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NewsDH to recruit 200 new staff after axing more than 530 jobs
Department of Health says it is likely to recruit 200 new staff Earlier this month the department confirmed 538 civil servants were to leave DH has to cut costs by 30 per cent by 2020 Around 200 new staff are set to join the Department of Health – ...
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NewsNew taskforce to 'challenge' weak STP proposals
Joint NHS taskforce set up to challenge weak STP workforce plans NHS Improvement nursing director says staffing is the “weakest” element of the STPs Ruth May warns of divergence between operational plans and STP forecasts A new taskforce will challenge weak workforce proposals in sustainability and transformation plans, ...
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NewsTroubled trust given two month deadline to fix safety concerns
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust served with warning notice by CQC Trust has until 10 March to address patient safety concerns CQC raises concerns over trust’s A&E waits and staffing A troubled West Midlands acute trust has been told by the Care Quality Commission that it has two months ...
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NewsExclusive: David Dalton warns social care crisis will 'compromise' patient care
Sir David Dalton says A&E crisis is caused by delayed transfers of care and a new social care funding model is “urgently required” Despite interest from new cabinet office team, Sir David says integrating health and social care funding will not solve crisis Financial and care performance will be ...
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NewsAnalysis: 10 trusts responsible for quarter of 'winter pressures' alerts
Ten trusts responsible for a quarter of “winter pressures” alerts since start of December South of England is the worst hit region London reported only five out of 830 alerts Just 10 hospital trusts have been responsible for more than a quarter of the “winter pressures” alerts issued ...
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NewsChief nurse says she will 'step up efforts' to increase staffing
NHS Improvement identified a similar decline in nurse staffing found by HSJ investigation Ruth May says more needs to be done to increase nurse numbers Practice of one upping “poses a significant risk” to patients, she says NHS Improvement was aware of a significant decline in nurse staffing ...
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NewsNational audits 'drain' NHS resources
Local audit network criticises increasing burden of national audit programme The annual survey of audits finds negative perception outweighs positive for the first time Concerns include lack of timely data reporting, poor methodology and incompatible IT infrastructure The national audit programme is a “drain” on hospital trusts’ resources ...
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures teaching trust gets improvement director
A major London teaching hospital rated inadequate last year has been assigned an improvement director.
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HSJ LocalFormer chair of two trusts guilty of lying to get jobs
The former chair of two NHS trusts has pleaded guilty to falsifying his qualifications in order to obtain the roles.
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NewsNHS Improvement: Trust finances hit by A&E pressures
NHS Improvement says many providers have found ways to address financial pressures but warned others have “more work to do” Many providers will have been forced to use additional agency and bank staff in recent weeks Not yet clear how much unplanned expenditure there has been Extra strain ...
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HSJ LocalMP criticises 'remote' Simon Stevens over hospital reconfiguration
MP criticises NHS England and Simon Stevens for silence over Shropshire emergency care reconfiguration row Telford and Wrekin CCG and Shropshire CCG at deadlock over preferred reconfiguration plan Health minister said CCGs will appoint an independent chair who will have a casting vote in future disagreements NHS England says ...
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NewsHunt receives immediate reports into child deaths in mental health units
Jeremy Hunt now receives immediate reports of any death in a children’s mental health inpatient unit, a health minister has revealed
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HSJ LocalPioneering integrated care deal threatens council's finances
Cipfa finds Torbay carries excessive risk from pioneering health and care partnership
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NewsSir Mike Richards announces retirement
The chief inspector for hospitals Professor Sir Mike Richards has announced his intention to retire this year.
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HSJ LocalConcerns for frontline services funding under new contract
Bridgewater Community Healthcare FT to take over Liverpool’s community services, after agreeing to deliver the contract on £77m of recurrent funding HSJ understands rival bidder did not believe services could be safely delivered with this amount of funding Liverpool CCG says significant savings are available through “switch off” costs ...
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust failing to comply with end of life court ruling
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust issued with requirement notices by the CQC Half of “do not attempt resuscitation” orders seen by inspectors were incorrectly completed by staff Court of Appeal ruling in 2014 created a new legal right for patients to be consulted over DNAR decisions One of ...
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NewsNew consultation on future of specialist heart surgery imminent
NHS England to launch consultation on congenital heart disease services “soon” It has not publicly changed its controversial plans but said “no decision” will be made before consultation is completed Royal Brompton and University Hospitals of Leicester trusts remain at risk of losing their services NHS England is ...
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HSJ LocalHospital achieves teaching trust status
Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals Foundation Trust has achieved teaching trust status today following a public consultation.
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NewsPatient Safety Awards: last chance to enter
The deadline to enter the Patient Safety Awards has been extended to 9am on 30 January. The awards recognise and reward outstanding practice in the NHS and independent healthcare organisations.
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HSJ LocalTrust names new operations and nursing director
Bradford District Care Foundation Trust has appointed Debra Gilderdale as its permanent operations and nursing director Ms Gilderdale has been stepping into the role as an interim since former chief executive Simon Large retired in August after nearly 10 years in the role She was deputy director of mental ...