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Revealed: 58 trusts admit they will miss financial plan
NHS Improvement has accepted formal revisions to the financial forecasts of almost 60 NHS trusts, according to data published today.
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Nearly one in 10 nursing posts vacant, new data reveals
More than 8 per cent of posts in NHS trusts are vacant, including one in 10 nursing roles, according to figures reported for the first time today.
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Updated: NHS trusts predict £930m deficit
The combined deficit of NHS trusts is now forecast to grow to £930m by the end of 2017-18, according to figures published by NHS Improvement today.
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Former NHS chief 'disappointed' by slow mental health reform
Former NHS chief executive Lord Crisp is “very disappointed” with the lack of urgency in implementing his recommendations to improve access to acute mental health care – with NHS England yet to publish an official response two years after they were made.
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HSIB warning over medication errors across NHS
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch will review the processes for giving medication to NHS patients after a child was given an oral anaesthetic intravenously by mistake.
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Private patient unit income hits £360m in London
London trusts increased their income from private patient units by 8.1 per cent year on year, with earnings hitting £360m in 2016, new analysis reveals.
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Revealed: Finance forecasts worsen by £364m at risky trusts
The year-end financial forecasts of around 40 NHS trusts have worsened by £364m over the last three months, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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Revealed: Government rankings for NHS management consultancies
The results of a government tendering exercise ranking dozens of management consultancies wanting to sell to the NHS have been leaked to HSJ.
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HEE vows to end 'sheep dip approach' to doctor training
Health Education England is planning to reform the way junior doctors training is assessed to tackle widespread inconsistency, bureaucracy and a “sheep dip approach” to training.
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CQC finds 'no evidence of commitment' to integration in challenged system
Patients in Oxfordshire “did not always receive safe discharges home”, a report by the Care Quality Commission has revealed.
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Care gaps for thousands of patients who choose GP away from home
There may be gaps in primary care for more than 14,000 people who are registered with GP practices outside their area, HSJ has found. GPs warned it highlights a safety risk.
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Top teaching hospital chief to retire after four decades in the NHS
One of the longest serving chief executives in the NHS has announced he will retire this year.
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Exclusive: Doubts over GMC's handling of manslaughter case revealed
Key elements of the General Medical Council’s bid to strike off a doctor convicted of manslaughter were “without merit”, according to an unpublished review of the case seen by HSJ.
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Royal college raises alarm over critical care beds shortage
The Royal College of Surgeons has warned there may be too few critical care beds in England to cope with demand.
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Concerns raised over growing DHSC underspends
The Department of Health and Social Care has repeatedly reported underspends against an accounting mechanism intended to cover the costs of assets over their lifetime.
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NHS manager numbers return to pre-Lansley reform levels
The number of senior managers working in NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups has increased by more than a quarter since 2013 – and is now higher than before the reforms introduced by Andrew Lansley.