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150,000 NHS patients' records shared against their wishes
Tens of thousands of NHS patients have had their confidential health records shared for years against their wishes, after a major IT supplier failed to register their preferences.
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'CQUIN should be scrapped or overhauled', say local leaders
A national payment system which rewards improvements in clinical quality and transformation should be scrapped or radically overhauled, local leaders have argued.
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Ministers consider capital injection to head off winter crisis
Ministers are considering an injection of capital funding to increase the NHS’s capacity after warnings that the system is set for further operational problems this winter, HSJ has learned.
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'No deal' Brexit plans being drawn up to maintain medical supplies
Contingency plans are being drawn up to ensure the UK crashing out of the EU does not jeopardise access to vital medical supplies and equipment, NHS England boss Simon Stevens confirmed today.
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National move to stop 100,000 'unnecessary or risky' ops a year
NHS England will consult on the first national move to strictly limit access to a list of 17 interventions on the NHS, it has announced.
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Long-term plan to ‘spread new care model vanguards’
NHS England’s chief executive says the organisation “will sustain and spread the vanguard new care models” through the long-term plan for the NHS.
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'Winter pressures' affecting progression of trainee surgeons
The Royal College of Surgeons has received concerns from trainees about the impact of pressures on elective surgery over the winter.
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Daily Insight: Hooroo Gillingham, G'day Adelaide
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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Social enterprises will benefit from pay deal, Hunt confirms
The health and social care secretary has confirmed that NHS staff working for social enterprises will have their pay uplift fully funded.
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Trust could face court action after abandoning estates deal
A London trust has abandoned procurement plans for a strategic estates partnership following pressure from local campaign groups.
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Top trust’s move to PFI hospital delayed by ‘cladding’ fears
Royal Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust’s protracted move to a new £165m site has been further delayed after the trust raised concerns about “combustible cladding” on the new site.
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Top CEO to step down
The chief executive who brought one of the most troubled trusts in England out of special measures is set to return to Australia.
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Government warned NHS workforce gap could persist until 2027
The NHS Pay Review Body has warned ministers that the workforce gap in the health service “will persist until 2027” unless action is taken.
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IBM wins national cyber security contract
Tech giant IBM has won a £20m contract to run a new national cyber security service for the NHS.
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Daily Insight: Don't waste money on decrepitude
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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Tech bids without regional focus being blocked
NHS England has warned local health leaders it is blocking any IT projects focused on lone organisations as part of the wider push for regional integration.
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Don't waste funds on 'decrepit' hospitals: Naylor
The health secretary’s top property adviser has warned the Government not to waste extra funding on maintaining “decrepit old buildings”.
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'Clear irregularities' in recruitment of trust chair
Regulators have been asked to provide new guidance on board appointments after concerns were raised about “clear irregularities” in the recruitment of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust’s new chair.
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Lorenzo firm scoops £250m NHS contract
The company that supplies the Lorenzo patient records system has won a major IT contract, which underpins a restructure of the health service’s procurement and logistics arm, NHS Supply Chain.