News – Page 757
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NewsExclusive: Health ombudsman was investigated over contract 'failings'
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman was subject to a National Audit Office investigation this year after it awarded a former business partner of ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor a six figure contract, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsLabour seeks to mollify reorganisation fears
Labour has sought to reassure clinical commissioning groups that its health reforms would not amount to a top-down ‘big bang’ shake up of the NHS.
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HSJ LocalNorth Bristol halts spinal surgery referrals
PERFORMANCE: North Bristol Trust will refuse new referrals for spinal surgery after identifying scores of patients were waiting more than a year for procedures.
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HSJ LocalStaffordshire health services to receive £250m as Mid Staffs dissolved
More than £250m is to be invested in the Staffordshire health economy as part of proposals to dissolve the troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust.
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HSJ LocalOnly one bidder in the running for Weston
STRUCTURE: Only one organisation has submitted a bid to take over England’s smallest acute hospital, it has been announced.
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HSJ LocalMonitor closes mental health trust investigation after new appointments promised
PERFORMANCE: Monitor has closed its investigation into South London and Maudsley Foundation after a significant overhaul of its non-executive directors was promised.
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HSJ LocalTwo Essex CCG leaders step down
WORKFORCE: Two clinical commissioning group leaders in Essex have left their roles to return to full time general practice, their respective CCGs have said.
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HSJ LocalWye Valley put in special measures
PERFORMANCE: Wye Valley Trust has been placed in special measures after being rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsWelsh NHS should elect health commissioners, Conservatives say
Elected health commissioners would be introduced to the Welsh NHS under a Conservative administration.
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NewsGynaecologist denies defrauding NHS
A gynaecologist who was unfit to work defrauded the NHS out of tens of thousands of pounds, a jury has heard.
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NewsSurge in care claims puts pressure on CCGs
Clinical commissioning groups in one area are on track to spend up to £10m more than expected
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NewsRamsay appoints UK chief
Ramsay Health Care has appointed Mark Page as chief executive of its UK operations.
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HSJ LocalHeart of England launches surgical reconfiguration consultation
STRUCTURE: Heart of England Foundation Trust has launched a consultation on reconfiguring surgical services across its three hospitals.
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NewsDiscuss the pitfalls of bad planning with Monitor's head of sector development
Join Suzie Bailey for an online Q&A at 12pm on 22 October
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HSJ LocalNew medical director for Nottinghamshire trust
WORKFORCE: Nottinghamshire Healthcare Trust has appointed Dr Julie Hankin as its new medical director.
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HSJ LocalLeicester trust to reconfigure children’s service
STRUCTURE: One of the largest teaching hospital trusts in the country is in discussions to locate all of its children’s services on to one site.
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HSJ LocalCouncil terminates £3.6m agreement with mental health trust
STRUCTURE: Norfolk County Council has ended its formal agreement with a mental health trust after losing confidence in its capacity to guarantee outcomes for social care service users.
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NewsFurther priorities for mental health waiting times revealed
Mental health trusts could be asked to hit a suite of new waiting time targets by 2020 at a cost of more than £130m a year.
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NewsReturned drug money should not fund waiting list drive
The billions of pounds due to be clawed back from pharma firms under a new NHS pricing deal should not be diverted to help hospitals cut waiting lists, the head of the Association of British Pharmaceutical Industry has urged.
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HSJ LocalPatients miss appointments because of poor transport services, report claims
PERFORMANCE: Nearly 40 per cent of patients have missed a hospital appointment in London because of failings by patient transport services, a report by a disability campaign group has claimed.