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NewsUpdated: Hunt launches review after 450,000 breast screenings missed due to IT failure
More than 400,000 women missed their final routine breast cancer screening over nearly a decade because of an IT failure, Jeremy Hunt said today.
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NewsNew CQC chief executive revealed
The new chief executive of the Care Quality Commission will be Ian Trenholm, the current chief executive of the NHS Blood and Transplant Authority.
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NewsNHS cybersecurity centre held up after contract concerns
A new security centre to defend the NHS from cyberattacks has been delayed for months after another government department raised concerns, papers released to HSJ reveal.
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HSJ LocalMajor A&E reconfiguration delayed
Plans to consult on much needed changes to accident and emergency services in east Kent are being pushed back.
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HSJ Local'Advanced' health system CCG forecasts unplanned deficit of £19m
The clinicial commissioning group for an “advanced” health system is expected to post a significant unplanned deficit in 2017-18.
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NewsHow are different health systems performing?
A comparison of health systems’ overall performance: which are leading the pack and which are trailing?
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NewsFive NHS directors under investigation for fraud
Five current or former directors of NHS organisations are being investigated by the national NHS fraud agency, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalJudge criticises CCGs for spending public money on 'expensive lawyers'
A judge has criticised two clinical commissioning groups for spending public money on “expensive lawyers” in a ruling on funding of care for patients registered in another area.
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NewsHunt: Councils 'must be at the heart' of green paper debate
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged local government to lead the debate about the future of social care services.
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NewsRevealed: New national patient safety director
NHS Improvement has announced Aidan Fowler will be England’s new national patient safety director.
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NewsNHS 'at least 4,000' beds short for next winter
NHS national leaders have estimated the service is at least 4,000 beds short for next winter and are pushing for fresh funding this year to help plug the deficit, HSJ understands.
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Hundreds of millions in funding for STPs delayed
Plans to give health economies hundreds of millions of pounds to improve their IT systems have been delayed amid ongoing concerns about technology funding, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ Local'Severe harm' to patients caught up in huge x-rays backlog
Three patients suffered severe harm because their chest x-rays were among tens of thousands of tests not reviewed properly at Portsmouth Hospitals Trust.
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HSJ LocalCCG chief appointed to lead STP
The accountable officer for a West Midlands clinical commissioning group has been appointed to lead the Black Country and West Birmingham sustainability and transformation partnership.
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HSJ LocalHospital trusts merger delayed by NHS Improvement
The merger of two trusts in neighbouring sustainability and transformation partnership areas has been delayed by NHS Improvement.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners up spending on struggling transport service
The Kent and Medway clinical commissioning groups are to put more money into patient transport services, despite the provider not meeting many performance targets.
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NewsNHS strikes £200m deal with Microsoft to patch cyber holes
Every NHS trust in the country will be provided with the latest Windows operating system and cyber defences in a £200m deal with Microsoft.
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HSJ LocalTrust recruits new chief executive from neighbour
A mental health and community trust has appointed a new chief executive following its previous leader announcing early retirement.
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NewsUpdated: Government blocks 100 doctors' visas
NHS Employers and the medical royal colleges have called on the Home Office to exclude nurses from its tier two visa cap to free up places for doctors, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalConsultants fear trust services will be moved under 'shared leadership'
Consultants at a rural acute and community trust have raised fears services will be moved to another provider under a potential shared leadership model.