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NewsCoronavirus: Cancelled ops and early discharge expected
Delaying “postponable” appointments and encouraging early discharge feature in the government’s action plan for coronavirus covid-19 transmission becoming established in the UK population.
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NewsLandmark FT merger goes back to competition regulator
Two Dorset foundation trusts have welcomed the launch of the latest regulatory investigation into their proposed merger, which was infamously blocked seven years ago.
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NewsHundreds of women left ‘distressed’ by diagnostic test
Hundreds of women have said they’ve undergone “distressing” diagnostic tests at NHS hospitals which were not carried out in line with recommended practice, according to information shared with HSJ.
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NewsCQC agrees extra payouts to resolve broadband dispute
The Care Quality Commission has agreed to spend an estimated additional £240,000 on “goodwill” payments to its homeworkers after reaching agreement with unions on plans to cut their broadband provision.
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NewsNHS England lifts restrictions on CCGs facing £71m deficit
Two clinical commissioning groups whose predicted overspend has increased to £71m this year — nearly £25m more than planned — have had legal restrictions removed by NHS England.
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NewsExclusive: NHSX appoints new chief information officer
NHSX has appointed a new chief information officer, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHancock: CCGs’ power to determine IVF cycles should be removed
Matt Hancock has said it is “absurd” that NHS leaders in some parts of England are able to decide to commission lower levels of IVF, rather than having it determined nationally.
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NewsHSJ Partnership Award winners announced
LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare and the Perinatal Institute were among the winners at the HSJ Partnership Awards 2020.
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NewsNHSX targets ‘hopelessly old laptops’ and tightens grip on tech spending
NHSX has proposed a new set of priorities for improving technology, to do something about “hopelessly old laptops and clunky hardware”, and to enforce standards via tighter spending controls.
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NewsApproachable managers linked to better error reporting, analysis finds
There is a “strong association” between staff experience of senior management and whether an organisation acts on error reporting, exclusive analysis for HSJ of the staff survey data suggests.
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NewsTrust admits it will miss financial plan by £20m
A foundation trust in the North East has admitted it will miss its financial control total by more than £20m, after failing to meet efficiency plans set at the start of the year.
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NewsGMC: Red tape impeding overseas doctors’ recruitment
The General Medical Council has called for urgent action to “cut the red tape” around the recruitment of overseas doctors.
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NewsNAO head: NHS lending was ‘seriously bad’ financial management
Parliament’s head auditor has criticised the financial management of the NHS, saying lending to struggling trusts was “debilitating” while consequences of cash incentives meant to improve performance were “essentially unacceptable”.
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NewsCEO apologises for ‘inadequate’ A&E care
A hospital trust chief in Lincolnshire has apologised to patients after two emergency departments were given the lowest rating by inspectors for the second time in a year.
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NewsNHS collecting coronavirus data from 111 calls
The NHS nationally is collecting data from 111 calls related to coronavirus to inform the national response, it has confirmed.
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NewsOnly six of 200 NHS private units signed up to complaints watchdog
Just six of the NHS’ more than 200 private patient units are signed up to the independent complaints adjudicator, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSimon Stevens headlines first HSJ Sustainability Forum
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens will deliver the keynote address at HSJ’s inaugural Sustainability Forum this June.
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NewsUnit shut down after damning inspection report
Inspectors have highlighted a series of failings at an independent provider, including children being dragged across the floor.
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News£20bn construction framework set to deliver ‘40 new hospitals’
Billions of pounds of NHS capital is set to flow through a new national framework as part of the government’s drive to deliver “40 new hospitals” by 2030.
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NewsFT’s leaders unaware of staff’s ‘high-risk’ practices, warns regulator
Leaders at a mental health trust have been criticised for being too “removed” from front line issues, which meant they were not alerted to “high-risk” restraint practices being used by staff.