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NewsGovernment could ‘distract from care’ with health bill rows, NHSE warns
NHS England has called for the government’s forthcoming health and social care bill to be developed in a ‘spirit of listening [and] consensus’ or risk becoming ‘a distraction from our focus on improving NHS care’.
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NewsAlastair McLellan named editor of the year
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan was chosen as the 2020 ‘editor of the year’ in yesterday’s PPA Awards — the ‘Oscars’ of the print and digital magazine sector.
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NewsRevealed: NHS tech bodies wrangle over patient data sharing
Health officials have discussed giving NHS Digital more visibility over patients who opt out from having their data shared, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNew No.10 health unit will ‘intervene where delivery is slowing’
Number 10 Downing Street is setting up a new unit to oversee ‘recovery’ in the NHS and other health priorities, and ‘intervene where delivery is slowing’.
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NewsTop trust chief to become full-time ICS leader
Rob Webster is to leave his post as chief executive of South West Yorkshire Partnership Foundation Trust to become the full-time lead of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate integrated care system.
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NewsDaily Insight: ICS boundary changes divide opinion
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMultimillion-pound contract extension for Test and Trace staff ahead of next wave
The Department of Health and Social Care has extended two contracts for contact tracers with outsourcing giants Serco and Sitel by six months for an additional cost of £168m.
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NewsCouncil chief executive applies to be next NHS England CEO
A leading council chief executive has applied to succeed Sir Simon Stevens as the chief executive of NHS England, HSJ understands.
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NewsDaily Insight: A data revolution?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust 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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NewsMinisters 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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NewsMultiple reports of problems with new payment and pension system
There have been multiple reports of problems with a new pension and payment system introduced for GPs.
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NewsDaily Insight: The view has to be worth the climb
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNational guardian quits
The NHS ‘national guardian for freedom to speak up’ has announced she is stepping down after five years in the role.
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NewsICS boundary changes will worsen patient care, Hancock warned
Plans to change integrated care systems’ boundaries risk worsening patient care, the health secretary is warned today.
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NewsDistancing measures now ‘impossible’ in overcrowded EDs
NHS England officials are examining a recent spike in emergency department attendances, with multiple reports that crowded units can no longer meet distancing guidelines.
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NewsTrust fined £733,000 in groundbreaking CQC prosecution
An acute trust has been fined £733,000 for failing to meet fundamental standards of care, in a groundbreaking case brought by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsDaily Insight: ICS era puts jobs at risk
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsLong-serving NHS chief announces retirement
The long serving chief executive of Community Health Partnerships — the government-owned NHS property firm — has announced her retirement.
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NewsSenior NHS England staff face redundancy with creation of ICSs
Some senior posts in NHS England and NHS Improvement could be made redundant as part of the creation of integrated care systems, the organisations have said.