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News£26m IT project written off
A major IT project run by the current chief executive of the Care Quality Commission while at his previous employer racked up more £26m in losses, the organisation has disclosed.
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NewsChief people officer: Prioritise NHS staff for mental healthcare
The NHS’ chief people officer has said NHS staff should be prioritised for receiving mental healthcare because of the “stressful” nature of the job.
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HSJ Local‘Desperate’ finance directors resorting to accounting ‘fiddles’ to keep trusts afloat
Details have been revealed of an elaborate asset sale between an NHS provider and its charity – which was expected to boost the trust’s financial performance by £100m.
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NewsFired consultant wins right to appeal after Bawa-Garba report released
A consultant has won the right to appeal his employment tribunal, after fresh evidence was unearthed about his department during the fallout from the Bawa-Garba case.
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HSJ LocalInterim appointed after trust chair’s sudden departure
A north London trust has appointed a non-executive director as interim chair after its chair stepped down three months early.
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NewsKey caesarean drug unavailable for two weeks
A drug used in most caesarean sections in the UK is expected to be unavailable for the next two weeks, prompting concerns some trusts may run out of supplies.
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NewsMinisters push back radical shake-up of professional regulators
Ministers will not reduce the number of professional regulator bodies until further work and a second public consultation have been carried out.
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HSJ LocalCCG raises concerns over controversial patient records system
Commissioners have raised concerns about a hospital trust which has failed to report basic waiting time data for almost two years after it went live with a controversial government-subsidised patient records system.
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HSJ LocalFT to divest under-pressure prison contracts
An NHS trust has told staff it will cease serving five prisons in the north west, amid wider concerns about the state of healthcare services for inmates.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts charging for ops restricted on the NHS
Hospital trusts are continuing to allow patients to pay to have procedures which are banned or tightly restricted on the NHS, sparking a protest letter from NHS England.
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NewsDalton appointed automation tsar
Former NHS Improvement chief executive Ian Dalton is now heading a government task force charged with automating public services.
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NewsNHS chiefs 'must call out racists and homophobes'
Three leading NHS trust chief executives have called on their peers to directly challenge communities whose racist and homophobic views often lead to the abuse of NHS staff.
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NewsCourt date set for NHS business rates challenge
A court date has been set in the long running legal battle between councils and NHS trusts over whether they should be classified as charities and so receive an 80 per cent discount on their business rates bills.
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NewsTop GP provider to close practice after ‘big reduction’ in doctors
The prominent GP “super partnership” Modality will close one of five GP surgeries it runs in Hull, which it says will make its services in the city safe and sustainable.
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News‘Toxic’ CCG’s improvement plan pledges whistleblowing review
A clinical commissioning group accused of having a “toxic” culture will bring forward a review of its whistleblowing policy and give “even more support” to staff pursuing bullying and harassment cases, an improvement plan has recommended.
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News‘Trendy’ leadership talk on Twitter goes unpractised, says NHS chair
The chair of an acute trust has criticised leaders who regularly talk about “trendy relational models” on social media without them being practically demonstrated in their own organisations.
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HSJ LocalCapital’s CCGs consolidate leadership pending mergers
There will be just two chief executives covering the 12 groups in south London from October, ahead of planned mergers in April next year.
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NewsNew charter launched to help trusts deal with safety incidents
NHS staff are requiring “significant” amounts of support after being involved in patient safety incidents, prompting a national body to draw up a new charter for how trusts should respond.
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NewsNHSE sets first targets to cut BME disciplinary cases
The first NHS targets for reducing the disproportionate share of black and minority ethnic staff being subject to disciplinary cases have been set by NHS England, which has also told trusts to reduce unnecessary disciplinary action overall.
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NewsDirectors of nursing to be paid directly for clinical placements
Thousands more clinical placements will be delivered via money being paid directly to directors of nursing rather than via commissioning contracts, England’s chief nursing officer has announced.