All articles by Nick Carding – Page 14
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HSJ Local
‘Considerable disquiet’ over lack of savings from £7m consultancy contract
There has been ‘considerable disquiet’ among board members of a beleaguered NHS trust over £7m of spending on a consultancy contract, which according to auditors has so far delivered ‘no tangible savings’.
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HSJ Local
CEO returns from overseas to lead struggling trust
An acute trust struggling with governance issues has appointed a new chief executive from the Australian health system.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Watchdog seeks clarity on bold new data vision
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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News
ICSs miss ‘key’ tech target despite ‘enormous progress’
Five integrated care systems have missed a ‘key’ national target to improve NHS staff’s access to patient data, HSJ has learned.
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NHSE switches activity targets to reward ‘clock stops’
NHS England has lowered the elective activity target which trusts have to meet to win incentive payments from a £1bn fund.
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NHS needs to ‘radically simplify’ data sharing rules, says tech chief
A national tech chief has called for a ‘radical simplification’ of the way in which NHS patients can opt out of having their data shared.
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Trust’s ‘new hospital’ bid replaced with upgraded unit
The government has downgraded an acute trust’s hospital redevelopment plan, HSJ can reveal.
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Exclusive: New hospitals bottom of public’s NHS priorities
Building new hospitals ranks bottom on the public’s priority list for the NHS, according to a new poll shared exclusively with HSJ.
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Expert Briefing
West Country Chronicle: ‘Reasonable grounds’ for disciplinary investigation against trust chiefs over bullying
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
Javid wants review of ‘nonsense’ NHS targets
Health secretary Sajid Javid has called for a ‘proper review of NHS targets’ after describing some targets as ‘nonsense’.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Power to the ICS
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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News
Tech firm takes CCGs to court over ‘unlawful’ contract award
A US-backed tech firm has taken three clinical commissioning groups to court after claiming they ‘unlawfully’ awarded a contract to another company.
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CQC finds much-needed improvements after ‘never events’
Hospital inspectors have praised safety improvements at an acute trust which had been criticised for a string of never events over an eight-month period.
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HSJ Local
CCG to centralise acute service in long-awaited reconfiguration
Stroke services in Bristol and the surrounding area are set to be centralised at a major provider after commissioners published long-awaited reconfiguration plans.
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HSJ Local
Long-serving CEO of ‘outstanding’ trust announces retirement
The chief executive of a major acute trust which has twice been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission is retiring after more than 30 years in the NHS.
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News
Mandatory ‘social value’ weighting of 10pc for all NHS procurement
NHS organisations will be required to take social value into account when procuring goods and services from next April, under plans being drawn up by sustainability chiefs.
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News
Tributes after death of NHS Digital’s deputy CEO
NHS Digital has paid tribute to its deputy chief executive, who has died.
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HSJ Local
Former CCG chief named new ICS lead
A former clinical commissioning group chief has been named interim leader of a North West integrated care system.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: The priorities for NHS data chiefs explained
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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Expert Briefing
West Country Chronicle: The quest for zero suicides
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.