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NewsNHS England recruiting five new board directors
NHS England is appointing five new non-executive directors to its board, according to an announcement published this week.
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NewsInterim CEO drafted in to calm trust’s leadership woes
An ambulance trust which is expected to be heavily criticised in an imminent Care Quality Commission report has appointed a new interim chief executive.
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NewsGovernment ‘manager bashing’ to hide Conservative failings on NHS, says Confed chief
Ministers, including the health secretary are bashing managers and exploiting the culture wars to try to ‘explain away’ the crisis in the NHS instead of facing up to the problems 12 years of Conservative-led government have created, NHS Confederation chief executive Matthew Taylor has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalLong-serving CEO announces retirement
A long-serving community and mental health trust chief executive has announced he will retire next March.
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CommentNeurological care is being rationed unfairly
Georgina Carr speaks about the lack of access and planning in neurological care within the NHS and emphasises the need to build on existing initiatives
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NewsJavid: ‘Extra pay for leaders in challenged areas’
Sajid Javid says NHS leaders will be incentivised to take jobs in challenged organisations through increased pay offers and better ‘support packages’.
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NewsMessenger at odds with Javid over NHS diversity jobs
Sajid Javid’s claim that the number of NHS roles dedicated to promoting equality and diversity should be cut is incorrect and not what the government-commissioned review into NHS management recommended, according to its author.
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CommentEfficiency asks risk damaging patient care
Complex operational pressures, workforce shortages, reduction in covid-19 funding…the list of barriers preventing trusts to deliver efficiency savings, goes on. By Saffron Cordery.
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NewsGovernment plans ‘single set of management standards’ for the NHS
A government review of health and care leadership has recommended a single set of ‘core leadership and management standards’ for NHS managers.
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NewsNew role for CQC chief inspector
The Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector of primary care is taking up a new role at the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, it has been announced.
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CommentNHS England’s PCN contract is working against the Fuller review
There is a stark contrast between the themes of the Fuller Stocktake report and NHS England’s primary care network contract, writes Dr Joe McManners
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NewsStaff shortages leaving women in ‘barbaric’ pain
Patient safety campaigners have said ‘too many women’ are still not being offered a general anaesthetic for a diagnostic test because of staff shortages, leaving them in severe pain.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: Ali Parsa is back in the news
This week our focus is on new ways of delivering care in the NHS.
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NewsMay, Powis and Hartley given top Jubilee honours
NHS England’s national medical director and chief nurse are among the health service staff who have been recognised for their services in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours List.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A pivotal month for the south east
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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News‘Impossible’ to improve delayed discharges as picture worsens
The number of patients stuck in hospitals despite being ‘medically fit’ to leave has continued to increase in recent months, leading to warnings from NHS Confederation that trusts are finding it ‘impossible’ to make progress on reducing the numbers.
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HSJ LocalGovernment criticises trust over chief executive appointment
An East of England trust has breached government rules by announcing its new chief executive too early — putting him in what was described as an ‘untenable’ position.
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NewsHospital seeks ‘non-medical consultant’ to supervise A&E
A hospital is seeking to appoint an advanced clinical practitioner to work on its emergency department “consultant rota”, meaning they would likely be able to supervise its emergency department in place of a medical consultant.
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NewsNHSE urges system leaders to ‘understand’ primary care in their areas
An NHS England director has urged integrated care system leaders to better understand primary care in their areas.
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NewsNHS will not hit virtual wards target, internal data suggests
The NHS is on trajectory to fall short of a flagship pledge to have around 24,000 “virtual ward beds” in place by December 2023, internal data has revealed.