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NewsBest NHS leaders should take on ‘biggest challenges’, says chief inspector
The NHS needs its best leaders to be prepared to take on ‘the biggest challenges’, despite the risk of criticism, the Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector has said.
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HSJ LocalAcute CEO retiring after major trust turnaround
The chief executive of one of the largest acute trusts in England has announced she will step down later this year.
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NewsNHS staff must not come to work if they test positive for covid
NHS staff who test positive for covid must continue to stay away from work for at least five days, despite restrictions being lifted for the general public, NHS England has said this morning.
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NewsTrusts failed to win ‘hearts and minds’ for controversial merger, says review
Relationships between a foundation trust’s board and its governors broke down with ‘a cycle of mistrust’ between the two and some governors’ actions placing ‘an additional burden on staff at a time of unprecedented challenge for the NHS,’ an independent review has found.
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NewsCQC should not ‘sit in an ivory tower’ when rating ICSs, says preferred chair
The Care Quality Commission should not ‘sit in an ivory tower and dream up what it thinks good looks like’ when it starts rating integrated care systems, the proposed new chair for the regulator has told ministers.
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NewsNHS not ‘human’ enough to get greater role in social care, says government review
The NHS should not be given greater control of social care because it is ‘hierarchical, centralised and not person-centred’, according to a government-commissioned review which is repeatedly scathing about the health service.
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HSJ LocalLong-challenged trust lifted out of special measures
A Norfolk district general hospital long viewed as among the NHS’ most challenged trusts is set to be removed from the recovery support scheme, formerly special measures, after making ‘fantastic improvements’, inspectors have announced.
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NewsDaily Insight: Flexible contracts are a stretch too far
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsGovernment reveals details of plans to scale back NHS competition
The government has set out its plans to scale back competition rules for healthcare contracts, after adopting proposals put forward by NHS England.
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NewsDHSC rebukes NHS staff for misusing procurement system
The government has rebuked NHS staff for misusing its e-procurement system Atamis to ‘test supplier experience’.
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NewsRapid rise in ‘high risk’ estates bill revealed
The bill for fixing NHS buildings to avoid serious injuries to patients and major disruption to clinical services is rising at a rapid rate in mental healthcare, HSJ analysis has revealed.
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NewsTrust drops £310m ‘centre of excellence’ construction deal
A trust has scrapped a plan to build eight operating theatres in partnership with a devices supplier, part of a deal worth up to £310m, because of the ‘impact of covid’.
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NewsDaily Insight: More than just money
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsOne in five CQC staff concerned about overhaul of inspection regime
Hundreds of staff at the Care Quality Commission have concerns about its ‘strategic direction’ and the organisation’s ability to implement changes to its inspection regime.
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HSJ LocalICS leader appointed trust chief executive
A west Yorkshire trust has appointed a new chief executive from a nearby integrated care system.
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News‘Compassionate’ CEO sought for agency accused of bullying, racism and sexism
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch is searching for a new chief executive who ‘suspends ego to influence, engage and motivate’ and can create ‘trust and loyalty’.
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HSJ LocalPrivate centre for NHS kidney failure patients placed in special measures by CQC
A privately run training centre for NHS dialysis patients has been issued with two warning notices and placed in special measures.
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News111 callers eight times more likely to abandon calls in some areas
Callers to NHS 111 services are twice as likely to be judged as needing an ambulance in some regions as others – and up to eight times more likely to abandon their calls.
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NewsNHS agency paid millions to firm owned by director
NHS Digital paid at least £3m to a small tech firm which was part owned by one of its executive directors, HSJ can reveal.