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Police launch investigation into ‘abuse’ at NHS unit
A police investigation is under way into allegations of abuse at an NHS-run home for men with severe learning disabilities and autism, it has emerged.
Met intervention ‘will not serve London well’, says ‘very disappointed’ NHSE
NHS England has described the Metropolitan Police commissioner’s warning that his force will stop responding to emergency mental health calls as ‘very disappointing’, HSJ has learned.
Trust cuts a fifth of exec team amid leadership concerns
One of the NHS’s biggest trusts is cutting 20 per cent of its executive board roles, HSJ has learned.
Tech 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.
All 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.
Trusts adopt ‘group model’
NHS leaders in Lincolnshire have committed to bringing two of the county’s three trusts together in a “group” model.
Elective activity nosedives as strikes and holidays bite
Elective activity fell sharply in April as national holidays and strikes squeezed resources, and the waiting list rose to a record 7.4 million, NHS England’s monthly performance data shows.
NHS ‘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.
Exclusive: 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.
Trust 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.
Ministers 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.
Consultants 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.
Exclusive: 800 consultants refuse to cover juniors strike without extra pay
More than 800 consultants in London have signed a letter saying they will not cover the junior doctors’ strike next week unless their trusts agree to pay a higher overtime rate set by the British Medical Association.
Trust seeks hundreds of millions for refurbishment after ‘new hospital’ rejection
A trust which was promised a new hospital by Boris Johnson faces bills of hundreds of millions of pounds to keep its services safe after it failed to get any funding through the new hospitals programme.
ICSs most ‘off target’ on recovery named by NHS England
Seven integrated care systems and one ambulance trust have been placed in ‘intensive support’ because of their performance against urgent and emergency care metrics.
Ministers accused of holding up IT skills funding
Government plans to boost the digital health and care workforce are at risk because of a delay in ministerial signoff, experts have warned.
A lot more ICSs will hit financial targets this year, says NHSE chief
NHS England’s chief finance officer has said he expects ‘a lot more’ integrated care systems to hit their spending plans in the current year than in the past.
Mayor intervenes in NHSE reconfiguration row
The mayor of London is independently reviewing NHS England plans to reconfigure children’s cancer services in the capital, which were triggered when the commissioner finally accepted the current arrangements are unsafe.
Four new CQC directors named after long delay
The Care Quality Commission has finally been able to appoint four new non-executive board members — one of whom will be the chair of Healthwatch England — after months of delays.
NHSE merger halts plan to boost district nurses
Plans to procure more district nursing courses to start this September have been paused because of the merger of Health Education England into NHS England, HSJ understands.
Exclusive: Leaked data reveals ‘distressing’ scale of ‘unacceptable’ A&E waits
Trust names interim CEO
‘Archaic’ and risky patient records still used by most GP practices
Error causes 800 patients to be wrongly removed from waiting list
Revealed: the ICSs that refused to set breakeven plans
‘Muddle, frustration and distrust’ at ‘most mature’ ICS
ICB defies NHSE over patient record access
New headline partner announced for the HSJ Awards
‘Devastated’ director quits after ‘bullying’ row with consultants
ICSs failed to find alternatives despite ‘shock and panic’ over PbR
‘Discrimination’ claim as ‘40 new hospitals’ snubs mental health
‘Good’ maternity unit downgraded to ‘inadequate’
Outcry over 123 rejected ‘new hospital’ bids
Region trapped in ‘vicious circle’ as NHS ‘incentivises poor performance’, says ICS chief
NHSE expands overseas recruitment drive
IT ‘crash’ hits 1,000s of GP practices
AHSNs face cuts and uncertainty despite ‘relaunch’ and renaming
NHSE officer steps down to focus on board roles
Trust top team was ‘least cohesive I’ve ever joined’, says new CEO
What’s changed in the ‘new hospitals’ programme?
Trust’s two maternity units rated ‘inadequate’
Trust refuses to wait for hospital rebuild
Group CEO set to lead fourth trust
Revealed: Eight ‘new hospitals’ delayed until next decade
‘Over a year behind’ on key maternity target, NHSE admits
More hospital beds ‘squeezing out rehab and keeping people out of work’
University ‘exploring’ providing NHS diagnostics
Thousands excluded from NHS pay rise in ‘two tier system’
Sunak’s local acute becomes first to be upgraded to ‘good’ since covid
Trust loses £85m contract for local services after winning work 200 miles away
Protect trusts from ‘regulators’ demands’, ICB told
Fear of mass staff exit stoked by record rise in pension claims
Exclusive: Over 80pc of GP practices lack crucial technology, warns NHSE lead
Three day junior doctor strike announced for June
Labour would delay and review capital projects, says Starmer
Trusts ‘could be sued’ under new strike law
ICB sends trust five safety warnings in six weeks
Trust chair resigns ahead of critical CQC report
Labour pledges to cut heart and stroke deaths by a quarter
Exclusive: Trust execs accused of creating a ‘cult of the individual’