News – Page 23
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NewsICB chief to retire after decade leading county’s commissioning
A long-serving NHS system chief is set to retire next year, amid high CEO turnover in the patch.
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News‘I acted in good faith’ says Letby trust CEO
A former trust chief executive at the centre of the Lucy Letby scandal has defended his actions, stating both he and other executives were “acting in good faith”.
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NewsChair to leave regulator after ‘intensely challenging’ term
The chair of the Care Quality Commission is to leave the organisation next spring, having admitted the past three years have “at times been intensely challenging”.
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NewsMinisters risk ‘screwing’ mental health, warns Stevens
The former chief executive of NHS England has warned mental health services will be “screwed” if the government does not renew its commitment to the mental health investment standard.
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News‘Heroic leadership’ has prevented action on staff violence, says CEO
A “heroic” model of leadership has meant the NHS hasn’t made enough progress in tackling violence and aggression against staff and promoting sexual safety, a trust chief has said.
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NewsNHSE board members face regulation under government proposals
A major consultation on introducing professional regulation of NHS managers and leaders proposes applying the measures to NHS England board members.
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News1,500 patients may need retest over potential results error
Hundreds of patients are being contacted over potentially incorrect results at a second NHS trust, as more laboratories report concerns over diabetes tests, HSJ understands.
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NewsBMA accuses trust of ‘gambling’ with overtime pay cut
The British Medical Association has accused a large hospital trust of “gambling” with doctors’ pay rates, and entered a formal dispute with the organisation.
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NewsAmbulance response times soar
Ambulance trusts are coming under severe pressure this week with typical waits reaching two hours for category 2 calls in the West Midlands this morning.
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NewsNHSE chief denies local financial plans are ‘fantasy’
NHS England’s chief financial officer has denied it influenced trusts and systems to sign up to “fantasy” plans to paint the best possible picture of the service’s finances at the start of the year.
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NewsBig teaching trusts put under extra NHSE ‘oversight’
Four trusts – including three of England’s largest teaching hospital trusts – are now receiving extra “oversight” from NHS England, after being put into the lowest tier of providers for cancer and/or elective care performance.
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HSJ LocalStreeting’s ‘targets and terror won’t work’, trust chair warns
Wes Streeting is “sounding like a merchant of doom” and is wrong to call the NHS “broken”, a trust chair has said in a strongly worded commentary to his board.
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NewsNHSE to pay consultancy £4m for ‘more support’ for EPR rollout
NHS England has extended its contract with a consultancy firm to support the rollout of electronic patient records, increasing the value by £4m.
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HSJ LocalICS warned its deficit could surge past £200m
One of the country’s most financially challenged systems faces a £242m deficit, nearly three times as high as its target, an external report has said.
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News‘Deeply flawed’ watchdog fails to act in 182 cases
Bereaved parents have described maternity investigations carried out by a watchdog as “deeply flawed” after it failed to make recommendations to trusts in 182 cases of deaths and harm.
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NewsManagers face legal penalties for failing to deal with safety concerns
NHS managers would be made “legally accountable for responding to concerns about patient safety” under new government proposals.
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NewsWorst trusts on A&E experience revealed by CQC
A Care Quality Commission survey has identified the trusts where the most patients report a bad experience in A&E.
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NewsCouncil cancels contract with trust which ‘can’t make required efficiencies’
A hospital trust’s sexual health service has been decommissioned by council commissioners who blame cuts and a failure to propose “robust models to achieve the required efficiencies”.
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NewsWinners of HSJ Awards 2024 revealed
The winners of the HSJ Awards 2024 were revealed last night to honour exceptional achievements in the NHS, with Wes Streeting telling them they were an “inspiration” who showed they could “get the NHS back on its feet”.
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NewsRegional director told to ‘rehabilitate’ Letby trust CEO
The senior manager in charge of finding a new role for the chief executive of the trust where Lucy Letby worked has said she was “disappointed” not to be told of the full reasons behind the move.