All articles by Ben Clover – Page 18
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NewsNurse sacked for allegedly trying to discredit hospital during CQC inspection cleared by tribunal
A nurse who was sacked by a private hospital provider treating NHS patients which believed she had deliberately tried to sabotage its Care Quality Commission inspection has won a tribunal.
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NewsNHSE appoints new regional director
NHS England has appointed an interim regional director for London, and confirmed Sir David Sloman’s appointment as chief operating officer.
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CEO InterviewCEO interview: Ben Travis, Lewisham and Greenwich Trust
This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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NewsMajor centres struggle as cancer waiting time performance hits record low
The NHS’ performance against cancer waiting time standards has hit a record low, with several major regional centres seeing a worsening in their record since last year, analysis by HSJ reveals.
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NewsNHS England chooses new chief operating officer
NHS England’s London director is set to become its chief operating officer for an interim period after a recruitment process failed to make a substantive appointment, HSJ understands.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Omicron in the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsTrust spent £2.1m on extra covid beds plan axed after two weeks
A trust had to pay £2.1m to a company it had hired to set up temporary beds at the peak of the first covid wave, despite cancelling the order two weeks later. East London trust pays £2.1m to company after extra covid beds plan scrapped London’s barely used Nightingale ...
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Five go chief exec-ing
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsMajor shake-up of child cancer services ordered by NHS England
NHS England has finally ordered a major shake-up of paediatric cancer services in London after a long-running battle which saw national cancer director Cally Palmer accused of being ‘hugely conflicted’ because of her dual role as the chief executive of the trust at the centre of the storm.
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NewsNHS expecting covid negligence claims totalling over £800m
The NHS is expecting to receive compensation claims totalling over £800m over its handling of covid-19, HSJ can reveal.
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Trust led by ICS CEO locked in dispute with system commissioners
Commissioners in an integrated care system have issued a formal contract challenge to a provider led by the ICS interim chief executive.
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NewsJavid approves hospital reconfiguration after two year delay
Sajid Javid has given the go-ahead to a controversial stroke reconfiguration, more than two years after plans were agreed by the NHS locally.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: A different picture
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsStaff covid death payouts set to top £40m
NHS death in service payments for health and social care staff who died with coronavirus are set to top £40m, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsTrusts write off £50m in overseas patient debt
Hospital trusts in London wrote off £54m in bad debts from overseas visitors over the last two years, annual accounts reveal.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: 18 months in full PPE
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsCCG acts after 111 provider’s poor performance on key measures
Commissioners across a large health system have issued a contract performance notice to its 111 provider and described key aspects of the service’s performance as “well below acceptable levels”.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The new pandemic
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsTrusts must ‘stabilise’ waiting lists and eliminate two-year waiters by March
Trusts have been told to hold the line on elective performance, keeping year-plus waiters at current levels, and eliminate two-year waiters by the end of March.
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NewsRegion aims to clear all two-year waiters by March
An NHS region is aiming to have no patients waiting more than two years on its waiting lists by the end of March.