All Health Service Journal articles in March 2023 – Page 9
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Long waiters struck by strikes
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsLess than a quarter of new hospital ‘enabling’ funds received by trusts
Less than a quarter of the funding requested for crucial preparation works for the government’s ‘new hospitals programme’ has so far been received, trusts have told HSJ.
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NewsSecond ICS chief departs
The chief executive of an integrated care system has announced he will retire later this year, becoming only the second ICS chief to depart since they were created.
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CommentHow why matters
The leadership team at NHS Blithering is never far behind NHS England when it comes to management tools. Julian Patterson has the latest from the world of transformation
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Canny contractors, halted hubs and changing chiefs
Your essential update on health for the week.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: Under ‘extreme pressure’ with a ‘significant workload’
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch trustee James Titcombe.
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NewsCQC merges chief hospital and primary care inspector roles
The Care Quality Commission has merged the roles of chief inspector of hospitals and chief inspector of primary medical services, it has announced.
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HSJ LocalSix new directors appointed at troubled trust
A troubled teaching trust has appointed six new directors to its top team, it has been announced.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: How not to pay for NHS pay rises
One of the most persistent problems in the NHS is that budgets for long-term improvement are regularly raided to cover short-term problems, writes Steve Black.
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NewsCQC’s ICS ratings put on hold
Plans for integrated care systems to be given Care Quality Commission ratings are on hold, and no ratings will be issued until summer 2024 at the earliest, HSJ understands.
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NewsNHS told to ‘expedite commercial work’ and drop ‘off track’ research
Officials have warned the NHS has been too slow to restart research sponsored and funded by commercial companies after covid, and told them to prioritise this while shutting down hundreds of faltering non-commercial projects.
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NewsTrust fears medics will be ‘harassed’ if it publishes surgery report
Two external reviews have been carried out into a trust’s general surgery services amid concerns about whether it is a ‘safe interpersonal working environment’.
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NewsUrgent community services must become ‘business as usual’, says NHS England
Urgent community response services are growing across England – despite significant variation in referrals – but must be maintained all year rather than acting as ‘just a short-term fix for winter’, NHS England’s community director has said.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Staff survey reveals a county of contrast
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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Expert BriefingImpatient: We can feel like imposters
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this new monthly ‘expert briefing’, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the ...
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Still waiting for ratings
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsSixteen trusts win £150m for green energy projects
Sixteen trusts have been allocated a combined £150m for heat pumps and other projects to reduce emissions from their estates.
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NewsFifteen white board members appointed at NHS agency criticised for racism
A national NHS agency which pledged in 2020 to tackle internal racism has since had 15 white people appointed to its board positions, alongside one minority ethnic appointee who left the organisation after nine months.
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CommentThe NHS has warmed to Barclay, but his biggest test is to come
Matthew Taylor shares his insights on what the new reforms proposed by the Hewitt review will mean for the NHS and the population health outcomes
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NewsTrust’s leadership became ‘overzealous and coercive’, safety review finds
One of England’s largest acute trusts has been accused of “cronyism” in handling HR complaints, with medics raising repeated reports of “long-standing bullying” and “toxic” working environments.