All Health Service Journal articles in March 2024 – Page 2
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NewsNHS wins car parking battle with HMRC
The NHS has won a court case which means it will no longer have to charge VAT on its car parking fees.
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News‘Inadequate’ hospital overturns second closure attempt
An independent mental health hospital has been rated “inadequate” in every area and put into special measures by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsThe best and worst acute trusts to work at
Which trusts receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of today’s 2022 NHS Staff Survey for general acute and acute/community trusts.
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NewsMorale falls at nearly all ICBs
Which integrated care boards receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of the 2023 NHS Staff Survey, which saw a fall in support at nearly all ICBs, as they go through restructuring.
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NewsRevealed: The mental health trusts recommended by staff
Which providers receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of today’s 2023 NHS Staff Survey for mental health, learning disability and MH/LD/community providers.
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NewsStaff survey: Community, ambulance and specialist providers recommended by staff
Which providers receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of today’s 2023 NHS Staff Survey for community, ambulance and specialist providers.
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CommentNational bodies must improve their 'unintelligent' use of staff survey data
As the NHS prepares for the release of its annual staff survey results, the challenge lies in leveraging this data to drive meaningful improvements in healthcare, writes Matthew Winn
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Doing more to fix general practice
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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NewsAtkins hints at ‘new incentives’ for trusts to hit productivity targets
The health secretary says there will be “new incentives” to reward NHS trusts to hit efficiency targets and suggests this could involve some form of reinvestment of surpluses generated from productivity schemes.
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NewsRevealed: the best and worst NHS organisations to work at in every region
HSJ has analysed the 2023 NHS Staff Survey results to reveal the best, and worst, trusts to work at, according to their staff.
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Daily InsightDaily Insight: Trusts up and down in the staff survey
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTrust’s leadership downgraded to ‘inadequate’
A teaching trust’s leadership has been rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission, as inspectors warned of a “genuine fear” of speaking up and staff feeling unsafe from bullying, sexual harassment, misogyny, and racism.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: How to be a top NHS employer
HSJ Health Check covers the new NHS staff survey results, with trust CEO Matthew Winn, survey expert Chris Graham and HSJ’s Nick Kituno.
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HSJ LocalLong-time provider CEO joins struggling trust
One of the worst performing acute trusts for emergency care has appointed a new interim leader who comes from an eight-year break from English CEO roles.
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CommentAre you a competent NHS leader? Take this test to find out
Who better to judge the ability of leaders than leaders themselves? Julian Patterson test drives the Blithering leadership and competency framework
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Daily InsightHSJ Weekly Catch-up: Missing videos, unlikely mergers and Budget bargains
Your essential update on health for the week.
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HSJ LocalReview ‘strewn with errors’ gave trust ‘false assurance’ over division lead
An investigation has heavily criticised a royal college review that was “strewn with errors” and gave “false assurances” to trust leaders over a prominent spinal surgeon.
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Daily InsightThe mythbuster: The worst conspiracy theory in history
Via a deep dive into the 1982 Conservative Cabinet memo, Steve Black sheds light on the NHS’s enduring resistance to privatisation throughout its extensive history
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NewsPatients exposed to excess radiation by out-of-date radiology device
Patients are being exposed to radiation doses at the “upper limit of safe” because a hospital is relying on a radiology machine three years after its “end of life” with a substandard second-hand part.
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HSJ LocalTrust appoints deputy as permanent CEO
A leader who began her career as an admin clerk has been given the top job at an acute trust.