News – Page 659
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NewsTrust chiefs: outstanding rating can drive improvement
Trust chief executives tell HSJ being rated as outstanding gives them more power to share best practice and help other mental health providers Northumberland, Tyne and Wear FT chief executive says the rating could make it a “go-to” trust for organisations needing support There have been no discussions about ...
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NewsBMA council approves five-day junior doctors strike
BMA council approves five-day strike by junior doctors next month Decision follows rejection of compromise agreement reached between BMA negotiators and government Strike action is likely to significantly affect the provision of NHS services and lead to thousands of cancelled operations Junior doctors in England will stage a ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Data shows extent of demand for nurses
HSJ’s round-up of the day’s must read stories and talking points
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NewsNew data reveals scale of nursing jobs advertised
New data from NHS Digital shows 29,000 full-time equivalent job adverts for nurses in first three months of 2016 More than 9,000 registered nurse and midwife roles were advertised each month on the NHS Jobs website Year on year there were 3,300 more FTE nursing staff working in the ...
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NewsPrivate children's hospital rated inadequate across the board
An independent children’s mental health hospital has been placed in special measures after a damning inspection found safety concerns including staff shortages and overuse of restraint on patients.
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NewsDaily Insight: Under pressure chief executive resigns
The must read stories and debate from Tuesday
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NewsToday: Join our session on STPs at the Health and Care Innovation Expo
HSJ is to hold a discussion on STPs at the Health and Care Innovation Expo on 8 September.
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HSJ LocalYorkshire hospital trust chief steps down
LEADERSHIP: A south Yorkshire hospital trust chief executive has stepped down to spend more time with his family after nearly four years in the post.
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NewsKatrina Percy resigns as Southern Health chief executive
Katrina Percy resigns as chief executive of Southern Health Foundation Trust Ms Percy said “ongoing personal media attention” following the publication of the Mazars report had made her role “untenable” Julie Dawes, director of nursing and quality, to take over as interim chief executive Katrina Percy is standing ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Unnecessary STP secrecy and suspicion
HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories from Friday
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NewsRevealed: NHS trusts to lose millions in training funding
Treasury spending review leads to 2 per cent cut in education and training cash paid to NHS providers in 2016-17 Health Education England will offset the cut this year as a one-off move to prevent destabilisation NHS Providers warns cuts are not sustainable in light of wider financial pressures ...
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HSJ LocalMental health trust saves £2m by cutting out of area placements
Mental health trust has eliminated acute adult out of area placements due to lack of beds in the last four years Sheffield Health and Social Care FT has put the £2m savings into bolstering community services teams “Out of town bed nights” dropped from 2,939 to 188 from 2011-12 ...
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NewsDaily Insight: Are the NHS's finances on track or derailed?
The must read stories and talking points in health policy
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Updated: NHS provider sector on track to meet financial plans, says regulator
Provider deficit after Q1 broadly in line with plans NHS observers welcome the report, but warn that situation is likely to worsen throughout year Further actions needed to reduce year end forecast deficit of £644m The overall NHS provider sector has reported a deficit of £461m for the ...
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HSJ LocalStafford hospital A&E stops seeing children amid safety fears
University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust says Stafford A&E department is unsafe due to shortage of specialist paediatric staff Concerns echo those raised in August 2006 when a peer review warned of “immediate risks” to children due to a lack of staff Staff shortages include doctors and nurses trained ...
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News80 hospitals in GMC 'special measures' over safety and training concerns
GMC chief executive urges government to accelerate reform of professional regulators, including mergers Medical watchdog is developing a new intelligence system to analyse data and act faster over concerns Seventy-nine hospitals are being monitored because of concerns over standards of training or safety Almost 80 hospitals are being ...
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NewsExclusive: Officials warn over 'extremely constrained' capital for STPs
STP leaders warned over capital funding and IT funding Officials say some areas will get “system control totals” Deadlines set to finish two year contracting process by end of December Health and local government leaders working on major regional transformation plans have been warned capital funding is “extremely ...
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NewsDaily Insight: NHS data sharing gets a reboot
The must read stories and talking points from Wednesday
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NewsExclusive: Successor to Care.data awaits government sign-off
New digital services platform follows abandoned Care.data project It will be built with scale and flexibility to “take in all available GP data” Personal data flowing out of GP surgeries will have to be adequately anonymised for patients who wish to opt-out Care.data “set back” data sharing arrangements in ...
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HSJ LocalTrust to face legal challenge over A&E closure
LEGAL: United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust could face a legal challenge against its decision to partially close the accident and emergency department at Grantham and District Hospital.