All NHS Improvement articles – Page 54
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NewsPay deal policy ‘will push trusts into deficit’
Trusts providing public health services will be pushed into deficit because there is no plan to fund them for pay rises granted nationally to NHS staff, providers have warned.
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HSJ LocalHuge hospital trust leaves special measures after four years
London’s largest acute provider is to come out of quality special measures after four years in the regime.
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NewsDHSC slaps down quangos over Brexit messages
Arm’s-length bodies are having to send every text, tweet, email, phone call and press release that touches on Brexit to the Department of Health and Social Care for clearance – with some having to be approved by ministers and the Department for Exiting the European Union.
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NewsRegulator warns trusts over buying new reporting systems
NHS providers have been warned against purchasing new IT for reporting safety incidents that may not be compatible with a new national system developed by NHS Improvement.
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NewsNew rules proposed for admin agency staff use
Trusts could be forced to rethink how they use non-clinical agency staff under new proposals from the regulator.
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NewsRegulator chiefs join pension scheme exodus
Nine of the most senior directors in the NHS opted out of the NHS pension scheme in 2017-18, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrust merger in doubt after failure to secure capital funding
A leading trust’s planned acquisition of its smaller neighbour is in doubt after it revealed a second delay over funding concerns.
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NewsCommunity and MH nurse numbers rise for first time since 2009
The number of registered nurses working in NHS community and mental health services have risen year on year for the first time, after almost a decade of decline.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: A GP long-term plan
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.
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HSJ LocalMPs 'incredulous' over trust chair's reappointment
Four MPs in Dudley have raised concerns over the reappointment of their local trust’s chair, ahead of the publication of a report into whistleblowing claims against its executive directors.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Waxing of the merger moon
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsTrusts subject to new reporting regime as Brexit looms
A national “operational response centre” has gone live to deal with any fallout from a no-deal Brexit, while local NHS providers will be subject to new data collections to monitor their preparations.
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HSJ LocalShared chair for two of England's largest trusts
Two of England’s largest foundation trusts are to share a chair, it has been revealed.
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NewsHospital mergers increase death and harm, CMA study suggests
Merging hospital trusts could increase mortality rates by up to 550 per cent and cause patient harm incidents to almost triple, new analysis by the Competition and Markets Authority has suggested.
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NewsSurgery row costs trust £11m
Dispute and concerns over care quality at a teaching hospital’s surgical unit have cost it £11m, its finance director has revealed.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Hoarding the headroom
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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CommentBME staff are still struggling: here's what you can do about it
Michael West, Habib Naqvi and Yvonne Coghill outline measures to implement the values of compassion and inclusion across the whole of the NHS
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NHS England bids to offset provider deficits
NHS England has increased its forecast surplus by a further £160m, as it anticipates the need to offset deficits in the provider sector.
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CommentOverseas recruitment to fill 'NHS rota gaps' is unsustainable
Ged Byrne responds to Nadeem Moghal’s argument that Health Education England’s “earn, learn and return” strategy is a sign of desperation
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Child health and the workforce
Staffing is the issue most often keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, will make sure you are tuned in to both the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and ...