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NewsICBs shouldn’t offload functions ‘overnight’, says NHSE director
The vast majority of trusts are “not ready” to take on primary care and neighbourhood functions, one of NHS England’s medical directors has said.
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NewsNew NHSE strategy chief confirmed
NHS England has confirmed the appointment of a new strategy director.
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NewsTrust in row with BMA over senior doctor
A hospital trust is involved in a row with the British Medical Association amid concerns over a ’bullying culture’, it has emerged.
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NewsPay for ICB managers set higher than trusts
Integrated care board CEOs and directors should often be paid more than trust peers, under new guidance published today.
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NewsNo pay rise for managers of worst-performing trusts
Very senior managers at the worst-performing trusts and ICBs will not receive annual pay rises from this year, under new national rules.
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NewsTrust secures ‘good’ ratings after years of safety failures
The trust at the heart of long-running maternity care failures has had both its units upgraded to “good” from “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsCouncils and trusts to help failing GP practices under ‘neighbourhood’ plan
Nominated “integrator” organisations – which could be NHS provider trusts or councils – will help GP practices “at risk of failure”, under new plans for London’s neighbourhood health service.
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NewsNHSE delays staff transfer to ICBs
NHS England is delaying the transfer of specialised commissioning staff to integrated care boards by at least nine months, as it reconsiders the future of the functions, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust poaches CEO back from Wales
England’s largest ambulance provider has hired a new CEO from the Welsh ambulance trust.
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NewsDHSC reshuffles team to get 10-Year Plan ‘over the line’
A former think tank lead has taken on the final drafting of the government’s 10-Year Health Plan, about a month ahead of publication, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBlock contracts slowing down surgery
Block funding contracts are undermining the throughput and care quality of a common emergency operation, leading clinicians have told HSJ.
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NewsSystems with largest repair bills have capital budgets cut
Three integrated care systems with some of the worst maintenance backlogs have had their capital funding allocations docked due to financial underperformance, HSJ has learned.
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NewsEx-director to lead NHSE and DHSC merger
A former NHS England regional director who retired last year has been hired to oversee the abolition of the organisation and its merger into the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsInequalities, staffing and safety measures axed by NHSE
NHS England is axing dozens of performance indicators covering workforce, inequalities and patient safety, saying local organisations should be measured on “short-term priorities” this year.
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NewsNHSE pays consultants £13.3m to help digital laggard trusts
NHS England has awarded a firm a £13.3m contract to provide “tiger teams” to help a handful of trusts install their first electronic patient record.
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NewsNHSE to slash targets in latest performance regime overhaul
NHS England is revising its new performance framework yet again, with a focus on slashing 77 indicators down to core priorities.
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NewsFormer commissioning chief to chair hospitals
A trust has appointed a former commissioning chief as its new chair.
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NewsDHSC brings in business chiefs to help NHS ‘get more value’
Government has appointed four business leaders to help build closer connections with the most important NHS suppliers.
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NewsCQC hires NHSE director as chief inspector
NHS England’s inequalities director has been appointed as the Care Quality Commission’s new chief inspector of primary and community services.
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NewsManagers are being ‘re-educated’ after losing skills, says Mackey
Managers are having to be “re-educated” after losing skills in recent years, the chief executive of NHS England has said.