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NewsWorkload and lack of expertise hitting safety, says CQC
Workload pressures, a confusing national structure, and lack of training are preventing patient safety from being prioritised in the NHS, the chief inspector of hospitals has warned.
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HSJ LocalMental health nurse appointed as ICS trust chief executive
A nurse has been appointed as the new chief executive of a community and mental health trust in one of England’s most advanced health economies.
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NewsFinancial regime has cost us £19m, says struggling trust
An acute trust in special measures has claimed the national financial regime for NHS trusts has resulted in £19m of extra costs and lost income.
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HSJ InteractiveProtecting time for guardians is vital
Dr Henrietta Hughes on why it’s essential to give people the time and space to speak up and also to be listened to
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NewsExclusive: Regulator tells trusts to set diversity targets
NHS organisations will have to set their own targets for black and minority ethnic representation across leadership teams and the broader workforce in NHS Improvement’s new workforce equality strategy.
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NewsExperts share insight into how to help staff with financial wellbeing
Watch HSJ’s free webinar: How can NHS organisations support the financial wellbeing of employees?
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CommentTake volunteering seriously
Shilpa Ross on new research that shows how volunteers take the pressure off frontline staff and provide an additional human touch to patients
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‘Catastrophic’ funding gap could pause district nurse supply for a year
The supply of district nurses coming into the NHS could drop to zero in 2021 unless the government provides additional funding, it has emerged.
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CommentClinical leaders need to know their place
If place is going to become the way the NHS is run, the involvement of clinicians as leaders needs to become essential, write Ted Adams and Rich Taunt
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NewsNew chair appointed to major teaching trust
A major teaching trust has appointed a new chair to take over when its current chair, the National Data Guardian, steps down next year
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HSJ InteractiveLeadership Q&A: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust
Mark Brassington, chief operating officer at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust, explains how a number of roles, including divisional managing director, will help the organisation meet its ambitious plan of transformation
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NewsThe new NHS England and NHS Improvement top team revealed
The man responsible for managing Britain’s nuclear deterrent has been handed the job of overseeing the NHS’s finances as part of a welter of appointments to the new joint executive team for NHS England and NHS Improvement.
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NewsSeven regional directors named by NHSE and Improvement
The joint directors of the new NHS England and Improvement regional teams have been confirmed by the system managers. They include three former hospital chief executives and an ex-Department of Health director general.
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HSJ LocalFormer PCT chief leaves aspiring ICS area earlier than planned
The interim leader of a health economy hoping to secure “integrated care system” status has left her position earlier than planned, after the parties agreed they had reached a “natural point” for “early conclusion of the contract”.
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NewsTeaching trust appoints new medical director
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed a new medical director, it has been announced.
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NewsCQC: Leadership must improve at ‘dysfunctional’ heart unit
Leadership and management problems from service to trust level contributed to failures at a London teaching trust’s heart surgery unit, the Care Quality Commission said today.
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NewsNHS England probes CCG's redundancy pay offs
NHS England has launched an independent investigation into how two clinical commissioning group managers were given redundancy payments which appear to have breached the maximum allowed.
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NewsPolicymakers warned as nursing associates poised to enter NHS
Policymakers should proceed with more caution over introducing nursing associates, the author of new research on the safety of the roles has told HSJ.
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NewsLongest serving hospital CEO steps down ahead of merger
The longest serving chief executive of an acute trust has announced he will step down ahead of a proposed merger of his organisation with a neighbour trust.
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CommentCompassionate leadership is not optional
Suzie Bailey gives her response to Matt Hancock’s comments on the right leadership culture in the NHS