All Private sector articles – Page 18
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NewsNew patient safety database planned for NHS and private sector
Plans have been unveiled for a single database for patient safety data across the NHS and private sector.
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Expert BriefingPaying a dowry
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsNHS England targets digitisation of millions of GP records
NHS England is hoping to create a nationalised approach to the digitisation of “vital” decades-old medical records, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust in £2m legal battle with pharma company
A specialist trust is being sued for nearly £2m by a Luxembourgian pharmaceutical company over allegations of wrongdoing by the provider’s subsidiary company, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSecond Home Office director joins NHS Digital’s leadership team
A former member of the Royal Air Force has been appointed deputy chief executive at NHS Digital.
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HSJ LocalNHS looks to grab private sector work with major reconfiguration
A health system is proposing to consolidate seven NHS units that deliver inpatient elective orthopaedic surgery into two — aimed partly at capturing activity from the private sector.
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CommentTaking a ‘whole systems’ approach to improving patient safety
David Hare on why the Health Service Safety Investigations Bill’s remit needs to extend to include privately funded care
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NewsProvider has 10th hospital rated ‘inadequate’ in under two years
A 10th Cygnet Healthcare hospital in 15 months has been rated “inadequate” and placed into special measures.
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NewsLarge independent provider to sell hospital to FT
One of the largest independent providers of mental health inpatient care in England intends to sell a hospital site to its local NHS trust.
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NewsHundreds recalled as consultant accused of ‘unnecessary’ surgery
A surgeon has been accused of carrying out “unnecessary” shoulder operations on several NHS patients at a private hospital linked to the Ian Paterson scandal, with 217 patients recalled.
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NewsCQC to overhaul whistleblowing procedures
The Care Quality Commission has pledged to overhaul its whistleblowing procedures after a report described as “wrong” its decision not to publish a critical inspection report about Whorlton Hall — years before alleged abuse was revealed there.
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NewsNHS England asked ‘inadequate’ hospital to admit patient despite ban
NHS England asked an “inadequate” hospital for people with learning disabilities and autism to admit a patient, despite the service having a “voluntary” ban on admissions in place — and shortly before inspectors decided to impose a legal restriction.
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Expert BriefingAnatomy of failure
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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NewsCEO of controversial NHS property company quits
The chief executive of a struggling NHS property company has quit after getting a new job with a student accommodation company.
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NewsDHSC paid PFI lenders £42m after miscalculation
The Department of Health and Social Care repaid £42m to investors of a failed PFI scheme three months before it emerged the fee was not required, according to auditors.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England spends millions to send patients private over winter
NHS England and Improvement have allocated millions of pounds to outsource elective and diagnostic work to the independent sector, in an attempt to keep waiting lists down during the winter, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCQC slams private provider for leadership and care quality
The firm which runs a mental health hospital at the centre of an abuse scandal has been criticised by regulators for its leadership, care quality and “high use of restraint and seclusion” across its sites.
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NewsExclusive: Most NHS computers running decade-old version of Windows
The NHS has been given another 11 months of support for a decade-old version of Microsoft Windows, while about half of its computers are still running the softfware, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert BriefingA different problem
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: Left with no choice
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.