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NewsTrusts overspending with ‘no consequence’, says senior MP
Reforms will be lost in the “black hole of the NHS” unless the health service fixes productivity and stops overspending with “no consequence”, senior MPs have said.
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NewsWorst trusts for food, cleanliness and privacy revealed
The best and worst trusts for food, cleanliness and privacy – as judged by patients and staff – have been revealed.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The big patient choice row
This week, we discuss why private providers are threatening to refuse to treat NHS patients, and why hospital bosses are equally vexed.
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NewsNational medical director retires
The most senior medic in the NHS in England is stepping down.
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CommentShifting care into the community can save both people and the planet
Jennifer Ekelund, NIHR’s interim head of climate, health, and sustainability, makes the case for the role of research in decarbonising the health and social care system – leading to better outcomes for patients and the planet
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HSJ LocalTrust sticks by overtime pay cut despite harm to elective recovery
Despite the decision to cut doctors’ overtime rates slowing elective recovery at one of the service’s most challenged trusts, HSJ has learned the provider does not plan to reverse the move.
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Influencing change
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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Daily InsightDaily Insight: SOS at A&E
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHSE names critical care doctor as interim national director
An interim national director of patient safety has been appointed, after the permanent postholder was seconded to the Care Quality Commission.
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CommentA management code of conduct must contain more than good intentions
The regulation of NHS managers must drive real change by addressing root causes, prioritising patient safety, and ensuring accountability without repeating past failures, writes Roger Kline
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NewsSocial care delays take 6% off A&E performance, NHSE estimates
NHS England has for the first time put a figure on the potential impact on A&E performance of eliminating discharge delays for patients going into adult social care packages.
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NewsICBs appoint joint finance chief in national first
Two integrated care boards in the Midlands have appointed the first finance chief to head up two systems.
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NewsNewcastle appoints interim CEO
Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed an interim chief executive following Sir Jim Mackey’s temporary departure for NHS England.
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NewsPatients told to soil themselves in understaffed A&E
The Care Quality Commission has reported on an emergency department with 55-hour A&E corridor waits, and some frail patients being told to soil themselves because there was no one to take them to the toilet, while another had to urinate into a bottle without privacy curtains.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: A spectacular board implosion
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CommentAffordable housing is the answer to the NHS’s workforce crisis
Unaffordable housing is driving NHS staff out of high-cost regions, worsening workforce shortages. Urgent action is needed to ensure healthcare workers can live near their workplaces
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NewsDirectors accuse NHSE of ‘imposing solutions’ on systems and trusts
A network representing data chiefs in the NHS has raised concerns about “programme drift” in the national federated data platform (FDP) programme.
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HSJ LocalExec leaves £3bn trust to run regulator
A major London acute will see both its chief executive and deputy chief executive leave post this year, as the latter has been named the new boss of a regulator.
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NewsChair resigns days after consultants declare ‘no confidence’
The chair of Moorfields Eye Hospital Foundation Trust has resigned days after consultants expressed no confidence in her and the board, making a series of serious allegations against the hospital’s senior leadership team.
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NewsNew NHSE chair seeks ‘clear accountability and responsibility’
The author of a major report into quality and governance in the NHS has stressed the responsibility of local boards – and hinted at a rebalancing from regulators to providers.