All Legal articles – Page 12
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Expert Briefing
North by Northwest: 'A bit of a disaster' as ICS recruitment drive draws a blank
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: New health bill ‘more combustible’ than Lansley’s
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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News
Trust bids for settlement in landmark NHS employment case
A high-profile employment case has been postponed as the trust and staff members involved try to reach a settlement.
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HSJ Local
Health bill delays create ‘risks’ for NHS facing covid and winter pressures, warn leaders
Senior health leaders have said delays to the Health and Care Bill are resulting in ‘prolonged uncertainty’ for staff and will lead to significant challenges in the second half of the year.
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Comment
Black report on drugs is a wake-up call for the NHS and government
Julie Bass shares her take on the recently published Black review on drugs, suggesting approaches to uplift the substance misuse sector
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News
‘Scared’ patients left ‘unable to seek timely treatment’ by trust’s charging approach
A trust has apologised after an independent review found some of its patients were left feeling “uncomfortable, scared or unable to seek timely treatment” by its approach to charging for NHS treatment.
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News
Director who claimed she was scapegoated for A&E slump loses case
A hospital operations director has lost her case for unfair dismissal after claiming she had been made a scapegoat for performance failures.
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News
Exclusive: CQC to get new powers through Health and Care Bill amendment
An amendment will be made to the government’s Health and Care Bill to give “new powers” to the Care Quality Commission, health secretary Sajid Javid has confirmed.
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HSJ Local
Hospital trust pleads guilty to care safety failings after two patient deaths
An acute trust has pleaded guilty to charges of care safety failures in a prosecution brought by the Care Quality Commission following the deaths of two patients.
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News
Manager jailed for five years for cheating trust out of £800,000
A senior IT manager has been jailed for defrauding an NHS trust out of more than £800,000.
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Comment
ICSs should focus on relationships as much as governance
Integrated care systems must combine the software of relationships with the hardware of governance, writes Sir Chris Ham
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: Hancock goes and Javid shows
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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News
‘More collaborative’ lawyers see legal action against trusts ‘fall significantly’ during pandemic
Legal action resulting from alleged care failures by NHS trusts has been ‘significantly’ lower during the covid pandemic, according to the NHS’ disputes body.
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Comment
The government's NHS data strategy missed the boat on transparency
The new data strategy is once again a lost opportunity to advance the transparency agenda – providing accessible performance data on hospitals and all other care settings, writes Alex Kafetz
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News
Trust racially discriminated against staff member who was refused specialist training
A trust racially discriminated against a biomedical scientist by refusing to allow him to undertake training, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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News
Ministers seek greater powers over NHS patient data
Ministers will legislate for more power over how identifiable patient data is collected and stored, as well as imposing a ‘duty’ on NHS organisations to share patient information, a new strategy outlines.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Give deprived areas more vaccine and staffing support
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
Trust fined £1.5m after patient deaths
A mental health trust has been fined £1.5m following a prosecution by the Heath and Safety Executive over failings related to 11 inpatient deaths.
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News
Stevens: My successor must ‘speak out for what is right’
Sir Simon Stevens has advised his successor they should not ‘be afraid to stand up and speak out for what is right’.
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News
New health bill may create ‘bureaucratic nightmare’, ICS leader warns
The senior NHS leader who is representing integrated care systems has warned government and NHS reform proposals risk creating a ‘bureaucratic nightmare’.