All Health Service Journal articles in August 2017 – Page 4
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Thousands of patients put at risk after waiting list blunders
An acute hospital trust has launched a review of its patient records after external advisers warned thousands of people may have been put at risk of clinical harm due to missed follow-up appointments.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: The way out
The job of an NHS chief executive is a political job – so too is the departure from that job. Andy Cowper on the exit of two high profile NHS managers
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Comment
A systems approach to leadership makes things happen
Simon Potts on how to develop potential leaders by growing staff operating at a local level to have a broader system based perspective and ownership
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HSJ Local
CCGs confirm plan for mega-merger
Three clinical commissioning groups that cover one of the most financially strained health economies in the country have proposed a full merger as part of a wider reconfiguration of services.
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News
London trust chief approached to lead troubled northern STP
A chief executive due to retire from a London acute trust next month has been asked to lead a troubled sustainability and transformation partnership.
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News
Daily Insight: Money in the bank – but how much?
The biggest stories and talking points from Friday
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Expert Briefing
HSJ Catchup: End of an era for two NHS knights, plus fresh cyberattack warnings
Your essential update on health for the week
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Whistleblower warns trust is 'worst it's ever been' as staff shortage revealed
An ambulance trust has been accused of putting targets ahead of patient safety and creating a culture in which staff are too scared to raise concerns by a senior whistleblower within the organisation.
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HSJ Local
Sir Leonard Fenwick: 'Witch hunt' led to sacking
Sir Leonard Fenwick has said he is considering whether to fight his sacking for gross misconduct, claiming he is the victim of an ‘orchestrated witch hunt’.
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News
More CCGs given NHS England legal directions
Three clinical commissioning groups has been given legal directions from NHS England amid ongoing financial difficulties, including one CCG involved in a major merger.
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News
National director to lead NHS England regional team
NHS England’s chief nurse has been appointed to lead the London regional team.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Trust to sell land to quango
A trust in the West Midlands has signed a deal to transfer its surplus land to the Homes and Communities Agency.
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News
'Dysfunctional' NHS England project damages UK reputation, say health tech firms
An organisation representing health technology firms has claimed a “dysfunctional” NHS England project is denying patients access to “life changing” treatment.
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HSJ Local
New chair of special measures trusts 'likes a challenge'
Kettering General Hospital Trust is to share a chair with the Princess Alexandra Trust despite the pair not being in the same geographical or organisational patch.
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News
NHS bursary reform fails to increase student nurses
The government’s plan to expand the number of nurse training places by scrapping the NHS bursary appears to have failed, the latest data suggests.
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News
Daily Insight: NHS's King of the North dethroned
The must read stories and biggest talking points in the NHS
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HSJ Local
Hospital staff to strike over weekend working deal
Theatre staff at an NHS trust are going on strike tomorrow and next week over a dispute with trust managers about out of hours work.
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News
Government releases cash in last minute push to expand NHS training
Universities and NHS trusts are being offered tens of thousands of pounds by Health Education England in a push to expand training places for nurses and other health professionals this year.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: GPs back CCG shake up despite 'no confidence' vote
Commissioners in Staffordshire have received endorsement from members for their plans to appoint a single accountable officer, despite GPs previously submitting a vote of no confidence in the CCGs.
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HSJ Local
Ward remains 'temporarily' closed after police investigation
A Bristol dementia ward has been “temporarily” closed for two months after a police investigation into the possible ill treatment of a patient.