Latest news – Page 453
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HSJ LocalICS launches two new eating disorder teams
An integrated care system has set up two new community eating disorder teams as part of regional two year devolved commissioning pilot.
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News'No deal' Brexit plans being drawn up to maintain medical supplies
Contingency plans are being drawn up to ensure the UK crashing out of the EU does not jeopardise access to vital medical supplies and equipment, NHS England boss Simon Stevens confirmed today.
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NewsNational move to stop 100,000 'unnecessary or risky' ops a year
NHS England will consult on the first national move to strictly limit access to a list of 17 interventions on the NHS, it has announced.
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NewsTrust could face court action after abandoning estates deal
A London trust has abandoned procurement plans for a strategic estates partnership following pressure from local campaign groups.
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NewsGovernment warned NHS workforce gap could persist until 2027
The NHS Pay Review Body has warned ministers that the workforce gap in the health service “will persist until 2027” unless action is taken.
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NewsLong-term plan to ‘spread new care model vanguards’
NHS England’s chief executive says the organisation “will sustain and spread the vanguard new care models” through the long-term plan for the NHS.
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News'Winter pressures' affecting progression of trainee surgeons
The Royal College of Surgeons has received concerns from trainees about the impact of pressures on elective surgery over the winter.
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NewsSocial enterprises will benefit from pay deal, Hunt confirms
The health and social care secretary has confirmed that NHS staff working for social enterprises will have their pay uplift fully funded.
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NewsTop trust’s move to PFI hospital delayed by ‘cladding’ fears
Royal Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust’s protracted move to a new £165m site has been further delayed after the trust raised concerns about “combustible cladding” on the new site.
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NewsTop CEO to step down
The chief executive who brought one of the most troubled trusts in England out of special measures is set to return to Australia.
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NewsIBM wins national cyber security contract
Tech giant IBM has won a £20m contract to run a new national cyber security service for the NHS.
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NewsTech bids without regional focus being blocked
NHS England has warned local health leaders it is blocking any IT projects focused on lone organisations as part of the wider push for regional integration.
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NewsDon't waste funds on 'decrepit' hospitals: Naylor
The health secretary’s top property adviser has warned the Government not to waste extra funding on maintaining “decrepit old buildings”.
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News'Clear irregularities' in recruitment of trust chair
Regulators have been asked to provide new guidance on board appointments after concerns were raised about “clear irregularities” in the recruitment of Blackpool Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust’s new chair.
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NewsLorenzo firm scoops £250m NHS contract
The company that supplies the Lorenzo patient records system has won a major IT contract, which underpins a restructure of the health service’s procurement and logistics arm, NHS Supply Chain.
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NewsGP at Hand patients refused access to some NHS services
Some patients referred to secondary care by the controversial GP at Hand practice have been refused treatment on the basis of “insufficient capacity”.
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News‘Vulnerable’ patients die after food terminology confusion
NHS Improvement has issued an alert following the death of two patients and hundreds of other incidents where people with swallowing difficulties were given inappropriate food due to staff confusion.
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HSJ LocalMajor reconfiguration aims to ease financial pressure
Leaders in the north east are drawing up plans to shake up emergency and elective care services as part of a second wave of hospital reconfiguration due for consultation next year.
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NewsThreatened heart unit relocates to meet new standards
A major hospital trust is to relocate its children’s heart services to ensure it meets new standards set by NHS England.
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NewsTwo more digital 'exemplars' to get £7.5m
NHS England has picked two more regions to receive up to £7.5m to create detail health and care patient records.