All News articles – Page 268
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NewsFormer minister appointed chair of major independent provider
Former care minister Paul Burstow has been appointed as the new chair of St Andrew’s Healthcare.
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NewsHistoric shift from market principles as NHSE sets out new system-level funding
New financial allocations have been issued to local leaders as part of a historic shift away from market principles and towards system-level working in the NHS.
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News‘Razor-sharp’ covid testing agency will be ‘a single voice of truth’ on health protection
The new body set to take over the covid testing regime will provide ‘a single voice of truth’ on health protection according to government guidance released today.
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NewsNo problem with staff getting covid tests, says NHS people chief
The NHS’s chief people officer has said staff are still getting the access to covid-19 tests they need, despite wider shortages.
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NewsExclusive: NHS planning 41pc increase in international recruitment
The NHS needs to significantly increase international recruitment amid concerns the pandemic has derailed progress on the government’s target to hire an additional 50,000 nurses, an internal presentation suggests.
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NewsStevens to speak at HSJ integrated care summit
NHS England chief executive Sir Simon Stevens will speak about priorities for the NHS and integration at the upcoming HSJ integrated care virtual summit.
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NewsUnions ‘alarmed’ over ‘lack of consultation’ on PHE abolition
Unions have told Matt Hancock they are ‘alarmed’ at the ‘lack of consultation’ in his plan to replace Public Health England with a new national body.
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NewsGovernment tenders £785m testing contract
The Department of Health and Social Care will spend up to £785m on a new service to pack and deliver covid home test kits over the next two years, according to tender documents published today.
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NewsExclusive: Top leadership team at NHS Test and Trace includes just one clinician
The top leadership of NHS Test and Trace includes several senior figures brought in from retail, commerce and industry, but only one public health expert, a leaked structure document reveals.
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NewsCQC’s infection control concerns at covid deaths trust revealed
A trust which accounted for one in eight covid deaths in hospital during part of the summer has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission for its infection control.
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NewsSingle trust accounts for one in three covid hospital deaths
A third of those who died with diagnosed or suspected covid-19 in English hospitals did so at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care Foundation Trust in the seven days to 10 September.
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NewsSharp rise in kids with covid symptoms as schools reopen
The beginning of September has seen a sharp uptick in children presenting with potential covid-19 symptoms to NHS 111 and 999, just as schools reopened.
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NewsHalf the £15bn PPE allocation was spent by the end of July
The Department for Health and Social Care spent £7.2bn on personal protective equipment in the first four months of the coronavirus pandemic, almost half the £15bn so far allocated by the Treasury, new figures suggest.
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NewsRegulators step in at struggling trust
NHS England and Improvement is “working closely” with a troubled ambulance trust, following new regulatory action being taken against it by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsVeteran NHS leader to chair Isle of Man care provider
A long-standing NHS chief executive and national agency leader has been appointed chair of a new board responsible for delivering health and care on the Isle of Man.
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NewsCancers detected by screening services fall by over 60pc
The number of patients with cancer referred from screening services has fallen to nearly a third of pre-covid levels, new data shows.
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NewsExclusive: Capital to centralise elective care in new ICS hubs
London’s NHS is attempting to fast track the creation of centralised surgical hubs for each of its five health systems in a bid to recover spiralling waiting lists and long waits, HSJ understands.
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NewsRush to meet election promise risks hospital rebuild ‘disaster zone’
A major hospital rebuild may become a ‘disaster zone’ because of a rush to meet the government’s election promise to deliver new facilities quickly, a Conservative MP has warned.
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NewsTrust criticised for slow action on ligature risks
A trust has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission for failing to take action quickly enough after two patient deaths at a unit described as ‘not fit for purpose’.
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NewsArm’s length bodies show ‘very little improvement’ on diversity
Arm’s length bodies in the NHS made virtually no improvement in the numbers of BAME staff at the highest levels in 2019, according to new official data.