Ben Clover
Ben is a bureau chief at HSJ and covers the private sector, pathology sector and south London. He has lectured at Imperial College London’s master’s course on health policy.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 020 7608 9047
- Email:
- ben.clover@hsj.co.uk
- Expert Briefing
London Eye: Accountability
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
- News
Trust gathers evidence for dispute with energy giant
A trust’s subsidiary company has been gathering evidence to take legal action against an energy giant, board papers reveal.
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Equipment supplier blamed for trust’s serious incident
Two NHS organisations on opposite sides of a region have blamed a new equipment supplier for recent problems with hospital discharges and pressure ulcers, the latter of which prompted a serious incident.
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Trust rejects NHSE’s claim it has lost 17% productivity
A large hospital trust has rejected NHS England analysis suggesting its productivity has fallen by nearly a fifth post-pandemic.
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NHS backlogs drive £20m boost for private cancer firm
A private cancer provider has grown its turnover by £20m – more than 20 per cent – in the past year on the back of the NHS cancer backlog, it reports.
- Expert Briefing
London Eye: Fait accompli
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
- News
ICB whistleblowing process ‘not fit for purpose’
An integrated care board has found its handling of whistleblowing “not fit for purpose”, after a complaint about safety incidents not being properly investigated.
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Top trust warns GPs of 15-week wait for scans
England’s largest hospital trust has written to GPs warning their patients face 15-week waits for routine MRIs, ultrasound and CT scans.
- Expert Briefing
London Eye: A troubling narrative
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
- News
Trusts set to merge despite ‘stability and accountability’ concern
An on-off merger between two hospital trusts is set to finally go ahead, board papers reveal.
- News
Chair quits after trust admits £90m deficit
The chair of a major teaching hospital trust has quit after the organisation saw its deficit double in size.
- Expert Briefing
London Eye: It’s that can again
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
- News
ICB maternity plan risks increasing deaths, senior medics claim
The medical leaders of the maternity unit of a flagship hospital threatened with closure have written to their chief executive saying the downgrade would not be safe, HSJ has learned.
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Trusts ‘pause’ merger of exec teams
Two hospital trusts with a combined turnover of nearly £3bn have “paused” plans to merge their executive director teams.
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Emergency unit faced closure amid ‘significant staffing crisis’
A hospital trust has considered closing its new “same day emergency care” facility twice in the past month or so, because of a “dire” A&E position.
- News
Letby CEO praised by former trust
A review has described the former chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital as “a visible and dedicated leader” in a subsequent leadership job.
- Expert Briefing
London Eye: Patient harm? ‘Definitely’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
- News
Trust CEO retires with ‘very mixed emotions’
The chief executive of a major hospital trust announced her retirement due to a long-term illness today.
- Expert Briefing
London Eye: Actually, we’ve coped well
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
- News
Hospital diverted patients rather than pay for locum doctors
A specialist hospital diverted patients to other centres at short notice rather than paying additional locum rates for doctors.