News – Page 163
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NHSE to appoint first national lead for ‘neglected’ service
NHS England is set to appoint its first director of rehabilitation care, who will oversee a small team dedicated to running these services.
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Four ICSs and four trusts placed in new ‘special measures’ regime
Four health systems have been put into NHS England’s replacement for the special measures regime, as well as four more acute trusts.
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Daily Insight: A proud legacy
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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CCG to centralise acute service in long-awaited reconfiguration
Stroke services in Bristol and the surrounding area are set to be centralised at a major provider after commissioners published long-awaited reconfiguration plans.
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Long-serving CEO of ‘outstanding’ trust announces retirement
The chief executive of a major acute trust which has twice been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission is retiring after more than 30 years in the NHS.
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Trusts fear ‘fragmentation’ of specialised services under Health Bill reforms
Providers fear a ‘fragmentation’ of services when NHS England begins delegating specialised services budgets to integrated care systems under reform plans.
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Daily Insight: No visitors allowed
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Covid hospital occupancy hits new high for summer wave
The number of covid patients in English hospitals has hit a new high in this summer’s wave, leaping sharply over the weekend.
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Patient deaths spark multiple warnings about visiting restrictions
Coroners have raised multiple concerns that hospital visiting restrictions, brought in to stop the spread of covid, are having a damaging effect on patient care and wellbeing, an HSJ investigation shows.
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Families: How visiting bans led to poor care
Families of patients admitted to hospital during the coronavirus pandemic have told how visiting restrictions contributed to poor care for their loved ones.
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The Primer: UK losing its vaccine edge
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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Exclusive: Major trust ‘weeks away’ from running short of blood collection tubes
Supplies of key blood tube collection products in one of England’s largest trusts could run out by the end of August, trust leaders have warned, as the health service scrambles to stay on top of an ongoing shortage of essential consumables.
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Daily Insight: Emission possible?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Royal college stops accreditation scheme after HSJ coverage
A royal college has stopped accrediting training courses after HSJ highlighted some of them went against National Institute for Health and Care Excellence advice.
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Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in June 2021, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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Mandatory ‘social value’ weighting of 10pc for all NHS procurement
NHS organisations will be required to take social value into account when procuring goods and services from next April, under plans being drawn up by sustainability chiefs.
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Trusts told to plan for ‘unrealistic’ efficiency savings while Treasury talks continue
Trusts have been asked to plan for baseline efficiency savings of 1.5 per cent for the remainder of the financial year, as the NHS continues negotiations with the Treasury over its full funding package.
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Daily Insight: Too much information?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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‘Outstanding’ trust appoints new chief executive
A mental health trust in the east of England has appointed a new CEO.
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Big surge in the most serious ambulance calls
There has been a big surge since spring in the number of immediately life-threatening incidents ambulance services have responded to, along with large numbers attending emergency departments.