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Hospitals close areas after discovering RAAC planks
More hospitals have closed parts of their site after discovering potentially unsafe concrete had been used in the building structures, HSJ has learned.
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NHSE defends equality roles against Barclay intervention
NHS England’s chair has defended the need for ‘specialist skills to address equality, diversity and inclusion’, after Steve Barclay told local NHS organisations to stop recruiting dedicated EDI roles.
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‘Notable decline’ in ambulance, mental health and maternity care, says CQC
The quality of maternity, mental health and ambulance services has seen a “notable decline” over the last year, which is contributing to “unfair care” and worsening health inequalities, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
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Senior managers’ pay rise delayed until at least November
Senior managers will not get their 5 per cent pay uplift for 2023-24 until at least November, with unions describing a slow sign-off process as “making a mountain out of a molehill”.
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Public inquiry will probe ‘NHS management and governance’
The inquiry into how concerns over Lucy Letby were handled will examine wider questions about NHS culture.
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Unforeseen post-covid demand is driving overspending, says trust chief
A trust chief executive has said ongoing and unforeseen demand from children needing mental healthcare in the wake of the pandemic is driving overspending.
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Finance directors need to do more to keep patients safe, warns watchdog
Financial directors need to take responsibility for safety, which should be at the core of how the NHS runs services, the leadership of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body said at its launch yesterday.
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Trust’s £9m gift to charity reveals governance ‘weakness’
A trust donated £9m to its charity without the permission of NHS England or the Treasury.
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‘Grossly unfair’ mileage rate for NHS staff being reviewed
Ministers are considering overhauling the national framework of the NHS mileage mechanism for staff, which unions have criticised as ‘hopelessly out of date’ and ‘grossly unfair’.
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‘Management bandwidth’ is slowing integration, says minister
Integration is being slowed down in some areas by a lack of ‘management bandwidth’ in systems dealing with competing pressures, a minister has said.
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Revealed: the 10 most influential Black and minority ethnic leaders in English health and care
Four NHS England chiefs, three senior clinical leaders, a trust chief executive, a union boss, and the chair of the NHS Confederation make up the first ever top 10 in HSJ’s annual ranking of the most influential health and care figures from a Black or minority ethnic background. This year’s ...
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The 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The judges
The judges for 2023’s list of healthcare’s 50 most influential Black and minority ethnic leaders
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The 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: Full list
Here are the 50 Black, Asian and minority ethnic figures who will exercise the most power and/or influence in the English NHS and health policy over the next 12 months
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A new wave of leaders
That the judges this year had a long and impressive list to navigate through, stimulating healthy debate, is testament to the rise in power of a new batch of talented Black and ethnic minority leaders across the NHS. Sponsored by Transition is more a process than an event, ...
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The 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The bubbling unders
Sponsored by Dr Buki Adeyemo, chief executive of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust Dr Adeyemo became interim chief executive of North Staffordshire Combined Healthcare Trust in 2021, after nine years as medical director. An old age and adult psychiatrist, she is also on the board of the NHS ...
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‘Outstanding’ trust leadership demoted to ‘requires improvement’
An acute trust’s leadership has been downgraded from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’ due to concerns over its culture, HR processes and a breakdown in some key relationships.
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Two trusts to miss deadline for eliminating ‘distressing’ wards
At least two trusts are set to fall short on a high-profile pledge to eradicate ‘dormitory’ style wards in mental health facilities, with delays caused by cost pressures and shortage of materials and labour.
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Trusts bring in joint CEO after NHSE intervention
A joint chief executive has been appointed to lead two neighbouring acute trusts following threats of regulatory action from NHS England.
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‘High use of agency staff’ contributed to care failings exposed by hidden cameras
High use of agency staff contributed to the care failings exposed at a mental health trust by undercover reporters, an internal inquiry has found.
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A&E handover delays up by a fifth, leak reveals
Hours lost to ambulance handover delays shot up by nearly a quarter last month amid growing fears about the pressure on ambulance services going into winter, according to figures seen by HSJ.