get in contact, while a further 6 per cent are only told to try again another day, according to new official survey findings commissioned by the government.