All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 103
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NewsGovernment agrees Health and Care Bill concessions
The government has approved several changes to the Health and Care Bill, including transparency on mental health funding, in a move sector leaders have hailed an ‘important step forward for parity’.
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NewsNHS staff must not come to work if they test positive for covid
NHS staff who test positive for covid must continue to stay away from work for at least five days, despite restrictions being lifted for the general public, NHS England has said this morning.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: What will we get for the £1.5bn?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsTrusts failed to win ‘hearts and minds’ for controversial merger, says review
Relationships between a foundation trust’s board and its governors broke down with ‘a cycle of mistrust’ between the two and some governors’ actions placing ‘an additional burden on staff at a time of unprecedented challenge for the NHS,’ an independent review has found.
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CommentEstablishing proportionate accountability for integrated care systems
Partnership with local authorities and meaningful engagement with people and communities are the best way of ICSs earning a mandate to push back. By Chris Ham
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Expert BriefingThe Download: NHSE targets digital support for clinicians
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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NewsGovernment reveals details of plans to scale back NHS competition
The government has set out its plans to scale back competition rules for healthcare contracts, after adopting proposals put forward by NHS England.
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News‘Compassionate’ CEO sought for agency accused of bullying, racism and sexism
The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch is searching for a new chief executive who ‘suspends ego to influence, engage and motivate’ and can create ‘trust and loyalty’.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: An uncomfortable message for NHS CEOs
The man in charge of elective recovery in the NHS has said the health service faces more scrutiny from ministers, and the public, than ever before. But is the NHS ready to respond?
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News'Vital' to make trade-offs to reduce ambulance delays, NHSE tells trusts
NHS England and the Care Quality Commission have asked systems with large numbers of ambulance handover delays to urgently hold a meeting to try to fix the problem by “balancing the risks” of long 999 waiting times.
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NewsTrust CEO appointed NHSE’s covid vaccine lead
A foundation trust CEO will lead NHS England’s covid vaccine and flu programme from the end of this month.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Javid’s workforce strategy is hiding in plain sight
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: Mackey’s blunt message
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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NewsCoroner warns of ‘real risk of future deaths’ at provider facing government probe
A coroner is warning that if systemic problems within mental healthcare at a troubled provider are not addressed there is a ‘real risk of future deaths’, new reports sent to the trust and NHS England reveal.
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NewsPrepare for tighter grip from regulators, says Mackey
Trust leaders now face a far more ‘performance management-orientated world’ than most have realised, following a prolonged period in which there has been little grip from regulators, Sir Jim Mackey has warned.
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HSJ PartnersConnecting MedSafety and efficiency
How digital medication management will connect us to the hospital of the future sooner
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NewsTrusts to be judged on ‘leadership and culture’, government warns
NHS England and the Care Quality Commission will put more emphasis on trusts’ ‘leadership and culture’ in their oversight and regulation, the government has revealed.
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NewsCovid vaccine status could be factor in misconduct cases, NHSE director suggests
There is a risk that NHS staff who remain unvaccinated against coronavirus could have this used against them in a fitness-to-practise procedure, an NHS England director has warned.
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Expert BriefingNorth by North West: How to help social care
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News‘Rasputin-like’ characters dominated safety watchdog
The leadership of a national watchdog was dominated by ‘Rasputin-like’ characters and displayed many of the bullying behaviours it was set up to help prevent in the NHS, according to multiple former staff.