All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 126
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NewsCQC orders ‘significant improvements’ at trust criticised over deaths
The Care Quality Commission has ordered ‘significant improvements’ from a mental health trust which has been criticised over the deaths of vulnerable patients.
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CommentEngland just weeks away from a national 52 week waiting times breach
And then we won’t know how long waiting times really are. By Rob Findlay
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NewsAlmost one in 10 orthopaedic and general surgery patients now waiting over a year
Around 8 per cent of patients are now waiting a year or more for elective care in five specialties, as the number of very long waiters again increased significantly, new figures show.
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NewsHalf of staff who cared for covid patients suffered stress-related illness, national survey reveals
Significantly more NHS staff reported feeling unwell as a result of work-related stress in 2020 — a shift very likely due to covid-19, and more marked among those whose work had been heavily shaped by the pandemic.
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NewsExperience of minority ethnic staff gets worse across range of key indicators
The latest NHS staff survey results suggest a significant increase in minority ethnic workers experiencing discrimination from their manager or colleagues, while showing white staff were far less likely to have been deployed on covid wards.
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NewsNHS leaders call for national rollout of drive-through vaccination centres
Drive-through vaccination centres should be set up across the country — particularly in rural areas — local leaders have said, following a ‘successful’ pilot.
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HSJ LocalTrust chiefs complain to Hancock over his ‘restructure on a whim’
Trust chief executives and a senior Tory MP have contacted Matt Hancock to object to plans to redraw NHS boundaries, which are understood to be driven personally by him, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: What I’d want to know if I was an MP
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsNew lead for ‘priority’ digital programme as deadline missed
The NHS has replaced the senior official in charge of the digital transformation of England’s ageing cancer screening IT infrastructure, which missed a target completion date amid the pandemic.
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HSJ LocalCritical report on leading trust watered down ‘on an industrial scale’
Findings included in a draft report which were strongly critical of a prominent cancer trust were extensively deleted or softened before publication, HSJ has discovered.
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HSJ LocalBullying probe at Hancock’s local trust due ‘in spring’
A long-delayed review into West Suffolk Foundation Trust board members’ alleged bullying of whistleblowers is now due to be published ‘by the spring’, senior figures familiar with the process have told HSJ.
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News‘Urgent need’ to secure extra funding beyond Budget allocation, says Stevens
The chief executive of NHS England has told MPs there is an ‘urgent need’ to secure additional funding beyond what was announced in last week’s budget, and that he expects this to be agreed by the Treasury.
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CommentWorkforce planning is complexity squared
We need a twin track approach in workforce planning – one for the medium-term and other for the long-term. By Rob Smith
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NewsNHS England ‘reboots’ race work to ‘focus down hard’ on laggard trusts
NHS organisations will be given specific actions to improve their progress on race equality, as NHS England’s equality chiefs say they will “focus down hard” on those who need to improve.
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NewsExclusive: GPs’ survey finds race discrimination in NHS treatment of primary care
A survey of an area’s GPs and other primary care staff found those from a minority ethnic background feel they are less involved in decision making and less respected by their colleagues, according to results shared with HSJ.
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CommentNHSX leading digital transformation (still)
Matthew Gould sheds light on the ‘exciting’ future of NHSX
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NewsRevealed: Most Nightingales in £500m programme to close
England’s Nightingale hospitals will be “stood down” from providing beds for covid-19 patients by next month, with some of the facilities set to be used for other purposes.
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NewsNHS England referral to investigate ex-leaders of scandal-hit trust fails
NHS England’s referral of two former hospital leaders for a ‘fit and proper person’ review will not be investigated by the Care Quality Commission, because they no longer work for the trust.
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Kick the can
Andy Cowper shares his insights on the hot topics of the past week.
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CommentThe chancellor’s spending squeeze signals a long period of austerity
While the chancellor is going big on the rescue phase of covid, the Budget was silent on how to recover health and social care after the pandemic, writes Anita Charlesworth