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‘Conflict of interest’ concerns over consultants hired to fix ICS finances
Concerns have been raised that consultants advising systems on savings plans could be “marking their own homework”, with many of the firms having already done similar exercises for the same organisations.
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Hospital sets target to recruit more staff from deprived areas
An acute trust has set the unique goal of employing almost 40 per cent of its workforce from the most deprived areas of its patch by next year.
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Trust investigating offensive comments by senior manager
A trust is investigating after videos emerged showing one of its senior managers making apparently racist and sexist remarks with colleagues on a work call.
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Trust’s property deal hit by falling land value
The future of a high-profile NHS land sale and redevelopment deal is in question due to falling land values, HSJ can reveal.
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Extra pay rise for band 8s and 9s confirmed
Many band 8 and 9 staff will receive an additional pay rise this November, after pay framework changes were signed off by unions and employers.
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New ICS funding system ‘inherently unfair’, officials were told
Multiple commissioners and providers told officials they believed a new NHS England specialised services funding model is ‘inherently unfair’ as it will disadvantage some of the most deprived health systems, it has emerged.
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Ex-management consultant to chair ICB
An integrated care board has appointed a former management consultant as its new chair.
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Cyber attack firm chosen for £900m pathology deal
The company hit by a high-profile cyber attack debilitating London pathology services has won a major contract in the East of England.
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COO to leave after a year at challenged trust
The chief operating officer of one of England’s most challenged trusts is to leave his job after a year because the commute is too much for him.
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Revealed: the impact of the North Bristol model across 40 trusts
Trusts which have adopted controversial “North Bristol-style” continuous flow models have seen mixed results, with the approach contributing to worsening performance in some places, research by HSJ suggests.
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Unused space costs NHS £90m a year, new figures reveal
NHS organisations spent nearly £90m on empty space in buildings leased from two national property companies last year, HSJ can reveal.
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CQC to scrap ‘generic’ inspector model to fix ‘trust breakdown’
The Care Quality Commission is scrapping its “generic” inspection team model, which is unpopular with trust leaders, as it bids to recover credibility in the wake of a highly critical report on the organisation.
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Hospital trusts ditch shared chair role
Two large hospital trusts have dropped their shared chair arrangement.
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Whistleblowing nurse no longer trusts the NHS
A trust must pay a whistleblowing nurse £14,000 in damages and lost earnings, a judge has ordered.
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NHSE warns service will have to cut activity unless it gets more funding
NHS England has told the government that it will have to “slow down” efforts to cut waiting lists without a fresh funding injection, HSJ has learned.
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NHS faces multimillion compensation bill after sex assaults
The NHS is facing a multimillion pound compensation bill for the crimes carried out by mortuary sex offender David Fuller.
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Prominent trust chief leaves for overseas role
One of the UK’s most prominent ambulance leaders is leaving his role for a job abroad.
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CEO expresses ‘extreme concern’ about trust performance
An acute trust chief executive has warned that his organisation will struggle to “provide high-quality, timely, and financially affordable care” over the winter.
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Revealed: the best and worst trusts for inpatient experience
Satisfaction with NHS inpatient care held up in 2023 despite increasing pressure on the service, a Care Quality Commission survey has revealed.
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Trust to review year-long waiters after woman’s death
A mental health trust will review patients not seen by its services for more than a year after a woman died having waited 13 months for a follow-up appointment.