All Health Service Journal articles in March 2023 – Page 7
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NewsCollapsed PFI firm sues trust for £56m
A PFI company that fell into administration three years ago is suing a London acute trust for £56m in compensation, according to papers lodged with the High Court.
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NewsNew CEO for £1.4bn acute trust
The largest trust in the East of England has recruited a new chief executive with a record of leading struggling acute providers.
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HSJ LocalLack of private sector help putting elective target at risk, says trust
An acute trust and its integrated care system have said they risk missing the imminent waiting list target, after struggling to get as many patients treated in the independent sector as they hoped.
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CommentThe gaping hole in respiratory care
Spirometry is an essential test used to diagnose lung conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It was paused during the pandemic due to infection fears, but needs to be urgently resumed, says Carol Stonham MBE, co-chair of the Taskforce for Lung Health’s diagnosis working group
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: ‘Grey area’ over key A&E target
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ emergency care correspondent Matt Discombe
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The RCN makes (another) break for it
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Eastern promise
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTwo ex-acute CEOs brought in to fix ICS’s elective problem
Two former acute trust CEOs have been brought in to help with the elective recovery in the integrated care system with the highest number of patients waiting a long time for treatment.
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HSJ PartnersFundamental change needed now ahead of the crisis still to come
A new report, Healthcare Horizons, says to address the various crises affecting healthcare systems worldwide, the need of the hour is a shift to a more inclusive healthcare system; one that uses technology and partnerships to transform care and empower the workforce. Beccy Fenton, head of Health and Human Services ...
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NewsTrust with few minority leaders sets up diverse ‘shadow board’
A trust chief executive who has created a diverse ‘shadow board’ to counteract the lack of ethnic diversity on its main board has said it has already changed the trust’s recruitment practices.
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HSJ LocalStretched A&E staff ‘rarely saw exec team’, review finds
Trust executives and senior managers have been criticised by a former national director for their lack of support for an under-pressure A&E.
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CommentShadow boards can help address the challenge of leadership diversity
Elliot Howard-Jones, shares his views about why a Shadow Board was created, bringing together staff from a range of different ethnic backgrounds
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NewsFour-day junior doctors strike announced
The British Medical Association has announced a fresh wave of escalated strike action that will see junior doctors walk out for four days in April.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: The NHS pay deal and who’s left out
This week we discuss a quirk of last week’s pay deal between health unions and the government, which could see staff at the top of Agenda for Change paid more than senior managers.
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CommentThe ICS role in ending the lung health lottery
New research from Asthma + Lung UK lays bare the stark inequalities facing people with lung conditions. Sarah MacFadyen, head of policy and external affairs at the leading lung health charity, explores whether new ICSs could help level up the nation’s lung health
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NewsExclusive: NHS to miss April deadline to end 78-week waits by around 11k patients
National NHS forecasts are predicting there will be around 11,000 patients on the elective waiting list who have been waiting longer than 78 weeks at the start of April, the target for clearing this cohort, HSJ understands.
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NewsICSs given central role in fight against cyber attacks
Integrated care systems will be responsible for planning the response to cyber security attacks, the government has said.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO for trust where ‘bullying and harassment were normalised’
An ambulance trust grappling with major cultural problems has appointed a substantive chief executive, who most recently has been on extended leave from his role leading two acute providers.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2023: Best Healthcare Analytics Project for the NHS
WINNER: Cross-Provider Data Analysis to Drive National, Regional and Service-Level Prioritisation of Hepatitis C Elimination Efforts Across Drug Treatment Services: Gilead Sciences, CGL, Forward Trust, Humankind, NHS APA, Turning Point, WDP, We Are With You, NHS England, and the Hepatitis C Trust
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Partnership Awards 2023: Best Educational Programme for the NHS
WINNER: Group of Trainers for Clinical Associates in Psychology - Establishing and Training a New Psychology Workforce for the NHS: University of East Anglia and University of Plymouth and Partners