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NewsRevealed: The tech firms set to replace Palantir
A British technology company is being lined up to replace Palantir as lead supplier of the federated data platform from 2029, with the US firm’s existing contract likely to be extended until then.
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NewsChild death files deleted ‘methodically and selectively’
Records of child, neonatal and maternal deaths held by a trust’s medical examiner service were “methodically and selectively” deleted, an external investigation has found.
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News1,000 staff set for compulsory redundancy
A total of 1,000 jobs are set to go at commissioning support units after ministers approved a long-delayed case for redundancy, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust faces ‘unpalatable’ cuts or potential leadership changes
A trust has said it must consider “unpalatable” options to achieve its financial plan this year after it was warned that a failure to break even would trigger a “formal leadership review”.
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News‘Temporary’ quango has no end date, staff told
The government has no plan for when or how it will shut down the new quango that will employ thousands of NHS England regional teams, staff have been told – a day after ministers stressed the organisation would be “temporary”.
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NewsManagers’ pay rise blocked at 28 trusts, but ICBs spared
Very senior managers at 28 struggling trusts will not receive this year’s 3 per cent pay rise, ministers have confirmed.
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News‘Shocking’ rise in maternal readmissions revealed
The rate of women readmitted to hospital within six weeks of giving birth has risen by more than a third in less than three years, HSJ analysis of unpublished data suggests.
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NewsVictims demand tougher restrictions on snooping
Victims of the Southport and Nottingham attacks have told ministers and NHS leaders that far stricter, more robust processes are needed to stop staff snooping on patient records – and that actions outlined so far are not enough.
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NewsNHSE warns ICBs over staffing and capability gaps
NHS England criticised staffing and capacity issues at several integrated care boards, a year after instructing them to cut their staffing by half.
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NewsVulnerable patients’ long dental waits ‘buried’
NHS England has been accused of continuing to “bury” evidence of the very long waits for dental treatment endured by people with complex needs, the British Dental Association has said.
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NewsPalantir must clear FDP benefits claims
NHS England has asked to review any claims made by Palantir about the effectiveness of the federated data platform before they are published, following concerns from the statistics watchdog.
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NewsMackey: ‘Let’s stop directors sitting on multiple boards’
Directors sitting on multiple hospital trust boards without a clear purpose have “shrunk the pool” and are creating “too much of a closed mentality”, Sir Jim Mackey has told MPs.
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NewsExclusive: New agency to host thousands of NHSE staff
The government is today confirming it will create a new national agency to employ thousands of staff in NHS regional teams, while pressing on with abolishing NHS England by April next year.
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NewsDHSC and NHSE consultancy bill surges 60%
Consultancy spending by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England leapt by almost 60 per cent last year – despite a government pledge to halve such expenditure.
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NewsFormer ‘outstanding’ trust’s A&E rated ‘inadequate’ for safety
Urgent and emergency care services have been rated “inadequate” for safety at a trust that was rated “outstanding” until July.
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News21 patients died after heatwave ambulance delays
Twenty-one patients died after delayed responses from an ambulance service during June’s heatwave amid a huge spike in serious calls, board papers show.
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HSJ LocalHospital rebuilds face further delay
Two new hospitals are likely to be further delayed and cost an additional £200m if plans for major service reconfiguration are pursued, trust bosses have warned.
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NewsAmbulances without paramedics still attending thousands of calls
Three in 20 ambulances reaching patients with a life-threatening emergency have no paramedic as part of their crew in large parts of the country, an HSJ analysis of the latest data has discovered.
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NewsTrial targets missed despite ‘hit’ claim
The government is missing two of its five clinical trials targets, despite declaring last month it had “hit” its headline goal on trial set-up.
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NewsDeeper financial cuts would impact patient safety, warns trust
A trust has all but conceded it cannot meet its financial plan this year, as finding the required savings would most likely be “at the expense of patient safety”.