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Government reviewing procurement process after 'human body parts' scandal
The government has said it will review the way contracts are awarded to clinical waste disposal firms, in the wake of the HES case and a legal challenge earlier this year.
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Exclusive: Trusts alerted as firm stockpiles clinical waste and body parts
Hundreds of tonnes of human body parts and dangerous waste from NHS patients has been stockpiled by a leading disposal company, sparking a major national incident.
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Core 999 targets ‘won’t be met for two years’, sector chief warns
Ambulance trusts will not hit most of their new response time targets for “another two years” largely because of significant workforce shortages, a sector leader has told HSJ.
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CQC chief inspector quits to lead nursing watchdog
The Care Quality Commission chief inspector of adult social care Andrea Sutcliffe has been appointed the new chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
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Exclusive: Examine ‘cost premium’ for smaller hospitals, says major study
A financial premium for remote hospitals, consultant contract changes and ending the practice of separating out services like ambulatory care are among the recommendations from a major study on the sustainability of smaller hospitals.
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Regulator requires trust to think again on budget
A west London trust is resubmitting its budget to NHS Improvement after failing to find sufficient savings to satisfy the regulator.
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Prime Minister announces new cancer strategy
The prime minister has announced a new cancer strategy for the NHS that will see patients diagnosed and treated faster to improve cancer survival rates.
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Trust prosecuted for asbestos failings
An NHS trust in the West Midlands is to be prosecuted for asbestos failures by the Health and Safety Executive.
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Gender balanced boards ‘good for safety’
Gender-balanced boards at NHS organisations result in “better care and safer care”, according to the leader of the Health and Care Women’s Leaders Network.
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Trust forecasts £32m agency staff spend
A Lincolnshire trust is predicting it will spend £32m on agency staff by the end of the year due to a high vacancy rate and staff turnover.
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Watchdog rules GP at Hand adverts were misleading
A national watchdog has upheld a series of complaints accusing Babylon Healthcare and GP at Hand of publishing misleading adverts.
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Hancock: Genomics project to sequence one million genomes
Health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has announced an expansion of the 100,000 genomes project, saying the NHS will sequence one million genomes within five years.
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Contract extended over ‘integrated provider’ court case
A community provider’s contract has been extended by four months, pending a court dispute over an integrated care deal.
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Virgin Care terminates £270m prime provider role
Virgin Care has terminated large parts of a controversial prime provider contract in the West Midlands, HSJ can reveal
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Hancock to announce £240m for social care
Matt Hancock is set to announce an additional £240m of social care funding to help meet demand this winter.
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CQC 'cannot be relied on' to enforce duty of candour
The Care Quality Commission “can’t be relied upon” to ensure NHS trusts comply with the statutory duty of candour, a new analysis shared with HSJ has claimed.
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Chief officer for West Midlands CCG to step down
The accountable officer for Shropshire clinical commissioning group has announced his intention to retire next March
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Ex-occupational therapist appointed chief executive of integrated trust
An acute, community, and social care trust has appointed a former occupational therapist as its chief executive.
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Treasury confirms it will provide NHS pension funding
The Treasury says the increased costs of NHS pension contributions will be met with additional government funding, and dismissed claims to the contrary made by the Labour party.
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David Nicholson: NHS efficiency 'paid the price' for Lansley reforms
The NHS “paid the price” for the Lansley reforms by losing sight of important efficiency programmes as senior managers were left “running around applying for jobs and changing structures”, the health service’s former head has said.