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Exclusive: Leaked data reveals ‘distressing’ scale of ‘unacceptable’ A&E waits
One in five cases in which patients attend A&E needing mental healthcare are spending more than 12 hours in the department – at least double the rate of patients with physical health problems.
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Trust names interim CEO
A mental health trust has named a managing director as its interim chief executive while the substantive post-holder is on secondment at the local integrated care board.
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‘Archaic’ and risky patient records still used by most GP practices
Most GP practices in England are still using ‘archaic’ Lloyd George paper records despite a commitment to digitise them, HSJ has found.
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Error causes 800 patients to be wrongly removed from waiting list
A trust is carrying out a review after hundreds of patients were wrongly removed from the waiting list and potentially missed out on treatment.
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Revealed: the ICSs that refused to set breakeven plans
More than half the integrated care systems in the north of England have refused to agree a balanced financial plan, HSJ has learned.
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ICB defies NHSE over patient record access
An integrated care board has advised its GP practices not to give patients automatic access to their records, contradicting NHS England national requirements.
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‘Muddle, frustration and distrust’ at ‘most mature’ ICS
Multiple problems have been highlighted with the leadership and governance of a much-vaunted integrated care system, including a lack of trust between organisations which often hide information that could weaken their position.
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New headline partner announced for the HSJ Awards
Vodafone Business has become the headline partner of the HSJ Awards
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‘Devastated’ director quits after ‘bullying’ row with consultants
A trust director has stepped down after a row with consultants about the leadership culture within her department, HSJ has learned.
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ICSs failed to find alternatives despite ‘shock and panic’ over PbR
Local systems failed to come up with realistic alternatives to bringing back payment by results for planned care despite an initial ‘panic’ around its return, according to NHS England’s elective recovery boss.
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‘Discrimination’ claim as ‘40 new hospitals’ snubs mental health
A chief executive has compared a lack of investment into mental health estate to ‘institutionalised discrimination’, after no new schemes were accepted on to the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme.
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Outcry over 123 rejected ‘new hospital’ bids
Multiple trusts have expressed disappointment at being overlooked in the government’s latest announcement on the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme.
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‘Good’ maternity unit downgraded to ‘inadequate’
A Norfolk hospital’s maternity services have been downgraded from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’, with warnings raised about the safety and quality of care provided.
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Region trapped in ‘vicious circle’ as NHS ‘incentivises poor performance’, says ICS chief
People in the North East of England are being trapped in a ‘vicious circle of ill health’ due to national funding structures which ‘incentivise’ poorly performing areas, according to the chief executive of the largest commissioning board.
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NHSE expands overseas recruitment drive
NHS England has expanded its drive to increase overseas recruitment, introducing funding for trusts to hire more types of health professionals from abroad.
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IT ‘crash’ hits 1,000s of GP practices
An IT system used by thousands of general practices has suffered major technical problems today, with GPs struggling to access patient records and give prescriptions.
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NHSE officer steps down to focus on board roles
England’s chief dental officer is leaving her national post after eight years in part to focus on several non-executive board roles, NHS England has announced.
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Trust top team was ‘least cohesive I’ve ever joined’, says new CEO
A review into how a reporting error came about has uncovered tension among an ambulance trust’s previous senior leaders, including that its new CEO felt it was ‘the least cohesive team I have ever joined’.
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AHSNs face cuts and uncertainty despite ‘relaunch’ and renaming
The 15 academic health science networks have been renamed ‘health innovation networks’ and given a new five-year ‘licence’ by NHS England, but face further review and uncertainty.
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Trust’s two maternity units rated ‘inadequate’
Standards of care at a trust at the centre of a baby deaths scandal have declined further, with both maternity units now being rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission.