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NewsPrime minister continues shake up at Department of Health
Two new junior ministers for health and social care have been appointed, with Philip Dunne standing down.
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HSJ LocalFifth CCG could join new regional alliance
A fifth clinical commissioning group is considering joining the Central Sussex Commissioning Alliance, just days after it went live.
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NewsIncumbent supplier wins third major NHS procurement contract
The company operating NHS Supply Chain has been awarded its third major procurement contract by the Department of Health, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsReshuffle: Hunt confirmed as health and social care secretary
Jeremy Hunt has been reappointed to the cabinet, under the new title of secretary for health and social care, in prime minister Theresa May’s reshuffle this afternoon.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief executive announces retirement
The leader of a mental health and community trust has announced she will retire at the end of April for family reasons.
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HSJ LocalDame Jackie Daniel to step down as trust chief executive
A leading chief executive made a dame in the new year’s honours list has announced she is stepping down from her trust after more than five years at the helm.
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NewsPathology network tenders £112m contract amid potential expansion
Pathology chiefs in the West Midlands have tendered a major contract despite uncertainty over whether they will follow NHS Improvement’s recommendations about which trusts will be in their network.
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NewsTrusts sought for new NHS 'lean' programme
Regulators will offer support to a new cohort of NHS providers through an “in house” improvement programme, following work commissioned from American firm Virginia Mason. Normal0falsefalsefalseEN-GBX-NONEX-NONE/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-priority:99;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;mso-para-margin-top:0cm;mso-para-margin-right:0cm;mso-para-margin-bottom:8.0pt;mso-para-margin-left:0cm;line-height:107%;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
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NewsLeading NHS suppliers highlighted in shortlist for new HSJ awards
The finalists for the first HSJ Healthcare Partnership Awards have been announced today.
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NewsTrust income tied to adoption of new early warning system
NHS hospitals will have a proportion of their income tied to the adoption of a new national early warning score, which could help save thousands of lives, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNew non-executives join CQC board
Three new non-executive board members have been appointed to the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsExclusive: Pioneering NHS ACO contract set back
The procurement to establish a pioneering “accountable care organisation” model in the NHS has been further delayed, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Second cardiologist accused of sexual misconduct at Wirral
A cardiologist at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has been suspended pending investigation into allegations of misconduct of a sexual nature, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalNew company to take 'aggressive' approach to foundation trust estate
A London foundation trust has established a subsidiary company to rationalise its estate and encourage a more commercial approach to generating revenue and capital receipts from its 125 sites.
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HSJ LocalTrust stuck with unexpected £5m patient transport bill
A hospital trust was left with an unexpected £5.6m bill for non-emergency patient transport after commissioners underestimated the cost, a report has revealed.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts performing worst against race equality target
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust was the worst trust in England for racial bias in its formal disciplinary process last financial year.
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HSJ LocalJobs withdrawn from former trust chief amid investigations
Former Wirral University Teaching Hospital chief executive David Allison has had his offer of a secondment with NHS Improvement withdrawn.
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HSJ LocalDeficit trust borrowing £95m to cover overspend
A £539m turnover trust will need to borrow £95.5m in 2017-18 to achieve its financial targets, it has revealed.
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NewsData reveals lack of progress in reducing race discrimination in NHS
The NHS has seen a slight improvement in how black and minority ethnic staff are treated compared to white colleagues since 2016 but the latest data stills shows there is “much, much more work to do”.
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NewsHSIB chief rejects plan for trusts to investigate themselves
The chief investigator of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has rejected the government’s plan to allow NHS trusts to use its powers to investigate themselves.