News – Page 386
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NewsNHS told not to stockpile medication ahead of a 'no-deal' Brexit
NHS organisations should not spend money on “unnecessary” local stockpiling of medicine ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.
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HSJ LocalPrivate emergency care centre in special measures
A privately run emergency and urgent care centre at an Essex hospital has been put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission after it rated the service inadequate.
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News'Barriers' preventing recruitment of international medics
The NHS needs to reduce barriers preventing the recruitment of international doctors, a leading medical educator has warned.
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NewsTrust to offer extra leave to parents of premature babies
A trust which became the first in England to sign up to a pledge to support parents of premature babies has already received queries from other trusts keen to follow suit.
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NewsCouncils' delayed transfers of care reductions 'saved NHS £60m'
Councils have saved the NHS nearly £60m by dramatically reducing the number of days patients are delayed in hospitals due to a lack of social care availability, according to new research.
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NewsMajority of NHS managers back professional regulation - survey
A majority of senior NHS managers supported the introduction of regulation for their profession in a survey by the union Managers in Partnership, which it is submitting to a government review.
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NewsExclusive: Hancock met disruptive tech businesses promising to fight 'vested interests'
New health secretary Matt Hancock held a meeting within days of being appointed with 10 disruptive technology businesses in which he promised to fight against “vested interests” when they impede innovation.
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NewsDaily Insight: Procurement service costs trusts millions
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsHalf a billion pounds to be withheld from trusts over two years
More than half a billion pounds will be withheld from NHS providers during the next two financial years to pay for a new central procurement service, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsHSJ Partnership Awards 2019 open for entries
With nine new categories the HSJ Partnership Awards 2019 are open for entries
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NewsTrusts' legal challenge forces council to repeat contract tender
Two NHS trusts will receive £200,000 from a county council after they won a court case over a public health services contract tender, which had been awarded to Virgin Care.
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HSJ LocalIntegrated trust agrees joint venture to unlock estates efficiencies
An acute and community trust has entered into a 15 year estates partnership with a property company in a deal worth tens of millions of pounds.
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NewsDaily Insight: BMA consultants talk tough
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsElective operations moved to new hospital ahead of winter
A Kent trust is moving elective work and creating two new theatres in an attempt to avoid cancelling operations this winter.
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BMA vows tougher line on consultant contract after pay award
A senior figure within the British Medical Association has suggested the union will take a tougher stance with the government over planned reforms to consultant contracts.
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NewsRCN chief executive steps down after pay deal error
Janet Davies has announced her resignation as chief executive of the Royal College of Nursing following the pay deal error which drew widespread criticism from nurses.
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NewsDaily Insight: No trust is an island, except...
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsTrust to review thousands of X-rays amid fears of harm
A Sussex trust is reviewing thousands of X-rays taken over the last six years which were not examined by radiologists at the time.
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HSJ LocalGovernance review at troubled trust as consultants warn of 'lack of expertise'
A troubled integrated trust has opened a financial governance review after consultants highlighted an underlying deficit worth more than 15 per cent of the organisation’s income.
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NewsNumber of new nursing students drop as medics rise
The number of student nurses given places at English universities has fallen by 4 per cent between 2018 and 2017 but the number of medicine and dentistry students has increased by 12 per cent, according to the latest data.