All Health Service Journal articles in September 2018 – Page 5
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Comment
Why the tide needs to turn on Carillion-style NHS wholly own subsidiaries
Colenzo Jarrett-Thorpe outlines how NHS trusts use wholly owned subsidiaries to gain tax exemptions at the cost of employees who are left in the lurch
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News
Subsidiary company plans spark union anger
NHS trusts looking to create wholly owned subsidiary companies to secure VAT savings risk facing action by union members with strike action already planned at one trust.
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News
Revealed: Babylon’s national expansion push
Digital health company Babylon Healthcare has contacted more than a dozen clinical commissioning groups as it pushes for expansion across the country, including extending its NHS GP partnership to two new cities.
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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Managing the doctors
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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News
Regulator reveals expert panel to oversee troubled London trust
NHS Improvement has announced the panel of experts to oversee a London teaching trust’s ongoing efforts to sort out its “dysfunctional” cardiac surgical service.
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News
Daily Insight: Go reconfigure
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News
CCGs asked to pump extra £2m into wheelchair contract
Clinical commissioning groups in Kent are being asked to find at least an extra £2m for a service which is leaving people waiting months for wheelchairs.
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News
HSJ wins investigation and technology awards
A series of articles by HSJ senior correspondent James Illman exposing care failings at East of England Ambulance Services Trust was named “investigation of the year” at last night’s inaugural Press Gazette specialist media awards.
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News
Exclusive: Regulators consider 'blended' approach for NHS contracts
NHS regulators are considering a new standard payment mechanism which would involve a “blended” approach between block contracts and activity based tariffs, HSJ understands.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: On the Hunt for elephants
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Contact Ben Heather in confidence here.
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HSJ Local
London FT now 'outstanding'
A London trust specialising in cancer treatment has been rated as “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission.
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HSJ Local
Major reconfiguration could be referred to Hancock
A major reconfiguration of services faces referral to the health and social care secretary by a local council, putting £118m of transformation funding at risk.
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News
Plans to close three acute stroke units revealed
Proposals to replace six stroke units with three new hyper acute stroke facilities across Kent and Medway have been revealed.
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News
Daily Insight: Redesigning the doughnut
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ Local
Hospital CEO calls for changes to London pay rates
The chief executive of a suburban trust has called for changes to the pay system in which inner London staff get a larger supplement to their pay than those in outer boroughs.
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HSJ Local
GP to head new cross-CCG leadership team
A GP has been appointed to lead a joint management team across five north east clinical commissioning groups.
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HSJ Local
Exclusive: Shelford trust risks 'damaging relations' by slowing down invoice payments
A Shelford Group provider has risked damaging relationships with external suppliers by slowing down its invoice payments to support its cash balance.
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Comment
Cowper’s Cut: On language
Andy Cowper ponders on the language used by NHS managers and policy makers and how it can frustrate outsiders and even clinicians and make matters worse
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HSJ Local
Trust set to lose finance director as well as CEO
Medway Foundation Trust is to lose both its finance director and chief executive this autumn – with the medical director also making a sideways move into a different role.
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News
Daily Insight: Picking a winner?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership