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NewsPoor uptake of new scheme to give patients control of confidential records
A new national system to give NHS patients control over sharing their confidential health records has been used by less than 5,000 people, leading to accusations that it has been poorly publicised.
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NewsDaily Insight: I am not Jeremy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsHancock pledges to 'put the past behind us' with new cash for junior doctors
The government will consider a “modest additional investment” in the junior doctors’ contract two years after a bitter dispute with medics which led to the first strike action in 40 years.
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NewsTrust rejects full hospital group membership
A trust has rejected an offer to become a full member of a neighbouring hospital group amid concerns about “cherry picking”, stability and the loss of clinical services.
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NewsA&Es miss national objective with record low performance
The NHS missed its planning guidance target for 90 per cent of patients to be seen within four hours by September and recorded its worst second quarter performance against the standard since records began, official data reveals.
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NewsChief nurse named in whistleblowing letter leaves troubled FT
A trust’s chief nurse, embroiled in a whistleblowing investigation, has resigned from her post.
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NewsCyber-attack cost NHS £92m – DHSC
The WannaCry ransomware attack cost the NHS £92m in disruption to services and IT upgrades, the Department of Health and Social Care estimates.
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NewsCQC: Some patients only have access to poor services
Patients in some parts of the country now only have access to providers delivering poor services, according to the Care Quality Commission’s annual assessment of healthcare quality in England.
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News'Serious consequences' for NHS after negligence ruling over receptionist's advice
NHS trusts must review their practice “straight away” after a Supreme Court judgement yesterday extended their duty of care to information given to patients by clerical staff.
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NewsBig chunk of 'sustainability' funding diverted into A&E tariff
A significant chunk, potentially over £1bn, of the £2.45bn provider sustainability fund will be diverted into the tariff in 2019-20 as a part of a radical shake up of NHS funding, Ian Dalton announced today.
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NewsDaily Insight: Call me executive chairman
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsHancock signals new crackdown on agency staff
Health secretary Matt Hancock has signalled the government will launch a further crackdown on the use of agency staff.
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Tariff set for sweeping change from next year
Regulators have proposed sweeping changes to NHS payment tariff rules, beginning next year, which could see significant swings in income for trusts.
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NewsStevens calls for legislation to 'accelerate' long term plan
Simon Stevens has called for “pragmatic” legislative changes to help the NHS deliver its new long term plan over the next decade in a speech to health service managers today.
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NewsExclusive: Government to ask hospitals to assess impact of 'no deal Brexit' on supply chains
NHS trusts will be asked to assess the impact of a no deal Brexit on their supply chain of goods and equipment, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust subsidiary staff to strike after rejecting pay offer
Staff employed by a trust’s wholly owned subsidiary company will go on strike this week after rejecting a pay offer lower than the government’s agreed deal for NHS Agenda for Change staff.
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NewsTrusts move clinical waste contracts to new provider after stockpiling scandal
Fifteen NHS trusts have transferred their clinical waste management contracts to another provider, after it emerged a key supplier to the NHS was stockpiling human body parts and other dangerous waste.
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NewsTrust consultants write letter of support for under fire board
Consultants at an under fire trust have written a letter of support for their board amid public outcry over the safety of the organisation’s services.
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NewsHopson: Long term NHS plan must not be 'written behind the bike sheds'
The NHS long term plan must not be “written behind the bike sheds” by national chiefs if the NHS is to take ownership and deliver its targets, the body representing trusts has warned.