All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 94
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NewsNeighbouring trusts placed in ‘special measures’
NHS England has moved two Devon trusts into its successor for the special measures regime, meaning all of the county’s acute trusts are now in the bottom tier of the oversight framework.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in October 2022, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsConsultancies hired to help shrinking NHSE’s £2bn tech push
NHS England has hired two consultancy firms to cover the ‘skills and resource’ gaps in its work to help digitise trusts.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Two Streps back
‘Rubbish’ communications have been blamed by senior NHS leaders for causing a flood of people going to A&E with Group Strep A concerns, with calls to NHS 111 hitting record levels so far this winter.
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NewsStubborn cancer backlog at record high
The number of people waiting more than two months to start cancer treatment remained over 30,000 – double the pre-covid level – for three months to the end of October, according to data published this morning.
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NewsStrep A rush sees half of 111 calls abandoned in some ICSs
Calls to NHS 111 soared last weekend following publicity about group A strep – causing the share of calls being abandoned to rise to to more than a third, and to half in some areas.
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NewsNHSE cuts £1bn from cancer, maternity and primary care funds
NHS England is raiding a national fund earmarked for improvements in cancer, maternity care and other priority services by up to £1bn this year, to pay for deficits elsewhere, and will cut it by a similar amount in 2023-24, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust boss ‘depressed’ by NHSE spending crackdown
The chair of an acute trust has criticised NHS England’s new spending curbs, saying they make her “depressed” and significantly hamper the organisation’s ability to take strategic decisions.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: The unsexy topic on Barclay’s radar (you’ve been warned)
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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CommentCan integrated care systems survive their birth?
Nicholas Timmins draws conclusions from the recent interviews held by King’s Fund, highlighting concerns of leading ICS chairs as well as their optimism on the progress that can be made
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: ‘Am I in prison?’
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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CommentThe NHS's 'heartbreaking' failure to innovate
Lord Bethell and Lord Victor Adebowale wave a red flag over the slow implementation and adoption of medical innovation, urging the NHS to hasten its steps towards digitalisation
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News‘Rubbish’ government Strep A comms blamed for flooding services
‘Rubbish’ communications on Group A Strep from government agencies made A&Es more ‘risky’ over the weekend, after services were flooded with the ‘worried well’, several senior provider sources have told HSJ.
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NewsGovernment reveals pension changes but no change to tax allowances
No direct changes to either annual or lifetime allowance have been revealed in the government’s announcement on pension proposals today, despite these issues having previously been blamed for forcing clinicians to reduce hours or leave the health service.
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NewsNHS England ‘can only afford 3pc pay rise next year’
NHS England has effectively drawn a red line ahead of next year’s pay deal and NHS funding negotiations, suggesting it can only afford an increase of around 3 per cent for staff.
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NewsTrusts pursue tech firm for millions in cyber attack compensation
NHS trusts are seeking to recover millions of pounds from their electronic patient record supplier after months of disruption caused by a cyber attack.
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CommentThe pointless leader
Beverly ‘Bev’ Heaver is NHS Blithering’s head transformationalist and director of the New Perspectives Unit. Here she sets out her vision of perpetual change. As channeled by Julian Patterson
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NewsNHSE director demands maternity consultants work nights
The deputy chair of NHS England has said it should be as ‘demanding’ of nightime medical cover in obstetrics and neonatal care as it is for emergency departments, to improve safety in the wake of repeated care scandals.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: What’s the future of ICSs?
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsConsultant refused to carry out urgent surgery at trust facing criticism from CQC
A consultant surgeon refused to attend hospital to carry out urgent surgery at a trust which later had upper gastrointestinal surgery suspended after an unannounced Care Quality Commission visit.