All articles by Alison Moore – Page 74
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NewsCQC tells United Lincs to improve on dignity and workforce support
An acute trust has been told to improve standards on quality and safety following an unannounced inspection by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsCost of axing hospital redesigns must be counted
The financial consequences of halting proposed service changes should be taken into account, the Independent Reconfiguration Panel has said.
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NewsHas Lansley called time on falling NHS waiting lists?
Some see the abolition of central performance management of the 18 weeks referral to treatment target as a big mistake, others think it heralds a more flexible system. Alison Moore looks at the early outlook for a controversial change of policy
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NewsRose Gibb wins payout in appeal
Rose Gibb, the former chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust, has won £175,000 in her appeal against the Department of Health’s intervention in her severance deal with the trust.
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NewsMinister visits hospital at centre of A&E reconfiguration row
Health minister Simon Burns is to visit Newark Hospital today after the local MP raised objections to changes to accident and emergency.
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NewsRose Gibb wins £175k appeal
Rose Gibb is £175,000 better off today after the Court of Appeal ruled the former chief executive of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells trust should be paid her severance deal.
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NewsPCT to downgrade A&E despite Lansley policy
The first major reconfiguration decision since the general election was taken last week, with NHS Nottinghamshire County deciding to downgrade an accident and emergency department.
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NewsBAMM ceases trading and cancels conference
The influential British Association of Medical Managers has ceased trading, just days before its annual conference.
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NewsFirst test to Lansley's new reconfiguration policy
The first decision to downgrade an accident and emergency department since the coalition government was elected is due to be taken by NHS Nottinghamshire County tomorrow.
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NewsCQC sends inspectors into United Lincolnshire
The Care Quality Commission has sent inspectors into an acute trust after the former chief executive passed on staff concerns about care quality.
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NewsBAMM ceases trading days before annual conference
The influential British Association of Medical Managers has ceased trading, just days before its annual conference.
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NewsWill NHS building plans stay on the drawing board?
All spending commitments approved by the DH or Treasury this year have been called in for review as the new government seeks massive savings in the public sector. Some major NHS development plans now face uncertainty, reports Alison Moore
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NewsLansley orders probe into chief's sacking
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has ordered an investigation into NHS South West’s role in the sacking of a trust chief executive.
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NewsCornwall trust chief unfairly dismissed after 'irritating' SHA, tribunal rules
A former trust chief executive was unfairly dismissed when he raised concerns about a controversial cancer reconfiguration, an employment tribunal has found.
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HSJ KnowledgeElection 2010: how to survive the calm after the storm
The post-election period heralds change but meanwhile the NHS must maintain its own momentum, says Alison Moore
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NewsSacked trust chief executive to stand against health minister
A trust chief executive who was sacked from his job is to stand against health minister Gillian Merron in the general election.
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HSJ KnowledgeNHS public engagement: showcase services with all the fun of the fair
Three large NHS organisations in Kent recognised its summer county show was an ideal venue for getting people familiar with their NHS, reports Alison Moore
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NewsJudgement reserved in Rose Gibb appeal case
The final outcome of the Rose Gibb case may not be known until after the election, after judgement was reserved today in her Appeal Court hearing.
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NewsTrust questioned closely in court over Rose Gibb payout
Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust’s decision not to pay its former chief executive an agreed payoff came under intense scrutiny today.
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NewsRose Gibb returns to court to battle for pay-off
Rose Gibb returns to the courts today in her battle to get a £175,000 pay-off - two and a half years after she left her job as chief executive at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust.