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NewsGovernment proposes agency staffing ban to aid ‘desperate’ hospitals
Government is proposing to ban the use of agency staff in band 2 and 3 roles, and to restrict movement directly from substantive to temporary work.
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NewsStaff still in ‘long recovery’ from covid, says Pritchard
The NHS workforce still has a “long recovery ahead” before it will be back to full “resilience” after covid, Amanda Pritchard told the public inquiry into the pandemic.
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NewsTackling racism ‘must be core’ to 10-year health plan
The government’s 10-year plan will fail if it does not tackle racism in the health service, the chair of the NHS Confederation has said.
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NewsRegional staffing gap grows by 70%
The gaps in coverage of mental health staff between regions have grown significantly in the past 14 years, researchers have pointed out.
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NewsStreeting hires adviser to push ‘big reforms’
Wes Streeting has confirmed former health secretary Alan Milburn as the lead non-executive director of the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsHalf of trusts ‘don’t have good pipeline of leaders’
Half of NHS trusts are concerned about their “pipeline” of future senior managers, amid a “striking” period of turnover in leadership, the acting head of NHS Providers has told HSJ.
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News200 patients failed after hospital missed warning
Hundreds of patients got the wrong or no treatment for a lung condition, a trust investigation has found, five years after concerns were first raised.
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HSJ LocalDoctors to refuse overtime in major dispute with hospital trust
Doctors at a major teaching trust are to refuse overtime and extra shifts from next week, HSJ has learned, amid escalating tensions with executives over a decision to stop paying premium rates for locum shifts.
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NewsNHSE faces court battle with GP refusing to join a network
A landmark legal battle between NHS England and a GP who is refusing to join a primary care network will be heard by the Court of Appeal, it has confirmed.
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NewsCEO steps down after ‘rollercoaster’ five years
The chief executive of an ambulance trust has announced her retirement in the second high-profile departure from the organisation in as many weeks.
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NewsThe leaders chosen to guide the government’s 10-year plan
HSJ can reveal the health and care leaders who have been selected by government to lead the 11 advisory groups which will feed ideas into its 10-year plan for health.
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NewsJust one in 10 scans moved to community centres despite push
Only about one in 10 CT and MRI scans are taking place in “community diagnostic centres” despite a national drive to shift these services into the community.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts accused of ‘gaming’ £2bn elective fund
Government has ordered a review into how the NHS is spending billions of pounds of extra elective recovery funding, over concerns trusts are charging more for procedures but not treating significantly more patients, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalTrust shuts 10% of its beds in savings drive
A hospital trust has shut more than 10 per cent of its beds and cut staffing to try to meet a savings target, which is one of the highest nationally.
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NewsNurse leader ‘pressed execs to call police over Letby’
A nursing leader called on Countess of Chester executives to inform the police over concerns about Lucy Letby earlier than they did, she told the public inquiry into the events.
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NewsFormer doctor to chair trust
An acute trust has appointed an experienced chair and former medic to help it provide “sustainable high-quality health services”.
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NewsRevealed: Trusts paying the biggest premiums for safety errors
The trusts paying the highest negligence premiums as a proportion of their income have been revealed, with experts warning the “sheer costs involved in managing accidents that could be avoided” neared £3bn last year.
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NewsTrust proposes to cut its estates team by half
A prestigious teaching hospital is consulting on plans to cut its number of estates and maintenance staff by more than half.
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NewsBaby death inquiry delayed by leadership confusion
Investigations into serious maternity safety concerns have been delayed by at least six months because national agencies could not decide who should lead the work, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local‘Tension’ and ‘poor behaviours’ uncovered on trust’s board
The board of a mental health trust grappling with serious culture and safety concerns is “not functioning well”, an NHS England investigation has found, amid the early departure of its chair.