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NewsTwo-year waiters for elective care up by half to just under 4,000
The number of patients waiting more than two years for elective care has grown by nearly half in the space of one month, HSJ analysis can reveal.
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NewsDirector who claimed she was scapegoated for A&E slump loses case
A hospital operations director has lost her case for unfair dismissal after claiming she had been made a scapegoat for performance failures.
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NewsRecord number of patients treated at major A&Es last month
A record number of people attended major emergency departments for treatment last month, the latest figures from NHS England have revealed.
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NewsRegion hardest hit by covid sees one in 10 urgent ambulance patients waiting more than eight hours
Ten per cent of urgent patients waiting for an ambulance in the North West had to wait eight hours or more during June, as response times slumped across the country in the face of increased demand.
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NewsExclusive: CQC to get new powers through Health and Care Bill amendment
An amendment will be made to the government’s Health and Care Bill to give “new powers” to the Care Quality Commission, health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed.
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NewsJavid pledges ‘new plan on mental health’
New health secretary Sajid Javid has said a ‘new plan’ and further investment will be needed to tackle the post-covid rise in demand for mental health services.
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NewsTrust director sacked after investigation into bogus law degree
A trust director has been sacked after it emerged he did not hold a masters of law degree, despite two annual reports stating he did.
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NewsHealth bill introduces new criminal offence for sharing NHS data
The new Health and Care Bill has introduced a range of powers for information sharing, as well as a new criminal offence punishable with a prison sentence.
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NewsTroubled trust appoints new CEO
A mental health trust has appointed a permanent chief executive after a previous candidate withdrew his application for the role following an inquiry into his qualifications.
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NewsBill confirms end of compulsory NHS competition
A major bill laid before Parliament today has confirmed the end of compulsory competition in the NHS.
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NewsHow health secretary’s new powers over the NHS will work
The Health and Social Care Bill, laid before Parliament on Tuesday, sets out how the health secretary could intervene in a wide range of NHS decisions and functions.
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NewsIntegrated care systems to set own constitution and pay
The new health bill will allow integrated care systems to set their own constitution, determine staff pay and raise ‘additional income’ but the health secretary will have the power to approve ICS chairs.
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NewsFirst major NHS legislation in nine years confirms DHSC power grab
The government is pressing ahead with an audacious power grab — which will allow ministers to seize decision-making over key strategic objectives and priorities from the NHS — a bill laid before Parliament today has confirmed.
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NewsUpdated IPC advice stresses importance of ‘local risk assessment’
NHS England has issued updated advice placing greater emphasis on the assessment of local infection prevention and control risks, including covid infection rates, as trusts look to increase and maintain elective care activity.
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News'Realistic' for NHS trusts and systems to be carbon neutral by 2030 says sustainability chief
The NHS’ chief sustainability officer has told HSJ trusts and integrated care systems can ‘absolutely’ achieve carbon net zero emissions by 2030.
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HSJ LocalRemote GP consultations causing rise in ‘inappropriate’ cancer referrals, claims trust
GPs are incorrectly putting patients on urgent cancer pathways without seeing them face-to-face, bosses at an acute trust have claimed.
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