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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Extent of cuts to staff mental health hubs 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 time by HSJ mental health correspondent Emily Townsend, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies ...
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NewsTwo trusts added to NHSE list of providers at ‘high risk’
Two trusts have been added to NHS England’s list of those identified as needing the most support meeting cancer and elective targets.
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Expert BriefingImpatient: The dilemma of patient leaders in pursuit of justice and equality
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this new monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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News‘Catastrophic’ fall in managers linked to slump in NHS productivity
A “chronic” lack of managers sits at the heart of the fall in NHS productivity, a report from the Institute of Fiscal Studies has claimed.
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CommentGovernment’s reluctance to invest in the NHS workforce is a false economy
Nick Moberly on the need for a stronger neurology workforce to tackle delays and reduce emergency admissions.
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NewsMedic who stood to be MP appointed hospital CEO
A trust has appointed a new hospital site ‘chief executive’, whose predecessor stood down after less than two years.
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NewsHitting elective target ‘not in NHS’s control’, Sunak warned
The NHS Confederation chief says he will this week demand clarity about Rishi Sunak’s flagship waiting list reduction target, warning it may not be ‘the most sensible target [or] within the service’s control’.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: Keeping the consultancies busy
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsRevealed: the trusts with the highest locum usage
The heavy reliance of mental health trusts on locum doctors has been laid bare by new research suggesting four of the five trusts with the highest locum usage were providers from this sector.
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CommentCelebrate the NHS's big birthday! (or get a new job)
We’re only a month away from the 75 anniversary of the country’s favourite health service. In the run-up to the celebrations, Julian Patterson answers readers’ birthday-related questions
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NewsTech firms may be asked to fund NHS ‘academy’
NHS England is turning to the private sector to fund training for new data and analytics experts in a bid to boost the workforce and bridge a growing skills gap.
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CommentGood managers: the workforce the NHS most desperately needs
A shortage of managers in the NHS hampers system working and burdens clinical staff, argues Chris Thomas.
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NewsAll NHS board members to get equality objectives
Trusts and systems must draw up plans to improve the diversity of their executive and senior leadership teams over the next 12 months, and evidence progress against them by summer 2025, NHS England has announced.
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NewsNHS ‘missing 10,000 managers’
Up to 10,000 NHS managers have been “missing” from hospitals and community services since 2010, according to a new report.
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NewsExclusive: 6,500 staff gap in government cancer plan revealed
Community diagnostic centres — the government’s flagship policy for recovering cancer testing after covid — will have up to 6,500 fewer staff than they need by 2025, according to NHS England projections seen by HSJ.
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NewsTrust gives in on consultant overtime rates
The third biggest trust in the NHS has agreed to increase consultant overtime rates ahead of next week’s junior doctors strike, despite a regional attempt to hold the line, citing patient safety and the need to treat cancer patients, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsMinisters failing to reform ‘restrictive’ primary care rules
The government has failed to change ‘restrictive’ legislation which would enable primary care reform – despite repeated announcements – a pharmacy leader has said.
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NewsConsultants set July strike dates
Hospital consultants in England will walk out for two days in July if their ongoing strike ballot is successful, they have said.
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CommentProfessional regulation needs both flexibility and accountability
The government’s recently proposed reforms will shape the future of healthcare professional regulation, so it’s imperative to ensure the changes work not just for the regulators and professionals but also for patients, explains Professional Standards Authority chief Alan Clamp