All articles by Nick Carding – Page 29
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NHS hierarchies put patients at risk says CQC chief
Hierarchies within the NHS workforce are a “real bar” to patient safety, the chief inspector of hospitals has warned.
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Merging regulators fail to hire commercial chief amid director reshuffle
NHS Improvement and NHS England will launch a new search for a chief commercial officer after failing to recruit to the position.
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Exclusive: Clinical waste building up outside hospitals
Clinical waste is piling up outside hospitals, HSJ can reveal, amid fallout from the crisis which exploded in the sector last year.
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Largest deficit CCG breaks even for first time ahead of merger
England’s most cash-strapped clinical commissioning group is set to break-even financially for the first time in its history.
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New NHS price comparison tool in the pipeline
A new price comparison tool is being designed by NHS technology officials which could be rolled out to trusts later this year, HSJ has learned.
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DHSC sets up hotline for Brexit disruption to supplies
NHS suppliers have been told to contact a new 24/7 call centre run by the Department of Health and Social Care if they experience disruption to their deliveries following a no-deal Brexit.
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Revealed: The trusts failing to meet national efficiency targets
NHS trusts continue to miss targets aimed at helping hospitals spend millions of pounds more effectively, HSJ can reveal.
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Exclusive: NHS trusts dismiss Brexit impact on staff retention
NHS trusts are not expecting disruption to services caused by EU staff leaving because of Brexit, according to analysis by HSJ.
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Brexit: Trust can operate for 'four days' under food shortage contingency plans
A mental health trust has said it can “operate for four days” by increasing its stock of frozen food and replacing hot meals for patients with cold meals, in the event of food shortages caused by a no-deal Brexit.
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Revealed: Government instructs trusts to withhold Brexit impact assessments
The Department of Health and Social Care has told trusts to withhold their Brexit self-assessments from the press and public because publishing the details could “put public wellbeing at risk”, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: Much ado about nothing
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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Thousands of continence products late as deliveries go 'badly wrong'
Thousands of continence products were delivered late to patients after a switch to a new national logistics provider went “badly wrong”, HSJ has learned.
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Integrated trust mulls IT link with neighbour
An acute, community and social care trust is considering linking up with its neighbour to get American company Epic as its new provider of electronic patient records.
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Trust's 'goldfish bowl' A&E has significant nurse shortages - CQC
A trust in special measures has been ordered to take immediate action, after inspectors warned it was failing to safely staff its emergency department.
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Trusts bemoan cost pressures from clinical waste switch
Several NHS trusts are grappling with extra costs and relying on temporary containers for clinical waste storage, after a forced change of supplier following last year’s stockpiling scandal.
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'Glove shortages' at main supplier after unexpected demand
Contingency plans have been triggered to make sure NHS trusts keep receiving millions of examination gloves, after an unforeseen surge in demand caused “stock shortages” at their main supplier.
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Snubbed STP accuses centre of not fully considering capital bids
Leaders of a health economy which has been awarded only a fraction of the funds allocated through a new capital regime have claimed national bodies failed to fully consider their bids.
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Revealed: The winners and losers of government's £2.9bn capital pot
Two out of three requests from NHS trusts for capital investment have so far been rejected under the government’s new funding regime, analysis by HSJ suggests.
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Exclusive: DHSC creates Brexit 'logistics hub' in Belgium
The Department of Health and Social Care has set up a “logistics hub” in Belgium and plans to manage its own dedicated shipping route from mainland Europe to the UK for vital medical products, as part of no-deal preparations, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
Following the Money: The battle for capital
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.