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NewsMentally ill men forced into prison to get a bed
Police are sending people in mental health crisis to prison when they should be in a secure hospital, with “devastating consequences”, inspectors have warned.
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NewsCandidates for £342k DHSC job to face mock PAC
Candidates for a readvertised post in the Department of Health and Social Care’s executive team, with pay up to £342,000, have been advised to expect a mock public accounts committee grilling.
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NewsProbe into hospital AI safety launched
AI tools that are already being rolled out across the NHS face an investigation by the national safety body.
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CommentStick with IHOs to drive health and prosperity
Integrated health organisations – such as the one we are developing in Northumbria – can boost population health and employment, but we will require both sustained support and flexibility from the centre.
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NewsThreat to remove resident doctors after racist incidents
One of England’s most challenged trusts faces resident doctors being removed from two specialties due to racism from staff and patients, board papers have revealed.
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NewsShared execs may be ‘stretched and less effective’, NHSE admits
Sharing executives across struggling providers can lead to leadership teams becoming “stretched and therefore less effective”, NHS England has acknowledged.
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NewsLead provider role creating ‘potential conflicts of interest’, review finds
A lack of clarity around lead provider and commissioner roles at a mental health trust collaborative is creating “potential conflicts of interest”, a review has found.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Blindsided NHSE bosses to launch snooping probe
Blindsided NHS England bosses have ordered a “thorough investigation” into the trust at the centre of a scandal involving staff inappropriately accessing patients’ records, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDirector unfairly sacked by CEO after ‘17 years unblemished service’
A former trust CEO “misled” one of his board executives who was sacked after a “deeply flawed” investigation, an employment tribunal has found.
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NewsICBs told to redraw boundaries again
Integrated care board boundaries will be redrawn again after Andy Burnham pledged they would match new local government footprints by 2029.
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CommentThe dangers of devolving power
Craig Jones argues that the gap between national NHS promises and local delivery is not merely a management failure – it is a democratic crisis yet to be confronted
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NewsExecs told to own risks of AI scribes
NHS England has told trust boards to take direct responsibility for the safety of AI scribe technology, as national regulatory standards for the tools are lowered.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Patients forgotten in the rush?
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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NewsNearly 100 staff left ‘in limbo by shitshow procurement’
Nearly 100 staff at a Lancashire trust have been left in “limbo” for more than two years due to a troubled NHS England procurement process, which HSJ has learned is set to be run for a third time.
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NewsBurnham wants NHS savings to help pay for social care
Ministers will look at how much can be saved from NHS budgets by improving adult social care before increasing taxes to fund the reforms, Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsProviders warned over use of AI to contest contract awards
Private and NHS care providers that lean too heavily on AI to draft complaints about contract awards risk having their submissions returned or even rejected, the competition watchdog has warned.
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NewsJail for scammer who secured string of NHS management jobs
A scammer who lied to secure 13 NHS management and admin jobs – including at NHS England and NHS Digital – has been jailed for four years.
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NewsProvider fined £600k over death
A provider has been fined more than £600,000 over the death of a 33-year-old mental health patient who sought a private admission after being turned down by the NHS.
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NewsNHSE hires charity chief to create new directorate
NHS England has appointed a charity CEO to the new role of national director of patient experience.
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NewsNew ‘mass casualty’ orders for trusts after terror threat rises
Acute trusts designated to help deal with a “mass casualty incident” will be given just six hours to clear 10 per cent of their beds in readiness to receive the injured.