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News‘Turn private hospitals back into cancer hubs’, NHS urged
The UK’s leading cancer charity has called for the rapid reopening of cancer hubs, which saw independent hospitals used by the NHS to protect urgent surgery during previous covid waves.
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NewsExclusive: NHS in London ‘likely to be overwhelmed’ by early January, says leaked report
Hospitals and the ambulance service in the capital are “likely to become overwhelmed due to rising covid demand in the next 2-3 weeks”, a leaked document reveals.
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News‘Pushing guidance’ without resources ‘unhelpful’ in clearing long-stay patients, NHSE told
‘Pushing guidance’ without backing it up with more resources would be ‘unhelpful’ in shifting backlogs of medically fit patients, NHS England has been told.
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NewsTrust appoints interim CEO on substantive basis
A London trust has appointed a hospital chief executive on a substantive basis.
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NewsStaff absence forecasts reveal ‘bleak picture’ for coming days
The number of NHS staff in London absent due to covid has more than doubled in four days, and one in three of the workforce would be absent by new year’s eve if the growth rate continues.
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NewsVax fee to GPs and pharmacies hiked again as NHS closes on 1 million daily jabs
GP practices and pharmacies providing covid vaccinations will be paid an extra £5 per jab between Christmas and the new year, as the NHS races to offer everyone aged 18 and over a booster jab by the end of the month.
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HSJ Local‘Witch hunt’ trust chief who quit in August to remain on full pay to September 2022
The former hospital chief executive who stood down shortly before a review slammed his organisation’s ‘flawed, intimidating’ hunt for a whistleblower will continue to be employed by the trust on an annual remuneration package worth £270,000 until September 2022, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCEO of ‘outstanding’ trust makes switch to maternity scandal provider
The chief executive of an ‘outstanding’ London trust is to move to one of the most troubled trusts in the country.
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NewsInsurance boss named NICE chief executive
Samantha Roberts, the managing director of insurance provider Legal and General’s health and care business, is to become the chief executive of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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NewsNHSE: Staff can work even if household has covid
Government and NHS guidance has been changed and now allows health and care staff with covid-positive household contacts to work, if the staff member is testing negative.
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NewsTrust calls for ‘compassion’ towards unvaccinated staff as they face dismissal
A trust has warned that many of its unvaccinated staff remain unpersuaded despite the prospect of dismissal, and there are ‘very limited’ opportunities for redeployment.
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NewsGovernment warned: Protect covid tests for staff or risk deeper crisis
The national testing system must ensure enough tests are reserved for health and care staff to get quick-turnaround clearance to return to work, as demand surges, senior figures have warned.
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NewsLondon chief executive to lead Dorset trust
A new chief executive has been announced for University Hospitals Dorset Foundation Trust.
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NewsNHS leaders told to accelerate international recruitment as 800 nurses join register in a week
NHS leaders have been urged to seize the ‘big opportunity to maximise support from overseas nurses once again’, with 800 new arrivals set to join the English register next week alone.
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NewsOmicron triggers first cancellations and redeployment of staff
Some hospital trusts in London are beginning to cancel non-urgent elective procedures and redeploy staff, as absences rise ahead of an expected wave of admissions from omicron.
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NewsNHSE hires director from Test and Trace and MoD
NHS England has hired a new chief commercial officer, who has previously held senior roles at Test and Trace and the Ministry of Defence.
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NewsNo 10 ‘fixation’ with single health and care leader is delaying white paper
The integration white paper could be delayed until early spring next year, with the prime minister’s personal support for the idea of a single individual responsible for both local health and care services believed to be contributing to the delays.
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NewsWe can’t suspend all staff who may pose risk to patients, says government
The government has rejected advice from an independent inquiry into the actions of disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson to suspend all healthcare professionals who are suspected of posing a risk to patient safety.
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News‘Substantial staffing gaps’ about to hit, says Whitty
The chief medical officer has warned of the rapid emergence of ‘quite substantial rota gaps’ in health and social care services in coming weeks, as omicron cases spread.
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NewsMackey: Cutting waiting list may take more than four years
Elective treatments in the NHS will not substantially increase for at least another two years, and the waiting list may not have reduced by 2025, the national director of elective recovery has warned MPs.