All articles by Annabelle Collins – Page 37
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NewsMinisters must support 'innovation rich NHS' post-Brexit
A former Department of Health and Social Care permanent secretary has called on the government to put more emphasis on an “innovation rich and technology rich NHS” in order to maintain “a really vibrant life sciences industry” post Brexit.
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NewsNew pharma deal raises cap on drugs' spending
The government has negotiated a new deal with the pharmaceutical industry which raises the NHS’ cap on spending on branded medicines.
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NewsNew mental health role labelled a 'nonsense sticking plaster'
Experts have questioned the decision to introduce a new mental health role in schools, rather than upskill the existing registered nurse workforce.
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NewsConsultants brought in to advise on overseas recruitment
The government has awarded a contract worth almost £100,000 to research how the UK can expand its healthcare education and training offer to overseas students.
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NewsGMC checking 3,000 doctors’ records after fraud case
The General Medical Council is reviewing up to 3,000 doctors’ records to verify their authenticity following reports about the use of a fraudulent qualification to join the register.
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NewsRCS: Outsourcing surgery damages training
The transfer of a “substantial volume” of NHS work to the independent sector has “negatively impacted” surgical trainees, the Royal College of Surgeons has warned.
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NewsBehan appointed Health Education England chair
Sir David Behan has been appointed chair of Health Education England, it has been announced.
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NewsRCN appoints new president and deputy president
The Royal College of Nursing has appointed a new president and deputy president, who will both take up office in the new year.
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HSJ LocalNottinghamshire CCGs appoint accountable officer
Nottingham and Nottinghamshire clinical commissioning groups have appointed a single accountable officer, it has been announced.
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NewsICU to shut amid safety and workforce fears
An intensive care unit and its dependent services are being closed and relocated from Leicester General Hospital because of workforce shortages and concerns for patient safety, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFit and proper person test used as ‘sword against managers’
Fit and proper person regulations are increasingly being used “merely as a sword against managers”, according to the head of the Managers in Partnership trade union.
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NewsNHS blocked from accessing apprenticeship levy funds
Government rules are blocking NHS trusts from accessing the apprenticeship levy funds, an NHS Improvement director has said.
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NewsUnited Lincolnshire chief executive to retire
The chief executive of a challenged Lincolnshire trust will retire next year, it has been announced.
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NewsSlow progress on gender balance for NHS boards
Achieving an even gender balance on NHS organisations’ boards by 2020 is now a “much harder task” than it was a year ago, as only a quarter of providers have so far met the target.
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NewsExclusive: Low job satisfaction driving managers out of NHS
Four fifths of managers planning to leave the NHS say changes in workload and job satisfaction are to blame.
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NewsLondon trusts to pay for thousands of EU staff's ‘settled status’
Trusts across London have confirmed they will reimburse EU staff applying for settled status to live in the UK after Brexit.
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News'Don't penalise trusts for reducing surgical activity', says royal college
Patients should be offered clinical alternatives to surgery, including “no surgery”, to ease pressure on the health service, the new head of the Royal College of Anaesthetists has told HSJ.
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NewsTeaching trust's long-standing medical director to retire
The medical director of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust is to retire at the end of January, it has been announced.
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NewsDoubling the number of medical students is ‘not affordable’
Doubling the number of medical students is “not affordable”, the chief executive of Health Education England has said.
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NewsPension tax relief cut would be ‘damaging’ for senior NHS staff
Any reduction in relief on pension contributions for higher rate taxpayers would be “significant and damaging for senior NHS staff”, the chief executive of Managers in Partnership has warned.