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NewsNHS in talks with Indian hospital firm to source nurses
HEE in talks with Apollo Hospitals in India about training qualified nurses in NHS Ian Cumming says no agreement has been reached but training would be for a fixed period HEE and Apollo signed a memorandum of understanding in 2015 Talks between Health Education England and one of ...
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Teaching trust in talks over estates payout with Bahamas registered company
A major teaching hospital trust is in legal negotiations with a company registered in the Bahamas over a land deal.
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NewsHundreds of babies suffer avoidable harm in NHS, study warns
RCOG study found more than 550 babies born in 2015 may have had a different outcome Only a third of local investigations involved families or patients Quarter of local investigations were not good enough to assess quality of care Hundreds of babies who died during or shortly after ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Hospital trust stuck in special measures
The must read stories on hsj.co.uk today
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NewsFormer health secretary to chair struggling STP
Patricia Hewitt to chair Norfolk STP amid concerns about its progress Systems leaders want Ms Hewitt to “bang heads together”, says senior source STP interim chair John Fry welcomes the appointment A former health secretary has been brought in to chair Norfolk and Waveney sustainability and transformation partnership, ...
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NewsExclusive: Former royal college president to lead national A&E review
Two well respected A&E consultants to lead GIRFT review of emergency care Cliff Mann says review will be “fair to staff” on the front line National report to reduce waste and improve efficiency due next year Two leading names in emergency medicine are to head a major project ...
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HSJ LocalTrust fills top finance job after almost two years
A finance director has been appointed at a trust where the role has been filled by interims for almost two years.
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NewsRevealed: New national patient safety director
Senior NHS England clinician Celia Ingham Clark has been appointed as interim national patient safety director for England in a joint appointment across NHS England and NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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News'Model ambulance' to be created to achieve Carter savings
A “model ambulance” is to be created to tackle variation across England’s 10 ambulance trusts.
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HSJ LocalTrust stays in special measures after being rated inadequate again
CQC rates Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust inadequate with concerns over patients in corridors and unstable leadership Recommends trust remains in special measures for at least three months, with support needed for “foreseeable future” Regulator suggests NHS neighbours need to step up support A trust where patients died in ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Knighthood for DH permanent secretary
HSJ’s round-up of Monday’s must read stories
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NewsExclusive: Regulator expands national mental health team
NHS Improvement appoints five new members to mental health and learning disability team They will be part of the regulator’s nursing and medical directorates The appointments are part of plans for the regulator to help trusts integrate mental and physical health care NHS Improvement has recruited five new ...
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NewsRegulator faces religious discrimination claim over gay adoption row
Trust non-executive director was suspended following comments on same-sex adoption Richard Page claims he has been barred from other NHS roles for his religious beliefs NHS Improvement faces tribunal in August A trust non-executive director is bringing a religious discrimination complaint against NHS Improvement, claiming he has been ...
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NewsCQC's new chief inspector of hospitals revealed
Current deputy chief inspector of hospitals Professor Ted Baker promoted to top job Will take over from Sir Mike Richards at the end of July Professor Baker will be responsible for developing and implementing new inspection regime at the CQC The Care Quality Commission has appointed a new ...
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HSJ LocalTop FT challenges CCG over 'unsafe' urgent care procurement
Northumbria Healthcare FT launches legal challenge over urgent care centre procurement process Trust says the cost savings required by North Tyneside CCG during the procurement as “unsafe and unsustainable” for the service CCG says the challenge meant a new contract with the preferred provider could not be signed Commissioners ...
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NewsExclusive: NHS England restructures its national teams
NHS England has restructured its national senior management teams, the organisation has confirmed.
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NewsMental health beds shortfall puts patients at 'intolerable' risk
Forward Thinking Birmingham service under pressure little over a year after controversial shake-up of mental health in the city Birmingham and Solihull CCGs plan extra funding for adult mental health following critical independent report Demand for adult mental health beds outstrips contracted supply by 50 per cent Lead provider ...
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS awards biggest ever contract to… the NHS
HSJ’s must read stories and talking points
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NewsWorkforce 'is the challenge of the next decade'
NHS Employers chief says NHS must focus on being an attractive employer Priority is to secure EU nationals rights post Brexit says Danny Mortimer But he urged NHS to do more to tackle the ”challenge of the next decade” Making the NHS an attractive employer as part of ...
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NewsKeogh: Chief execs need support not ‘frightening and suppressive’ behaviour
The NHS risks “a drift into…risk aversion and blame”, Sir Bruce Keogh has said, criticising the “terrible statistic that the life expectancy of a chief executive in our NHS is only two and a half years”.