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Daily Insight: ‘Self serving’ trust hauled over coals
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Trust’s directors scapegoated psychiatrist over patient’s death, tribunal finds
A mental health trust ‘scapegoated’ a psychiatrist over the death of a patient amid systemic issues, an employment tribunal has found.
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Deaths of two children spark ‘urgent’ investigations at leading trust
Five serious incidents, including the deaths of two children, have sparked ‘urgent’ investigations into the processes through which clinicians are alerted to potential safety concerns over medical products used on patients.
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Staff covid death payouts set to top £40m
NHS death in service payments for health and social care staff who died with coronavirus are set to top £40m, HSJ analysis reveals.
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The Primer: Chancellor to announce £5.9bn capital for elective catch-up
The Primer provides a rapid guide to the most interesting comment and analysis on the English health and care sector that has not (usually) appeared in HSJ.
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Vaccine lead returns to NHS England months after joining No 10
Emily Lawson is returning to lead NHS England’s covid vaccine programme, just months after leaving the role to join 10 Downing Street.
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Covid admissions reach seven-month high
The number of patients being admitted to hospital with covid-19 has now surpassed this summer’s peak and is at the highest level in more than seven months.
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Trust chief leads ‘industrial’ drive to cut ‘pointless’ follow-up appointments
National leaders want to expand the use of patient-initiated follow-up appointments on an “industrial scale” – in a bid to reduce the number of “pointless reviews” and give patients more control over their care.
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Daily Insight: The other side of the Test and Trace story
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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New national tech chief targets ‘broken’ use of data amid pointless ‘duplication’
The way the NHS collects and uses data is ‘not logical’, with ongoing work by trusts, integrated care systems and national bodies ‘overlapping considerably’ – according to a new NHS tech chief.
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Daily Insight: Time is a healer
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Trusts write off £50m in overseas patient debt
Hospital trusts in London wrote off £54m in bad debts from overseas visitors over the last two years, annual accounts reveal.
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Multiple providers flag disruptions to capital projects
Multiple local providers are citing price increases for possible delays to capital projects as a result of supply problems with construction materials.
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Replacement of ‘woefully out of date’ national IT systems delayed
The replacement of a cervical cancer screening system which “failed” thousands of patients has been delayed.
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NHS leaders must give staff time to ‘access psychological support’
NHS trusts must give their workforce the time to access nationally funded psychological therapies, a leading doctor has warned, as the ‘tired’ health service prepares to face a difficult winter.
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Former trust CEO and medical director face misconduct charges over surgery scandal
The former chief executive and medical director of a major NHS trust are facing misconduct charges over an alleged failure to protect breast patients from disgraced surgeon Ian Paterson.
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Daily Insight: Centre is at the core of HSJ100
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NHSE regional boss to step down
NHS England and Improvement East of England regional director Ann Radmore is stepping down and plans to retire, it was announced today.
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Increase in covid admissions hits three-month high
Admissions of covid positive patients to hospital rose by 20 per cent over the last week, the highest rate of increase since late July.
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‘Challenged’ primary care ‘must not’ deliver urgent teen jabs, says NHSE
GPs should only give 12 to 15 years olds the covid vaccine as a last resort,according to NHS England, under new plans to expand capacity across the age group while protecting the fragile primary care sector.