News – Page 21
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NewsHospitals lose income as Gulf state slashes referrals
London private patient units have seen their income dented over the past year as Kuwait reduces the number of patients it refers abroad for treatment.
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NewsRacism and marginalisation led to ‘tragic outcomes’
“Racism and marginalisation” at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust meant families “felt pushed out” and resulted in “tragic outcomes”, according to the chair of the inquiry into its maternity services.
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NewsNHSE director steps down after a decade
An NHS England regional director has stepped down after a decade in similar roles.
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NewsUnions withdraw from pay review process
Most of the Agenda for Change trade unions have withdrawn from this year’s pay review process and instead urged the government to hold direct pay talks.
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NewsAmbulance staff arrested in deaths probe
Two ambulance workers in the South West have been arrested as part of a major investigation into six deaths, a trust and police have confirmed.
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HSJ LocalTrust targets £10m lost from overseas patients
A hospital trust is beginning a “concerted effort” to collect unpaid debts from overseas patients amid the current NHS “financial crisis”.
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NewsCEOs urged to ‘walk the floor of A&E’ this winter
Local NHS leaders should “step up personal visibility and leadership” in their emergency care services this winter, NHS England’s CEO has said.
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NewsCEO blames IT system for diagnostics slump
A chief executive has blamed his trust’s electronic patient record for the collapse of its diagnostic performance.
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NewsFirst names in DHSC’s new top team revealed
The first appointments to the combined Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England top team have been announced – but many key posts remain vacant or not permanently filled.
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NewsCare assessments should stay with ICBs, NHSE told
Responsibility for continuing healthcare should stay with integrated care boards, an expert group assembled by NHS England has recommended.
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NewsMinisters need a mental health plan, says outgoing NHSE director
Mental health and learning disability services are not being paid enough “strategic attention” by ministers, a departing NHS England board member and former nursing leader has told HSJ.
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NewsChief of large ICB announces retirement
The chief executive of one of the largest health systems in the country has announced his retirement, after more than 40 years of public service.
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NewsBonus fund led to ‘March madness’ and possible gaming in A&E
A royal college has raised fundamental concerns that an NHS England incentive scheme may have been “gamed” and that this led to what one senior figure branded a “March Madness” in urgent and emergency care performance.
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NewsCharity commits £10m to build ‘neighbourhood’ care with trusts
A charity will invest £10m in a new scheme that aims to shift care from hospitals into the community.
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HSJ LocalLeaders ‘quick to blame’ at ‘inadequate’ hospital department
Staff have accused leaders of being “quick to find someone to blame” in an inspection that has rated a hospital department “inadequate”.
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NewsTrust seeks £150m partner to boost private income
A trust in the South West is planning to boost its income by treating more private patients, according to a £150m tender notice.
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NewsNurse leader will ‘chain herself to railings’ over international recruitment
The boss of the Royal College of Nursing has threatened to “chain herself to the railings in Cavendish Square” if the NHS returns to a “feast or famine” approach to international recruitment.
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NewsSeventh ICB chief steps down in string of departures
An integrated care board CEO has announced he will leave this autumn, becoming the seventh in a string of departures from ICBs which are not clustering or merging.
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NewsHospitals falling far short of national quality target
The NHS fell well short of its goal to offer the best standard of acute stroke treatment to 10 per cent of patients last year, with some units carrying out the procedure only once a week.
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NewsMerged agency must keep board, Streeting told
Three patient safety groups – one chaired by former health secretary Jeremy Hunt – are calling for the patient safety watchdog to retain its independence when it is absorbed into the Care Quality Commission.