All articles by Ben Clover – Page 29
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NewsAudit rule changes ‘could increase costs to NHS’
Proposals designed to make annual audits more insightful could increase costs for clinical commissioning groups and trusts, the National Audit Office has said.
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NewsUK revenue rise for private provider after NHS tariff hike
NHS referrals for a private hospital group have increased 7.4 per cent year-on-year, the provider has announced, also saying it has benefited from an increase in the service’s payment tariff.
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HSJ LocalFormer national IT director returns to NHS role
A former national IT director is returning to an NHS role after two years in the private sector.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The cancer market
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalLong-stalled hospital rebuild moves to next stage
A hospital reconfiguration project stalled for roughly 16 years is a step closer to being realised after commissioners and clinicians across regional boundaries signed off a joint business case.
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NewsMega-merger trust unfairly dismissed head of HR
A hospital trust involved in a merger with two other trusts has lost the second employment tribunal claim brought by a redundant senior manager this year.
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NewsTwelve trusts to stop reporting waiting times performance as part of trial
NHS England has announced the 12 trusts which will trial the proposed new elective waiting time standard.
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NHS-owned staffing agency appoints new chief exec
NHS Professionals has appointed a new chief executive.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: No learning, no remorse?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsPatients wait more than 150 weeks for treatment at teaching hospital
Patients waiting more than 150 weeks for treatment, clinicians resisting outsourcing and mass breaches of the 52-week waiting time target at a large teaching hospital have been revealed by reports released under the Freedom of Information Act.
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News‘Defensive’ trust removed patient criticism from royal college report
A world-famous hospital withheld information from regulators over a scandal in which children were needlessly given potentially dangerous drugs and invasive tests, it can be revealed.
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NewsUnion ballots for strike over company’s cleaning crew cuts
A union is balloting its members over strike action at a hospital trust, amid claims the number of staff cleaning theatres is being cut.
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NewsSerious incident declared over cancer diagnostics backlog
A serious incident has been declared at a trust after a backlog in scans delayed five patients’ cancer diagnosis.
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NewsFirst quarter A&E performance worst since records began
The NHS has recorded its worst first quarter accident and emergency performance since records started, data released this morning revealed.
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NewsFired consultant wins right to appeal after Bawa-Garba report released
A consultant has won the right to appeal his employment tribunal, after fresh evidence was unearthed about his department during the fallout from the Bawa-Garba case.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Another joint chair for London?
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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NewsTrust chair leaves three months early
A trust chair has stepped down three months before the end of his term.
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NewsTrust owed £46m by overseas private patients
A specialist trust is owed £45.9m by international private patients, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsGPs owe £173m of back rent to property firm, says NAO
NHS Property Services is owed £173m in back rent by GPs, but does not have powers to collect the debts, a new report has found.
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News£920k payout in warring surgeons case
A clinical director was dismissed from his job at a district general hospital after a subordinate raised concerns about him performing “unsafe” private work, a tribunal has revealed.