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NewsNew trust chair signs off review of proposed merger
A rapid independent review has been launched into how a trust handled a controversial proposed merger and its relations with its governors.
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HSJ LocalTrust tells clinicians ‘we’ll support you’ over safety risks caused by covid pressures
A trust has written to its registered workforce to reassure them of management support when delivering care in ‘extremely challenging circumstances’.
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NewsThe Primer: Hope and hopelessness
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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NewsStevens intervenes to force transparency on funding amid fears of service cuts
Lord Simon Stevens has proposed amendments to the Health and Care Bill which would force the government to be transparent about levels of mental health funding.
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NewsDaily Insight: Less haste, more speed
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsOccupational health staff told not to get involved in decisions on mandatory covid vaccination
Occupational health professionals should avoid employment and management matters related to unvaccinated NHS staff, new guidance has warned.
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NewsThe 16 trusts where covid patients occupy one in five beds
Sixteen hospital trusts had a fifth or more of their general beds occupied by covid patients on 4 January, the latest figures show, including three outside London and the South East.
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NewsTrusts fall far short of NHSE discharge target
NHS trusts have been unable to get anywhere close to the target for reducing delayed discharges set by NHS England last month ahead of the omicron wave.
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News‘Patients at risk’ from ‘hastily rolled out virtual wards’
NHS England’s plans to rapidly expand virtual wards are being ‘hastily rolled out’ and could put patients at risk while taking up significant staffing capacity, leading clinicians have warned.
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NewsDaily Insight: Exam decision tests patience
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Absences hit 120,000 as military sends 200 staff to help hospitals
Staff absences from NHS trusts hit nearly 120,000 on Wednesday after another increase, HSJ has learned, as the government deployed 200 military staff to plug gaps.
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NewsNHS to begin move to dismiss staff who refuse covid vaccine or redeployment
Trusts will be told next week how they should go about dismissing potentially thousands of NHS staff who have decided not to be vaccinated against covid, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCommunity staff diverted to inpatient care as absences bite
Mental health chiefs are ‘juggling’ staff supervision and spiralling patient backlogs as more trusts start redeploying their workforce amid soaring absence rates caused by covid-19.
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NewsTrust appoints integrated care director as acting CEO
A mental health and community trust has appointed its executive director for integrated care as acting chief executive.
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NewsA quarter of inpatients at mental health trust have covid
More than one in four inpatients at one of England’s largest mental health trusts were reported as covid-positive this week, according to data seen by HSJ.
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NewsOmicron blocks thousands of overseas doctors joining NHS
Thousands of overseas-qualified doctors wanting to work in the UK will be delayed after the General Medical Council cancelled exams due to the surge in covid cases.
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NewsDaily Insight: New year diet for regulators?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalCEO of 19 years named chair of challenged trust
Nottingham University Hospitals Trust has appointed a highly experienced former NHS executive leader, who spent almost 20 years in charge of an acute trust, as its new chair.
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News‘Outdated’ infection control rules ‘crippling’ hospitals, government told
Officials are under pressure to relax national guidance which is ‘crippling healthcare’ by taking large numbers of beds out of action and blocking patient flow, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNew NHS contract sets ‘realistic’ watered-down targets
NHS England’s proposed new standard contract confirms a watering down of several waiting-time targets, following the big deterioration in performance accelerated by covid.