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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for London trust
A London hospital trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsHancock abandons Hunt’s Monday meetings
New health and social care secretary Matt Hancock has axed the Monday meetings with NHS leaders instigated by his predecessor Jeremy Hunt as part of an overhaul at the top of the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsNational regulator called in over 'dysfunctional' surgical unit
A beleaguered London teaching trust has called in NHS Improvement to oversee its efforts to turn around its heart surgery unit.
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HSJ LocalTrust launches estates review amid safety concerns
A specialist trust is doing a “detailed review” of the estates and facilities at a child and adolescent mental health unit because of a “number of absconders” who could be at risk of harm.
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NewsExclusive: Regulator says IVF cuts put mothers and babies at risk
Commissioning restrictions on IVF treatment are putting the lives of mothers and babies at risk, according to a report commissioned by the official regulator and three major fertility organisations.
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NewsDaily Insight: Storm before the storm
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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HSJ LocalCCGs to share accountable officer
Two clinical commissioning groups in Lancashire have moved to a shared leadership arrangement after the retirement of one of the accountable officers.
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NewsPharma says government must act quickly to safeguard generic drugs supply
Pharmaceutical industry leaders have warned the government needs to be “fleet of foot” to avoid a significant cost if a no-deal Brexit disrupts approval of generic and biosimilar medicines.
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HSJ LocalHealth secretary backs hospital reconfiguration plans
The health and social care secretary has backed NHS plans for a major reconfiguration of acute hospital services.
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NewsTime to cull NHS regulators, says Dame Julie
Dame Julie Moore has claimed there is no “coherent policy framework for the NHS” and accused regulators of making it harder for trust chief executives to do their job.
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NewsTop NHS chief execs in running for HSJ award
Seven top NHS leaders have been shortlisted for chief executive of the year at the HSJ Awards 2018.
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HSJ LocalEmbattled trust chief to stand down
The chief executive of the embattled East of England Ambulance Service Trust has announced he will step down, citing personal reasons.
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NewsChief at troubled trust resigns as Dame Julie arrives
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust has lost its chief executive amid an ongoing shake-up of senior leadership at the troubled organisation.
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NewsDaily Insight: Waiting list woes
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsNHS told to use agency staff as ‘last resort’ to save £460m
Trusts could save £460m by only recruiting temporary staff through agencies as a “last resort”, the regulator has urged.
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NewsExclusive: Dozens more maternity failings exposed at scandal hit trust
Dozens more cases of poor care have been uncovered at a hospital’s maternity service, which is already under investigation for failing 23 families, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local'Inadequate' trust teams up with neighbour
An “inadequate” trust has announced plans to collaborate with its neighbour over emergency care and transport services in a bid to improve quality.
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NewsDaily Insight: Hundreds of children languish on waiting lists
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsCQC warning amid claim hospital patients treated like 'cattle'
A troubled trust has been warned it could face enforcement action by the CQC amid claims by its own staff patients were being treated like “animals and cattle” in “unsafe, demeaning, undignified, and disgusting” conditions.