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HSJ LocalHospital brings cleaning and catering in-house to ‘support minority ethnic communities’
An acute trust has brought their cleaning and catering contracts back in house to boost workforce equality and support staff from minority ethnic communities.
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NewsTrust fined £733,000 in groundbreaking CQC prosecution
An acute trust has been fined £733,000 for failing to meet fundamental standards of care, in a groundbreaking case brought by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsDaily Insight: ICS era puts jobs at risk
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsLong-serving NHS chief announces retirement
The long serving chief executive of Community Health Partnerships — the government-owned NHS property firm — has announced her retirement.
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HSJ LocalTrust pleads for cash advance to fix ‘UK’s most cramped A&E’
An acute trust with the ‘most cramped and limited emergency department in the UK’ has warned delaying promised capital funds will mean treating patients in unsuitable facilities until 2030.
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NewsSenior NHS England staff face redundancy with creation of ICSs
Some senior posts in NHS England and NHS Improvement could be made redundant as part of the creation of integrated care systems, the organisations have said.
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NewsDido Harding applies to be NHS England chief
Dido Harding has applied to become NHS England chief executive, it has been confirmed.
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NewsIndependent Reconfiguration Panel will not be abolished by new legislation
The Independent Reconfiguration Panel will not be axed in the government’s health and social care bill, HSJ understands.
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NewsTrust fined £1.5m after patient deaths
A mental health trust has been fined £1.5m following a prosecution by the Heath and Safety Executive over failings related to 11 inpatient deaths.
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News‘Outstanding’ rating given to online GP service for the first time
An online GP service has become the first provider of its kind to be rated ‘outstanding’, and has been praised by the Care Quality Commission for its covid-19 response.
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NewsDaily Insight: Broadening the horizon
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHS England will demand ‘tougher’ financial savings from September
NHS England will ask health systems to make ‘tougher’ savings in the second half of the financial year, in anticipation of conversations with the Treasury about future funding.
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HSJ LocalHealth system sees covid occupancy double in a week
Hospitals in Lancashire have reported a steep rise in covid patients, with the numbers more than doubling over the last seven days.
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NewsGovernment to consult on making covid vaccine compulsory for NHS staff
Ministers are set to launch a consultation on whether covid vaccinations should be compulsory for NHS staff, according to reports.
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NewsNHS England reveals who will sit on ICS boards
NHS England has set out who will be required to be on the NHS board of each integration care system.
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NewsNHS England appoints new lead for covid vaccine programme
The surgeon who has managed much of the NHS’ response to covid will take over the vaccine programme, NHS England is announcing today.
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NewsGMC to investigate doctor involved in high-profile patient death
A doctor involved in the care of a teenager whose death was subject to a mismanaged review process is set to face an investigation by the General Medical Council.
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NewsRevealed: NHSE tenders for overseas inspiration on covid-19 recovery
NHS England and Improvement have sought inspiration from a handful of countries around the world to help the service’s recovery from the covid-19 pandemic, new documents have revealed.
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NewsDaily Insight: Follow my leader
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