All articles by Ben Clover – Page 5
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NewsMaternity unit to be closed despite safety fears
An integrated care board has decided which of the five maternity units on its patch should close despite concerns from clinical leaders the move could increase deaths.
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NewsLegal costs top £4m in bank vs hospital PFI case
Legal costs in a case brought on behalf of Lloyds Bank against an NHS trust in a row over fire safety have topped £4m, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsFormer directors call for Letby inquiry to be paused
Lawyers acting for four former executive directors at the Countess of Chester Hospital have called for the Thirlwall inquiry to be paused while the criminal charges against Lucy Letby are reviewed.
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NewsExclusive: Consultants express no confidence in trust chair and board
Consultants at a prestigious teaching hospital have written a letter of no confidence in its chair and board, and have made a string of serious allegations against members of the trust’s leadership team.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Keeping the AI devil down in the hole
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by bureau chief Ben Clover. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsCEO announces new job after less than a year in post
A chief executive is to leave her first CEO role at a community trust to lead an acute provider in the capital.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The (surprising) names linked to England’s top hospital job
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsExclusive: Cyber security funding goes missing as attacks increase
Integrated care boards have not received any revenue funding from the national cyber security programme this year, despite a steady increase in online attacks, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHSE tech boss decries ‘serious’ impact of job cuts plan
A senior NHS England director has written to staff, apologising for the likely impact of the sizeable job cuts announced by the organisation yesterday, warning they create a “very stark picture” for the service’s digital transformation plans.
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NewsFormer Whitehall mandarin to chair hospital group
A hospital group has appointed a former senior Whitehall figure as its new chair.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Capital in the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsUK health AI firm criticises NHSE procurement as it goes bust
A British health AI company has been wound up after failing to win any contracts under a government innovation scheme.
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NewsLate delivery of equipment linked to patient’s death
The late supply of defective equipment used by care staff to reduce harm from a pressure ulcer contributed to the death of a vulnerable patient, a coroner has concluded.
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NewsSurgeon and lawyer chosen to chair divorcing trusts
New chairs have been announced for two large trusts which are dissolving their group structure.
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NewsHospital CEO appointed ICB boss
A hospital chief executive has been appointed to lead an integrated care board in a neighbouring system.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: New year, new questions
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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News£33m cost of cyber attack revealed
A cyber attack on a pathology firm part-owned by the NHS — which left hospital systems crippled for months — cost the provider £32.7m, accounts reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Hospital asks patients in corridors to ‘lobby MPs’ for funding
A hospital’s leadership have put up posters in its corridors asking patients to lobby local MPs – who include Wes Streeting – for funding to expand its under-pressure A&E.
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NewsCEO of NHS’s largest trust to stand down
The NHS trust with the largest annual income has started an “international” search for a new chief executive.
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NewsCharity donates £330m to trust’s hospital rebuild
A charity has donated £330m to the building of a new cancer centre, financial documents reveal.