News – Page 398
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NewsDaily Insight: Stevens wakes up to more beds
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsTreasury scepticism over tech investment ‘misplaced’, says NHSX chief
There is “misplaced” scepticism within the Treasury over the positive impact investment in health tech will have on the healthcare system, according to the new chief of NHSX.
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NewsBabylon PCN is a temporary arrangement, confirms NHSE
A primary care network composed only of Babylon’s GP at Hand is only a temporary measure while NHS England conducts a review of digital first providers and out of area registration.
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NewsPatient satisfaction with waiting times falls
Public satisfaction with waiting times have declined, according to NHS-commissioned research.
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NewsNational cancer director will ‘play no part’ in child service decisions
NHS England has said Cally Palmer, national cancer director and chief executive of the Royal Marsden Foundation Trust, will “play no part” in decisions on new child cancer standards.
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NewsFT outsources more than 100 patients to private sector for chemotherapy
A foundation trust is outsourcing more than 100 patients to a private facility for chemotherapy.
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NewsBacterial bloodstream infections continue to rise in England
Bloodstream infections from potentially dangerous bacteria associated with sepsis continue to rise despite the government’s ambition to reduce them.
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HSJ LocalPension tax worsens gastroenterology backlog
The pension tax has stopped a major London trust from dealing with the growing number of patients waiting over a year in one of its specialisms.
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NewsNHS ‘needs more acute beds’ after decade of reduction
Acute trusts will need to increase their bed base during the next five years according to NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens, which would reverse a long trend of bed reductions in the NHS.
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NewsDaily Insight: The ‘cover-up’ that became the story
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsNHS England singles out failing mental health trusts
Ten mental health trusts have been singled out by NHS England for dragging down the national performance on mental health out of area placements, HSJ has learned.
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NewsThree new integrated care systems announced
Three further areas have been designated as integrated care systems by NHS England, meaning more than a third of the country is covered.
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NewsInvestigation: The cancer service failings covered up for years
Concerns about children’s cancer services in London have – in the words of one informed figure – been an “open secret” for almost a decade, and involved multiple reviews by experts and discussions at the highest levels.
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NewsFormer NHSE director: 'Pervasive influence' blocked children's cancer report
The previous NHS medical director for London has described how a “pervasive influence from the top” of NHS England thwarted his attempts to improve cancer care for children.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England ‘buried’ concerns over child cancer services
NHS England covered up serious problems with paediatric cancer care in London – which had seen children dying in “terrible agony” – and has “buried” attempts to overhaul the services, an HSJ investigation has established.
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NewsConfed chief challenges Hancock’s digital plans
Matt Hancock’s digital ambitions cannot be realised if the government continues to withhold capital funding from the service, the NHS Confederation’s chief has warned.
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Largest land sales revealed
New data suggests there was no significant rise in land sales by the NHS in 2018-19, despite the government relying on an uplift in receipts to fund new investment.
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HSJ LocalCCG cluster boss replaces retiring health chief
The leader of a partnership of clinical commissioning groups has added another CCG to her portfolio after replacing a long-serving chief officer who retired this month.
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Babylon GP at Hand launches Birmingham clinic this week
Controversial digital GP practice Babylon GP at Hand has officially launched a new clinic in Birmingham, offering services in the city from tomorrow.
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London ambulance trust hires police HR director
London’s ambulance trust has hired a new HR director from a major English police force.