All articles by Hayley Kirton – Page 3
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News‘Emergency’ pension rule changes extended to help NHS cope with winter
The government is planning to extend measures introduced during the coronavirus pandemic which relaxed the pension rules for staff who ‘retire and return’.
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to ‘phone around’ to find cots for premature babies
Staff at a trust in the South West have had to spend hours “phoning around hospitals” to find suitable cots for premature babies, in the face of “increasing difficulty” in accessing appropriate care locally.
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HSJ LocalPlans to improve urgent care and ambulance handovers £8m short
Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust is facing an £8m gap in its finances after funding it had anticipated it would receive for improving urgent care and ambulance handovers has not materialised.
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NewsDozens of referrals for vulnerable mothers refused due to ‘lack of beds’
Dozens of referrals to specialist care for women with serious mental health problems during or after pregnancy are being turned down because no bed was available, data collected by HSJ reveals.
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NewsHospitals test evacuations due to roof collapse fears
NHS England has called for a “deep dive” into local evacuation and shelter arrangements, amid ongoing concerns about outdated and unsafe estate.
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NewsGovernment U-turns on pay for top managers
Very senior NHS managers will receive a 3 per cent pay increase after the government accepted the recommendations of the senior salaries review board, which found “well-founded concerns about possible loss of leadership capacity”.
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NewsFour trusts failing government’s free parking commitment
Four trusts are not providing free car parking to those identified as needing it, despite this being a government commitment, HSJ has established.
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NewsUkraine refugees not accessing NHS despite need
Many Ukraine refugees who were receiving regular care before leaving the country say they have not continued it since arriving in the UK, prompting warnings they have not been ‘empowered to seek support’.
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NewsSharp rise in child development issues in wake of covid
Families are being ‘left without the support they need’, as overstretched services struggle to handle ‘a significant and growing minority’ of children not developing as expected.
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NewsReplacement chosen for NHS’s most respected trust CEO
A mental health trust has appointed an acting chief executive, after its highly regarded CEO left to run an acute provider.
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NewsRevealed: The best and worst trusts to work at, across every sector and region
HSJ has analysed the 2021 Staff Survey results to reveal the best, and worst, trusts to work at, according to their staff.
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NewsHealth secretary calls on NHS to stop buying Russian gas
The health secretary has told the NHS to stop using the UK arm of Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom as a gas supplier.
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NewsRussian-owned energy firm supplies at least 11 NHS trusts
At least 11 trusts have paid just over £4m to a Russian government-owned energy supplier in the current financial year, while 17 paid the company £17m the year before, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsHold down NHS pay to ‘catch up on lost efficiency’, says government
The government has said pay for NHS very senior managers should be held down in 2022-23, and indicated it cannot fund more than a 3 per cent cash terms rise for Agenda for Change staff.
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NewsNHS not ‘human’ enough to get greater role in social care, says government review
The NHS should not be given greater control of social care because it is ‘hierarchical, centralised and not person-centred’, according to a government-commissioned review which is repeatedly scathing about the health service.
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Restoring ‘much needed’ service undermined by lack of funding
Lack of funding and workforce will undermine recovery of a ‘cost effective’ and ‘much needed’ contraceptive service, despite government’s pledges to better support women’s and reproductive health, it has been warned.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Clinicians take aim at remote appointment targets
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior content editor Hayley Kirton.
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NewsAcutely unwell prisoners left in ‘limbo’ due to lack of mental health beds
People needing acute mental health treatment are being left in prison for extended periods, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts spending £1m+ a year on settlement deals with gagging clauses
Trusts are still spending at least £1m a year on settlement agreements with staff containing ‘gagging clauses’, despite a crackdown on these conditions in recent years, HSJ research reveals.
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NewsNHS England seeks ‘strong’ COO who can ‘suspend ego’
NHS England is advertising for a “strong” permanent chief operating officer who “suspends ego”, following Amanda Pritchard’s promotion to CEO earlier this year.
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