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‘Outstanding’ trust appoints new chief executive
An ‘outstanding’ London trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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Trusts block pensions deal for senior medics, claiming it is ‘unfair’ on other staff
Ten of the most pressured NHS trusts have refused to offer ‘pension recycling’ to help senior doctors avoid higher pension taxes, with sources saying this would be ‘totally unfair’ on lower paid staff.
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Mortuary abuse inquiry suggests contractors’ criminal checks could be shared with trusts
Contractors could be required to provide trusts with the findings of criminal records checks on their employees, an update from Michael inquiry into mortuary security has suggested.
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Specialist hospital threatened with closure over unsafe wards
A specialist hospital for people with a learning difficulty or autism could be closed unless it makes improvements, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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Trust chief resigns after period of ill health
The chief executive of an ambulance trust has resigned after a period of sick leave.
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Trust hit by £2m penalty due to broken roof in ‘toughest year’ for funding
A well-regarded foundation trust expects to lose £9m for missing elective recovery targets in 2022-23, £2m of which is because it needs to close theatres to fix a dangerous roof.
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Former nursing chief drafted in to chair trust at centre of merger row
The former chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has been appointed chair of a small specialist trust involved in a controversial proposed merger.
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Replacement chosen for NHS’s most respected trust CEO
A mental health trust has appointed an acting chief executive, after its highly regarded CEO left to run an acute provider.
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Revealed: The areas with the strongest and weakest primary care
Official workforce statistics reveal huge variation in primary care staffing across different health systems – with London and the South East appearing to be particularly underserved and the South West relatively well resourced.
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Mortuary sex inquiry report taking ‘longer than anticipated’
The report from an independent inquiry into a hospital mortuary sex offender is likely to be delayed, HSJ can reveal.
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Trust tries to recruit sacked P&O ferry staff
A trust is holding virtual recruitment sessions in a bid to attract staff sacked by P&O.
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New chief for ‘outstanding’ trust
The deputy chief executive of an acute trust has been appointed to run an ‘outstanding’ community trust.
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CCGs secure ‘significant’ payment from firm over collapsed outsourcing
A long-running legal wrangle over a failed outsourced service has been settled, with a payout to the clinical commissioning groups involved, the CCGs have said.
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‘Unfit’ unit to be replaced with new £38m hospital
An outdated mental health unit will close next month after a new hospital was given £38m in government funding.
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Trust admits staff shortages causing inappropriate discharges
A trust has admitted it is having to discharge patients inappropriately into care homes or community hospital beds because of a shortage of home care workers.
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Javid ‘unconcerned’ as covid admissions rise 46 pc in a fortnight
Admissions of covid positive patients to English hospitals are once again rising steadily across England.
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Covid admissions in the south surpass January peak
The number of people being admitted to hospitals who test positive for covid in the south of England is now higher than it was in January.
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Covid hospital admissions start to rise again
The number of covid positive patients admitted to English hospitals has started to rise again after falling for nearly two months.
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Former charity director made trust CEO
The acting chief executive of a mental health trust has been given the job on a permanent basis.
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Trusts failed to win ‘hearts and minds’ for controversial merger, says review
Relationships between a foundation trust’s board and its governors broke down with ‘a cycle of mistrust’ between the two and some governors’ actions placing ‘an additional burden on staff at a time of unprecedented challenge for the NHS,’ an independent review has found.