Dave West

Many commissioners breach NHS competition rules

Many commissioners breach NHS competition rules Subscription Required

4 February 2010 | By Sally Gainsbury

The NHS cooperation and competition panel has warned that a “significant number” of commissioners have left their procurement process open to challenge.

FT directors appointed Subscription Required

4 February 2010

Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust has appointed two new directors.

Leaked FTN document: no job guarantees for foundation trust staff

Leaked FTN document: no job guarantees for foundation trust staff Subscription Required

29-Jan-2010 | By Steve Ford

Staff working for foundation trusts are at risk of compulsory redundancy because of the impending public sector spending squeeze, a leaked report suggests.

Bill Moyes

Bill Moyes calls for DH unit to tackle ‘lethargic’ non-FTs Subscription Required

28 January 2010 | By Sally Gainsbury

The outgoing executive chair of Monitor spent his last days in post urging the Department of Health to establish a new body to tackle “lethargic” trusts that have still not applied for foundation status.

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Bill Moyes takes pride in rocking the foundations Subscription Required

28 January 2010 | By Sally Gainsbury

Monitor executive chair Bill Moyes leaves the foundation trust regulator this week with no regrets about his stormy journey, as he tells Sally Gainsbury in his final interview

Foundation seeks pay rise below Agenda for Change rate

Foundation seeks pay rise below Agenda for Change rate Subscription Required

27-Jan-2010 | By Sally Gainsbury

The only foundation trust outside the national pay framework has made its first real attempt to break away from national pay rates.

Monitor concerned over vacant FT executive posts

Monitor concerned over vacant FT executive posts Subscription Required

14 January 2010 | By Dave West

Monitor has begun publicly reporting the number of foundation trust board posts left vacant or filled only by an interim.

Mid Staffs looks for courage to confront poor standards

Mid Staffs looks for courage to confront poor standards Subscription Required

14 January 2010 | By Dave West

Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust chief executive Antony Sumara is convinced its turnaround - after it was branded ‘appalling’ by inspectors - depends on staff becoming brave enough to confront poor standards openly. Dave West reports

New chief executive for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust

New chief executive for Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust Subscription Required

12-Jan-2010 | By Clare Lomas

Managing director of BT Health Sir Jonathan Michael has been appointed as the new chief executive of Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals Trust.

Knighted Nicholson pays tribute to NHS staff

Knighted Nicholson pays tribute to NHS staff Subscription Required

7 January 2010 | By Graham Clews

NHS chief executive David Nicholson, cancer tsar Mike Richards and National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence chief executive Andrew Dillon have been given knighthoods in the New Year honours list.

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Red-rated Bristol foundation trust chief steps down Subscription Required

6-Jan-2010 | By Alison Moore

The chief executive of a foundation trust has stepped down by mutual agreement, just as it was revealed the trust had been given a red rating by Monitor for failing to meet targets.

Bill Moyes

DH urged to put off Monitor search Subscription Required

6-Jan-2010 | By Charlotte Santry, Dave West

The Department of Health should wait until a new government is in place before appointing a permanent Monitor chair, the organisation representing foundation trusts has said.

Demand for veterans PTSD service on the rise

Demand for veterans PTSD service on the rise Subscription Required

23-Dec-2009 | By Steve Ford

A groundbreaking pilot scheme for military veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder is to continue in the next year if it can secure long-term funding.

Search for next Monitor chair to continue

Search for next Monitor chair to begin again in 2010 Subscription Required

23-Dec-2009 | By Steve Ford

The post of Monitor chair is to be re-advertised next year, the Department of Health has said.

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‘Avoid merger distractions’ Subscription Required

16-Dec-2009 | By Dave West

The NHS must focus on patients when considering mergers with social care, the Department of Health’s new quality and productivity clinical lead has warned.

Foundation trusts urged to take over more NHS activity

Foundation trusts urged to take over more NHS activity Subscription Required

16-Dec-2009 | By Sally Gainsbury

Next year could see foundation trusts taking control of significant areas of NHS activity.

Tariff puts brake on acute admissions

Tariff puts brake on acute admissions Subscription Required

16-Dec-2009 | By Sally Gainsbury

Acute trusts will be paid only 30 per cent of the NHS tariff price for emergency activity above their 2008-09 levels, this week’s operating framework confirms.

Bill Moyes departs on a warning note for FTs

Bill Moyes departs on a warning note for FTs Subscription Required

16-Dec-2009 | By Sally Gainsbury

Bill Moyes, the executive chair of the foundation trust regulator Monitor, has ended speculation that his role might be extended until the election.

Operating framework to offer mixed blessings for hospitals

NHS operating framework to offer mixed blessings for hospitals Subscription Required

11-Dec-2009 | By Sally Gainsbury

Hospitals will only be paid 30 per cent of the tariff price for emergency procedures they perform over their 2008-09 volume levels, the Department of Health has confirmed.

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Andy Burnham offers to guarantee nurses' jobs in return for less pay Subscription Required

10-Dec-2009 | By Rebecca Evans

Frontline NHS staff could be given a guarantee that they will be able to keep their job if they are prepared to be paid less, health secretary Andy Burnham announced today.

NHS managers on a mission in Sandhurst manoeuvres

NHS managers on a mission in Sandhurst manoeuvres Subscription Required

By Helen Mooney

The foundation trust regulator asked Sandhurst Academy to give managers an insight into the military ‘chain of understanding’. Helen Mooney reports for duty

Developing an accountability framework – an example model

Risk management: create a culture of safety Subscription Required

By Peter Mills, Hilary Merrett, Neil Griffiths

The best approach to risk management is to establish a safety culture throughout your organisation, say Peter Mills and colleagues

What all foundation trusts can learn from the FTSE

What all foundation trusts can learn from the FTSE Subscription Required

By Mike Hay

Foundation trusts should watch how the top companies fight their corner on the stock exchange, says Mike Hay

Intelligent clinical leadership in mental health

Intelligent clinical leadership in mental health Subscription Required

By Alex Horne

Alex Horne explains why it is essential for mental health trusts to share their financial intelligence with clinicians

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The calm after the storm: what chief executives do after "goodbye" Subscription Required

By Alison Moore

NHS chief executive is a high profile job and every now and then one such leader suffers a public execution - but these days there is no guarantee of another job in the system for those who leave under a cloud. Alison Moore asks what fate has in store for an ex-manager

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FT competencies: a new look for leaders Subscription Required

The next step in the evolution of foundation trusts will require their top people to develop different leadership skills from those that did the job in the early days

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