All News articles – Page 714
-
News
Two bidders drop out of pension fund hospital build scheme
Two out of three bidders involved in an innovative scheme to use pension fund capital to finance a major hospital development have dropped out, HSJ has learned.
-
News
HSJ Live 1.5.2013: Hunt 'confident NHS spending protected'
Debates on protection of the NHS budget and medical leadership continue, and the rest of today’s news
-
News
NHS England could 'manage' 111 market
NHS England is to conduct an urgent review of the sustainability of NHS 111 and the market of providers as the timetable for full national roll-out of the service slips further.
-
News
Commissioning reforms redundancy count exceeds 10,000
More than 10,000 NHS staff have been made redundant in the past three financial years as a result of the government’s commissioning reforms, according to official figures published today.
-
News
Campaigners raise concern over sale of 'sensitive' NHS data
Campaigners have highlighted a new pricelist for health and care information, and raised fresh concerns about the sale of “sensitive” and “identifiable” patient data.
-
News
Ombudsman: NHS 'failing to listen and learn'
There are “systematic problems” with NHS hospitals failing to listen and learn from patient complaints, the Health Service has Ombudsman said.
-
News
HSJ Live 30.04.2013: 'Moves to cut NHS spending'
Government departments are seeking for the health budget to “share the pain” of cuts in 2015-16, reports say, and the rest of today’s news
-
News
Many trusts weak on medical leadership, research finds
There is a six fold variation in the amount of time medical directors spend on their board duties, new research into leadership has found.
-
News
One in 10 NHS England posts unfilled as system went live
One in 10 posts at NHS England was unfilled as the organisation took its full powers, despite an “intensive recruitment programme”, board papers show.
-
News
Protection plan for plastic surgery
Plastic surgeons are to introduce a financial protection scheme for their patients, it has been announced.
-
News
HSJ Live 29.04.2013: £1bn NHS spending 'to be transferred to councils'
Claims more than £1bn of NHS spending will be transferred to local authorities, the benefits for patients of ensuring staff wellbeing and the rest of today’s news
-
News
HSJ launches search for most inspirational women
HSJ has launched a search for the most inspirational women working in health and is inviting nominations from across the sector.
-
News
Exclusive: CQC overhauls board and brings in DWP 'change director'
Care Quality Commission chief executive David Behan is replacing his entire entire executive director team, including the hiring of a “director of change” who was overseeing the introduction of universal credits, HSJ has learned.
-
News
Join HSJ to debate healthcare innovation
On May 16/17, HSJ will hold the inaugural HSJ Innovation Summit. This unique event is designed to bring together those most able to influence the future direction of healthcare in the UK to debate the key issues facing the service over the next 10 years.
-
News
Employers 'should be required to record HCAs' training'
Health and care employers should be required to record the training of their healthcare assistants, an influential member of the Lords has said.
-
News
Children's heart surgery review 'cost £8m'
A review of specialist heart surgery units for children has cost more than £8m, an MP has claimed.
-
News
Caldicott report highlights 'anxiety' and disagreement over record sharing
The cultural and practical challenges faced by the NHS in sharing patient records between health and social care agencies are outlined in a major review published today.
-
News
Hunt criticised over 'blaming' GPs for A&E problems
Doctors’ leaders have criticised the health secretary after he highlighted poor access to general practice and out of hours as a factor in high emergency care demand.
-
News
HSJ Live 26.04.2013: Hunt and Caldicott on data sharing plans
Jeremy Hunt speaks as Dame Fiona Caldicott’s review of information is published, fallout from Jeremy Hunt’s out of hours comments, NHS Direct reverts on cost cuts, and the rest of today’s news.
-
News
Exclusive: NHS Direct abandons cost cut plans following 111 debacle
NHS Direct has abandoned plans to down-band frontline staff because it needs to retain people to run its NHS 111 service, HSJ has learned.