News – Page 392
-
NewsNHSX to oversee industry access to patient data
Matt Hancock’s new tech unit is assuming new controls of the sharing of NHS patient data with industry, after banning trusts from striking their own exclusive deals.
-
NewsQuango spends £11m shedding hundreds of staff
The government agency charged with delivering NHS digital transformation spent £11m last year shedding more than 400 staff.
-
NewsSerious incident declared over cancer diagnostics backlog
A serious incident has been declared at a trust after a backlog in scans delayed five patients’ cancer diagnosis.
-
NewsSir Bruce Keogh joins messaging app company
Former NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh has been hired to advise the health tech company trying to sell an alternative to WhatsApp to the NHS.
-
NewsDaily Insight: Led up the NHS Pathways
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
-
News
Stevens: Nursing bursary question ‘clearly back in play’
Simon Stevens has said the debate over reintroducing a nursing bursary is “back in play” because the NHS needs a bigger pipeline of newly qualified nurses.
-
NewsExclusive: Government overruled concerns with 999 IT system
Patients have died after the government overruled multiple safety concerns raised about an IT system used to triage 16 million NHS patients a year.
-
NewsYoung children among 11 deaths sparking concerns over 111/999 software
An HSJ investigation has uncovered 11 prevention of future death reports since 2015 where coroners raised safety concerns about NHS Pathways software used by NHS 111 and 999 call handlers.
-
HSJ LocalLong-serving chief executive steps down
The chief executive of a community and mental health trust will step down after 18 years, it has been announced.
-
News
DHSC avoids budget breach with Treasury help
The Department of Health and Social Care avoided breaching its key spending limits in 2018-19, after receiving £600m of additional in-year support from the Treasury.
-
NewsCQC imposes conditions on major trauma centre
One of the busiest accident and emergency departments in the country has had conditions imposed on its registration by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection identified patient safety concerns.
-
-
NewsSelbie: Stop talking big numbers when asking for funding
Local government should stop talking about “big numbers” when making the case in Whitehall for an improved financial settlement, Public Health England’s chief executive has said.
-
NewsGP appointment problems still growing, patients report
Patients say they are finding it harder to access their GP services while their satisfaction with their overall experience has continued to dip, according to data released today.
-
NewsRevealed: The new CCG ratings
Sixty-three clinical commissioning groups have seen their overall performance ratings change over the past year, according to NHS England’s latest assessment framework.
-
NewsTrust accuses CCG of short-changing waiting list recovery plan
A West Midlands trust says people will be left waiting for surgery for more than a year after commissioners refused to fund a regulator-backed plan to cut its elective waiting list.
-
NewsFirst quarter A&E performance worst since records began
The NHS has recorded its worst first quarter accident and emergency performance since records started, data released this morning revealed.
-
NewsDaily Insight: What do we do?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
-
NewsChief people officer: Prioritise NHS staff for mental healthcare
The NHS’ chief people officer has said NHS staff should be prioritised for receiving mental healthcare because of the “stressful” nature of the job.
-
News£26m IT project written off
A major IT project run by the current chief executive of the Care Quality Commission while at his previous employer racked up more £26m in losses, the organisation has disclosed.