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NewsGovernment announces partial U-turn on student nurse funding
All nursing students will receive a cost of living grant of at least £5,000 with up to £3,000 extra available for regions or specialisms “struggling to recruit”, the government has announced.
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NewsBabylon Birmingham expansion approved but Manchester plans blocked
Babylon GP at Hand was given the green light today to expand in Birmingham after a cap on the number of patients who can register to the service was lifted.
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HSJ LocalGrowing waits at major teaching trust worry commissioners
The number of patients waiting more than a year for elective treatment at a major London teaching hospital has ballooned over the past 12 months.
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NewsFormer minister to chair major London trust
Former MP and minister Sir Norman Lamb has been appointed chair of a major south London mental health trust, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: ‘Bullying and disclosure of personal information’ accusations at trust’s commercial arm
A teaching hospital’s commercial arm has seen multiple allegations of bullying, unprofessional behaviour, improper hiring practice and the “disclosure of personal information” by staff, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSeveral of NHS’ biggest trusts set to miss financial plans
Several of the largest trusts in England appear unlikely to hit their financial “control totals”, after signalling they will need to review their year-end forecasts.
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HSJ LocalGuy’s and King’s FTs move to ‘one voice’
Two high-profile teaching hospital trusts with a joint turnover of more than £2bn are forming a committee-in-common, to oversee “closer collaboration and strategic alignment”.
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NewsTrust blasted for ignoring coroner’s warnings on ‘unnecessary’ transfers
A coroner has criticised a hospital trust for “effectively ignoring” its own policies on transferring patients between hospitals, despite assuring her the issue would be addressed after earlier deaths.
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NewsNHSX projects team sheds five members in one month
Work on major digital transformation projects, including within urgent and emergency care, will continue “where appropriate” — despite five members of the team leaving within one month, NHSX has confirmed.
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NewsTrust apologises over handling of sexual harassment complaint
A trust has taken “disciplinary action” and its chief executive has apologised over the handling of a sexual harassment complaint by one of its nurses, it has admitted.
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NewsMackey: Staff care about workload and belonging, not systems
The former NHS Improvement chief executive has said he cannot explain system working to staff as they “don’t care” and are more concerned about whether they have “enough colleagues to get through the workload of the day”.
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NewsHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Exodus at NHSX, forecasts get rethought and the Queen speaks
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsMerger trusts appoint future CEO
Two mental health trusts which are set to merge next year have appointed their future chief executive.
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NewsTrust facing bullying probe appoints permanent chief
The interim chief executive at an ambulance trust which is facing bullying allegations is to stay on in the permanent position.
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NewsAll major trusts miss four-hour target as performance plunges across NHS
Not one of the NHS’ major hospital trusts hit the four-hour 95 per cent standard in November as performance across core metrics plummeted to new lows in the face of record demand.
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HSJ LocalTroubled acute trust appoints another interim CEO
A troubled north London trust has appointed another interim chief executive before it forms a new provider group with a neighbouring trust.
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NewsHigh-performing trust to share its chief exec with neighbour
Two small general hospital trusts are to share a chief executive under an interim arrangement.
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HSJ Local‘Improvement board’ created for ‘inadequate’ secure hospital
A mental health trust has established a dedicated improvement board to try to “deal with cultural issues” at the “inadequate”-rated high-secure hospital which it runs.
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NewsThree patients died after delayed cancer tests at teaching hospital
Three people died of cancer and another four came to severe harm after their endoscopies were delayed, a teaching hospital trust has confirmed.
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NewsData on trusts' procurement savings delayed
Trusts may not know how much they are saving through a national efficiency project until at least April 2020, HSJ has learned.