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NewsNHS heading for ’massive’ endoscopy backlog if no private sector deal agreed
Senior managers have warned of the “massive” endoscopy problem if a deal to use private sector capacity is not agreed.
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NewsHSJ Awards postponed until March
This year’s HSJ Awards ceremony is being moved from November to March because of the covid pandemic.
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HSJ LocalHospital group chief: NHS needs to limit referrals to deal with ‘wicked’ covid problems
NHS trusts face a “wicked problem” in restoring services in the coming months, and more patients will have to be treated with pain management and other alternatives to hospital-based care, says the leader of four hospitals in the north of England.
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Named: the CCGs that falsely claimed to have met mental health funding targets
NHS England and Improvement has used its legislative powers to discover why 16 clinical commissioning groups falsely claimed to have met the mental health investment standard, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsEighty senior medics slam ‘disruptive’ push for landmark ICP contract
More than 80 senior medics have raised concerns over the “irresponsible” development of what would be a ground-breaking “integrated care provider”, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSpecial measures trust and neighbour to combine acute services
A trust in regulatory special measures will develop a single acute service combined with its neighbouring hospital trust, the pair have announced.
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£100m deficit ‘real danger’ to STP’s covid recovery
A £106m deficit across the councils in a South West health system presents a “real danger” to the next phase of its covid-19 response, a local health chief has told HSJ.
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NewsSuspended GP contract requirements to return
NHS England has told GPs to restart some services that were suspended during the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsMortality rates creep back up in several health systems
Mortality rates have crept back up in some health and care systems, amid an overall decline in deaths across England.
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NewsExclusive: Government delay could see people miss out on vaccines
Pharmacies are warning people are at risk of not getting the flu jab unless an urgent decision is made over the winter vaccination programme.
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NewsReferrals for treatment fell by nearly two thirds during covid
Referrals for treatment have dropped by almost two thirds year-on-year despite efforts made by the NHS to plug the gap during covid, new figures have shown.
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NewsLondon leaders plan to ‘park their tanks on health leaders’ lawns’
The capital’s council leaders have pledged to push back against the “command and control” approach of the NHS to give London boroughs a louder voice in healthcare provision, as they raised fears that the pandemic has worsened the centralised instincts of the health service. A report to a London Councils ...
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NewsRevealed: Complaints about ‘manner’ of CQC chief before short-lived resignation
Senior mental health leaders complained about the ‘manner’ in which a senior Care Quality Commission inspector had talked about challenges facing the sector – one week before he announced his resignation to staff, it has emerged.
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NewsDwindling satisfaction with GP access for patients pre-covid
Patient satisfaction with access to general practice continued to slide just before the sector was transformed by the NHS’ response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a major annual survey.
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NewsCQC inspector changes mind two days after quitting
The Care Quality Commission’s mental health lead inspector has decided to stay in post, two days after announcing his resignation to staff, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsOverseas nurse recruitment soars, but regulator warns of ‘stormy waters ahead’
Over 60 per cent more overseas professionals from non-EU countries joined the nursing and midwifery register in England during 2019-20, than in the previous three years, an HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsNHS coronavirus spend hits £32bn
The Treasury has revealed the NHS has been given over £30bn to fight covid19.
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NewsRevealed: the first 11 healthcare systems to be judged on collaboration
The Care Quality Commission has launched rapid reviews of how well local health systems are collaborating.
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NewsNHS warned it ‘will not be forgiven’ if it fails to act on Cumberlege report
The government and healthcare system “will not be forgiven” if they fail to act on a major report which reveals “institutional” resistance in the NHS to patient safety concerns, its authors warned today.
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NewsGovernment lukewarm on NHS plan to cut covid death risk
Health leaders have called for the routine recording of ethnicity and faith during the registration of deaths to help fight covid-19 – but the government appears to have rejected the idea.