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NewsFT in row over ‘bullying behaviour’ ahead of possible merger
The board of one of England’s smallest trusts is expected to approve the next steps to merge with its neighbour this week, despite some of its council of governors vehemently opposing the move.
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NewsNHS’ promotion of 111 First ‘not strong enough’, watchdog warns
Not enough people know about the 111 First A&E booking service as the messaging from the NHS ‘has not been strong enough’, Healthwatch England has said.
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NewsHospitals forced to close one in 10 beds due to staff absences
A major acute trust has reported its highest number of beds closures ‘for many years’ due to staffing pressures caused by coronavirus.
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NewsStaycation surge leaves trust short of staff
A shortage of bed and breakfast accommodation on the Isle of Wight is hampering recruitment of temporary paramedic and medical staff on the island.
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HSJ LocalRegulator threatens trust over ED overcrowding
A major acute trust has been threatened with regulatory action by the Care Quality Commission after inspectors raised safety concerns about overcrowding in its emergency department.
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NewsExclusive: NHS faces shortage of blood collection tubes amid ‘UK border challenges’
Disruptions to the supply of tubes for collecting blood used in diagnostic tests across the NHS, including for a complication of covid, may mean trust stocks run short, HSJ understands.
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Calls for ICS chiefs’ pay to be set higher
NHS England should set higher pay rates for integrated care system directors than most currently receive, if the posts are to attract people who can “hold the ring” among provider trusts, some NHS leaders have told HSJ.
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NewsTwo trusts to share chief executive
Two trusts in north London are set to share a chief executive.
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NewsTech body sets stretching workforce targets to end ‘unacceptable’ lack of diversity
NHS Digital has launched ambitious new workforce targets to tackle an “unacceptable and inexcusable” lack of diversity, according to its new chief executive.
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HSJ LocalLondon ‘creaking’ under pressure of covid surge, warns trust boss
Trusts are ‘creaking’ across London as they address the latest surge of covid patients and mounting non-covid activity, according to a medical director at a major London trust.
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NewsNamed: the first 25 integrated care board chairs
The chairs have been chosen for 25 of the 42 NHS integrated care boards which will plan health services from April.
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HSJ LocalTrust criticised for ‘unreasonable conduct’ in tribunal process
One of the largest trusts in the country has been criticised for its ‘unreasonable conduct’ in failing to disclose key documents to an employment tribunal.
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NewsExclusive: Government tells hospitals to submit cheaper rebuild plans
NHS trusts hoping to build the first new hospitals under the government’s flagship infrastructure project have been told to submit plans for schemes costing less than £400m, prompting concern about plans being watered down.
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NewsGPs given power to switch off online consulations as practices reach ‘breaking point’
GPs have been given the ability to stop patients contacting them through the online eConsult system as their professional body warns that primary care is reaching ‘breaking point’.
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NewsHospital closed wards after CQC raised patient safety concerns
Staff at a private psychiatric hospital failed to notice a patient had not eaten for five days after admission and was drinking just coffee and cola during this time, Care Quality Commission inspectors found.
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NewsAmanda Pritchard appointed as NHS England chief executive
Amanda Pritchard has been appointed as the next NHS England chief executive.
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NewsSeven Test and Trace directors paid more than DHSC permanent secretary
Eight of the 10 best paid civil servants in the Department of Health and Social Care in the first quarter of the year worked for NHS Test and Trace, with seven of them on more than the department’s permanent secretary.
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NewsTrust’s board and governors clash over potential merger
The governors and board of one of England’s smallest trusts are at loggerheads over a possible merger with a megatrust neighbour.
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HSJ LocalCEO quits trust accused of ‘witch hunt’
The chief executive at Matt Hancock’s local troubled trust, where leaders have been accused of bullying staff during a ‘witch hunt’ for a whistleblower, is to leave the post, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsUpdated: England’s 1,900 covid vaccination sites
HSJ has mapped the more than 1,900 locations across England which are delivering the covid vaccination, according to NHS England.