Hayley Kirton
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Partial retirement made easier by government
Rule changes designed to encourage NHS pension scheme members to work for longer have been confirmed by government, and may lead to a boom in staff opting for partial retirement. → Read More
Nurse strike to hit at all but one of region’s hospitals next month
Nurses at every acute trust in the South West except one will strike next month, under further action announced by the Royal College of Nursing. → Read More
Government reveals pension changes but no change to tax allowances
No direct changes to either annual or lifetime allowance have been revealed in the government's announcement on pension proposals today, despite these issues having previously been blamed for forcing clinicians to reduce hours or leave the health service. → Read More
Exclusive: Thousands of referrals for sick babies turned down due to lack of beds
More than 1,000 referrals to admit very sick or premature babies to neonatal units were rejected in the last year due to a lack of beds, data obtained by HSJ has revealed. → Read More
Sharp rise in babies missing out on timely health checks
The proportion of newborn babies receiving a timely health visitor check-in has fallen sharply, with one in five missing out in the most recent statistics available. → Read More
Second health minister returns in Sunak reshuffle
A former minister in the Department of Health and Social Care has returned to the department, while another has kept their role, as part of Rishi Sunak's government reshuffle. → Read More
Third health minister returns in Sunak reshuffle
A third former minister in the Department of Health and Social Care has returned to the department, as part of Rishi Sunak's government reshuffle. → Read More
NHS facing £70m tax bill after legal challenge on car parking charges fails
NHS organisations look set to lose out on £70m, after a court ruled a trust could not reclaim VAT on its car parking fees from HMRC. → Read More
NHSE drops tech target
NHS England has revealed it is no longer planning to meet a long-term plan maternity digitisation target, because of a change of approach. → Read More
Trust appoints replacement for chief who left for national job
An acute trust in the south of England has announced its new chief executive, more than a year after its former CEO left for a national role. → Read More
Covid test firm founder made health minister
A former Department for Work and Pensions non-executive, homelessness charity founder and co-founder of a covid-19 testing firm has been appointed a junior health minister. → Read More
Trusts set to merge after ICS review
An integrated care system is planning a new trust for all its community and mental health services, which are currently offered by several providers. → Read More
Former Cabinet minister given key role at DHSC
Robert Jenrick has been appointed as a health minister in Liz Truss's Cabinet reshuffle. → Read More
PM Truss appoints new health secretary
Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as the new health and social care secretary. → Read More
‘Emergency’ pension rule changes extended to help NHS cope with winter
The government is planning to extend measures introduced during the coronavirus pandemic which relaxed the pension rules for staff who 'retire and return'. → Read More
Trust forced to ‘phone around’ to find cots for premature babies
Staff at a trust in the South West have had to spend hours "phoning around hospitals" to find suitable cots for premature babies, in the face of "increasing difficulty" in accessing appropriate care locally. → Read More
Plans to improve urgent care and ambulance handovers £8m short
Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust is facing an £8m gap in its finances after funding it had anticipated it would receive for improving urgent care and ambulance handovers has not materialised. → Read More
Dozens of referrals for vulnerable mothers refused due to ‘lack of beds’
Dozens of referrals to specialist care for women with serious mental health problems during or after pregnancy are being turned down because no bed was available, data collected by HSJ reveals. → Read More
Hospitals test evacuations due to roof collapse fears
NHS England has called for a "deep dive" into local evacuation and shelter arrangements, amid ongoing concerns about outdated and unsafe estate. → Read More
Government U-turns on pay for top managers
Very senior NHS managers will receive a 3 per cent pay increase after the government accepted the recommendations of the senior salaries review board, which found 'well-founded concerns about possible loss of leadership capacity'. → Read More