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HSJ LocalCQC downgrade leaves teaching trust CEO feeling ‘devastated’
A major teaching trust has been rated ‘inadequate’ for safety, after an unannounced inspection found senior leaders did not intervene quickly enough to address patient care issues.
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NewsProcurement of PPE, diagnostics and medical devices to be in-housed by national agency
The national supply chain agency will bring management of significant areas of NHS spend in-house on a permanent basis in a major overhaul of its operating model, HSJ has been told.
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A&E patients waiting more than two days for a bed, warns leaked letter
A clinical director and several senior managers have written to a trust CEO warning that patients are routinely waiting more than 60 hours to be admitted to a ward from accident and emergency, leaving staff “crying with frustration and anger”.
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NewsNHSE warned of ‘inaccurate’ and ‘unethical’ investigation into man’s death
An independent investigation into the death of a man with autism and learning difficulties in NHS care may never be published in full as his sister has rejected several drafts as inaccurate, telling NHS England they were ‘totally unethical’.
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NewsBoard shake up at NHS England
Sir Andrew Morris will become joint deputy chair of NHS England when it takes on the powers of NHS Improvement later this year, while Lord Ara Darzi is leaving the board.
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HSJ LocalFormer hospital chief hired to lead ICS
A former hospital trust chief is set to be appointed chair of one of the largest integrated care boards.
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NewsBullying among top surgeons sparks two national investigations
‘Horrifying and upsetting’ reports of bullying in prestigious heart units are being probed by national officials and professional leaders, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGovt cuts £330m from NHS budget and gives it 13 priorities
The government has reduced the NHS revenue budget for 2022-23 by £330m, after the Treasury refused to fund the Department of Health and Social Care for additional ongoing covid costs, HSJ understands.
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NewsCovid admissions now higher than January peak
There were more admissions of covid-positive patients to English hospitals last week than at the peak of the January wave.
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‘Political targets’ could make NHS ‘forget all the system stuff’, warns trust CEO
Pressure from politicians and regulators to hit emergency and elective targets will drive ‘unhelpful behaviours’ that undermine the integration of care services, a long-serving CEO has warned.
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NewsAmbulance waits hit two hours for heart attacks and strokes
Average waits for an ambulance for stroke and heart attack patients have reached as long as two hours in one region, after a further fall in performance in recent weeks, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNew chief for trust that is ‘so far ahead on integration’
A London trust whose chief executive is headed to a provider in the South West has appointed a successor.
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NewsEvery ICS expected to break even in ‘harsh’ new regime
Every health and care system — including those carrying huge deficits going into the pandemic — will be told to deliver financial balance in 2022-23, according to draft guidance seen by HSJ.
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NewsEthnic minority career opportunities still lower than four years ago
A smaller proportion of NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds believe they are given equal opportunities for career progression or promotion than in the last four years, the NHS Staff Survey reveals.
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News‘Ideologically driven’ NHSE maternity model causing national tension
A policy ‘at the heart’ of NHS England’s efforts to improve maternity care is under question after being sharply criticised by an independent inquiry, and is the subject of major tensions within NHSE and midwifery, HSJ understands.
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NewsRevealed: The best and worst trusts to work at, across every sector and region
HSJ has analysed the 2021 Staff Survey results to reveal the best, and worst, trusts to work at, according to their staff.
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NewsRevealed: The best mental health trusts to work at, according to staff
Which mental health trusts do staff most promote as a place to work? Full results for mental health and learning disabilities, and combined community trusts, from the 2021 NHS Staff Survey, including those most improved and declined, and split by region.
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NewsStaff survey: Community, ambulance, specialist and social enterprise
Which trusts have the most staff who would recommend them as a place to work? Full results for community, ambulance and specialist trusts, and for social enterprise providers, from the 2021 NHS Staff Survey.
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NewsPCR tests dropped for elective patients
Patients going into hospital for planned surgeries will be asked to test for covid using a lateral flow device rather than a PCR test from Friday, NHS England has said.
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NewsRevealed: The best and worst acute trusts to work at, according to staff
Where do NHS staff most recommend their trust as a place to work? Full results for general acute and acute/community trusts in the 2021 NHS Staff Survey, including those most improved and declined, and split by region.











