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NewsHospital funding call stepped up following storm damage
A hospital trust has stepped up its calls for capital funding for refurbishment off the back of damage caused by Storm Ciara.
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HSJ LocalTop hospital chief executive leaving to head challenged STP
A widely respected hospital chief executive has been appointed chief officer for a large sustainability and transformation partnership in the north west, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNew patient safety database planned for NHS and private sector
Plans have been unveiled for a single database for patient safety data across the NHS and private sector.
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NewsStaff survey: Best and worst for ‘People Plan’ priorities
The interim People Plan, published last summer, set out some key themes for the NHS to focus on in the years ahead, including ‘making the NHS the best place to work’, ‘improving leadership culture’ and ‘delivering 21st century care’.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Bullying exec’s suspension referred to professional standards body
One of the leaders of Liverpool’s scandal-hit former community provider has been suspended from the nursing register for 12 months, in a ruling which has now been referred to the Professional Standards Authority.
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NewsRoyal college president-elect barred after alleged misconduct
A royal college president-elect has been removed from his position and barred from holding office at the organisation for three years following allegations of misconduct.
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NewsStaff survey: Staff experiencing more violence than last year
The proportion of NHS staff experiencing physical violence has risen since last year, prompting a letter from the health secretary urging them to report it.
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Treasury sanctions another £400m bailout for DHSC
The Treasury has sanctioned an in-year funding increase of more than £400m for the Department of Health and Social Care, which will effectively help bailout deficits in the NHS.
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NewsStaff survey: Best and worst for ‘recommending care’
HSJ’s analysis of the staff survey has revealed which trusts are strongest and weakest according to the share of employees who would be happy with its care if a friend or a relative needed treatment.
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NewsExclusive: NHS at risk of sharing patient data unlawfully
Patient data could be shared unlawfully from April as the NHS is likely to miss a key privacy target, HSJ has learned.
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NewsStaff survey: Best and worst for mental health
Staff working for mental health and learning disability providers remain the least likely to say they are happy with the standard of care offered by their organisation – although there has been a slight improvement.
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NewsChildren feared ‘lost to the system’ by failing service
Parents fear their children have been “lost to the system” because of problems with staffing and assessment delays in a failing service.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners approve new specialist hospital
London commissioners have approved proposals to build a new eye hospital and research centre in the north of the city.
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NewsSenior nurse who tried to whistleblow unfairly dismissed, tribunal rules
A trust unfairly dismissed a senior nurse after she tried to invoke its formal whistleblowing policy, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts put on notice over risks to staff
NHS providers were given 40 official warnings because regulators believed they were failing to protect staff from violence, injury and hazardous substances in the past two years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHealth minister resigns after government reshuffle
Baroness Blackwood has stepped down from her role as health minister and the government’s health lead in the Lords.
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NewsNew CQC concerns over troubled maternity service
Midwives at the hospital trust at the centre of a maternity investigation were having to make decisions on the treatment of high risk women which should have been made by doctors, the Care Quality Commission found in an inspection last month.
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HSJ LocalExperienced interim moves to new challenged trust
A struggling hospital trust has appointed an experienced interim chief executive for the coming financial year.
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NewsNHS England targets digitisation of millions of GP records
NHS England is hoping to create a nationalised approach to the digitisation of “vital” decades-old medical records, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGovernment names preferred NICE chair
The government has named its preferred candidate to chair the board of the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence.