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NewsBed shortages causing dangerous surgery delays, report finds
Just one third of providers for a specialist surgery are meeting waiting times standards and one in 10 patients don’t receive timely emergency surgery, a new report shows.
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NewsNHS trusts overturn council's £100m Virgin Care contract
A High Court judge has overturned a local authority’s contract with Virgin Care for public health services after a successful legal challenge by two NHS trusts.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Repudiation, legislation and the long term NHS plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by senior bureau chief Dave West.
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NewsExclusive: Stroke patient who died waited 19 hours for ambulance, leak reveals
A 91-year-old stroke patient who waited nearly 19 hours for an ambulance in the East of England was among 22 cases investigated by an external review which found no one died “as a direct consequence” of long delays, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNHS warned of new WannaCry cyber scam
Multiple NHS organisations have been targeted by a scam, claiming their computers are infected by the WannaCry virus.
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NewsHome Office rubber stamps EU workers' rights
EU workers employed by the NHS will be granted “settled status” after five years living in the UK under plans revealed by the government today.
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NewsExclusive: One in four STP plans failing on child mental health
Almost one in four STP regions are failing to make clear commitments to improve services for children and young people suffering poor mental health, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsWhistleblower named chief executive at scandal hit hospital trust
An executive director who blew the whistle at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has been named today as the trust’s news substantive chief executive.
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NewsDaily Insight: A higher calling
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsNHS 111 procurement halted at the last minute
Two procurements for NHS 111 in the south east have been halted – in one case, just weeks before a new operator was expected to be announced.
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NewsNHS England chief finance officer leaves for Westminster Abbey
Paul Baumann, NHS England’s chief finance officer, is leaving the NHS after 11 years to become receiver general of Westminster Abbey.
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HSJ InteractiveA lesson in digital mental health – the same rules apply
Zoe Blake on the need of technology to meet the growing demand for mental health and emotional support
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CommentClose the gaping gap between policy and people’s lived reality
What does the 10 year plan, now being worked up by the NHS, need to contain to bridge the distance between policy and the lived reality of people using services, wonders Charlotte Augst
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NewsHSIB demands national implant reform in first report
A new national system of scanning prosthetic implants before they are put into patients should be created by the government, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has said.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers drawing up plans for new staff 'offer'
Ministers and NHS leaders are holding discussions to draw up a new “offer” to the NHS workforce to help boost staff retention, HSJ understands.
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NewsSafety chief warns no reason not to act on first report
The head of the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has said there is no reason why national bodies cannot implement recommendations it has made in its first report.
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Trust pays overdue invoices after £25.5m loan
A hospital trust in financial special measures has improved its payment of suppliers after getting a £25.5m loan from the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsNew national cyber role revealed
A new national role has been created to lead the response to the next major cyber attack on the NHS, following criticism of a poorly coordinated response to the WannaCry virus.
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NewsDaily Insight: A scandal in Gosport
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsHunt: Gosport will prompt 'searching questions' for government
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs the government will “ask searching questions” over whether safety and regulatory processes are right following the Gosport Memorial Hospital Inquiry.