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News‘Fundamental failure’ sparks NHSE intervention at top 10 trust
A “fundamental failure in quality governance” has led NHS England to take enforcement action against one of England’s largest trusts.
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LeaderWhat a Burnham premiership will mean for the NHS
HSJ has spent the past few weeks talking to those in and around the “Burnham camp” in an effort to answer this question. Some consistent and significant themes have emerged.
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NewsRegulator launches statutory inquiry into private provider
The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into one of the largest private mental health providers over safeguarding and financial concerns.
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NewsNational quality strategy facing ‘ministerial pushback’
Serious concerns have been raised that the delayed NHS “quality strategy” does not “prioritise patient safety”, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsJudge advanced AI systems like doctors, says government review
Oversight of advanced AI systems capable of making autonomous decisions should “mirror” the assessment of healthcare professionals, a government commission has proposed.
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NewsArrests made at maternity inquiry trust
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in connection with operating practices at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust’s mortuary service, police have revealed.
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News‘Ham-fisted’ IT rollout ‘threatens service disruption’
NHS England is being warned that the planned rollout of a new “portal” for all NHS primary dental work could lead to widespread disruption.
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NewsRevealed: More than 1,400 record snooping cases reported to regulator
A watchdog has received more than 1,400 reports of unauthorised access of patient records over recent years, HSJ can reveal, with an influential MP urging government to take action.
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NewsICB clusters told to merge
Clustered integrated care boards should merge by next April, even if it is likely they will cut across future regional government footprints, NHS England has said.
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News‘Attractiveness’ of ‘underpaid’ chair roles under review
The roles of trust and integrated care board chairs are being reviewed by NHS England to ensure they remain “coherent, effective and attractive to high-calibre leaders”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAcute trust overturns ‘obviously unfair’ £1.7m legal bill
An acute trust has overturned a £1.7m legal bill in the High Court after a judge found “obvious unfairness” in an independent adjudicator’s decision about a legal dispute with a construction firm.
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NewsTheatres closed for months after ‘due diligence’ failures
Two new theatres were forced to shut for nearly six months after opening “without the necessary due diligence”, according to a review seen by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Consultants revolt over group model
Consultants at a hospital trust have declared “no confidence” in senior leaders and called for a controversial group model to be split up, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: Cancer doctor hiring freezes rise in nearly every region
Cancer centres in nearly every region of England reported significant rises in recruitment freezes to oncology posts over the past year, according to new figures shared with HSJ.
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NewsPublic inquiry into maternity being considered by DHSC
Current inquiries into care failures lack teeth, and such a gap could be filled by a public inquiry, the government’s new national maternity adviser has revealed.
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NewsWe have ‘minimised’ Health Bill power grab, says minister
The government has sought to “minimise” the new powers given to the health and social care secretary in its Health Bill, according to the minister leading it through Parliament.
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NewsTrusts ‘should recruit more managers locally’
NHS organisations should recruit more managers and leaders from local communities rather than conventional entry routes, health minister Karin Smyth told HSJ.
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NewsCharity commits £250m to ‘neighbourhood health’
A charity will invest £250m over the next three to five years in a government-backed scheme testing a new funding model for neighbourhood health.
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NewsMinister apologises for NHSE Palantir data blunder
A health minister has apologised for NHS England wrongly telling a watchdog that Palantir had no access to patient information in the federated data platform
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HSJ LocalBoss leaves troubled trust after six months
The managing director of one of England’s worst-performing trusts is leaving after just six months, in a move her boss acknowledged could raise “understandable questions”.