News – Page 147
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News‘Super September’ to boost elective recovery declared by NHSE
NHS England is encouraging trusts to deliver a “Super September” of accelerated elective recovery plans, HSJ has learned.
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NewsMultiple reporting systems undermine patient safety, says watchdog
A single system to report patient safety concerns would “keep people safer”, a newly appointed NHS watchdog has told HSJ.
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NewsCyber attack triggers 111 ‘total system outage’
Many NHS 111 services are without a crucial IT system for several days, after a cyber attack on a software supplier.
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NewsNew IT system harms trust’s cancer performance for six months
A trust which is struggling with a new electronic patient record is likely to see cancer performance affected for at least the rest of this year, it has said.
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NewsTruss plans ‘fewer layers of NHS management’
Tory party leadership frontrunner and potential prime minister Liz Truss has said she would ‘sort out’ pensions tax problems for doctors, and promised to empower clinicians by making the NHS less centralised.
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NewsTrust promotes COO to CEO after less than a year
An acute trust has promoted its chief operating officer, who joined 10 months ago, to chief executive.
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News‘We can’t continue to fund the NHS forever’, says Babylon finance chief
The chief financial officer of digital provider Babylon Health has said the company has been a ‘victim of [its] own success’ and it cannot ‘continue to fund the NHS forever’.
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NewsHospitals test evacuations due to roof collapse fears
NHS England has called for a “deep dive” into local evacuation and shelter arrangements, amid ongoing concerns about outdated and unsafe estate.
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HSJ LocalTrust to expand its accommodation amid rocketing property prices
One of the NHS’s biggest trusts is planning to significantly boost its staff accommodation amid concerns a shortage of affordable housing in its catchment area is having a “significant impact on recruitment”.
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NewsPrivate provider says its ‘robust nursing pipeline’ can benefit NHS
A large private provider says it is finding it harder than ever to fill its staffing vacancies, but is optimistic that its investment in nursing apprenticeships and overseas recruitment can help expand NHS-commissioned capacity.
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News‘Short-sighted’ NHSE contract change ‘risks reducing GP access’
A national GP contract change by NHS England risks reducing out-of-hours access over winter, unless commissioners commit to budget cuts elsewhere.
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NewsCQC: Restraint and sexual safety among transport service failings
Private and NHS ambulance services are reviewing safety procedures after the Care Quality Commission identified a series of risks to mental health patients being transported by non-emergency providers.
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NewsTrust chief calls for six-hour A&E target
The chief executive of a trust trialling the new emergency care standards being considered by the government has called for a new six-hour target to either move patients out of accident and emergency, or for them to receive treatment.
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HSJ LocalDeegan to leave after 21 years as trust chief
One of the longest-serving and most influential chief executives in the NHS has told staff he will retire in early 2023.
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NewsPrivate provider sues NHS England over £270m contract award
A private provider is accusing NHS England of breaking procurement rules after it awarded a contract for prison health services in the South West to a London mental health trust.
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HSJ LocalBabylon ends partnerships with acute trusts
Digital GP provider Babylon is ending its partnerships with two large Midlands trusts, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalFresh allegations of whistleblower mismanagement at ‘witch hunt’ trust
Fresh concerns have been raised about the treatment of whistleblowers by managers at a trust recently embroiled in a high-profile bullying scandal, the hospital’s workforce director has disclosed.
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HSJ LocalCCG staff ‘crossed the line’ in ‘manipulating’ contract award
Three clinical commissioning groups have been fined after they “manipulated” a procurement process to award a £2m contract to a favoured supplier.
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HSJ Local‘Outstanding’ trust appoints new CEO
A specialist trust has promoted its chief operating officer to be its new chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: Delays to pension payments after surge in retirements
The body which handles NHS pensions is struggling to process applications on time after a 50 per cent increase in retirements from the service.