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NewsExclusive: Leaked review reveals failings behind breast screening alert
Governance failures and a fundamental misunderstanding of how the national breast cancer screening programme works led to health agencies creating a national specification in 2013 that was different to how the programme’s systems actually worked.
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NewsPlan to put millions of patient records on the Amazon cloud
A new NHS national service has been set up to scan billions of pages of patient records and upload them to Amazon Web Services.
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NewsChief exec made an example by centre gets new trust role
A chief executive who left his hospital job a year ago as part of a government performance crackdown has been appointed to lead a London trust.
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HSJ Local'Inadequate' CCG's controversial transport contract fails to attract bidders
Commissioners are reviewing a failed procurement after a tender for a county wide patient transport service – which was amended after an outcry from patients – did not attract any bidders.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: 'Extremely concerning' A&E issued with fourth CQC notice
An accident and emergency department has been served with a fourth enforcement notice in nine months, after the Care Quality Commission said it continued to be “extremely concerned” about the care provided.
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NewsCQC backtracks on ‘normal’ births
The Care Quality Commission has admitted that it was mistaken in promoting the “normality agenda” in maternity services.
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NewsRegulator sets out winter priorities
Regulators today sent out their latest winter orders to trusts and published a long-awaited review of the 2017-18 winter.
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NewsNHS chiefs expect 'near universal' staff flu vaccine uptake
NHS chiefs have told providers they expect “near universal uptake” of staff getting a flu vaccination this winter.
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HSJ LocalHospital trust requests £100m government cash support
A financially troubled acute trust has requested around £100m of cash support to maintain its operations in 2018-19.
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NewsExclusive: Company takes legal action over £100m integration contract
A large social enterprise has taken legal action against a CCG after a dispute with its former collaborators in a £100m community services contract.
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NewsTrust chief apologises for 'unacceptable behaviour'
The chief executive of an NHS trust in the north west has apologised after being sanctioned for “unacceptable behaviour”.
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NewsNo more big IT contracts for the NHS – Hancock
The new health and social care secretary has said “big contracts” for NHS IT services are over, claiming the service is often taken advantage of by suppliers.
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NewsSelbie: Forward view did not deliver on prevention
The NHS long term plan must have a large prevention ambition because the Five Year Forward View proposals were never implemented, according to a public health chief.
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HSJ LocalGPs say they have 'lost all confidence' in CCG leadership
More than half the GP practices in Warrington have told the local clinical commissioning group they have “lost all confidence” in its leadership, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsTrust waiting list soars after review
A specialist trust has seen its waiting list rise by a third – and uncovered an additional 115 52 week waiters – after a review revealed its reported figures were incomplete.
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NewsAnother £200m for top digital trusts
A further round of £200m will be distributed to some of the most advanced digital trusts in the country, the health and social care secretary will announce today.
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HSJ LocalAcute reconfiguration to go ahead after CCG wins judicial review
Plans to reconfigure acute services and merge two NHS trusts have been boosted after a judicial review was dismissed by a High Court judge.
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NewsSpike in reports of sexual assault across mental health trusts
The number of staff and patients reporting being sexually abused by mental health patients has risen by nearly a fifth with more than 3,000 cases over the last five years, an HSJ investigation can reveal.
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NewsStevens: ‘NHS must get serious about new public health threats’
“Getting serious” about prevention and tackling new threats to public health will create the headroom to bring new innovations into the NHS, NHS England’s chief executive said today.
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NewsMinister pledges to strengthen tech safety code
The government is intending to introduce a new regulatory regime for health digital technology, amid concerns the current system is confusing and fragmented.