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NewsDaily Insight: Salary negotiations
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsGP at Hand cleared to expand to second city
Controversial digital practice GP at Hand has been cleared to expand into its second city after NHS England lifted its objection.
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NewsTrust offering new CEO at least £62,500 less than predecessor
A foundation trust is proposing to pay its new chief executive at least £62,500 less than its previous CEO following discussions with NHS Improvement.
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NewsCQC given green light for more local system reviews
Health secretary Matt Hancock will use his powers to commission more local system reviews from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ has learned.
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NewsThousands of X-rays reviewed amid surgical error fears
Thousands of patient X-rays are to be reviewed by more than 140 hospital trusts amid fears the wrong metal plates were used during orthopaedic operations.
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NewsPay deal policy ‘will push trusts into deficit’
Trusts providing public health services will be pushed into deficit because there is no plan to fund them for pay rises granted nationally to NHS staff, providers have warned.
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NewsDHSC reduces gender pay gap
The difference between men and women’s hourly pay at the Department of Health and Social Care and its executive agencies has fallen by almost 3 percentage points.
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NewsDaily Insight: Nothing special
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCQC to inspect triage app use
The Care Quality Commission will inspect the safe use of triage apps in the NHS after receiving legal advice.
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NewsICS forced to agree new governance after council quits
Health leaders in one of the first wave of “integrated care systems” have been forced to agree new ad hoc ways of working with a council, after it formally quit the partnership, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalHuge hospital trust leaves special measures after four years
London’s largest acute provider is to come out of quality special measures after four years in the regime.
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NewsCQC concerned about 'hundreds' of inappropriate wards
The mental health chief for the Care Quality Commission has raised concerns over “hundreds” of dormitory style beds still used in the sector, and suggested more capital funding is required.
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NewsLD and autism profile problem worse than MH - CQC chief
Mental health is no longer the NHS’ “Cinderella”, but there are still concerns about the profile of learning disability and autism services, a Care Quality Commission senior chief has said.
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NewsDaily Insight: Have you tried Google?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsDHSC slaps down quangos over Brexit messages
Arm’s-length bodies are having to send every text, tweet, email, phone call and press release that touches on Brexit to the Department of Health and Social Care for clearance – with some having to be approved by ministers and the Department for Exiting the European Union.
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NewsRegulator warns trusts over buying new reporting systems
NHS providers have been warned against purchasing new IT for reporting safety incidents that may not be compatible with a new national system developed by NHS Improvement.
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NewsRegulator quits central IT plans after Hancock's Google intervention
The Care Quality Commission has pulled out of a joint plan to replace central IT systems after Matt Hancock intervened and suggested switching to Google.
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NewsTraining needed to stop patient risk from AI and robots - review
The NHS needs to drastically boost its ability to asses new digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence and genomics, or risk entrenching health inequities and harming patients, according to a government review.
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NewsDaily Insight: The week in Brexit
Daily Insight brings you an end-of-week fix of Brexit roundup health news.
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Trust 'taking action' on 'underperforming' urgent care centre
A hospital trust is having “contractual discussions” with the provider of its main urgent care centre, saying performance has been poor and there were “behavioural” issues.