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NewsStrikes now endangering heart and cancer patients, NHSE warns BMA
The impact of successive doctors’ strikes is now ‘causing significant disruption and risk to patients’, including to those needing urgent heart and cancer treatment, NHS England leaders have told the BMA in their strongest warnings yet.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The new president’s in tray
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence
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NewsNHS can’t prepare for pandemic surge due to lack of staff, NHSE warns
The NHS has too few staff to prepare for a pandemic surge, while its ageing buildings and social care’s weak ‘resilience and capacity’ would also undermine its response, NHS England has warned.
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NewsFT chair takes period of absence
The chair of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust, Niall Dickson, has taken a voluntary period of absence, with his deputy standing in, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSharp rise in opt-outs from NHS pension
The number of people opting out of the NHS pension scheme trebled last year, according to its most recent set of accounts.
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Comment‘We saw him coming’ – US firms praise visionary doctor in big data project
The doctor responsible for a ground-breaking new software project claims it will transform patient care
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NewsBirths being delayed by strikes, says CEO
Women have faced delays in giving birth due to the ongoing strikes, a major trust’s chief executive has said.
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CommentAs a doctor I don’t believe regulation of managers should be a priority
David Oliver expresses his five big doubts on the statutory regulation that is in place for NHS managers and examines the complex realities of accountability and performance in healthcare leadership
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Doctors think the board wants them to take risks with safety
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsThousands of women left waiting for induction due to staff shortages
Thousands of women are having induction of labour delayed because of a shortage of staff, raising concerns about the safety of them and their babies, HSJ has found.
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NewsTrust chief steps down after ‘extraordinary journey’
The chief executive of an ambulance trust has announced his resignation after just over three years in the NHS.
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NewsChair to retire after 50 years in the NHS
An ambulance trust chair is to step down after more than half a century in the NHS.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Trusts’ ‘unknown’ disability problem revealed
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, this week by HSJ employment and equalities correspondent Nick Kituno, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and ...
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NewsNHSE director ‘concerned by 20pc nursing gap’ amid push to tackle poor culture
NHS England’s national mental health director admitted she was ‘concerned’ that 20 per cent of mental health nurse roles were unfilled and the impact this could have on a nationwide push to improve safety and tackle closed cultures.
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HSJ LocalWhistleblower denied mental health treatment after suing nearby trust
A mental health provider has apologised after telling a whistleblower he was being declined treatment due to an employment tribunal he had brought against a neighbouring trust.
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NewsStrikes caused 22 ‘critical incidents’, government claims
The NHS has declared 22 ‘critical incidents’ due to disruption caused by industrial action since December, including the need to transfer critical care patients, according to the Department for Health and Social Care.
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NewsPolice dropping most mental health calls ‘could cost NHS £260m’
The national rollout of a new policing model scaling back officers’ responses to mental health incidents could cost the NHS around £260m, a trust chief executive has told MPs.
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CommentThe lesson from Letby is to listen
Now that the inquiry into Lucy Letby’s case has been given legal powers, it must explore how the NHS can tackle the culture of defensiveness, denial and secrecy that often lies at the heart of tragic scandals. Louise Ansari, chief executive of Healthwatch England, argues that the NHS has some ...
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NewsDozens more children ‘severely’ harmed by care failures
Dozens more children than initially thought have come to “severe” harm following failings in audiology care, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Patient Safety Awards 2023: Maternity and Midwifery Initiative of the Year
WINNER Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals FT: Daisy Team - Complex Midwifery Care