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Trusts must buy on ‘value’ not just ‘price’, says procurement chief
Trust leaders must become less pre-occupied with ‘price’ and think more about value and sustainability, according to the body representing the health procurement sector.
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Trust focused on ‘reputation’ failed to address patient harms
A focus on ‘reputation management’ was a factor in how an acute trust failed to properly investigate serious safety concerns in a dysfunctional department where consultants were ‘divided along ethnic lines’
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Exclusive: Government considering single leader for local NHS and care services
A single person would be accountable for planning health and care services in each local area under plans being reviewed by government, HSJ has learned.
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Hospitals charity distributing less than 50pc of the money it has raised
A charity which says it is fundraising for 470 hospitals has admitted only £30,000 of the £128,000 it has raised is “being distributed” but says there is more to come.
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French firm sues 15 CCGs over £85m contract award
A medical gas supplier is suing commissioners in the East of England region over the award of an £85m contract.
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Burnt out staff ‘triggered’ by ‘it’s OK’ messaging from ministers
Frontline staff are being ‘triggered’ by ministers playing down the ‘overwhelming’ pressures facing the health service with “a ‘move along, no story here’-type attitude”, a royal college president has warned.
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‘Humiliated’ trust staff complain of ‘unprofessional behaviour’ and ‘lack of compassion’
‘Unprofessional’ behaviours, a lack of compassion, and tension among staff and managers are all contributing to pockets of ‘poor culture’ at an acute trust.
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Messenger: ‘excellent leadership’ evident in ‘many parts’ of NHS
The Messenger review of NHS leadership, announced by the health secretary in October, will examine the ‘pay and incentives’ offered to the service’s most senior figures.
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Racism allegations levelled at major trust’s managers
A large acute trust has rolled out a series of training courses on ‘unconscious bias’ and other equality and diversity issues, after allegations of racism were made against managers.
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National plan to modernise NHS’s HR function revealed
NHS England has unveiled a plan to modernise the health service’s human resources and organisational development functions over the next decade.
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NHS Digital to merge with NHS England in major tech overhaul
NHS Digital will be merged into NHS England as part of a major shake-up of the healthcare technology landscape.
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National plan needed to end discrimination against disabled NHS staff, say leaders
NHS England’s programme to tackle discrimination against disabled staff and patients is “fairly limited” and needs to “go up a couple gears”, according to two senior leaders.
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Fresh strategy for £3bn procurement spend announced
The bodies responsible for buying at least £3bn of goods and products for the NHS each year are planning a major overhaul of their operating model, according to a notice issued to the market.
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New Healthwatch England chief revealed
Healthwatch England has appointed a charity sector communications chief as its new national director.
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ICSs given £160m to ‘accelerate’ electives fail to hit pre-covid activity
A dozen health systems which received £160m from NHS England this summer to accelerate recovery of elective activity have so far fallen short of their pre-covid levels, HSJ analysis reveals.
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New rules for ICS boards spark serious concerns
The government is being warned that a new rule governing who can sit on integrated care system boards could have damaging ‘unintended consequences’.
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Revealed: Winners of HSJ Awards 2021
Source: HSJ HSJ Awards ceremony 2021, Evolution London Around 1,600 people converged on London’s Evolution centre last night as the HSJ Awards marked the incredible contribution of NHS staff in the health service’s toughest year ever.
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Trust fined £2.5m after deaths of two patients
An acute trust has been fined £2.5m after pleading guilty to charges of failing to provide safe care after the deaths of two patients.
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Revealed: HSJ awards ICS of the year
West Yorkshire and Harrogate has won integrated care system of the year at the HSJ Awards 2021.
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The NHS’s ‘greatest generation’
The Americans have a name for those who were born between 1901 and 1927. Those who endured the great depression, fought the Second World War and then forged the economic miracle that enshrined the USA as the world’s leading power.