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Simon Stevens calls for major amendments to Health and Care Bill
Former NHS England chief executive Lord Simon Stevens has called for significant changes to the government’s Health and Care Bill.
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Female ambulance staff subjected to ‘macho and sexualised’ culture
A ‘macho’ culture within ambulance trusts is leading to widespread abuse of female staff.
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Covid admissions increase ahead of potential Omicron wave
The number of covid positive patients being admitted to hospitals in London and the South East has risen noticeably, while the decline in the rest of the country is slowing.
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‘Desperation’ felt by A&E staff admitted by trust
An investigation into whistleblowing claims which described patients “hanging off trolleys” and “vomiting down corridors” in a crowded emergency department has upheld most of the concerns.
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NHS leaders accuse ministers of reneging on FT freedom deal
NHS leaders have accused the government of reneging on a deal to safeguard a key freedom for foundation trusts to determine their own capital spending.
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Patients face ‘inevitable rationing’ as one in four psychiatry posts not substantive
Psychiatry is facing a ‘double whammy’ of chronic consultant shortages where patient care is being rationed and under-pressure doctors are working with ‘hands tied behind their backs’, a leading clinician has warned.
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NHSE-commissioned review to suggest overhaul of capital allocations
A review instigated by NHS England will suggest an overhaul to the way capital funding is allocated to local systems – which should favour those with more significant problems with their estate.
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Acute boss moves to lead mental health trust
A mental health and community services provider has appointed an acute hospital boss as its new chief executive.
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Virgin Care taken over by private equity firm
Virgin Care has been taken over by a private equity group after 10 years of providing NHS services.
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Revealed: Widespread gaps in ‘gold-standard’ service a year on from NHSE launch
More than half of England has limited or no access to a ‘gold standard’ eating disorder programme proven to halve the need for intensive treatment, a year after NHS England funded 18 pilot projects in the wake of five women’s anorexia deaths, HSJ analysis reveals.
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National NHS orgs send staff to help with vaccine ‘national mission’
National NHS organisations are deploying their clinicians to work in the covid vaccination programme as part of plans just published for a dramatic expansion of booster capacity.
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Final ICS confirms chief executive
All 42 integrated care systems have now named their chief executive designate — or declared that they have failed to appoint.
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Staff flu vaccine uptake down on last year, despite winter fears
Early uptake of the flu vaccine by frontline NHS staff slumped this year, with only two in five having received it by the end of October, official figures show.
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NHS suppliers must use electronic invoices from April
Suppliers to NHS commissioners will have to use paperless electronic invoicing from April 2022, according to national leaders.
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NHS England chooses new chief operating officer
NHS England’s London director is set to become its chief operating officer for an interim period after a recruitment process failed to make a substantive appointment, HSJ understands.
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CQC threatens to suspend licence of ‘large scale’ GP provider
A major GP group in Plymouth covering tens of thousands of patients could have its licence removed after failing to make ‘substantial improvements’ ordered by the Care Quality Commission.
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Search for ‘low ego’ leader across four trusts with £3bn income
NHS England is seeking a chair with a “low ego and high emotional intelligence” to lead what will be the largest group of trusts under a shared chair.
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‘Challenged’ trust plans to move patients to chairs to free up beds
An acute trust in the Midlands is planning to move patients to chairs on wards to free up beds for people waiting in its emergency department, following one of its “most challenged” days.
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Pay of medical directors and senior ICS managers to be reviewed
The government has asked the senior salaries review body to “give particular consideration” to the pay of medical directors and very senior managers at integrated care systems as part of the 2022-23 pay round.
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Acutely unwell prisoners left in ‘limbo’ due to lack of mental health beds
People needing acute mental health treatment are being left in prison for extended periods, HSJ can reveal.