All News articles – Page 1182
-
News
NHS Wales names new chief executives
NHS Wales has announced the chief executives of the health boards that will run primary and secondary care across the country from October.
-
News
Tory activist to chair NHS South East Coast
A Conservative Party activist and former barrister has been named as the new chair of NHS South East Coast.
-
NewsPressure on to outsource NHS back offices
NHS organisations will come under pressure over the next year to outsource their back offices and make savings in the region of 20-30 per cent, yesterday’s Treasury report on efficiency suggests.
-
News
Anger over GP quality decision
The Department of Health has angered senior figures in primary care by appointing external consultants McKinsey to advise a panel of experts on how to measure GP quality.
-
News
New unit to squeeze efficiencies from public sector
A new Whitehall unit should be set up to squeeze efficiencies out of the public sector property portfolio, Lord Carter’s review has recommended.
-
NewsTreasury clarifies new efficiency target
The Treasury has published its operating efficiency programme report, which says the following savings can be made “a year” compared with 2007-08:
-
News
Monitor asks FT governors for feedback
Monitor is urging foundation trust governors to respond to a consultation on guidance aimed to help them fulfil their statutory duties.
-
NewsNHS managers' relationships with staff to be scrutinised
NHS staff will be asked detailed questions about their relationships with managers for a review commissioned by the Department of Health.
-
NewsPublic sector ordered to save £9bn a year
The Treasury will today outline a public sector efficiency target that will rise to £9bn a year by 2013-14, HSJ has been told.
-
News
DH to boost third sector links
The Department of Health has launched a £5.5m programme to strengthen its links with the third sector.
-
NewsTrust sacks chief executive
The Royal Cornwall Hospitals trust has dismissed suspended chief executive John Watkinson following an independent review into its management and governance.
-
News
Government slashes '£15bn' from public spending
Chancellor Alistair Darling is preparing to set out an extra £15bn in public spending cuts between 2010-11 and 2012-13, The Times newspaper reported today.
-
News
Hospital trust opens GP centre
A hospital trust in Warwickshire has become the first to take over the running of a GP-led health centre.
-
NewsRoyal Free chief resigns
Royal Free Hospital trust chief executive Andrew Way has resigned from his post to run a group of hospitals in Australia.
-
News
Mental Health Foundation launches self management research programme
An £816,000 research programme into self management for people with a severe mental illness is being launched by the Mental Health Foundation.
-
News
NHS Careers boosts applications to the health service
Nearly half of people who contact the NHS careers service take action to join the health service.
-
News
NHS Employers appoints head of employment services
NHS Employers has appointed Karen Charman as its head of employment services.
-
NewsHospital death rates to be published on NHS Choices website
NHS medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has instructed the website NHS Choices to publish each hospital trust’s overall death rate.
-
News
DH seeks views on new mental health strategy
A series of “listening events” is being held to gather views on the Department of Health’s new mental health strategy.
-
News
NHS hospitals still failing to protect patient mealtimes
Almost a fifth of hospitals in England and Wales are not halting work at mealtimes to help patients eat, five years after the launch of NHS Estates’ protected mealtimes initiative.