Nigel Edwards
Acute sector faces wave of mergers and reconfigurations
The English NHS hospital sector is facing a wave of mergers, acquisitions and reconfigurations, HSJ’s extensive survey of trust chief executives has revealed.
GP contracts barrier to Spanish care model
GP contracts would make it “difficult, if not impossible” to introduce a cost saving Spanish integrated care model in the UK, a new report by the NHS Confederation has concluded.
On valuing managers: Nigel Edwards writes exclusively in HSJ this week
The former NHS Confederation chief executive Nigel Edwards writes an exclusive opinion piece for HSJ this week on the value of managers in the NHS.
Acute trusts' FT plans slip back a year
More than a quarter of the acute trusts still bidding for foundation status have seen their application date slip by over a year.
Increase PFI plan values, managers told
NHS organisations should press for better value for money from existing private finance initiatives and find new ways of funding projects, according to a report by the National Audit Office.
Exclusive: expert panel to advise prime minister on NHS
Number 10 Downing Street is establishing its own panel of senior health policy experts – including two former NHS chief executives – to advise the prime minister on NHS reform, HSJ has learned.
Trusts set 'unlikely' savings targets for 2011-12
England’s acute trusts have increased the scale of their cost improvement programmes by nearly a third in 2011-12, an HSJ analysis reveals.
Accident and emergency waits rise 65 per cent
The number of people waiting more than four hours in A&E has jumped 65 per cent since the government scrapped a target, NHS figures show.
Confederation must be heard - Farrar
The NHS Confederation must make its voice heard during the listening period for the Health Bill, the body’s new chief executive has said.
Book balancing managers' 'biggest challenge'
The need to save cash and balance the books is the biggest challenge facing NHS managers, according to a survey.
53,000 NHS jobs 'under threat'
More than 50,000 NHS jobs face being axed, including doctors, nurses and dentists, because of government spending cuts, “destroying” claims about the funding of the health service, a new report claims.
PFI contracts to be squeezed by Treasury
The Treasury has launched a squeeze on contracts signed under the private finance initiative in the hope of finding savings worth millions of pounds.
Dozens of hospitals at risk from PCT efficiencies
More than 50 trusts face being unable to cover the costs of entire inpatient departments, economic modelling by the Department of Health suggests.
Confed future in doubt following FT network split
The Foundation Trust Network’s decision to become an independent body has sparked fears over the future of the NHS Confederation.
NHS treatment of elderly failing 'basic human needs' - ombudsman
NHS treatment of older people is “failing to meet even the most basic standards of care” in some areas, a report published today by the health service ombudsman has found.
Central grip tightens under 'independence' bill
The government’s ambition to liberate the NHS has been called into question after the Health and Social Care Bill published last week apparently granted wide ranging powers of intervention to the health secretary.
Hospitals face fines for mixed-sex wards
Hospitals will be fined £250 per patient per day for breaking rules on mixed-sex accommodation after more than 11,000 breaches in just one month, the government has said.
Nigel Edwards to leave NHS Confederation
Nigel Edwards will end his 12 years at the NHS Confederation this summer after deciding not to put himself forward for the position of chief executive.
Bed blocking 'on the increase'
The number of patients staying in hospital despite being well enough to leave has risen in the last year, according to a survey.
Hospital productivity has fallen over last decade
Hospital productivity has fallen by an average of 1.4 per cent a year since the publication of the NHS Plan ten years ago, the National Audit Office has said.
More on Nigel Edwards
Stepping up: the collaborative approach to becoming a model of innovation
A group of organisations has developed a stepped approach for healthcare services to identify the best ways of joining forces in the search for bigger savings.
Right care, right place, right time
Are you getting the flow of patients out of hospital right? Do you have the right level of care in the community? Find out how to do it at HSJ’s free online masterclass.
One year on: Darzi's long and winding road
Only 12 months into Lord Darzi’s 10-15 year vision, it is no surprise that little real progress has been seen. But the forthcoming public spending squeeze could be a large and unexpected obstacle in the road to improved quality, safety and innovation.
The Griffiths report: 25 years on
Twenty-five years ago Roy Griffiths famously said: ‘If Florence Nightingale were carrying her lamp through the NHS today she would be searching for the people in charge.’ When he set out his subsequent plan to overhaul management, staff feared it would be the end of the health service - Peter Davies looks at what happened next
Sink or swim: how small hospitals survive competition
Small district general hospitals are often the heart of their communities but their survival is only assured by outmanoeuvring the big trusts. By Alison Moore
Safe liaisons for patients in need of psychiatric help
An assessment team based in a general hospital can make all the difference to a patient’s care where there are mental health issues to consider. Jennifer Taylor reports
