All Health Service Journal articles in April 2018 – Page 4
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News
Daily Insight: Creaking and cracking under pressure
The must read stories and analysis from Tuesday
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Senior resignations heap pressure on teaching trust
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England, with a particular focus on the devolution project in Greater Manchester. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ Local
Four senior resignations at struggling hospital trust
Four senior operations staff at a struggling acute trust have handed in their resignations, with one citing the extreme pressures she and other staff have had to cope with, sources have told HSJ.
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News
Leading health system will not become 'full' ICS this year
A leading health system will not become a “fully operational” integrated care system this year as hoped, instead remaining in “shadow” form.
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Expert Briefing
Mental Health Matters: The cancer comparison
This is HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector.
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News
Staff costs and tariff reductions hit private hospital group profits
Increased agency staff costs and reductions in the NHS tariff hit profits at a large private hospital group, its annual accounts reveal.
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HSJ Local
Peter Homa to head board for major trust collaboration
Peter Homa is to chair the board overseeing the collaboration between Royal Brompton and Harefield Foundation Trust and Guy’s and St Thomas’ FT.
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News
Daily Insight: Warning over private hospital safety
The must read stories and debate in the NHS
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HSJ Local
Strike called off by vanguard staff
Strike action by staff affected by a vanguard new care model in Greater Manchester has been called off after “important changes in the management position”.
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HSJ Local
Primary care provider deregistered after 'fundamental' failings
A team of medical professionals had to review the notes of 3,200 patients registered at a Kent practice because of “significant” concerns over patient safety.
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News
Chief Executive Interview: Glen Burley, South Warwickshire FT
This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Membership subscribers. Each month in 2018 a member of the HSJ expert team will conduct a challenging, candid and in-depth interview with a provider trust boss.
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News
Exclusive: Hunt warned over private hospital safety after NHS patient death
The safety of NHS patients treated in private hospitals has been raised directly with health secretary Jeremy Hunt following the death of an NHS patient.
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HSJ Partners
Moving work to machines and patients
Health should follow other industries which have solved problems by moving production to machines or patients, writes Kaveh Safavi
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HSJ Local
'Outstanding' trust investigates 10 never events
An outstanding rated trust had 10 never events in 2017-18 – including four involving wrong site surgery.
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HSJ Local
Former CCG chief was disciplined for trying to sway contract tender
A former clinical commissioning group accountable officer was formally reprimanded after he pressured a colleague to try to sway a contract tender in an ambulance trust’s favour, an employment tribunal has heard.
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Comment
Cowper's Cut: The Windrushes of Change
In view of the recent Windrush scandal, Andy Cowper notes that politicians’ attitudes to and discussions of immigration set a tone and also shape policymaking
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News
'Inspiring' chair of special measures trust resigns
The chair of a troubled West Midlands trust has resigned but said the organisation had begun to see improvements after years of difficulties.
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Expert Briefing
Weekly Catch Up: Unrealistic plans, Dame Julie retires and frontline attacks
Your essential update on health for the week
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Comment
Optimising NHS human resources more important now than ever before
As demands placed on NHS staff grow, employers accept that more can be done to properly use and retain the talents of the people who make up the health service, writes Danny Mortimer