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Trust put in ‘special measures’ as inspection finds ‘culture of bullying’
A hospital trust is being put in ‘special measures’ after ‘a culture of bullying’ and ‘racial discrimination’ was reported during an inspection.
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Troubled provider sees ‘outstanding’ services downgraded to ‘inadequate’
A mental health trust already subject to an inquiry into a string of adult patient deaths has had its rating for children’s wards downgraded from “outstanding” to “inadequate”.
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Daily Insight: Now you see me
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CQC chief inspector to retire
The Care Quality Commission’s chief inspector of hospitals, Ted Baker, has announced he will retire in March next year.
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CEO ‘astonished’ by how few junior doctors meet their senior directors
A retiring chief executive was “astonished” how many junior doctors had never met the senior directors of their hospitals — and stressed how being visible on the wards is “critical” to good leadership.
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Private provider’s takeover of urgent service sparks union opposition
A private organisation’s takeover of a hospital’s urgent treatment centre has sparked opposition from staff and trade unions.
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NHS leaders ‘set for fight’ amid signs mental health will miss out on new funding
Mental health leaders are preparing for a “fight” over the new NHS funding announced by the government, with senior sources saying none of the new money has been earmarked for the sector.
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Daily Insight: Moving the goalposts
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Exclusive: New hospitals bottom of public’s NHS priorities
Building new hospitals ranks bottom on the public’s priority list for the NHS, according to a new poll shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Nearly half of hospital trusts hit ‘unsafe’ occupancy levels
The number of acute trusts running at very high bed occupancy hit a new peak last week, with nearly half of acute trusts over NHS England’s 92 per cent benchmark, analysis shows.
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Hospital trust makes chief permanent after two years
England’s most high-profile hospital trust has appointed its interim chief executive on a permanent basis after two years.
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The Primer: Social insurance and social care
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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Javid wants review of ‘nonsense’ NHS targets
Health secretary Sajid Javid has called for a ‘proper review of NHS targets’ after describing some targets as ‘nonsense’.
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NHS England appoints top trust chief to support elective recovery
Sir Jim Mackey has been brought in by NHS England to advise on elective recovery, it was announced today.
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Daily Insight: Getting to the core of it
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in July 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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CCG closes private firm's GP practice in remote area
Nine thousand patients in an isolated part of Kent have been given two months to find a new GP surgery after the clinical commissioning group did not renew a contract with the existing practice – despite the area being short of GPs.
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‘Significant unresolved issues’ at mental health trust years on from scandal
There are still “significant unresolved issues” at Southern Health Foundation Trust which has not “reached the standards expected”, a report has found, six years after its leadership was heavily criticised in relation to major care failings.
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Trust appoints permanent CEO after year of interim leadership
An acute trust in the Midlands has made its interim chief executive a permanent appointment.
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Daily Insight: A remote risk?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.