All articles by Shaun Lintern – Page 84
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New clinical roles announced at top of Health Education England
Two new senior clinical posts have been created at Health Education England in a bid to link quality of care with future education and training.
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Mid Staffs medical director criticises doctors' 'self-preservation'
Doctors are turning a blind eye to poor practice to protect their own jobs, according to Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust’s medical director.
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Stroke care overhaul planned in Midlands and East
A major review has been launched into stroke services across the Midlands and the East of England in an attempt to improve survival rates and reduce disability, HSJ has learned.
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Analysed: review aims to improve stroke services in the Midlands and East
HSJ Local Briefing is our new in-depth analysis of key issues facing some of the major NHS health economies. This week we examine plans to review stroke services across the Midlands region to try and improve the standard of care and save more lives.
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Exclusive: new workforce chief promises staff flexibility
Health Education England will give commissioners the freedom required to create flexible workforces that meet their own local needs, its new head has promised in his first interview since being appointed.
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Mid Staffs Inquiry criticism letters delayed
Letters warning witnesses to the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Public Inquiry that they will be criticised by Robert Francis QC in his final report have been delayed by a month, HSJ can reveal.
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Private MH hospitals facing tighter margins
Reduced profits in NHS may starve some private mental health hospitals of investment.
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CCG study threatens mental health reconfiguration
A major reconfiguration of mental health services could take place in south-west London after a report ordered by local clinical commissioning groups recommended the takeover of the area’s main provider, HSJ can reveal.
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Agenda for Change proposals revealed
Senior staff could be moved out of the Agenda for Change pay framework under proposals devised by NHS Employers, it has emerged.
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Departing Maudsley chief plans to develop Oxford AHSC
Stuart Bell, departing chief executive of the South London and Maudsley Mental Health Foundation Trust, has told HSJ he wants to help develop an academic health science centre in Oxford.
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New BMA chair elected as future strike decision is put off
A decision on future strike action by the BMA has been deferred until next month as newly elected chair Dr Mark Porter will seek an urgent meeting with the Health Secretary.
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Doctors mull over further industrial action
Doctors will today debate whether to call for another day of industrial action over the government’s controversial pension reforms.
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Mortality rate for mental illness is three times the population average
People who suffer with a serious mental illness have a mortality rate three times as high as those in the general population, according to new research.
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Exclusive: Stuart Bell to leave South London and Maudsley
Stuart Bell chief executive of the South London and Maudsley mental health foundation trust is to leave his job after 13 years, HSJ can reveal.
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North Staffordshire trust threatened with fines over A&E failure
PERFORMANCE: Commissioners have threatened to fine University Hospital of North Staffordshire Trust over “persistent” failures to hit A&E targets, HSJ has learned.
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Mid Staffs inquiry 'to focus on cultural issues'
Cultural issues surrounding quality and raising concerns will be the main focus of the Mid Staffs Inquiry report, it has been claimed.
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NHS needs new 'visionary' leadership style
The next generation of leaders in the NHS needs a different approach if the service is to deliver on future challenges, the man charged with leading the development of talent has told HSJ.
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Staff consulted on terms and conditions changes
NHS staff are to be surveyed on controversial plans to reduce the pay bill by modifying their employment terms and conditions.
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Farrar: 'We are all culpable for failing to take big decisions'
NHS managers have avoided taking tough decisions and instead pursued short-term goals, according to the NHS Confederation’s chief executive.
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Ian Cumming to lead Health Education England
National director of quality Ian Cumming has been named as the first chief executive of Health Education England.