News – Page 174
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NewsTrust chief executive to step down after four years
The chief executive of a mental health trust that runs one of three high secure hospitals in England is due to step down.
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NewsTrust chief resigns after period of ill health
The chief executive of an ambulance trust has resigned after a period of sick leave.
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NewsCancer recovery target will be missed, says national leader
The NHS will miss its target to return cancer treatment waits to pre-covid levels by next March, a national cancer leader has said.
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NewsAcute fined £1.3m after deaths of two patients
A troubled acute trust has appeared in court to admit failures relating to the deaths of two patients.
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NewsGovernment announces ‘ambitious’ dementia strategy
The government has announced a 10-year strategy for dementia.
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NewsBig hospitals warn NHSE of dangers of ICS takeover
Moving specialised services commissioning from NHS England to integrated care systems risks fragmenting provision, creating post-code lotteries and diluting quality and expertise, a group representing some of the largest tertiary trusts has told NHS England.
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NewsFears of delay to flagship ‘new hospitals’ after funding cut
Several of the ‘40 new hospitals’ promised by government face further delay and disruption because the trusts are receiving less cash than needed for crucial planning work this year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Patient waited 24 hours in ambulance for A&E
Nearly 600 patients waited 10 hours or more in the back of an ambulance to be transferred into emergency departments last month – with one taking 24 hours, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFunding overhaul for mental health beds revealed
National NHS officials have proposed a major shift in the funding model for inpatient mental health beds for children and young people, information seen by HSJ reveals.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts where most staff withhold disability status
More than half the staff at eight trusts have either refused or failed to declare whether they consider themselves ‘disabled’, an HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsSharp rise in child development issues in wake of covid
Families are being ‘left without the support they need’, as overstretched services struggle to handle ‘a significant and growing minority’ of children not developing as expected.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in March 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsRevealed: Secret stats show A&E crisis four times as bad as official numbers
New figures leaked to HSJ show the true volume of 12-hour waiters in emergency departments is more than four times as high as official statistics suggest.
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NewsTougher cancer target considered by ministers
Government is considering setting a tougher cancer diagnostic target as part of its declared ‘war on cancer’, HSJ has been told.
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NewsTwo-year waiters fall 20pc in a month
The number of two-year waiters fell by 20 per cent in the month to 1 May, but remained above 10,000, according to provisional data.
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NewsNHSE tenders £30m deal for emergency ‘surge’ support
NHS England is seeking to buy extra ‘surge’ ambulance capacity from outside the NHS, amid a crisis of record-long waits for callouts in recent months.
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NewsWaiting list jumps as A&E chaos persists
The NHS has recorded its largest monthly increase in the waiting list for 10 months, as unprecedented challenges in urgent and emergency care continue to disrupt recovery.
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NewsNHSE staff survey delivers damning verdict on People Directorate
NHS England’s People Directorate recorded consistently poor results across the great majority of key measures according to the organisation’s annual Staff Survey, HSJ has discovered
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NewsDisabled staff nearly twice as likely to face performance management
Disabled NHS staff are nearly twice as likely to face formal questions over their ability to do their job than their non-disabled colleagues, an NHS England report has revealed.
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NewsTroubled acute appoints council chief as CEO
A major acute trust in the East Midlands has appointed the chief executive of the local county council to be its new chief executive.