All News articles – Page 413
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NewsMinisters announce funding for 256 new ambulances
Ambulance trusts will receive £36.3m of capital funding for new vehicles and infrastructure following a major capacity shortage last winter, the Department of Health and Social Care announced.
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NewsTrust considers contract notice over sale of BMI Healthcare
A trust is reviewing an agreement with private operator BMI Healthcare in a bid to retain more control if the company gets new owners.
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NewsMedical examiners will be 'one step removed' from NHS trusts
New medical examiners tasked with reviewing hospital deaths from next April will not be employed by the NHS provider in which they will be based, in order to safeguard their independence, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDaily Insight: Fiefdoms decried
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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News£75m announced to improve community learning disability services
NHS England has announced an additional £75m for a national flagship programme to improve community services for people with learning disabilities.
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NewsCQC appoints deputy chief inspector of hospitals
The Care Quality Commission has appointed a new deputy chief inspector of hospitals.
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NewsOnly one crisis team out of 180 meeting national guidance
Only one mental health crisis team in the country is meeting all the national staffing and access standards, according to a new study.
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NewsOutgoing chief exec says STP could move faster
The departing chief executive of a hospital trust has called for an increase in the pace of change in health services in the area.
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NewsNHS to 'rapidly expand' treatment restrictions
NHS England plans to “rapidly expand” the number of medications and treatments it will restrict access to – beyond those which have already been announced or formally proposed.
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NewsTrusts to miss out on cash discounts after payment scheme is scrapped
NHS trusts will miss out on discounts offered in exchange for immediate payments for goods and equipment, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS England wins second legal challenge
The second of two legal challenges against NHS England has failed.
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NewsChanges would drastically cut income for "digital first" GP practices
NHS England has responded to growing outcry over the rise of “digital first” GP practices, proposing changes that would cut their NHS income by a fifth.
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NewsMedical apps to face new scrutiny, amid criticism of "fragmentation"
The rapid growth in medical apps will come under stricter regulatory scrutiny amid criticism that the current system is “fragmented”.
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NewsCounty to develop “single service” pathology joint venture
Four acute trusts to work together on shared services Still to decide where non-urgent services will be based Union warns of transport difficulties Acute trusts across Kent have agreed to create a joint venture to deliver a single pathology service for the county, despite years of work, developing ...
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NewsBehan: Ignoring staff concerns could trigger the next Mid Staffs
The next care scandal in the NHS will be caused by a failure to listen to frontline concerns raised by NHS staff, Sir David Behan has warned.
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NewsLung cancer nurses could be ‘fundamental’ to better life expectancy
Specialist nurses have been found to be “fundamental” in increasing the life expectancy of patients with lung cancer, HSJ has been told.
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NewsDaily Insight: Having trust issues
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsNHS Improvement takes action against major teaching hospital
NHS Improvement has taken action against a leading teaching hospital for failing to meet national targets.
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News'Biggest reform of GP contract since 2004' planned by NHS England
NHS England is planning to make next year what may be “the most substantial changes to the GP contract since 2004”.