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New chair appointed ahead of mega trust merger
A new chair has been appointed ahead of a planned three trust merger in the East of England.
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Baby died after trust failed to diagnose heart defect
“Serious failings” have been found at a foundation trust where a six-month-old baby died because his heart defect was not diagnosed, despite multiple opportunities to do so.
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Exclusive: Staff assaults and killings spark investigation of 20 providers
Safety inspections have been carried out at 20 health and care providers, in response to a high level of assaults, including three staff killed by patients in the last five years.
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Major teaching trust lifted out of special measures
The Care Quality Commission has recommended a major teaching hospital trust, which once faced losing its heart surgery service following significant discord among its staff, be taken out of special measures.
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Government announces partial U-turn on student nurse funding
All nursing students will receive a cost of living grant of at least £5,000 with up to £3,000 extra available for regions or specialisms “struggling to recruit”, the government has announced.
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Babylon Birmingham expansion approved but Manchester plans blocked
Babylon GP at Hand was given the green light today to expand in Birmingham after a cap on the number of patients who can register to the service was lifted.
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Guy’s and King’s FTs move to ‘one voice’
Two high-profile teaching hospital trusts with a joint turnover of more than £2bn are forming a committee-in-common, to oversee “closer collaboration and strategic alignment”.
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Growing waits at major teaching trust worry commissioners
The number of patients waiting more than a year for elective treatment at a major London teaching hospital has ballooned over the past 12 months.
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Former minister to chair major London trust
Former MP and minister Sir Norman Lamb has been appointed chair of a major south London mental health trust, HSJ can reveal.
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Daily Insight: A familiar tale
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Revealed: ‘Bullying and disclosure of personal information’ accusations at trust’s commercial arm
A teaching hospital’s commercial arm has seen multiple allegations of bullying, unprofessional behaviour, improper hiring practice and the “disclosure of personal information” by staff, HSJ can reveal.
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Several of NHS’ biggest trusts set to miss financial plans
Several of the largest trusts in England appear unlikely to hit their financial “control totals”, after signalling they will need to review their year-end forecasts.
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Trust blasted for ignoring coroner’s warnings on ‘unnecessary’ transfers
A coroner has criticised a hospital trust for “effectively ignoring” its own policies on transferring patients between hospitals, despite assuring her the issue would be addressed after earlier deaths.
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NHSX projects team sheds five members in one month
Work on major digital transformation projects, including within urgent and emergency care, will continue “where appropriate” — despite five members of the team leaving within one month, NHSX has confirmed.
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HSJ Weekly Catch Up: Exodus at NHSX, forecasts get rethought and the Queen speaks
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Mackey: Staff care about workload and belonging, not systems
The former NHS Improvement chief executive has said he cannot explain system working to staff as they “don’t care” and are more concerned about whether they have “enough colleagues to get through the workload of the day”.
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Trust apologises over handling of sexual harassment complaint
A trust has taken “disciplinary action” and its chief executive has apologised over the handling of a sexual harassment complaint by one of its nurses, it has admitted.
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Daily Insight: What does the election result mean for the NHS?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Merger trusts appoint future CEO
Two mental health trusts which are set to merge next year have appointed their future chief executive.