All articles by Jack Serle – Page 7
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Stevens: Gazprom contracts mean NHS funding Russia’s ‘dictatorial regime’
The NHS’ purchase of gas from Russian state owned energy company Gazprom means it is in effect funding ‘dictatorial regimes… engaged in acts of aggression,’ according to former chief executive of NHS England Lord Simon Stevens.
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Acute CEO retiring after major trust turnaround
The chief executive of one of the largest acute trusts in England has announced she will step down later this year.
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DHSC rebukes NHS staff for misusing procurement system
The government has rebuked NHS staff for misusing its e-procurement system Atamis to ‘test supplier experience’.
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NHSE to spend up to £42m on management consultants for elective recovery
NHS England will fund integrated care systems to spend up to £42m on management consultancy help with their elective recovery plans this year, it has confirmed.
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NHS England appoints medical director for secondary care and transformation
Vin Diwakar has been made medical director for secondary care in the new national transformation directorate, HSJ has learned.
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DHSC made ‘irregular’ payments worth £1.3bn, reveals Treasury
The Treasury has flagged ‘irregular’ spending by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS worth £1.3bn, including £150m on a consultancy contract it did not approve.
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‘Calm and determined’ CEO to retire
The chief executive who brought leadership stability to an historically troubled acute trust in the East of England has announced her retirement.
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Supply chain problems and EU exit delay key tech and building projects
The impact of Brexit and continuing disruption to global supply chains have been cited by several trusts as causing delays or issues for crucial capital projects.
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Another NHSE national director announces departure
NHS England’s national director for improvement has announced he is retiring.
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Exclusive: NHS plans ‘lots of little Nightingales’ to cope with omicron surge
NHS leaders have been told to make plans for temporary ‘field hospitals’ in hospital car parks and to review the capacity of their mortuaries in readiness for the expected surge of covid patients over the next five weeks, HSJ has learned.
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Government warned: Protect covid tests for staff or risk deeper crisis
The national testing system must ensure enough tests are reserved for health and care staff to get quick-turnaround clearance to return to work, as demand surges, senior figures have warned.
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Retired appeal court judge to lead covid inquiry
The government has appointed a retired appeal court judge to lead the covid inquiry which is set to begin next spring.
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New procurement rules would bar poor performing suppliers
Government plans for new procurement rules would exclude suppliers with a history of poor performance as well as make it easier to award contracts based on ”social value”.
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NHSE to insist on ‘strong’ return of payment by results to drive elective activity
NHS England will insist on a ‘strong element of payment-by-results’ for elective work from April next year, as it plans to drop the emergency financial system it has operated since the start of the pandemic.
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NHS leaders accuse ministers of reneging on FT freedom deal
NHS leaders have accused the government of reneging on a deal to safeguard a key freedom for foundation trusts to determine their own capital spending.
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NHSE-commissioned review to suggest overhaul of capital allocations
A review instigated by NHS England will suggest an overhaul to the way capital funding is allocated to local systems – which should favour those with more significant problems with their estate.
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NHS suppliers must use electronic invoices from April
Suppliers to NHS commissioners will have to use paperless electronic invoicing from April 2022, according to national leaders.
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Trusts must buy on ‘value’ not just ‘price’, says procurement chief
Trust leaders must become less pre-occupied with ‘price’ and think more about value and sustainability, according to the body representing the health procurement sector.
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French firm sues 15 CCGs over £85m contract award
A medical gas supplier is suing commissioners in the East of England region over the award of an £85m contract.
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Fresh strategy for £3bn procurement spend announced
The bodies responsible for buying at least £3bn of goods and products for the NHS each year are planning a major overhaul of their operating model, according to a notice issued to the market.