All Legal articles – Page 11
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CommentHealth Bill update: Small victories and missed opportunities
The Health and Care Bill will most definitely not bring the required openness and transparency that aids accountability but will likely plug the more glaring loopholes, argues Labour MP and former NHS manager Karin Smyth.
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NewsTrust’s directors scapegoated psychiatrist over patient’s death, tribunal finds
A mental health trust ‘scapegoated’ a psychiatrist over the death of a patient amid systemic issues, an employment tribunal has found.
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NewsStaff covid death payouts set to top £40m
NHS death in service payments for health and social care staff who died with coronavirus are set to top £40m, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsFormer trust CEO and medical director face misconduct charges over surgery scandal
The former chief executive and medical director of a major NHS trust are facing misconduct charges over an alleged failure to protect breast patients from disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson.
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CommentICSs pose a potential risk to improving stroke care
Even though Integrated Stroke Delivery Networks, vital to the further transformation required in stroke prevention and treatment, may span multiple ICSs, there is currently no mechanism to ensure that their plans and priorities are joined up. By Juliet Bouverie
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CommentThe NHS needs more leaders who ‘think in systems’
For all the welcome aspects of the Health and Care Bill, it is culture, not structure, that ultimately determines the quality of health system integration, writes Dr Parth Patel
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CommentHow ICSs can avoid becoming SHAs 2.0
How can the pursuit of integrated care be maintained during recovery, and ICSs prevented from becoming strategic health authorities 2.0, writes Sir John Oldham
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NewsWatchdog warns its powers will be weakened by Health and Care Bill reforms
The health service ombudsman has warned he will ‘be in no position to investigate’ the behaviour of another watchdog under the government’s health service reforms.
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NewsJavid may drop power to block unpopular service change
Sajid Javid is considering scrapping or watering down plans to give him power over local service changes, in response to concerns from the service, but is expected to plough on with other controversial proposals in the Health and Care Bill, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPritchard calls for ‘consensus building’ on Health and Care Bill
The chief executive of NHS England has called for a ‘spirit of joint working and consensus building’ as the Health and Care Bill – parts of which face widespread opposition – goes through Parliament this year.
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NewsTrust unfairly dismissed consultant acquitted of fraud
A hospital trust unfairly dismissed a consultant radiologist it had accused of fraud, an employment tribunal has decided.
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NewsHealth union brings in QC to review serious culture and harassment allegations
A union which is facing sexual harassment allegations has appointed a leading QC to undertake a wide-reaching, independent review into its culture.
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NewsTrust’s directors criticised over ‘peremptory and unreasonable’ disciplinary
An employment tribunal judgement has criticised the “peremptory and unreasonable manner” in which a trust’s board members carried out a disciplinary hearing.
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NewsNew competition regime risks more judicial reviews, NHSE warned
NHS England has ruled out introducing ‘third party scrutiny’ of its proposed new competition regime despite being warned current plans will lead to a rise in wasteful judicial reviews.
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NewsTech firm takes CCGs to court over ‘unlawful’ contract award
A US-backed tech firm has taken three clinical commissioning groups to court after claiming they ‘unlawfully’ awarded a contract to another company.
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Expert BriefingNorth by Northwest: Plans for ‘informal group’ to set ICS agenda
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingWhat the leaked draft ICS constitution tells us
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior correspondent Sharon Brennan.
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NewsNamed: the first 25 integrated care board chairs
The chairs have been chosen for 25 of the 42 NHS integrated care boards which will plan health services from April.
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HSJ LocalTrust criticised for ‘unreasonable conduct’ in tribunal process
One of the largest trusts in the country has been criticised for its ‘unreasonable conduct’ in failing to disclose key documents to an employment tribunal.
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CommentHow the new payment system for the NHS could succeed or fail
The direction of travel for NHS payments, away from payment by results, towards a blended system, remains the right approach, write Matthew Bell, Anita Charlesworth and Richard Lewis