All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 36
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NewsNHSE asks ministers to approve ‘unambitious’ A&E target
NHS England is trying to convince ministers to approve another “unambitious” goal of hitting the four-hour A&E target in 77 per cent of cases next year, according to sources.
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NewsExclusive: Rise in ‘free births’ raised with government and regulators
National leaders have been alerted to the risks from growing numbers of women choosing to give birth without midwifery or medical input – known as “free birthing” – HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts pressured to meet ‘political’ target by diverting staff to less sick patients
Hospitals are being pressured to shift their resources to treating patients with less serious conditions to meet a “politically motivated” target, according to multiple senior sources.
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NewsRevealed: 300,000 more NHS staff missing out on flu jab
Some 300,000 fewer frontline NHS staff had the winter flu vaccine last year than in 2019 and 2020, with huge variation in uptake among trusts, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsNHS 'won't breach budget despite £700m forecast deficit'
The NHS is officially forecasting a breach of its spending limit set by Parliament for the first time in almost a decade.
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NewsNHSE director admits ‘huge cost’ to cutting ambulance delays
Reductions in the number of long ambulance delays have come at a “huge cost” as hospitals are having to take in more emergency patients than they have space for, NHS England’s urgent care director has said.
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NewsNHSE makes three senior hires
NHS England has hired three new senior directors to its estates and facilities team.
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NewsMinisters lobbied by NHSE for extra beds funding
NHS England is lobbying ministers for extra funding to ensure all the approximately 99,000 ‘core’ acute hospital beds open this winter are retained throughout 2024-25, HSJ understands.
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NewsNo ‘lawful basis’ for FDP, lawyer warns NHSE
Campaigners have warned they may take legal action if NHS England refuses to conduct a public consultation into the Federated Data Platform, adding that the health service currently has no “lawful basis” to process patient data in this way.
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NewsNHSE acts as performance deteriorates in five systems
Five integrated care systems face escalations in central scrutiny and support following “deterioration” against key urgent and emergency care targets.
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HSJ LocalConsultants sent into troubled system after £140m deficit warning
NHS England has sent a consultancy firm into a troubled health system, after it said its financial plan would be missed by up to £140m.
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NewsNearly a third of ICSs admit finance plans will be missed
At least 13 integrated care systems have now admitted they will miss the financial plans they signed up for at the start of the year.
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NewsNHSE imposes ‘return to office’ policy
Full-time NHS England staff will be required to work at least two days in the office from April, despite union concerns.
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NewsNHSE launches review of CSU leadership and structure
NHS England is to consolidate the leadership of the four remaining commissioning support units in a move which could also lead to further mergers.
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NewsMinister orders ‘special review’ of embattled trust
The government has ordered a “special review” into a trust facing multiple major concerns, including its treatment of Valdo Calocane before he killed three people in Nottingham last summer.
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NewsRevealed: The 50-plus trusts set to miss ‘absolute’ tech deadline
NHS England has delayed plans aimed at allowing 111 calls to be triaged to emergency departments after it discovered more then 50 trusts were set to miss an “absolute deadline” to introduce the required technology.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Admitting the game’s up
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: ‘disingenuous’ wait times on NHS App will be half those patients have to face
Next week’s launch of the ‘Wayfinder’ waiting time information service on the NHS App will give patients “disingenuous” and “misleading” information about how long they can expect to wait for care, senior figures close to the project have warned.
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HSJ LocalTrusts fail to appoint group CEO
Two acute trusts in the Midlands have failed to fill their group CEO role despite 12 applicants being considered for the position, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHSE spent £75m reducing its workforce in 2022-23
NHS England agreed 951 voluntary redundancies or early retirements in 2022-23 at the cost of around £75m, as it began dramatically reducing the size of the organisation, its annual accounts show.