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NewsExclusive: Ambulance chiefs want final plea to Barclay over escalating strike risk to patients
Ambulance chiefs have urged NHS England to spell out to ministers how thousands of patients could come to harm during Wednesday’s strike action amid escalating pressure, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Accountants take back control
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: Emergency patients staying an extra day in ‘congested’ hospitals
Patients are spending an extra day in hospital on average when admitted as an emergency compared to before covid, consuming millions of additional ‘bed days’, HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsThe trusts with most and least nurses striking
The share of nurses striking at trusts which saw Royal College of Nursing action this week varied significantly, HSJ analysis suggests.
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NewsNHSE: Cancelling electives is ‘last resort’ despite ambulance strikes
Elective activity should only be reduced “as a last resort” during ambulance strike action next week, NHS England has told trust leaders.
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CommentHope from tragedy: time to prioritise those with learning disability and autism
The HEE expect some employers will choose to employ trainers and deliver new learning disability and autism training packages themselves, while others will find it advantageous to collaborate with other organisations, writes Mark Radford
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NewsPandemic collaboration ‘no longer exists’ between NHS and private hospitals
The collaboration seen between the independent sector and the NHS during the peaks of the pandemic “doesn’t exist any more”, the boss of one of the UK’s largest private hospital companies has said.
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NewsWatchdog stops monitoring trust over sexual harassment
An ambulance trust will no longer be monitored by the UK’s equality watchdog over sexual harassment.
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NewsTrust CEO to leave within weeks after merger abandoned
The chief executive of England’s smallest provider will leave after its merger with a neighbouring provider was abandoned.
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NewsAmbulance strike threatens ‘different magnitude of risk’
The ambulance staff strike next week represents a far higher risk to patient safety and services than the nurses’ strike, but a blanket elective ban will only be used as “an absolute last resort”, a senior NHS England director said today.
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Expert BriefingAmbulance strike is hospitals' nightmare before Christmas
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalAcute trust appoints new CEO
An acute trust in the North East has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsBarclay orders ICSs to publish ‘organograms’ by 6 January
The health secretary has told integrated care systems to publish a breakdown of staffing numbers and costs so the “public and those on the frontline understand how money is spent”.
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CommentNHS and social care need to learn from each other
The fifth in a series of articles commissioned by HSJ from the National Care Forum to explore the most pressing issues in the care sector. Former NHS manager Nichola Stefanou shares three main takeaway lessons from her experience of working across both health and social care
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NewsExclusive: RCN agrees more strike exemptions after CNO pressure
The Royal College of Nursing has agreed to staff some of the most high-risk mental health and community services during its upcoming strikes, following pressure from the UK’s four chief nursing officers, a letter leaked to HSJ reveals.
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NewsEvery ambulance trust on highest alert level
All ambulance services have declared the highest level of alert due to ‘extreme pressures’ facing the urgent and emergency care system.
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NewsMidwives will not strike, after ballot falls short
The Royal College of Midwives has not met thresholds required to strike in its vote in England, it announced today, but physiotherapy staff are set to strike at more than 100 trusts in their first ever action ballot over pay.
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CommentSocial care staff must provide more healthcare
The third in a series of articles commissioned by HSJ from the National Care Forum to explore the most pressing issues in the care sector. Chief nurse for Adult Social Care, Deborah Sturdy, examines delegated healthcare in a post-pandemic world
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NewsTrust boss urges Sunak to avert strike action
A trust leader has written an open letter to prime minister Rishi Sunak asking him to urgently avert strike action planned by the Royal College of Nursing.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Clear signs of extreme pressure
Following Jeremy Hunt’s appointment as chancellor, HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch trustee James Titcombe.