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Cap on legal costs for negligence cases to save £600m
The government is pushing ahead with long-standing plans for a new cap on legal costs for lower value clinical negligence cases, which it predicts could save £600m spread over the next 10 years.
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Government U-turns on mandatory staff vaccination in ‘shambles’
The government is scrapping its mandatory NHS staff vaccination policy just days before the deadline for all patient facing staff to have a first jab.
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New chair for red-rated ICS
Sir Andrew Cash has been appointed as interim chair of Lincolnshire’s integrated care board.
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More than 100 trusts bid for ‘massively oversubscribed’ New Hospitals programme
Nearly two thirds of NHS trusts in England have submitted bids to the government’s ‘massively oversubscribed’ hospital building programme, HSJ has learned.
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CQC to restart inspections from Tuesday
The Care Quality Commission will restart inspections from 1 February with a focus on the urgent and emergency care system, the regulator has announced. Regulator to restart inspections after pause in December It will inspect where there is a risk of harm or for better understanding of pressures ...
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Acute trust hires 'outstanding' mental health CEO
The leader of one of England’s top community and mental health trusts has been appointed chief executive of a major acute provider.
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Leak reveals details of mortuary sex assaults inquiry
The inquiry into sex offences carried out in a hospital mortuary will consider whether the trust board ‘received sufficient assurance’ about the issues raised by the assaults, documents shared with HSJ show.
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Daily Insight: Mending a broken culture
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Outstanding trust accused of ‘dismissive’ attitude to whistleblowers
The leadership of a prominent cancer trust acted in a ‘defensive and dismissive’ manner when serious concerns were raised about bullying behaviours and multiple failings in the handling of a major research contract, an external review has found.
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More than 1,000 ‘definitely unvaccinated’ staff at one trust
At least 1,000 staff at the country’s largest NHS trust are still unvaccinated with a week to go until the deadline, it can be revealed.
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GPs told to resume routine care amid lack of demand for booster jabs
GP practices and primary care networks are being asked to resume routine services that were paused due to omicron and the booster vaccination drive.
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NHS legal chief resigns with nine days’ notice
NHS Resolution chair Martin Thomas has quietly resigned, with no official press announcement, following allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ in a previous role.
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Growing number of trusts defy system leaders on FFP3 guidance
Over 30 trusts are now mandating FFP3 masks are used beyond settings stipulated in national rules, amid calls for system leaders to clarify the national position on the key staff and patient safety issue.
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Jab mandate a ‘massive task and distraction’, trust warns
Delivering the covid vaccine mandate has become a “massive task and distraction” for frontline managers and HR staff, a trust’s director of workforce has said.
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‘Calm and determined’ CEO to retire
The chief executive who brought leadership stability to an historically troubled acute trust in the East of England has announced her retirement.
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New national body to take powers from scandal-hit watchdog
The health secretary has announced a new national body to carry out ‘independent’ and ‘family-focused’ investigations of maternity services.
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Daily Insight: Is time up for the four-hour target?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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More doctors to get bonuses under government’s new scheme
The government has announced reforms to the “clinical excellence awards” bonus scheme for senior doctors, in an effort to make the process more inclusive.
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NHSE warns of significant variation in pregnant women’s vaccination uptake
An NHS England letter has warned of “significant variation” in the uptake of the covid-19 vaccine amongst pregnant women, and called on systems to enable more “spontaneous” antenatal vaccination.
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Staff will quit if not given ‘time to recover’, says NHSE director
An NHS England director and trust chief says he ‘fears [the NHS] will see increasing numbers of resignations’ unless more is done to ensure burnt-out staff are given sufficient leave to recover mentally and physically.