All articles by Nick Kituno – Page 25
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NewsNHS needs a third fewer ventilators than forecast, says Hancock
Matt Hancock has revealed the NHS is now aiming to have 18,000 ventilators to meet a “worst case scenario” - a reduction of more than a third from previous estimates.
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NewsUnions push for enhanced death in service cover
Several trade unions have urged the government to enhance death in service cover for all NHS staff who are tackling the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsMedics threaten to limit services to ‘bare minimum’ without correct PPE
Emergency department doctors at an acute trust have threatened to reduce their services “to the bare minimum” unless they are provided with the correct personal protective equipment.
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NewsTrust upgraded from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’
Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has been upgraded to “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission following an inspection.
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NewsCovid-19 admissions predicted to rise by 1,000-a-day
Coronavirus hospital admissions are expected to remain at around roughly 1,000-a-day for the next two to three weeks before “stabilising”, according to the government’s chief scientific adviser.
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NewsNightingale top leadership revealed
The first members of the leadership team at the NHS’ flagship covid-19 treatment centre have been revealed.
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NewsWorkforce chief ‘shocked’ by reports of agencies hiking rates
NHS workforce chiefs have expressed concern over reports of recruitment agencies increasing their rates for staff since the coronavirus outbreak, in what appears to be profiteering.
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NewsUpdated: Whitty self-isolating while Hancock tests positive for covid-19
England’s chief medical officer has revealed he is self-isolating with coronavirus symptoms, while the health secretary has tested positive for the illness.
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NewsDigital ‘passport’ will let staff rapidly deploy to covid-stretched trusts
The NHS is set to roll out a temporary digital staff “passport” to enable staff to move around and between organisations more easily during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsChief leaves trust after 25 years for national role
Navina Evans will replace the outgoing Ian Cumming as Health Education England’s new chief executive, it has been announced today.
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NewsCalls for staff parking fees to be scrapped nationally
Trusts have begun scrapping staff car parking charges — and others are being called on to do so — while they tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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GMC defers revalidations until next year due to coronavirus
Doctors due to revalidate their licences between now and September have been told to delay doing so until next year and focus on their frontline duties.
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NewsNHS leadership programmes on pause due to coronavirus outbreak
The NHS has suspended a dozen of its leadership programmes for at least the next 16 weeks as the health services tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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Junior doctors’ rotations paused amid covid-19 pandemic
Junior doctors’ rotations have been put on hold as the NHS continues to prepare for combating the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsHospital cleaners walk out over pay dispute
Cleaners at a London hospital have walked out over a pay dispute just as the service braces for a surge in demand due to coronavirus.
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NewsNHS managers included in government pensions ‘fix’
The government has raised the threshold for where the annual allowance taper is applied from £110,000 to £200,000 in a bid to address the NHS’ pensions crisis.
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News‘Realism’ urged over pensions tax rule reform
The NHS must be “realistic” about how far the government will be able to go when changing pensions tax rules in the forthcoming Budget, NHS Providers has warned, in anticipation of the Treasury confirming a partial solution this week.
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NewsStevens sets ‘stretching’ 19pc target for BME staff at NHSE/I
Black and minority ethnic staff will make up 19 per cent of all pay bands within NHS England and Improvement by 2025, Sir Simon Stevens has pledged.
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Major hospital trust predicts missing financial plan by £9m
A major teaching hospital trust has predicted it will fall short of its financial target by £9m.
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NewsTeaching trust hires deputy group chief and site CEO
A major teaching trust has appointed a new deputy group chief executive who will also act as site chief for its largest hospital.