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Capped expenditure area CCG warns finances 'could deteriorate'
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG
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Cash-strapped trust sells specialist unit to private company and charity
King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust
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NHS organisations could share workforce to tackle vacancies
Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust
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HSIB chief to push for stronger whistleblower laws
The chief investigator of the NHS’s new patient safety body is to call for better legislation to protect whistleblowers during its investigations.
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Councils to set own targets for cutting delayed transfers
Councils will be told to set new targets for reducing social care-related delayed transfers, as part of new government measures aimed at speeding up discharge from hospital.
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NHS England and NHS Improvement reveal joint regional restructure
NHS England and NHS Improvement have appointed two joint regional directors, in order to “test a more integrated approach” between the two organisations.
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Exclusive: Patient’s death reveals 'national and systemic issues' with hospital transfers
There could be “national and systemic issues” with the transfer of seriously ill patients between hospitals, the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch’s first report has said.
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Building defects undermine fire safety at major PFI hospital
A major teaching hospital built via one of the largest private finance initiatives in the NHS is undergoing remedial building works to prevent fires spreading after it was discovered that builders had not followed safety specifications.
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Flagship digital fund finally reaches 'exemplar' trusts
NHS England starts releasing digital funds to “exemplar” trusts after delay Acute trusts get money first, mental health exemplars will be funded later in the year First cash released to trusts from £1.3bn Paperless 2020 fund Trusts selected under the NHS’s flagship digital programme are finally receiving millions ...
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Grenfell: There but for the grace of God goes the NHS
The terrible fire at Grenfell Tower will be a defining moment in British public life just as “Baby P”, the Hillsborough disaster or the killing of Stephen Lawrence caused a major recalibration of our attitudes to social work, public safety and institutional racism.
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Exclusive: Ex-TalkTalk chief in line to be NHS Improvement chair
A Conservative peer and former chief executive of the broadband giant TalkTalk is a leading candidate to be appointed as chair of NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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STP lead and long-serving acute chief to step down
Wider Devon STP lead - and long-time chief executive - stands down Angela Pedder retiring after more than 40 years in the NHS CCG chief officer Janet Fitzgerald also resigning for health reasons Angela Pedder, leader of the Devon “success regime” and STP and previously a long-serving acute ...
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Follow NICE safe staffing guidance, says regulator
The latest batch of safe staffing advice from NHS Improvement has told NHS trusts they should follow guidelines previously drawn up by NICE.
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Department of Health appoints new commercial director
A procurement expert has crossed government departments to become the new commercial director at the Department of Health.
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Nursing assistant guilty of claiming pay for bogus shifts
A mental health trust has introduced a new rostering system after a nursing assistant claimed for more than £7,600 for bank shifts he did not work.
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National IT chief points to tougher line on cyber security
Trusts will likely face stricter cyber security standards after the WannaCry attack, while there may be additional funding to help improve resilience in some areas, a national NHS IT chief has said.
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Chair and chief to leave reconfiguration row CCG
The two senior leaders of one of the largest clinical commissioning groups are leaving the roles, they have announced.
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Trust reveals why it sacked its chief executive
A hospital trust in the north west has disclosed brief details of the “gross misconduct” which resulted in its chief executive being sacked.
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First trust prosecuted by CQC pleads guilty to safety failures
Southern Health pleaded guilty to failing to provide safe care and treatment Patient broke their neck after climbing onto roof The trust had done “nothing sufficient to prevent” incident despite warning signs Southern Health Foundation Trust has pleaded guilty to a causing a patient life-altering injuries through safety ...