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Thousands seek partial retirement in just three months
More than 3,000 NHS staff have applied for partial retirement in the first three months of the rules on pension claims for staff doing so being changed, new data has revealed.
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NHSE asks ministers to approve ‘unambitious’ A&E target
NHS England is trying to convince ministers to approve another “unambitious” goal of hitting the four-hour A&E target in 77 per cent of cases next year, according to sources.
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Trusts risk ‘Obama effect’ after diversifying boards
NHS organisations risk an “Obama effect” by improving Black, Asian and minority ethnic representation at top levels without tackling race discrimination affecting the rest of their staff, the authors of a new study have claimed.
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Trusts set to merge despite ‘stability and accountability’ concern
An on-off merger between two hospital trusts is set to finally go ahead, board papers reveal.
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Exclusive: Rise in ‘free births’ raised with government and regulators
National leaders have been alerted to the risks from growing numbers of women choosing to give birth without midwifery or medical input – known as “free birthing” – HSJ can reveal.
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‘Inadequate’ action on cap-ex changes leading to ‘suboptimal’ decisions
Capital spending plans in some health systems are being adversely impacted by an accounting change that was not supposed to affect operational decisions.
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Exclusive: Trusts pressured to meet ‘political’ target by diverting staff to less sick patients
Hospitals are being pressured to shift their resources to treating patients with less serious conditions to meet a “politically motivated” target, according to multiple senior sources.
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CEO leaves trust criticised over suicide review
The chief executive of a trust recently pressured into commissioning an external review of dozens of suicides is leaving after under two years in post.
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Revealed: 300,000 more NHS staff missing out on flu jab
Some 300,000 fewer frontline NHS staff had the winter flu vaccine last year than in 2019 and 2020, with huge variation in uptake among trusts, HSJ analysis shows.
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NHS 'won't breach budget despite £700m forecast deficit'
The NHS is officially forecasting a breach of its spending limit set by Parliament for the first time in almost a decade.
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‘Horrifying’ failure to provide safety warnings for high-risk medicine
Concerns have been raised that patients may not be receiving “vital” safety information after HSJ discovered a high-risk medication was frequently not being dispensed as originally packaged.
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NHSE director admits ‘huge cost’ to cutting ambulance delays
Reductions in the number of long ambulance delays have come at a “huge cost” as hospitals are having to take in more emergency patients than they have space for, NHS England’s urgent care director has said.
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NHSE makes three senior hires
NHS England has hired three new senior directors to its estates and facilities team.
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Ministers lobbied by NHSE for extra beds funding
NHS England is lobbying ministers for extra funding to ensure all the approximately 99,000 ‘core’ acute hospital beds open this winter are retained throughout 2024-25, HSJ understands.
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ICB chair steps down due to health reasons
An integrated care board chair has announced he will step down this spring after an extended period of ill health.
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‘Insufficient curiosity’ of trust’s leaders enabled abuse
A major review into a mental health unit abuse scandal has found a catalogue of failings, including repeated missed opportunities to act on concerns, and a board “disconnected” from the realities faced by patients and staff.
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No ‘lawful basis’ for FDP, lawyer warns NHSE
Campaigners have warned they may take legal action if NHS England refuses to conduct a public consultation into the Federated Data Platform, adding that the health service currently has no “lawful basis” to process patient data in this way.
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Trust loses national emergency contract after 13 years
A key part of the NHS’s national emergency response system has been handed to a new trust to run for the next five years.
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NHSE acts as performance deteriorates in five systems
Five integrated care systems face escalations in central scrutiny and support following “deterioration” against key urgent and emergency care targets.
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Consultants sent into troubled system after £140m deficit warning
NHS England has sent a consultancy firm into a troubled health system, after it said its financial plan would be missed by up to £140m.