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NHSI efficiency chief joins Deloitte seven months after £400,000 contract award
A senior manager working in NHS Improvement’s efficiency team will become a director at Deloitte, seven months after he was part of a panel that awarded a contract to the firm for help on a major shake-up of NHS procurement.
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Exclusive: Government pledges more NHS bailouts amid growing audit concerns
The government has intervened to reassure NHS trusts they will continue to be bailed out, following increasing concerns from auditors over their operational viability, HSJ has learned.
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Prisoners face 'year-long' waits for hospital beds
Prisoners are waiting for as long as a year to access secure beds in psychiatric hospitals, despite guidance stating they should be transferred within 14 days.
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Watchdog issues warning over government patient data sharing
The national data guardian has said the government’s latest plans to collect and share NHS patient data are unclear and public trust in the handling of their confidential records remains a “big issue”.
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CCG managers allowed to keep £200,000 pay-offs
Two clinical commissioning group managers who were given redundancy packages in excess of the £160,000 maximum have been allowed to keep their pay-offs, HSJ can reveal.
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'Ageing estate' prompts review at specialist centre
NHS England will review a Hertfordshire cancer centre amid concerns over the services’ “long-term sustainability”.
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Poor planning and resourcing delaying screening innovations
England has missed out on the latest advances in cancer screening because of “serious and ongoing delays” in how they are implemented, according to a major review of screening programmes.
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Babylon GP at Hand evaluation delivers mixed verdict
The long-awaited evaluation of digital primary care provider GP at Hand has uncovered a high level of the patient churn, raised questions about the model’s sustainability, but also revealed contented users and doctors, as well as a positive impact on A&E attendance.
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Major trust opens talks with Babylon, claiming GPs unable to stem demand
One of the country’s biggest hospital trusts has entered talks with digital health company Babylon Healthcare after concluding local GPs were unable to support its “painful” transformation efforts, HSJ can reveal.
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Trust appoints interim chief after failed recruitment campaign
United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust has appointed an interim chief executive after an unsuccessful national campaign for a permanent recruit.
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DHSC bans trusts from exclusive deals
NHS trusts will be ordered not to enter into deals in which they share patient information exclusively with one tech company, for fear it will undermine national efforts.
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Former national medical director to chair teaching trust
A former NHS Improvement national medical director has been appointed chair of a Midlands teaching trust.
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CCG chief and council director to jointly lead STP
Senior health and social care leaders have been jointly appointed to head Hertfordshire and West Essex Sustainability and Transformation Partnership.
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Commissioners' strengths need to be protected, says NHSCC
Clinical commissioning groups’ “unique strengths” should not be brushed aside in the development of system working and other approaches to integrated care, the CCG representative body said today.
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Improvements made at bullying scandal A&E
The Care Quality Commission has observed improvements to culture at an accident and emergency department at the centre of a major bullying scandal.
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Teaching trusts 'not putting enough priority' on cutting A&E waits
A number of teaching trusts are “not putting enough priority” on tackling poor emergency waiting times performance, a major review due later this year will indicate.
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GP at Hand digital service given first rating by CQC
The Care Quality Commission has rated GP at Hand “good” in the first inspection of its digital healthcare service.