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NewsExclusive: NHS on alert over Russian cyberattack threat
NHS trust leaders have been told to shore up their cyber defences amid increased fears of a state sanctioned attack against the UK.
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NewsNHS Improvement gives more trusts access to £600m 'unearned' STF
Regulators have changed the rules under which a pot of up to £600m of sustainability and transformation funding will be allocated to NHS trusts.
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NewsBrexit may 'slow down' NHS international recruitment drive
The national drive to recruit 2,000 GPs from overseas may be “slowed down” as the qualifications of doctors from the EU may not be recognised after Brexit.
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HSJ LocalMayor calls on government to intervene in stalled hospital build
West Midlands mayor Andy Street has urged ministers for “swift intervention” to help get a stalled hospital project back on track following Carillion’s collapse.
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NewsNHS Improvement seeks six new board directors
Six new non-executive directors are to be appointed to NHS Improvement in a major shake-up of its board.
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News'Inspiring' chair of special measures trust resigns
The chair of a troubled West Midlands trust has resigned but said the organisation had begun to see improvements after years of difficulties.
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HSJ LocalRetiring trust chief 'will be tough act to follow'
The chief executive of a London hospital trust is to retire in September.
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HSJ LocalDame Julie Moore announces retirement
Dame Julie Moore has announced her retirement from the newly merged University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator to investigate 'loads of problems' with NHS staff communication
Verbal communication errors between NHS staff that cause patient safety incidents are being investigated by a new group set up by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: NHS national deal with Microsoft imminent
The NHS is close to signing a new national contract with Microsoft to provide Windows 10 nationally, as the first anniversary on WannaCry cyberattack approaches, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLeadership chief: NHS must not 'discard' senior managers who make mistakes
Being accountable for failure is a risk senior NHS leaders must take, the managing director of the NHS Leadership Academy has told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalCCG forced to change GP plans after NHS England director intervenes in row
NHS England’s primary care director has intervened in local dispute over the provision of extended GP opening hours in Derbyshire.
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HSJ LocalTrust chair steps down after a year
The chair of South East Coast Ambulance Service Foundation Trust has resigned, a year after taking up the post.
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HSJ LocalTrust forced to rethink CAMHS as demand soars
A mental health trust has had to put more than half a million pounds extra into a “one stop” service for children and young people after referrals were close to double the expected levels.
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NewsNHS Improvement chief: Trust plans are unrealistic and unachievable
NHS Improvement has told providers their activity, workforce and financial plans for the new financial year “do not look realistic or achievable”.
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HSJ LocalSerco closes in on NHS contract after Carillion collapse
Serco is poised to take over facilities management services at a mental health trust after previous provider Carillion was liquidated.
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HSJ LocalTrainee doctors raise safety concerns over 'double bleep carrying'
Serious safety concerns have been raised by junior doctors who have had to carry two on-call “bleeps” due to staffing shortages at a struggling acute trust.
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NewsThink tanks try to help HEE amid 'real concerns' over major workforce strategy
The leading health think tanks are seeking to help Health Education England with the major workforce strategy it is developing, because of “real concerns” it won’t include a “robust look” at future staff supply and demand.
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NewsMore trauma deaths than expected at two hospitals
Two hospitals have more reported deaths than expected for trauma patients in the last four years, new data reveals.
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NewsNHS England warning as vaccine programme extended
Public Health England and NHS England have issued a warning after some patients were given a vaccination for shingles that could leave them with “severe” complications.