News – Page 264
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NewsDaily Insight: Insult follows injury
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsChief exec moves from trust to ICS
A trust chief executive has been seconded to become the accountable officer of its local clinical commissioning group and the dedicated leader of its integrated care system — despite a question mark over whether the ICS will be allowed to exist.
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NewsDaily Insight: Ready, willing and Abell?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsPolice launch investigation into patient death
Police are investigating allegations around the death of a patient who was under the care of Hertfordshire Partnership University Foundation Trust.
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NewsTrust accused of ‘combative leadership’ announces new chief exec
East of England Ambulance Service Trust has appointed a new chief executive after nine months with an interim at the helm.
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NewsBritnell ‘thinking very seriously’ about NHS England CEO vacancy
Mark Britnell says he is “thinking very seriously” about applying for the soon to be vacant role of NHS England chief executive.
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NewsWards to get ‘star ratings’ under first new NHS cleaning rules for 14 years
The first new hospital cleaning standards for 14 years have been outlined by regulators, including confirmation of new food hygiene-style star ratings.
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NewsSystems offered upfront cash to exceed pre-covid elective activity by 20pc
Selected health systems are being offered additional upfront funding if they commit to delivering 120 per cent of their pre-covid elective activity levels by July, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDaily Insight: Secrets of the second wave
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: Half of all hospitals inspected broke covid safety law
Nearly half the hospitals targeted in covid-related spot checks were found to be breaching health and safety laws.
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NewsJust one trust has applied to take its buildings back from centre
A government policy designed to let trusts take ownership of the buildings in which they provide services has been largely ignored, says the CEO of the NHS property quango.
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NewsSpecialist trust appoints new chief executive
A specialist London trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsControversial NHS property quango may need ‘additional funding’ to balance books
The CEO of the government’s NHS property company has told HSJ it may need “additional funding” from outside if it is to be lifted out of debt.
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NewsDaily Insight: Payout’s £30.8m price-tag
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalTroubled trust names interim after appointed chief withdraws application
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust has appointed an interim chief executive after its previous candidate was forced to withdraw his application in March after an inquiry about his qualifications.
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NewsFunding setback for tech roll-out at major acute trust
Plans to extend a new electronic patient record to one of London’s major acute providers have suffered a setback after an attempt to access unused national capital funding was abandoned.
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NewsRevealed: NHS England and Improvement’s £30.8m redundancy bill
NHS England and NHS Improvement spent £30.8m on compulsory redundancies during the two-year period in which they effectively merged, and made six-figure exit payments to five directors, accounts show.
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NewsExclusive: Government to suspend NHS recruitment from India amid covid crisis
The UK government is set to suspend NHS recruitment from India in light of the devastating covid wave currently hitting the country, HSJ has learned.
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NewsDaily Insight: ‘A brand new lane on a full motorway’
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsStretched GP practice writes scathing open letter to patients
A large GP practice has written a scathing open letter to patients, citing growing pressures and criticising them for ‘ignoring’ medical advice, contacting GPs for ‘minor symptoms’ and ‘avoiding’ looking after themselves.