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Race watchdog says trusts must be held to account for progress on health inequalities
Efforts to end health inequalities should be ‘in the mix’ of metrics used to determine the NHS’ progress against key performance targets, say race inequality experts.
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Vax fee to general practice increased as government sets huge target
GP practices and pharmacies providing covid vaccinations will be paid around 20 per cent more over the next two months, as the NHS seeks to hugely speed up the process despite major constraints on workforce, HSJ has learned, as several senior NHS leaders said the NHS needed military support. ...
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Covid admissions fall 40pc in the North
The number of covid positive patients admitted to hospitals in the North of England has seen a significant fall in the last month, in stark contrast to the South East of the country where admissions have remained more or less the same.
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Pritchard: NHSE culture should ‘exemplify’ leadership behaviours needed across NHS
Leadership at the centre of the NHS should ‘echo and exemplify’ behaviours needed throughout the service, according to NHS England’s chief executive.
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Trust promises jobs to partners of new consultants
A trust is attempting to boost its recruitment of senior medics by offering ‘guaranteed’ jobs to the partners of those consultants offered a substantive post.
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Omicron threat means NHS staff returning from any overseas destination must take PCR test
NHS staff returning from any non-red list country must have a negative PCR test before returning to work, according to latest guidance.
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Government 'does not fully understand risks' of relaxing covid infection control
The government has been warned that changes to covid-related infection prevention and control guidance will not enable a ‘rapid’ increase in the NHS’ capacity to tackle the elective care backlog and could pose significant ‘risks’.
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Only one urgent care centre reopens despite NHSE call to review closures
NHS England’s call for health systems to review the temporary closures of walk-in centres appears to have resulted in only one facility reopening.
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Sustainability chief pledges to avoid ‘death by strategy’ in push for carbon net zero
National funding will be given to those health systems with the ‘best ideas’ on how to become more environmentally sustainable, the NHS’ net zero chief has told HSJ.
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ICS go-live date could be delayed by six months, leak reveals
The transfer from clinical commissioning groups to integrated care systems may be delayed by up to six months, according to NHS England scenario planning seen by HSJ.
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Crisis referrals leap by almost 75pc
Referrals to mental health crisis services in England have increased by almost 75 per cent ‘post-pandemic’, senior NHS leaders have revealed.
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Trusts must buy on ‘value’ not just ‘price’, says procurement chief
Trust leaders must become less pre-occupied with ‘price’ and think more about value and sustainability, according to the body representing the health procurement sector.
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NHSE set to create new ‘transformation factory’ to redesign services
NHS England must build a ‘transformation factory’ to revolutionise ‘how it supports innovation in the delivery of care’, according to a new review of NHS tech leadership.
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NHSE and CQC criticised after new failings at Morecambe Bay
NHS England, the Care Quality Commission, and the General Medical Council have all been criticised by a review into whistleblowing concerns at a troubled acute trust.
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Trust focused on ‘reputation’ failed to address patient harms
A focus on ‘reputation management’ was a factor in how an acute trust failed to properly investigate serious safety concerns in a dysfunctional department where consultants were ‘divided along ethnic lines’
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Exclusive: Government considering single leader for local NHS and care services
A single person would be accountable for planning health and care services in each local area under plans being reviewed by government, HSJ has learned.
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Hospitals charity distributing less than 50pc of the money it has raised
A charity which says it is fundraising for 470 hospitals has admitted only £30,000 of the £128,000 it has raised is “being distributed” but says there is more to come.
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French firm sues 15 CCGs over £85m contract award
A medical gas supplier is suing commissioners in the East of England region over the award of an £85m contract.
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‘Humiliated’ trust staff complain of ‘unprofessional behaviour’ and ‘lack of compassion’
‘Unprofessional’ behaviours, a lack of compassion, and tension among staff and managers are all contributing to pockets of ‘poor culture’ at an acute trust.
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Burnt out staff ‘triggered’ by ‘it’s OK’ messaging from ministers
Frontline staff are being ‘triggered’ by ministers playing down the ‘overwhelming’ pressures facing the health service with “a ‘move along, no story here’-type attitude”, a royal college president has warned.