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NewsTrusts told to 'go further' on agency spending crackdown
Agency spending in the NHS is still “unsustainable” and trusts must “go further” in cutting costs, NHS Improvement has said.
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NewsExclusive: 18 'high calibre' leads appointed to major NHS improvement programme
Leading consultants have been appointed to lead 14 national reviews aimed at improving efficiency and reducing unwarranted variation in NHS, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTribunal backs CQC in row over 'shaping the market'
A tribunal has backed the Care Quality Commission after a legal challenge accusing it of acting “outside of its powers” in refusing to register a new learning disability facility.
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News'Too much poor care' in mental health providers
The Care Quality Commission is to “strengthen” its policy on using restraint in mental health services following a new report into the sector’s performance.
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NewsExclusive: Financial pressure should not stop quality improvement, says report
Quality improvement is not a “pipedream” for mental health providers despite the current financial climate, a new King’s Fund report has concluded.
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NewsDaily Insight: Something for everyone at STP jamboree
The must read stories in health from Wednesday
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NewsInterview: Trust chiefs must be supported to change NHS culture
NHS regulators must do more to enable trust leaders to try and improve culture in their organisations, a leading expert on system safety and “just culture” has said.
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NewsRevealed: 'Strongest' STPs share £325m of new investment
National leaders have announced which health economies will receive a share of the £325m of extra capital funding that was pledged to the NHS in the spring budget.
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Man guilty of NHS pension fraud
A man has pleaded guilty to claiming almost £28,000 from his dead mother’s NHS pension after being caught by a national fraud prevention programme.
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NewsNHS 'running ahead' of procurement savings plan, says DH director
The NHS’s new procurement model could result in greater savings than planned, a Department of Health official has said.
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NewsFormer trust chief to chair STP 'undergoing refresh'
Sir Ron Kerr has been appointed as independent chair of troubled South West sustainability and transformation partnership.
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NewsDH reports underspend of £563m
The Department of Health has reported an underspend of £563m for 2016-17, but auditors said it was still “some way from achieving financial sustainability”.
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NewsDaily Insight: Patching up the NHS's threadbare IT
The biggest stories and talking points in health policy
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NewsNHS quango faces shake up after critical review
NHS Digital has been criticised for relying on “out of date technology” and a culture that does not foster digital innovation, an internal review has found.
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NewsRegulators told to raise manager pay to close 'significant' gender pay gap
Pay increases for senior managers at the NHS arm’s length bodies should be used to reverse a widening gender pay gap, the Senior Salaries Review Body has said.
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NewsNew interim chair of NHS Improvement named
A former director general at the Department of Health has been appointed as interim chair of NHS Improvement.
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NewsTrusts with high litigation costs to come under the spotlight
NHS litigation costs are to be scrutinised by a national programme to save millions in clinical negligence pay outs and improve patient care, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: One in five trusts did not make critical security updates before cyberattack
More than one in five trusts failed to properly apply security updates that would have protected them against the worst cyberattack in NHS history.
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS assemble!
Your essential round-up of the day’s must read health stories and debate