All North East articles – Page 23
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NewsDaily Insight: I feel so broke, I want to go home
HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories from Tuesday
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NewsHigh performing trust bosses asked to 'peer review' others
NHS Improvement has asked 30 providers to take part in governance reviews at other trusts A number of specific reviews to be commissioned in coming months Reviews will be supported by external consultants Regulators have asked chief executives and chairs at “high performing” trusts to take part in ...
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NewsMackey only in NHS Improvement job for two years
Jim Mackey has confirmed that he is only in his job as chief executive of NHS Improvement on a two year secondment.
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NewsNorthern ambulance services form new alliance
Three ambulance services are setting up a strategic alliance to drive efficiencies and improve performance.
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NewsRevealed: The best and worst financial performers in your region
Data collected by HSJ has revealed the acute trusts with the deepest financial problems, including three providers with a deficit of around 20 per cent of their turnover.
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HSJ KnowledgeHow the NHS is finally unlocking the power of barcoding
Barcoding is going to be vital in the NHS, with developing demonstrator sites expected to make significant savings
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News'Remarkable' trust given CQC’s top rating
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust becomes fourth provider to be rated outstanding Trust rated outstanding in unprecedented 20 core services Until November it was run by Jim Mackey, now chief executive of NHS Improvement Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has become the fourth in the country to be rated outstanding ...
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NewsNorthumbria chief: NHS leaders should 'grasp the nettle' on reconfiguration
Chief executive of outstanding rated trust says NHS leaders should “grasp the nettle” when it comes to reconfiguration David Evans: “Continuity” of Northumbria’s leadership key to CQC rating Says Jim Mackey “hugely” contributed to the success of the trust The chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare Foundation trust has ...
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NewsNorth East trust tops sickness absence table for third year
South Tyneside Foundation Trust has highest sickness absence rate of any acute trust for third consecutive year Trusts in Lancashire and Bradford in top five for past three years An acute trust has topped the hospital trust sickness absence table for three years in a row, new data ...
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HSJ Local'Lack of grip' across NHS blamed for sudden hospital shutdown
“Fragmented” NHS structure and relationships made it difficult to stop mental health hospital closure, review finds Bootham Park Hospital ruled not fit for purpose by CQC Independent report says no one “took charge” to find a solution Patients moved from hospital with six days’ notice last year The ...
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NewsLegal battle could cause out of hours costs to rocket
Explainer: The rules for off-payroll payments Out of hours services costs could face a significant hike as off-payroll payments to GPs come under scrutiny from the government.
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NewsCCGs risk fines and unpaid tax bills for breaking pay rules
CCGs risk unpaid tax bills and fines for breaching rules on off-payroll payments to governing body members CCGs move GPs to payroll before HMRC intervenes, which will increase the pay bill Commissioners cite lack of clarity over guidance Explainer: The rules for off-payroll payments Clinical commissioning groups could ...
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NewsChart: CCG leaders' contracting and integration plans
“Accountable care systems” and “alliance contracting” are clinical commissioning leaders’ favoured contracting routes, HSJ’s barometer survey indicates.
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CommentThe call must go out to improve hospital switchboard services
Our research into hospital switchboard performance suggests more staff might be needed if the NHS is to be transformed into a seven day service, write Thomas Hampton and colleagues
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NewsAnalysis: The child heart surgery hospitals still to meet the new standards
Five out of 11 hospitals said they are working to meet the new standards in the agreed five year timescale Providers asked to submit a self-assessment of existing congenital heart disease services Proposals for future care models “fall significantly short” and “represent a real safety risk” St George’s has ...
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NewsRevealed: First digital maturity index scores in full
This is a full list of trusts’ scores on the new digital maturity index, based on HSJ analysis of NHS England data.
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HSJ LocalNorth East CCGs could take over CSU
STRUCTURE: Plans are being drawn up to turn the North East’s commissioning support unit into a company owned by its customer CCGs.
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News'Heart services risk being destabilised' by national procurement scheme
Leading heart consultant warns some specialist services could be “destabilised” by plans for national procurement Changes could have “major impact… on our ability to treat patients” NHS England says some hospitals are being “taken for a ride” by manufacturers A leading heart consultant has warned that some specialist ...
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NewsAnalysis: The trusts targeted by Carter for estates savings
Trusts expected to meet key targets around non-clinical and unused space by April 2020 HSJ has learned the methodology used by the Carter review to benchmark trusts There are acknowledged flaws and issues with the data being used, with some trusts admitting they made inaccurate submissions Explore the data ...
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NewsSuccess regime plans to 'cement' links between trusts
North Cumbria proposals include a formal management link between trusts and Newcastle FT to run some clinical services Other ideas include: a new academic centre for rural health and care to attract clinical staff A “clinical task force” to address urgent staffing gaps and develop new care models “Helimedicine” ...