All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 85
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NewsNHS told to ‘expedite commercial work’ and drop ‘off track’ research
Officials have warned the NHS has been too slow to restart research sponsored and funded by commercial companies after covid, and told them to prioritise this while shutting down hundreds of faltering non-commercial projects.
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NewsExclusive: NHS to miss April deadline to end 78-week waits by around 11k patients
National NHS forecasts are predicting there will be around 11,000 patients on the elective waiting list who have been waiting longer than 78 weeks at the start of April, the target for clearing this cohort, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The RCN makes (another) break for it
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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NewsFraud probe reveals ‘full time’ contractors had second jobs
More than a dozen staff meant to be working ‘full time’ at NHS Digital were found to be doing other jobs at the same time, an investigation by fraud officials has revealed.
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HSJ Local‘Insufficiently curious’ leaders ‘tolerated’ safety failures
Leaders at a mental health trust tolerated high levels of safety incidents and accepted verbal assurance with ‘insufficient professional curiosity’, a critical report has found.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Magna Carta to ‘mandated support’
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsChildren getting ‘conveyor belt’ care due to waiting list pressure
The pressure to tackle long waiting lists in children’s community services is impacting care quality, clinical leaders have warned.
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HSJ PartnersMaking virtual wards a reality
Technology-enabled virtual wards can be an important component of successfully and sustainably addressing the discharge to assess challenge
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NewsPay deal may lead to band 9s being paid more than senior managers
The pay offer made to NHS staff on the Agenda for Change payscale by government yesterday could see an increasing number of senior leaders paid less than the staff they manage, the managers’ union has warned.
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NewsNHS warned ‘cramming’ A&Es with medics is not working
The NHS’s efforts to prop up emergency departments with thousands of additional medical staff has been the wrong approach to solving the crisis in these services, experts have argued.
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CommentNHS staff told to comply with new ‘Lineker laws’
Medics and managers unite against proposed rules that could stop them looking clever, compassionate and fabulous on social media. Julian Patterson reports
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NewsNHSE clinical chief leaves for overseas role
NHS England’s chief midwifery officer – who has been central to the response to recent maternity care controversies – is to leave her role and join an international advocacy group, it has announced.
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NewsRevealed: ‘How NHSE plans to split trust if turnaround fails’
Options around the future of a troubled mental health trust are set to be presented to ministers by the end of next month.
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NewsFormer NHSE chief named chair of two more trusts
A former NHS chief executive is taking the helm at two more acute trusts in the West Midlands, it has been announced.
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NewsWatchdog says its lack of funding is compromising safety
The patient safety commissioner has complained to MPs that she does not have enough staff to cope with her ‘significant workload’, it has emerged.
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NewsNHSE names new tech chief amid ‘difficult’ merger
A former director of the government’s medicines regulator has been appointed as the NHS’s interim chief information officer, he has confirmed.
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CommentSeven ways to improve NHS care while also saving money
The National Institute for Health and Care Research recently revealed seven ways the NHS can both improve care and save money. Dr Jemma Kwint, NIHR Senior Research Fellow and lead author of the report, explains.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE aware of concerns over surgery nearly three years before suspension
NHS England was aware of concerns about upper gastrointestinal surgery at a hospital nearly three years before the Care Quality Commission intervened to stop it being carried out, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsThree in four patients not seen within new target time
Data revealed for the first time shows nearly three quarters of adult patients needing community mental health care are waiting more than four weeks for treatment to start, which is the timeframe that NHS England wants to introduce as a national standard.