Dave West
Dave West is HSJ chief reporter. Dave focuses on commissioning and CCGs.
Contact Info
Dave West
Chief Reporter
- Tel: 020 3033 2781
- E-mail: dave.west@emap.com
Recent stories
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Husband and wife take over at troubled £1bn hospital trust
STRUCTURE: A husband-and-wife team of former primary care trust leaders have been appointed as interim chief executive and turnaround director of the huge and troubled Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
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Quarter of CCGs facing financial 'difficulty'
About a quarter of clinical commissioning groups are facing “real difficulty “ in “making ends meet” this financial year, the NHS England finance director has said.
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Exclusive: Sir David Nicholson announces major review of NHS strategy
NHS England chief executive Sir David Nicholson has told HSJ it is time to question whether “the straightforward commissioner-provider split” is the best way to organise care for some communities.
- Francis report may have contributed to A&E problems, says Nicholson
- Nicholson says 'becoming the story' after Francis part of retirement decision
- Nicholson: Transferring NHS funds to social care would mean 'radical changes' to hospitals
- CCG Barometer: Confident commissioners voice gripes with new system
- Most leaders would leave if groups' budgets were given to councils, survey finds
- Information, patient involvement and service change are weak areas, say CCG leaders
- Exclusive: David Nicholson to leave by March 2014
