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NewsMental health sidelined in key waiting list policy
GPs should be incentivised to get advice and guidance from specialist mental health teams to help “drive down waiting lists”, the new director of the NHS Confederation’s mental health network has said.
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NewsSacked CEO treated ‘unreasonably’ by NHS agency
An NHS agency continued to resist a claim for unfair dismissal from its former chief executive even after it became clear there was no basis to do so, a judge has concluded.
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NewsRevealed: The systems still reliant on agency staff
Six systems are still using more than 30 per cent of their temporary staffing spend to employ agency workers, HSJ research has revealed.
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NewsEx-hospital chief confirmed as head of DHSC
Former senior Downing Street official and hospital CEO Samantha Jones is the new permanent secretary of the Department of Health and Social Care, government has confirmed.
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HSJ LocalHospital group appoints first CEO
The newly-formed Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group has appointed its first chief executive.
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NewsSeven trusts still to set maximum ambulance handover times
Seven trusts among the poorest performers for ambulance handovers have yet to to implement the flagship NHS England policy designed to tackle the problem.
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HSJ LocalTrust orders review into breast cancer services
A North East trust has begun a full review of its breast cancer services after finding unexplained variation in its surgical practices.
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NewsRevealed: Best and worst trusts to work at, according to bank staff
NHS bank staff are almost always more likely to recommend their employer as a good place to work than permanent staff.
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NewsICBs told to get tighter grip on GP referrals
Integrated care boards have been told to significantly strengthen the drive to ensure that potential GP referrals are first scrutinised by hospital consultants.
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NewsTrusts must cover ‘new hospital’ redundancy costs
Trusts must cover their own redundancy costs caused by delays to projects in the New Hospital Programme, despite hopes they would be covered centrally, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDetails of new cap on ICB staff spend revealed
Each of England’s seven regions must ensure pay spend across their integrated care boards is reduced to an average of £18.76 per head of weighted population, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust’s A&E service jumps from inadequate to good after site move
An emergency department previously criticised by inspectors has been upgraded from “inadequate” to “good” by the Care Quality Commission following its move to a new site.
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NewsNHSE director sent into consultant-revolt trust
An NHS England director has been appointed chair of a specialist trust where consultants forced out his predecessor.
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NewsMental health A&E programme ‘not far away’
A wave of “mental health A&Es” could be built alongside or close to existing emergency departments, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsRetired CEO to chair specialist trust
A long-serving trust chief executive who retired at the end of last year has become the chair of one of the UK’s best known specialist trusts.
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NewsCrucial emergency care system to be scrapped by NHSE within months
An IT system that prevents 999 call-handling services from being overwhelmed is set to be withdrawn by NHS England in an effort to save money.
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NewsStreeting accused of prematurely hailing success of elective scheme
Ministers have jumped the gun by claiming a flagship elective programme has been “busting through the backlog at twice the speed”, an independent analysis has concluded.
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NewsKey recovery target hit
Ambulance services hit a crucial “interim” target for responding to the bulk of emergency calls last month, and showed marked improvements for the most serious category of incidents.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2025, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsICBs to impose ‘minimum waiting times’ for services
NHS England has proposed introducing “minimum waiting times” for certain elective specialties as system leaders grapple with how to balance clinical needs and a real terms funding cut for local services.