All Health Service Journal articles in November 2018 – Page 9
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NewsNew chief executive for Great Ormond Street
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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Expert BriefingPerformance watch: NHS has 'addressed' its A&E data problems, concludes watchdog
Welcome to HSJ’s Performance Watch expert briefing. Our fortnightly newsletter on the most pressing performance matters troubling system leaders. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsCentralised buying of stationery saves NHS £2m
The first element of the NHS’s new purchasing model for common goods and equipment has surpassed its initial savings target by £1.5m, according to supply chain chiefs.
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NewsTens of millions of patient records to move to Amazon cloud
More than 40 million UK patient records will be shifted onto Amazon Web Services, as part of a wider upgrade by the dominant NHS GP IT supplier.
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NewsRevealed: STP leader’s damning assessment of local commissioners
A candid assessment of the health system across Kent and Medway has concluded the sustainability and transformation programme has not unified the system, is dominated by providers and little significant action has been taken on improving commissioning.
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HSJ LocalMajor acute trust appoints new CEO
A major acute trust in the Midlands has appointed a new chief executive.
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NewsFormer NHS England and hospital boss to lead integration firm
A former hospital boss and NHS England director has been appointed the chief executive of the UK arm of international insurance firm Centene.
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NewsFresh batch of CCG mergers approved
A new batch of clinical commissioning group mergers - involving six groups - have been conditionally approved by NHS England.
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CommentTelephone reminder programmes facilitate cancer screening
Zoraida Colorado on how a telephone outreach service is leading to measurable improvements to cancer screening rates in London
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NewsGIRFT: Significant savings to be had in oral and maxillofacial surgery
The NHS could save more than £18m by reducing follow-ups for oral surgery and increasing the proportion of wisdom teeth removals done as outpatients procedures, a new report has found.
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CommentCompassionate leadership is not optional
Suzie Bailey gives her response to Matt Hancock’s comments on the right leadership culture in the NHS
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Bullying concerns, long-term plan delays and consolidation of CCGs
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsTrusts' costs triple amid clinical waste crisis
Nearly 20 NHS trusts are paying three times as much for clinical waste services after their contracts were moved from the company at the centre of the stockpiling row, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCCGs fear patients will stockpile drugs ahead of Brexit
Multiple clinical commissioning groups have raised concerns that patients will start stockpiling medicines and costs will rise if a Brexit deal is not confirmed soon.
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HSJ LocalWorkforce challenges blamed for trust’s falling cancer performance
A large acute trust’s cancer performance has plummeted over the summer, with only half of its patients treated within 62 days of an urgent screening referral.
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NewsHospital board lacked ‘scrutiny and challenge’
A trust with financial problems was told to consider “refreshing” its board to ensure more challenge and expertise.
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NewsExclusive: Screening IT system 'ageing and risky' - official review
England’s breast screening programme is running on IT systems with “multiple practical issues and risk associated with their operation”, according to an official investigation report obtained by HSJ.
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NewsSome DGH chiefs paid more than CEOs at largest trusts
Fifteen trust chief executives were paid at yearly rates of more than £250,000 last year, including several in the north east running district general hospitals, according to HSJ analysis.
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HSJ AwardsHSJ Awards 2019: Digitising patient services initiative
WINNER: Barts Health Trust and Explain My Procedure – Animation Supported Consent