All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 77
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NewsNew chair for trusts with £3bn joint turnover
Two of the NHS’s largest hospital trusts have appointed a new joint chair
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NewsNHSE sets trusts ‘100-day challenge’ to reduce delayed discharges
NHS England has set trusts and systems a ‘100-day challenge’ to discharge more patients from hospital and free up beds before winter.
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NewsExclusive: Three-month cancer waits top 10,000
More than 10,000 people are waiting three months or longer following a referral for suspected cancer, internal NHS data seen by HSJ reveals.
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NewsICSs are an ‘NHS steamroller’, says ‘disrespected’ council leader
The establishment of integrated care systems has been compared to an ‘NHS steamroller coming down on us with a heavy hand’ by the leader of a Conservative council.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: The software upgrade that sparked huge IT failure
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsExclusive: Drive to reduce hospital waiting lists endangered as trusts struggle to raise activity
Elective activity levels are still significantly below those achieved before the pandemic, despite the high profile and government-led drive to recover services.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The hardest job in the NHS
The NHS is facing a major reorganisation this year, including within NHS England itself.
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NewsTrust boards instructed to ‘scrutinise’ sepsis data by NHSE
Trust boards should start scrutinising performance against new indicators set out by NHS England this month as part of a national push to iron out unwarranted variation in performance on key sepsis blood tests, according to an NHSE report
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Layers or enablers – the ICS identity crisis
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care and commissioning. This week by primary care reporter Shruti Sheth Trivedi.
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NewsICB chair: Slimming down boards will be ‘really difficult’
NHS England is right to question whether emerging integrated care boards with large memberships can be run effectively, a system leader in the capital has said.
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NewsCQC prosecutes troubled provider over death of teenage girl
A struggling mental health trust is being prosecuted over accusations it failed to protect a teenager at a children’s inpatient unit.
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NewsRevealed: The 10 ICSs which account for two-thirds of two-year waits
HSJ analysis of NHS England data has revealed the systems which are the furthest away from the target of eliminating all two-year waits for treatment by the end of July.
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NewsNHS England appoints chief workforce officer to lead expanded department
NHS England has appointed a new chief officer for its people directorate, following the departure of Prerana Issar earlier this year, HSJ has learned.
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How successful are the early adopters of the community diagnostic centres?
Wendy Baines explores how the creation of strong partnerships and a collaborative approach to workforce planning will be imperative in order to successfully deliver the vision for community diagnostic centres
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NewsPatient safety is not a ‘priority’ for NHSE, claims watchdog chief
The outgoing chief investigator of the national safety watchdog has described his frustration with the organisation’s ‘ambivalent’ relationship with NHS England
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Expert BriefingThe Download: NHS tech merger hampers staff retention
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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CommentThe growth of virtual wards needs to be driven by outcomes – not targets
Robert Harris* outlines seven essential factors to ensure the success of virtual wards and thus enable a system-wide reduction in hospital care.
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NewsRegulators downgrade rating of high-profile trust but promote four
NHS England has moved four providers out of ‘special measures’ but significantly downgraded the rating of one specialist trust.
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News‘Expanded’ Better Care Fund to be ‘delivery vehicle’ for integration, claims council chief
The Better Care Fund is likely to be significantly expanded to deliver the government’s health and care integration ambitions, a senior local government figure has claimed.
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NewsSuppliers opt to pass on inflation costs as NHS faces £280m bill
Inflation in the cost of food, estate management and medical supplies will add an estimated £280m to NHS expenditure in 2022-23, NHS England has said.