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NewsTrusts to remind public they must wear masks after 19 July
Multiple trusts are planning to tell the public they must comply with current covid infection control measures, such as mask wearing, beyond 19 July when they visit NHS premises, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHospitals allowing staff to avoid self-isolation instructions from app
Trusts in the North East region have told staff identified as close contacts of positive covid-19 cases they can continue working if they take daily tests.
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NewsPast and present NHS cancer leads at odds over progress on early diagnosis
The NHS’s former cancer tsar has disagreed with the claim of the incumbent national clinical lead that the service is on track to meet its goal of significantly improving earlier diagnosis of the condition in the next seven years.
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NewsNightingale deaths lead to warning over ‘confusion’ around ventilator equipment
Two patients died while being treated at London’s Nightingale Hospital amid what a coroner has described as ‘widespread confusion’ around some of the equipment used for ventilation machines.
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NewsExclusive: Children six times more likely to be restrained than adults
Children in mental health units are almost six times more likely to be restrained compared to adults, according to the findings of an unpublished NHS England review.
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NewsNHSE accused of shifting ‘the entire pitch’ on elective care recovery funding
Local systems will need to carry out more planned procedures to receive cash from the elective recovery fund following NHS England and Improvement’s decision to increase the activity thresholds required.
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NewsAmazon UK boss shortlisted for NHSE CEO job
The former boss of Amazon UK has been added to the shortlist of candidates for the next chief executive of NHS England, HSJ has confirmed.
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News‘Scared’ patients left ‘unable to seek timely treatment’ by trust’s charging approach
A trust has apologised after an independent review found some of its patients were left feeling “uncomfortable, scared or unable to seek timely treatment” by its approach to charging for NHS treatment.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in May 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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NewsNHS England CEO hopefuls assessed for their ‘dark side traits’
More details of the interview process for the next NHS England chief executive have been uncovered, including the nature of the psychometric tests the three shortlisted candidates have undergone.
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NewsNew chief exec for trust with England’s worst performing A&E
One of England’s worst-performing hospital trusts is getting a new chief executive from August.
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NewsTwo-year waiters for elective care up by half to just under 4,000
The number of patients waiting more than two years for elective care has grown by nearly half in the space of one month, HSJ analysis can reveal.
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NewsDirector who claimed she was scapegoated for A&E slump loses case
A hospital operations director has lost her case for unfair dismissal after claiming she had been made a scapegoat for performance failures.
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NewsAmbulance services fear exodus of paramedics into primary care
Ambulance trusts are concerned they will lose significant numbers of paramedics after funding was introduced for primary care networks to employ them.
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NewsRecord number of patients treated at major A&Es last month
A record number of people attended major emergency departments for treatment last month, the latest figures from NHS England have revealed.
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NewsRegion hardest hit by covid sees one in 10 urgent ambulance patients waiting more than eight hours
Ten per cent of urgent patients waiting for an ambulance in the North West had to wait eight hours or more during June, as response times slumped across the country in the face of increased demand.
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NewsExclusive: CQC to get new powers through Health and Care Bill amendment
An amendment will be made to the government’s Health and Care Bill to give “new powers” to the Care Quality Commission, health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed.
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NewsJavid pledges ‘new plan on mental health’
New health secretary Sajid Javid has said a ‘new plan’ and further investment will be needed to tackle the post-covid rise in demand for mental health services.
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NewsTrust director sacked after investigation into bogus law degree
A trust director has been sacked after it emerged he did not hold a masters of law degree, despite two annual reports stating he did.
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NewsHealth bill introduces new criminal offence for sharing NHS data
The new Health and Care Bill has introduced a range of powers for information sharing, as well as a new criminal offence punishable with a prison sentence.