All News articles – Page 219
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NewsGovernment announces 3pc pay rise for NHS staff
The government has announced a 3 per cent pay rise for NHS staff, following heavy criticism of its previous recommendation for a 1 per cent increase.
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NewsInterim chair appointed as trust mulls merger
A specialist provider contemplating a merger with its mega-trust neighbour has appointed an interim chair.
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NewsWatchdog says major NHSE finance project ‘appears unachievable’
Delivering NHS England’s £300m all-encompassing HR, payroll, finance and procurement system ‘appears to be unachievable’, according to a government watchdog.
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NewsDaily Insight: Nightingale changes its tune
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsEx-NHS Improvement director gets trust chief job
A former NHS Improvement director is to become an acute trust chief executive at the end of this year.
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NewsTrusts refer more minority ethnic doctors to regulator
Doctors from minority ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be referred to the medical regulator by their trust than others, according to a new NHS England report.
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NewsGovernment halts controversial GP data sharing scheme
The government has indefinitely halted its GP data sharing scheme, with a minister today admitting mistakes in the way the project has been run.
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NewsOutgoing regulator CEO: We may have ‘given the impression of a lack of empathy’
A regulator may “have given the impression of a lack of empathy” after it needed “to be more directive with staff” during the pandemic, its outgoing chief executive has admitted.
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NewsJoint chair hired for two trusts with £2bn+ turnover
A joint chair has been appointed for two large hospitals trusts.
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NewsTrusts must not ‘compel’ isolating staff to return to work, says NHSE
NHS employers must not ‘compel’ self-isolating staff to return to work, NHS England has warned, after the government issued new guidelines for health and social care workers.
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NewsDaily Insight: Carry on regardless
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMajor providers’ £1bn takeover deal collapses
A takeover bid involving two of the largest private providers of NHS acute care has fallen through after the deal failed to gain enough support from shareholders.
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NewsFully vaccinated NHS staff may not have to isolate if identified as a close covid contact
‘Frontline’ NHS staff who have received two covid vaccination shots may not have to self-isolate even if they have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus, the government has announced.
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NewsMcKinsey deny former global chief is a candidate for NHS England CEO role
Kevin Sneader, who led McKinsey until earlier this year, is not the fifth and final member of the shortlist to be the next NHS England chief executive say the consulting giant.
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NewsNHS England seeks to improve its commercial ‘nous’ with £170k director hire
The NHS is seeking to bring about a step-change in the ‘sophistication, effectiveness and nous of its commercial function,’ according to an advert for a new chief commercial officer.
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NewsDaily Insight: Masks off, gags on
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust seeks ‘urgent financial support’ to meet demand for services
A trust has warned it needs ‘urgent financial support’ from its local integrated care systems to cope with unprecedented demand for children’s services.
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NewsHospitals re-impose visiting restrictions amid soaring covid pressures
Several hospital trusts have re-introduced restrictions on patient visitors as covid-19 infections soar in their areas.
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NewsNHS hospital building chief to leave after 15 months
NHS England’s director for the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme will leave his position at the end of this year, 15 months after being appointed.
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NewsTrust CEOs vent frustration at being unable to warn about threat posed by 19 July unlock
Three trust chief executives have told HSJ that NHS England has refused to let them discuss the lifting of covid restrictions on 19 July in the national media.