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HSJ LocalTrust launches estates review amid safety concerns
A specialist trust is doing a “detailed review” of the estates and facilities at a child and adolescent mental health unit because of a “number of absconders” who could be at risk of harm.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for London trust
A London hospital trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator says IVF cuts put mothers and babies at risk
Commissioning restrictions on IVF treatment are putting the lives of mothers and babies at risk, according to a report commissioned by the official regulator and three major fertility organisations.
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NewsPharma says government must act quickly to safeguard generic drugs supply
Pharmaceutical industry leaders have warned the government needs to be “fleet of foot” to avoid a significant cost if a no-deal Brexit disrupts approval of generic and biosimilar medicines.
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NewsTop NHS chief execs in running for HSJ award
Seven top NHS leaders have been shortlisted for chief executive of the year at the HSJ Awards 2018.
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HSJ LocalCCGs to share accountable officer
Two clinical commissioning groups in Lancashire have moved to a shared leadership arrangement after the retirement of one of the accountable officers.
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HSJ LocalHealth secretary backs hospital reconfiguration plans
The health and social care secretary has backed NHS plans for a major reconfiguration of acute hospital services.
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NewsTime to cull NHS regulators, says Dame Julie
Dame Julie Moore has claimed there is no “coherent policy framework for the NHS” and accused regulators of making it harder for trust chief executives to do their job.
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HSJ LocalEmbattled trust chief to stand down
The chief executive of the embattled East of England Ambulance Service Trust has announced he will step down, citing personal reasons.
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NewsChief at troubled trust resigns as Dame Julie arrives
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has lost its chief executive amid an ongoing shake-up of senior leadership at the troubled organisation.
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NewsNHS told to use agency staff as ‘last resort’ to save £460m
Trusts could save £460m by only recruiting temporary staff through agencies as a “last resort”, the regulator has urged.
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HSJ Local'Inadequate' trust teams up with neighbour
An “inadequate” trust has announced plans to collaborate with its neighbour over emergency care and transport services in a bid to improve quality.
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NewsExclusive: Dozens more maternity failings exposed at scandal hit trust
Dozens more cases of poor care have been uncovered at a hospital’s maternity service, which is already under investigation for failing 23 families, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCQC warning amid claim hospital patients treated like 'cattle'
A troubled trust has been warned it could face enforcement action by the CQC amid claims by its own staff patients were being treated like “animals and cattle” in “unsafe, demeaning, undignified, and disgusting” conditions.
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NewsExclusive: More patients could be sent private as waiting list spirals
NHS bosses have set out an urgent plan which could result in significantly more patients being sent to private providers for routine procedures as fears grow the NHS will miss its flagship elective target, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsDame Julie Moore moves to troubled trust
Dame Julie Moore is moving from the helm of one of the biggest trusts in the country to helping govern one of its troubled neighbours.
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NewsRevealed: Hundreds of children wait more than a year for specialist help
Hundreds of young people assessed as needing specialist mental health treatment have been made to wait more than a year, an investigation by HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalTrust climbs two ratings in latest CQC inspection
An acute trust in London has been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission, after previously being rated as “requires improvement”.
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NewsWachter: NHS needs a 10 year digital roadmap
The NHS needs a new long term plan for digital technology to ensure it reaps benefits from its growing investment in IT, Professor Bob Wachter has told HSJ.