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NewsCQC criticises ‘ineffective leadership’ at mental health provider
A mental health provider which has been repeatedly criticised by regulators has had its leadership at one hospital described as “ineffective”.
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NewsNational NHS procurement chair steps down
The chair of NHS Supply Chain’s publicly owned management company will step down at the end of September after three years in the post.
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NewsTrust’s directors criticised over ‘peremptory and unreasonable’ disciplinary
An employment tribunal judgement has criticised the “peremptory and unreasonable manner” in which a trust’s board members carried out a disciplinary hearing.
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NewsSalaries of £250,000 considered for ICS CEOs
The chief executives of the largest health systems could command salaries of around £250,000, as NHS England seeks to make the roles attractive to experienced top-level leaders.
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News£43m going into primary care network ‘leadership and management’
Primary care networks will get dedicated new funding to support their leadership and management, NHS England announced today.
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NewsBusy A&E starts directing patients to alternatives up to 30 miles away
A hospital has started directing people who turn up at accident and emergency with less serious problems to other services, including one more than 30 miles away.
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NewsShortlist for HSJ Awards 2021 revealed
The HSJ Awards 2021 shortlist has been announced, celebrating health and social care’s outstanding efforts in the face of the challenges of the past 18 months.
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NewsNew competition regime risks more judicial reviews, NHSE warned
NHS England has ruled out introducing ‘third party scrutiny’ of its proposed new competition regime despite being warned current plans will lead to a rise in wasteful judicial reviews.
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NewsHSJ Weekly Catch-up: £250k hirings, an unfair firing and new regime for acquiring
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsInterim chief commercial officer chosen by NHS England
The NHS’ ‘chief negotiator with the pharmaceutical industry’ has been made interim chief commercial officer after the incumbent CCO left to head up Downing Street’s new delivery unit.
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NewsTech firm takes CCGs to court over ‘unlawful’ contract award
A US-backed tech firm has taken three clinical commissioning groups to court after claiming they ‘unlawfully’ awarded a contract to another company.
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NewsNHSE sets ‘expectation’ CCG board members will transfer to ICSs
NHS England says it expects board level staff at clinical commissioning groups to transfer to new ‘designate roles’ or ‘displaced positions’ within integrated care systems.
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More than a dozen trust chairs receive two salaries as shared leadership spreads
Sixteen people are now chairing more than one NHS trust, but there is significant variation in how much they are paid for their extra roles, an HSJ analysis has found.
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NewsCQC finds much-needed improvements after ‘never events’
Hospital inspectors have praised safety improvements at an acute trust which had been criticised for a string of never events over an eight-month period.
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NewsTrust reviewing harm to 175 patients after referrals breakdown
An acute trust has apologised after nearly 1,000 patients, almost 200 of which were urgent cases, faced delays due to a breakdown of referral systems.
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HSJ LocalFifty senior doctors ask CEO for protection against bullying
Fifty consultants from a minority ethnic background have written to their chief executive asking for action to ‘protect’ staff from bullying behaviours.
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NewsGP contract requirements set to be delayed after Pritchard meeting with BMA
NHS England is likely to further delay the introduction of new GP contract requirements, as part of an effort to calm relations with the profession under its new chief executive.
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NewsTrust served with CQC warning notice over ‘culture’ and governance concerns
A large acute trust in the Midlands, which is grappling with concerns over several key issues, has been served a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission, requiring it to ensure a ‘more positive culture’.
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NewsNHS England draws up first national inventory of medical staffing gaps
NHS England is analysing medical staffing gaps in all acute services across England, in what appears to be the first exercise of its kind, amid concerns staffing is holding back elective services recovery.
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HSJ LocalHospitals' leadership ‘inadequate’ despite praise for CEO
The leadership of an acute trust in the North West has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission, despite singling out its chief executive for praise, HSJ understands.