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NewsStreeting makes fresh bid to avert doctors’ strikes
Wes Streeting made further non-pay offers to resident doctors on Wednesday night, but said they must rapidly cancel planned strikes or risk the government withdrawing its proposals.
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NewsICBs told: Be ‘bold’ and ‘go beyond traditional providers’
Integrated care boards must be “bold” in their new role as “strategic commissioners”, including decommissioning services and “look[ing] beyond traditional providers”, new NHS England guidance says.
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NewsCritical incident declared after EPR launch
A hospital trust has declared a critical incident following the launch of its new electronic patient record system.
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NewsStreeting’s maternity review delayed ‘by doctors strikes’
The “rapid national investigation” into maternity and neonatal services will no longer publish its interim findings this year, claiming its work has been delayed by this month’s resident doctors strike.
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NewsTrust’s missing training contributed to death
A coroner has warned a trust over communication failures, leadership and a “lack of professional curiosity” in relation to a patient’s death, which appear to echo previous cases at the provider.
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HSJ Local‘Serious leadership failures’ found at major trust
A major trust has been accused of presiding over “serious and systemic failures in leadership” and rated inadequate in the well led domain by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsHigh-risk estates bill doubles in a year
The estimated cost of fixing urgent, high-risk problems for mental health and learning disabilities buildings has more than doubled in a year, new data reveals.
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NewsRevealed: Hundreds of lung cancer patients harmed after long waits
Hundreds of lung cancer patients are coming to harm while waiting longer than the 62-day benchmark for starting treatment, according to unpublished data collated by HSJ which ministers have called “shocking”.
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NewsRestructure a bigger problem than funding, say ICB leaders
Structural reorganisation is a bigger barrier to improving services than lack of funding or growing demand, according to senior integrated care system leaders.
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NewsDirector who raised alarm about racism receives apology
A Black chief nursing officer has returned to work after her employer admitted it failed to address her concerns about race discrimination and equity.
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NewsConcerns after ICB contracted part-time director from external firm
An integrated care board paid around £400,000 in a single year for a part-time board director and services provided by their company, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPrepare for ‘very unpleasant abuse’ if you want to be a CEO, warns retiring boss
Aspiring hospital leaders should be prepared for “very unpleasant, personal abuse”, especially when they take the “courageous decisions” to cut spending, according to a trust boss retiring after 15 years as a chief executive.
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NewsTrusts ‘need help to cut through AI noise’
NHS Providers and IBM have set up an AI productivity centre to help trusts save money when adopting new technology.
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NewsChair leaves trust amid cancer probe
A trust under investigation due to failings in its breast cancer service said it was seeking to “strengthen leadership and governance” after its chair departed after less than three years.
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News2.5% pay rise proposed by ministers
The government can only offer NHS staff a 2.5 per cent pay rise next year and says anything more threatens the “speed and delivery” of the 10-Year Health Plan.
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NewsTrust chief to retire after 43 years in service
The longstanding chief executive of the biggest mental health trust in the country has announced his retirement after more than four decades in the NHS.
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NewsEx-NHSE director slams ‘appalling’ treatment of ICB staff
A recently departed NHS England national director has branded the treatment of integrated care board and NHSE staff as “appalling” amid the ongoing uncertainty over their roles.
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NewsMajor trust redevelopment ‘restructured’ following land value row
Major redevelopment plans to improve mental health facilities in London have been significantly “restructured” in a bid to get the deal over the line, following continued delays.
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NewsTwo in five trusts share chair or CEO
Nearly two in five trusts in England now share a chair and/or chief executive — despite some high-profile partnerships being scaled back — HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsTrusts face £100m tax bill after losing legal battle
Providers may face a £100m tax bill after a trust lost its bid to reclaim VAT on car parking.