News – Page 347
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HSJ LocalICS appoints retiring council director as first chair
A first-wave integrated care system has appointed a retiring local authority leader as its chair.
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NewsDaily Insight: A note on numbers
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCommunity and MH nurse numbers rise for first time since 2009
The number of registered nurses working in NHS community and mental health services have risen year on year for the first time, after almost a decade of decline.
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HSJ LocalTrust reviews 250 patients waiting to access flagship service
One of England’s largest mental health trusts is reviewing 250 patients who have endured long waits to access one of its flagship services.
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NewsHancock delays decision on new NHS management regulator
The government has delayed making a decision on whether to introduce a regulator for NHS managers, after a review recommended those guilty of misconduct should be barred from sitting on NHS boards.
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HSJ LocalMPs 'incredulous' over trust chair's reappointment
Four MPs in Dudley have raised concerns over the reappointment of their local trust’s chair, ahead of the publication of a report into whistleblowing claims against its executive directors.
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NewsTrust to resume waiting time reports after checking 2 million records
A hospital trust that had to check two million patient records when its data system was revealed to be faulty is to start re-reporting its waiting time data.
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NewsDaily Insight: Two out of seven
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSTP's first full-time chief executive to retire
A sustainability and transformation partnership has announced the retirement of its first full-time lead officer after just over a year in the role.
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NewsMental health services provider's hospital put in special measures
A major provider of inpatient learning disability and mental health services has had one of its hospitals placed into special measures by the Care Quality Commission, which raised concerns staff failed to respond to urgent requests from patients in seclusion.
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NewsExcellence awards should be withheld at failing trusts, CQC said
The Care Quality Commission said clinical excellence awards should be routinely withheld from senior medics at trusts in special measures, according to documents obtained by HSJ.
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NewsSenior managers face 'competency standards' but no 'striking off'
Directors of NHS organisations will have to meet minimum “competency standards” and be listed on a “central database” but will not face the prospect of being struck off, the government is due to announce today.
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NewsTwo teaching hospitals outliers for surgical site infections
Two teaching hospital trusts are the main outliers for orthopaedic surgical site infections nationally, new data has revealed.
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NewsTrusts subject to new reporting regime as Brexit looms
A national “operational response centre” has gone live to deal with any fallout from a no-deal Brexit, while local NHS providers will be subject to new data collections to monitor their preparations.
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HSJ LocalShared chair for two of England's largest trusts
Two of England’s largest foundation trusts are to share a chair, it has been revealed.
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NewsDaily Insight: A little late in the day
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Specialised services to get biggest share of NHS funding growth
Spending on specialised services is due to rise by around 5.6 per cent per year under new commissioning plans – significantly more than spend on local mental health and community services.
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NewsNHS threatened with Spanish nurse exodus
NHS trusts are at greater risk of losing Spanish nursing staff over other nationalities under a no-deal Brexit, due to a little-known regulatory problem, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsLast minute talks save first of its kind joint venture
A last-ditch agreement has stopped a pioneering joint venture between a GP federation and an acute trust from falling apart.
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NewsHospital mergers increase death and harm, CMA study suggests
Merging hospital trusts could increase mortality rates by up to 550 per cent and cause patient harm incidents to almost triple, new analysis by the Competition and Markets Authority has suggested.