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NewsTalk to patients about end of life care and save £500m, NHS told
The NHS could save more than £500m a year if patients and clinicians had better quality conversations about care plans, a major review has found.
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HSJ PartnersWhy flexible working might just help solve the NHS staff retention problem
Offering flexibility to NHS patient-facing staff, through more options for remote working, can and will, help solve NHS staff retention issues in a post pandemic healthcare system, writes Visiba Care’s Tina Marshall
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NewsNightingale deaths lead to warning over ‘confusion’ around ventilator equipment
Two patients died while being treated at London’s Nightingale Hospital amid what a coroner has described as ‘widespread confusion’ around some of the equipment used for ventilation machines.
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NewsNew chief exec for trust with England’s worst performing A&E
One of England’s worst-performing hospital trusts is getting a new chief executive from August.
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NewsAmbulance services fear exodus of paramedics into primary care
Ambulance trusts are concerned they will lose significant numbers of paramedics after funding was introduced for primary care networks to employ them.
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NewsDirector who claimed she was scapegoated for A&E slump loses case
A hospital operations director has lost her case for unfair dismissal after claiming she had been made a scapegoat for performance failures.
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NewsExclusive: CQC to get new powers through Health and Care Bill amendment
An amendment will be made to the government’s Health and Care Bill to give “new powers” to the Care Quality Commission, health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed.
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NewsTrust director sacked after investigation into bogus law degree
A trust director has been sacked after it emerged he did not hold a masters of law degree, despite two annual reports stating he did.
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NewsTroubled trust appoints new CEO
A mental health trust has appointed a permanent chief executive after a previous candidate withdrew his application for the role following an inquiry into his qualifications.
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CommentLetter from Scotland: The 'once for Scotland' recovery plan
In his regular dispatch from north of the border, Henry Anderson discusses the Scottish government’s ambitious plans to fast track the health service’s recovery with the help of a new organisation
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: No safe space for mothers
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector — contact me in confidence.
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NewsDido Harding and Jim Mackey not shortlisted for NHSE CEO job
Sir Jim Mackey and Baroness Dido Harding are no longer in the running to become the new chief executive of NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsAmbulance trust chief quits and is replaced by hospital boss
London Ambulance Service Trust’s chief executive is to step down this summer and will be replaced by an acute trust boss on a secondment basis.
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NewsNHSE confirms consultation on mandatory staff covid vaccination
The number of pharmacies delivering the covid-19 vaccination is set to more than double for the planned autumn booster campaign, new guidance states.
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NewsManager jailed for five years for cheating trust out of £800,000
A senior IT manager has been jailed for defrauding an NHS trust out of more than £800,000.
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NewsGovernment reveals plan to bring more stability to NHS pensions
The government is consulting on plans which would bring more stability to public sector pensions, including those in the NHS.
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NewsStaff able to request flexible working from first day under new deal
A new deal is being agreed between unions and NHS employers to make it easier for staff to request flexible working arrangements, including enabling workers to request flexible working from their first day.
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NewsDHSC hiring three £110,000 policy directors
The Department of Health and Social Care is looking for three policy directors for its new Office for Health Promotion, to be paid £110,000 or more.
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NewsFT chief stands down after more than decade in job
Tom Cahill, Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust’s chief executive, is to stand down after 12 years in the role.
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NewsGovernment immigration enforcement chief given senior role at CQC
The Home Office’s director general of immigration enforcement will join the Care Quality Commission later this year to oversee its inspections.