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NewsSenior pay rules ‘demotivating’ leaders, say government advisers
Very small uplifts between senior pay bands are “demotivating” NHS staff and discouraging them from accepting promotion, government advisers have warned.
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NewsTrust takes legal action over delays to £100m construction project
A trust is taking legal action against a contractor it says botched part of a £103m development.
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NewsStreeting 'pushing for stronger action' on maternity failings
Wes Streeting has apologised to families harmed by poor maternity care for taking six months to get back to them, and claimed he is pressing NHS England for a “more comprehensive and stronger set of actions” to improve safety.
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NewsSouth comes off worst from government capital funding boost
Primary care in London will benefit least from the government’s plan to boost the sector’s funding, despite NHS England calling the condition of the buildings from which the capital’s services operate ‘completely inadequate’
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NewsGovt cut threatens leadership training
Government cuts to higher-level apprenticeship funding will “create [an] additional financial burden” at a “really challenging time”, trust leaders have warned.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO named at trust facing calls for public inquiry
A trust facing calls for a public inquiry into its care standards has appointed a new CEO.
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NewsPioneering ICB set to be split up
A pioneering integrated care system is expected to be split up because of nationally-imposed cost cuts, and to match boundaries.
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NewsUp to a third of ICBs to remain independent despite budget cut
The consolidation of integrated care boards is set to result in at least 13 “clusters”, but will also leave up to 14 ICBs as separate organisations.
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News£2.8bn trusts name shared chair for ‘new era’
Three hospital trusts with a combined turnover of £2.8bn have recruited their first joint chair, which they say will improve joint working.
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NewsTen-year plan will ‘end one size fits all primary care’
“One size fits all” primary care is outdated and will be replaced with services targeted at the needs of different patient groups, rather than “what is convenient to organisations or individual sectors”, the national GP director has said.
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NewsNHSE funding rule ‘deliberately unfair’ to non-acute trusts
Mental health, community and ambulance trusts have raised fresh concerns they are losing out under NHS funding rules – with one provider facing a £16m shortfall in recent years.
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NewsTrusts spending too much ‘pursuing executive talent’
Government pay advisers have raised concerns about trusts spending an estimated £7m a year on recruitment firms “to pursue the same talent” for executive posts.
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NewsSenior managers face real terms pay cut as govt rejects pay recommendation
The government has awarded above-inflation pay rises for most NHS staff for 2025-26, but senior managers will see their earnings fall in real terms.
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News‘No staffing growth’ policy implicated in patient’s death
Repeated refusals by NHS England to fund extra staff was a key factor in a patient’s death, a coroner has said.
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NewsCQC hires trust director as chief inspector of hospitals
A trust medical director has been appointed as the chief inspector of hospitals at the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsTrust predicts ‘standstill’ in very long waits
A trust has called in a private provider to help address very long diagnostic waits, but admits they will remain at a “standstill” without “further investment”.
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NewsNHSE tells ICBs to slow elective referrals
NHS England has told integrated care boards they need to slow down elective referrals dramatically – nearly eliminating year-on-year growth – with high-profile waiting list targets under threat.
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NewsFive trusts accelerate move to shared leadership
A city’s five trusts have decided to “accelerate” plans to form a major £2bn hospital group, moving to a shared CEO and chair by next spring.
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NewsStaff locked in hospital during ‘unprecedented’ power cut
Staff were effectively “locked in” a hospital at night during a power cut that led to a major incident being declared last year, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust’s contract management ‘poor or non-existent’
A teaching trust’s contract management was “poor or non-existent”, thanks to a fractured relationship with its own subsidiary, a review has found.