All David Nicholson articles – Page 10
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LeaderGagging staff is wrong, but the debate needs perspective
Worries about whistleblowing and bullying are not new
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CommentIn defence of David Nicholson
It is essential Sir David stays to handle the NHS’s current transition
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NewsUnited Lincs: Former chief exec was not 'gagged' on patient safety
The hospital trust at the centre of the furore over whistleblowing and gagging clauses has told HSJ its former chief executive, Gary Walker, is and was always free to speak out about its patient care.
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NewsDame Ruth Carnall tells London chief execs gagging clauses 'unacceptable'
The head of NHS London, England’s largest strategic health authority, has said she will write to all chief executives in the capital to remind them gagging clauses in severance deals are “unacceptable”.
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News'Gagged' former trust chief accuses NHS leaders over safety
Former United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust chief executive Gary Walker has accused Sir David Nicholson and senior NHS leaders of putting targets ahead of patient safety.
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NewsCriticising individuals 'futile' in such widespread system failure
The Francis report shied away from explicit criticism of individuals involved in care failures at Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust to avoid “perpetuating the illusion” that removing particular people would solve problems.
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NewsNicholson to face MPs over Lorenzo deal
Sir David Nicholson will face questions from MPs following claims anticompetitive deals are being struck between NHS trusts and an IT supplier, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFrancis avoids direct criticism of top NHS leaders
The Francis report has criticised the work of the strategic health authorities which oversaw Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, but includes little direct criticism of specific leaders, including Sir David Nicholson.
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CommentThe latest in a long line of scandals
“Whatever Francis recommends, my fear is it’s three years too late”
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NewsSelbie: 'The NHS is not the same as health'
The chief executive of Public Health England has urged a fundamental rethink of how illness and wellbeing are perceived, stating: “The NHS is not the same as health.”
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LeaderCCGs confident but still deliver a kick to the regions
Confident CCGs deride their relationships with regional teams
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NewsAnalysed: The fate of Lewisham Hospital
This week’s HSJ Local Briefing looks at the south east London health economy, which is the first to be subject to the failure regime.
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Comment
Readers' letters − 24 January 2013
This week’s letters include a call for a change in attitudes to mental health and responses to HSJ’s exclusive interview with Sir David Nicholson, as well as making the case for the use of nutritional supplements in care homes
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NewsNicholson: 'more' community focused care required
Care for older people needs a fundamental shift towards caring for them in the community rather than hospitals that are “very bad places”, the chief executive of the NHS Commissioning Board has said.
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NewsHospital trusts lack 'top drawer' leaders
The NHS’s ability to make significant savings over the next two years through service change could be limited by its problems recruiting “top drawer” hospital leaders, the health service’s chief executive has suggested.
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LeaderNicholson seeks "legitimacy" amidst a storm of protest
Sir David wants to communicate more directly with the public
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Blogs
A guide to the NHS Commissioning Board’s Everyone Counts
A review by the King’s Fund policy director Anna Dixon of the planning guidance for CCGs the board released in December.
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NewsSir David embraces partnership but 'hasn't given up on grip'
The NHS commissioning board will not operate a “hierarchy of deference” but its chief executive has not “given up on having a grip”.
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NewsNicholson: leading hospitals to be reshaped by commissioning board
The board will use its position as “a big, powerful commissioner” to reshape England’s largest teaching and specialist hospitals, says Sir David Nicholson.