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NewsJim Mackey: NHS pay rise would need funding boost from government
Jim Mackey says there would need to be “money to back” a pay rise NHS would be unable to save enough money to match increase in staff wages, NHSI chief says Trusts told to prepare for “earned autonomy” The NHS should be given more money if the government ...
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Give NHS middle managers 'a stronger voice', says charity leader
A health charity chief executive has called for the NHS to give middle managers “a much stronger voice” and stop wasting their time in meetings that do nothing to improve patient care.
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NewsApproach to safe staffing 'has not changed enough' since Mid Staffs
Sir Robert Francis QC has criticised NHS Improvement for not producing standardised guidance on safe staffing levels.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief to lead joint acute and mental health executive team
Taunton and Somerset Foundation Trust; Somerset Partnership Foundation Trust
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HSJ LocalRegulators 'removed from reality' over capped expenditure
Two Healthwatch groups are urging regulators to put patients before finances after cash-strapped organisations were instructed to “think the unthinkable” to remain within restricted budgets.
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NewsLocal government withdraws support for 'disappointing' BCF guidance
Controversial new guidance on how the £2bn allocated to social care must be spent shows the government has bowed to pressure from the NHS, according to the chair of the Local Government Association’s community wellbeing board.
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NewsHSJ named best specialist media brand
HSJ won the best specialist media brand category at Wednesday’s Association of Online Publishers Awards.
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NewsFrancis: NHS must 'do whatever it takes' to improve staff morale
Sir Robert Francis says lifting pay cap should be part of several measures to improve morale Pay rise would not be worth more if “economy collapses” Sir Robert warns NHS leaders face constant pressure to “balance the books” Lifting the public sector pay cap may be a “mirage” ...
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NewsApproach to safe staffing 'has not changed enough' since Mid Staffs
Sir Robert Francis QC has criticised NHS Improvement for not producing standardised guidance on safe staffing levels.
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NewsHSJ Patient Safety Awards honour Manchester terror attack staff
NHS staff who were part of the response to the Manchester Arena bombing were honoured by the great and the good of the health service at HSJ’s annual Patient Safety Congress last night.
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NewsNHS 'afraid' to hear safety concerns, warns new chief inspector of hospitals
NHS “does not have an embedded safety culture”, Professor Ted Baker says Hospital safety remains CQC’s “biggest concern” New inspection regime will “test” any disconnect between trusts’ self-assessment of quality and findings of inspectors The NHS is “still afraid of hearing the truth about problems”, the Care Quality ...
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HSJ LocalAcute services could switch provider in major overhaul
Consultation launched into future of stroke, maternity, gynaecology and paediatric services in South Tyneside and Sunderland Proposed options will see majority of specialist services centralised at Sunderland Royal Hospital Services at South Tyneside District Hospital would be downgraded or closed Hospital based stroke, maternity, gynaecology and paediatric services ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Bridging the NHS/social care divide
The must read stories in health and care from Tuesday
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Revealed: Three trusts fail cladding fire safety test
Three trusts have failed fire safety tests ordered in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster, it has been revealed.
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NewsNHS puts £250m tech contract on the market
A contract for ICT services worth nearly a quarter of a billion pounds has been tendered by the NHS as part of its procurement transformation plan.
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NewsRevealed: Consultancy paid up to £20m to set up new NHS procurement body
A consultancy firm will be paid up to £20m to help set up the body managing the new NHS procurement model, HSJ can reveal
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NewsMinisters consider funding cuts for delayed discharges laggards
Poorly performing councils could see 2018-19 social care funding cut, says Jeremy Hunt Hunt names 12 most ‘challenged’ councils which face a CQC review Social care chiefs slam late ‘changes to guidance which undermine collective effort required’ Minsters are “considering” cutting funding for councils performing poorly against new ...
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NewsHSIB chief to push for stronger whistleblower laws
The chief investigator of the NHS’s new patient safety body is to call for better legislation to protect whistleblowers during its investigations.
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HSJ LocalCapped expenditure area CCG warns finances 'could deteriorate'
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG