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NewsJust one trust has 50pc BME board share
Only one trust has as many black and minority ethnic board members as white, and 96 trusts say they have no BME board directors at all, new data has revealed.
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HSJ LocalMajor trust CEO takes hospital job in Qatar
The chief executive of a large acute trust in the north west is set to leave at the end of March after accepting a job to run a hospital in Qatar.
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NewsCQC appoints first chief digital officer
The Care Quality Commission has appointed its first chief digital officer, who will have executive responsibility for transforming IT.
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NewsCCG warned over conflicts of interest and collapsed roof
A governance review into a troubled clinical commissioning group has highlighted concerns over potential conflicts of interest, a disconnect with local GPs, and estate so poor that a roof caved in.
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NewsExclusive: Up to 250 deaths to be reviewed at surgery crisis trust
An expert panel is reviewing records of hundreds of patients who died after heart surgery at a major teaching trust, whose cardiac unit is grappling with severe quality and culture concerns, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHSI makes changes to cash 'bonus' scheme
NHS Improvement has changed the terms on which trusts can receive “bonus” payments from a national funding pot worth £200m.
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NewsLondon trusts to lose £300m after tariff change
NHS trusts in London have criticised proposed changes to the national payment tariff which would cut their income by an estimated £300m.
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NewsMental health trust appoints new CEO
A mental health trust in the West Midlands has appointed a new chief executive, the provider has announced.
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NewsExclusive: Hancock's 'NHSX' power grab for NHS England work
Matt Hancock is pushing to create a new digital unit in government – labelled “NHSX” – which would give him more direct oversight of national strategy currently controlled by NHS England, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsCouncil drops CCG from joint commissioning deal
A county council has withdrawn from an agreement in which the NHS commissioned some child mental health services on its behalf, over concerns the expected outcomes were not being achieved.
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NewsNHS resurrects A&E readmissions count
Emergency re-admission data for NHS commissioners will be published from March amid concerns about rising numbers of patients returning to hospital within 30 days of discharge.
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NewsFinalists for HSJ Partnership Awards 2019 revealed
The shortlist for the HSJ Partnership Awards 2019 has been announced today.
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NewsDaily Insight: Too many cooks
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTrust’s deficit grows amid contract row with NHS England
A hospital trust is facing a much larger deficit than planned, because £14m income due from NHS England will not be paid in this financial year.
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NewsNHSE and I has 'too many' top execs – staff concern
Staff at NHS England and NHS Improvement have raised concerns that the new structure of their organisations will comprise too many senior managers, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalChief exec of top mental health trust retiring
The chief executive of one of England’s top mental health trusts is retiring this summer.
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The centre 'thinks teaching hospitals are fat and rich'
University hospitals face bias from national leaders, and growing challenges from tightening funding and Brexit, their trade body has said.
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NewsInequalities shift 'needs political and societal intervention'
Historically ingrained health inequalities in England won’t be reversed by measures in the long-term plan, which require bigger “political and societal” interventions, according to a public health expert whose work contributed to the plan.
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NewsDaily Insight: Small but symbolic
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.