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NewsErrors revealed at NHS-private pathology venture
Errors at a north London pathology laboratory saw blood samples mislabelled and patients had to give second samples after delays in getting test results, a document released under the Freedom of Information Act reveals.
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News'Amazon-style' procurement system may be brought forward
New online procurement platform to be rolled out across NHS providers by summer 2018 at the latest Pilot planned to start at trusts this autumn NHS Shared Business Services chief says “clear governance” is key to STPs achieving back-office savings Tas9@hAwt A new procurement platform which aims ...
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HSJ LocalHEE to review training at trust following complaints
Complaints made by a trainee has triggered a review by Health Education England of junior doctors’ training at a struggling West Midlands trust.
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NewsBiggest NHS trust appealed for 'runners' as IT disruption goes on
Barts Health returning to normal activity but “smaller number” of planned appointment still likely to be cancelled this weekend Thousands of outpatient appointments and hundreds of elective operations cancelled since Monday Trust appeals for nursing students to volunteer as runners as some IT systems remain down Barts ...
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HSJ LocalLeading 'ACS' to ask competition regulator to overturn restrictions
Business case being drawn up to challenge rules imposed after merger was blocked The work is overseen by new joint programme board County submits bid to NHS England for share of £325m fund for capital projects Two foundation trusts whose merger was blocked by competition regulators in a ...
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NewsBarts Health flagged reliance on XP ahead of cyber attack
Barts Health still disrupted after cyber attack Trust reported concerns about high number of Windows XP computers days before the attack Other trusts hit hard by cyber-attack reveal vulnerabilities Barts Health Trust has revealed it was trying to upgrade “many” computers still running the outdated Windows XP ...
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NewsIndependent hospital provider to NHS rated outstanding
The Horder Centre independent provider to the NHS is rated outstanding Over 96 per cent of its outpatient and inpatient activity is funded by the NHS CQC praised the provider’s leadership as well as its involvement in a NHS England national vanguard orthopaedic service redesign project An independent ...
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HSJ LocalInquest prompts police probe into inpatient deaths
Police launch probe into patient deaths at acute adult inpatient unit The Essex Police probe is investigating whether there is a criminal case to answer over the deaths of patients at the Linden Centre, now run by Essex Partnership University Foundation Trust Seven patients have died at the unit ...
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LeaderRevealed: the Tory minister who could take Jeremy Hunt’s job
The NHS section of the Tory Manifesto begins with a statement which could have happily been penned by Jeremy Corbyn.
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NewsExclusive: Leading chief executive faces disciplinary hearing next week
Sir Leonard Fenwick faces disciplinary hearing on 23 May Investigation report has been passed to trust chair Process ’could take 18 months to resolve’, says source The NHS’s longest standing chief executive Sir Leonard Fenwick faces a disciplinary hearing next week, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS spending as proportion of GDP 'would fall under Tories and Labour'
The Conservatives’ manifesto suggests the NHS will receive some additional revenue funding in 2018-19, but that spending over the next five years would be broadly in line with previous commitments.
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NewsConservatives: CQC given bigger role in social care and discharges
Conservatives pledge to extend the “scope” of CQC’s oversight of local authorities Pledge will “take one step further” the CQC’s monitoring of local authority measures to reduce DTOCs Spokesman suggests role will be to reduce “variation in social care performance” The Conservative party has pledged in today’s manifesto ...
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NewsTories to prioritise EU health staff in Brexit talks
Tory manifesto makes significant pledges affecting NHS worforce Key commitments to new consultant contract and legislation for safety Manifesto fails to mention pay restraint or action to tackle nursing shortage EU migrants working in the NHS and social care will be made a priority during the Brexit negotiations ...
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NewsManifesto: Tories open to legislation to curb internal market
The Conservative manifesto says the party is open to introducing health legislation if the NHS’s leaders ask for it to help deliver the Forward View, for example to create new integrated care models.
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NewsCompetition regulator urgently demands data from trusts
Trusts have until end of the week to submit data to PHIN on private work NHS providers have concerns about information governance issues Trusts could potnentially be prosecuted under the Enterprise Act The Competition and Markets Authority has warned NHS trusts that they could be prosecuted if they ...
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NewsHSJ Live 18.05.2017: Conservatives launch manifesto with NHS funding pledge
Jeremy Hunt: We will introduce new health legislation if necessary Tories promise extra NHS cash for 2018-19 EU health staff ’to be prioritised’ in Brexit talks Dilnot proposal scrapped as Conservatives unveil social care reforms Plans announced to extend CQC’s regulatory scope to local authorities’ health services ...
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NewsTories unveil social care funding reform plans
The Conservatives have revealed their plan for reforming funding of long-term social care, by adjusting means testing and scrapping a proposed cap on all individuals’ lifetime costs.
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NewsNHS Improvement director appointed to board of struggling trust
A former NHS Improvement director has been made chief operating officer of a cash strapped West Midlands trust.
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NewsTories will target NHS weekend discharge rates
Discharge rates should be ‘at a similar’ level at weekends as on weekdays, says Tory manifesto Policy continues direction of travel set out by seven day services agenda Senior expert warns policy would require substantial additional resource New targets for NHS trusts to discharge emergency admissions “at a ...
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust seeks bidders for outsourced elective work
A large teaching trust is seeking bidders for up to £25m worth of outsourced services including elective surgery as part of contingency plans to cope with increased demand.