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NewsNHSE must ‘demonstrate integrity’ in procurement of £480m data platform
The National Data Guardian has called on NHS England to “demonstrate integrity” by providing greater transparency over the procurement process for the high-profile federated data platform.
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NewsConsultants announce dates for longest strike yet
Hospital consultants in England will strike for three consecutive days in October as they prepare to undertake their longest period of industrial action so far.
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NewsTrust outsources ‘dementia village’
An innovative “dementia village” hosted by an NHS trust has welcomed its first residents – but will no longer be run directly by the NHS as originally planned.
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NewsICS accused of imposing ‘woefully low’ overtime pay
An integrated care system’s new overtime ‘rate card’ has sparked a furious response from doctors who warned the “woefully under-market value” rates were directly undermining efforts to ensure safe staffing.
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NewsConsultancy firm run by minister’s ex-colleague given part-time NHP contract
A small consulting firm run by a health minister’s former colleague has been given a critical advisory role on the New Hospitals Programme, HSJ has learned.
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News‘Chaotic’ maternity service was warned of same problems years earlier
A trust given an “inadequate” rating for its “chaotic” maternity service last week had been criticised for many of the same failings only last year by another regulator, it has emerged.
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NewsLeak reveals ‘crazy’ decision to ‘strip out commitments’ from NHS workforce plan
Senior officials had to “strip out commitments to future plans, or policies” from the long-term workforce plan – including an earlier promise of a dedicated digital workforce plan – according to leaked internal emails seen by HSJ.
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NewsTrust reviewing 31,000 patients ‘lost’ by IT system
A trust has had to re-examine the cases of more than 31,000 patients after they were automatically and wrongly discharged from its care because they did not have another appointment within the next six months.
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NewsMinisters took over a year to approve NHS leader’s appointment
Ministers took more than 300 working days to sign off a senior NHS leader’s appointment, HSJ can reveal, as new data exposes the huge delays trusts face when trying to secure government approval for very senior managers.
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NewsSeeking big GP funding increase ‘naive’, says new leader
The new chair of the British Medical Association’s GP committee has warned that seeking a very large increase in funding in contract negotiations would be “woefully naive”, given national financial constraints.
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NewsNursing director suspended over Letby concerns
The former chief nurse of Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has been suspended by her current employer, after the conviction of Lucy Letby for murdering babies while working in Chester.
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NewsNHSE reminds trusts not to appoint unfit directors, in wake of Letby conviction
NHS England has asked local leaders to ‘ensure’ processes are in place to properly protect whistleblowers, and to block directors who have been deemed unfit, following Lucy Letby’s conviction for murdering seven babies despite attempts to raise concerns.
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NewsMinisters order inquiry into Letby murders
The government has ordered an independent inquiry into the wider circumstances around Lucy Letby’s murdering of multiple babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital.
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NewsCQC under scrutiny for praising trust during Letby murder spree
The Care Quality Commission has come under scrutiny for its praise of Countess of Chester Hospital during the period when neonatal nurse Lucy Letby has been found to have murdered several babies.
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NewsRevealed: How trust execs resisted concerns over Letby
Trust bosses questioned the integrity of doctors who first raised concerns about a nurse who has now been convicted of murdering seven babies, and forced the medics to apologise to her, an HSJ investigation has established.
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NewsRacism and ageism up among CQC staff, leaked survey reports
The proportion of Care Quality Commission staff reporting age or race discrimination has increased steeply since 2021, alongside a big drop in those who believe it is a “good place to work”, leaked staff survey results reveal.
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NewsRevealed: the huge growth in long-term prescription of strong painkillers
Almost 180,000 patients have been prescribed strong painkillers every month for two years, a rise of over a third compared to levels recorded just before the pandemic, data obtained by HSJ shows.
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NewsCutting procurement ‘red tape’ will save £100m, says NHSE
NHS England has revealed plans to “cut red tape” in procurement by slashing the number of frameworks through which suppliers do business with the NHS.
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NewsNew cancer ‘expectation’ revealed by NHSE
The proportion of patients who receive treatment within 62 days of an initial referral for cancer checks should rise to 70 per cent by March next year, NHS England has said.
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NewsPCNs face ‘resourcing and maturity challenges’, ICS leaders warn
Primary care networks may lack the “resourcing and maturity” needed to deliver integrated care systems’ ambitions, ICS leaders warned in a newly released survey.