All articles by Ben Clover – Page 56
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NewsExperts question financial implications of seven day working
Leading health thinktanks have questioned where the money for seven day working will come from, following the health secretary’s ultimatum to doctors on the issue this morning.
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NewsNew body takes over NHS England safety responsibilities
NHS England’s safety function will be moved to the new combined provider regulation body NHS Improvement.
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NewsProfessional codes 'fit for purpose', Keogh reports
The professional codes for nurses and doctors are fit for purpose - but further work should be done to provide incentives to ensure all staff are more open, the NHS medical director has reported.
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NewsMonitor/TDA merged body to be called NHS Improvement
The combined provider regulator bringing together Monitor and the NHS Trust Development Authority will be called NHS Improvement, Jeremy Hunt announced this morning.
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NewsUpdated: US corporation brought in to help improve five trusts
An American healthcare corporation is being brought in to support five trusts in improving quality and clinical engagement.
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NewsExclusive: Prior 'not at all against' procurement 'Sunshine Act'
The minister for NHS productivity has revealed that the government may legislate to ensure the relationship between doctors and medical device suppliers is above board.
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HSJ LocalRevealed: TDA refused to pay unexpected takeover costs
NHS Trust Development Authority officials refused to pay the bulk of a claim for unanticipated costs made by a trust that fell into financial trouble after taking over a failing neighbour.
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NewsExclusive: Bailouts top £870m as trusts struggle to pay bills
The Department of Health issued £874m in bailouts to trusts in 2014-15, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalRoyal Free considers joint venture with specialist trust
STRUCTURE: The Royal Free London Foundation Trust is considering a joint venture with a specialist orthopaedic hospital trust.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust's deficit position slips by over £7m
FINANCE: A London acute and community care trust finished 2014-15 with an unexpected deficit of £7.3m.
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NewsExclusive: DH concedes last minute U-turn over axing specialist hospital cash
The Department of Health has admitted it made a last minute reversal of its decision to stop providing “Project Diamond” funding for specialist hospitals in 2014-15, boosting the finances of up to 19 trusts.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: UCLH claims late win in Project Diamond funding battle
FINANCE: One of the country’s most prestigious teaching hospital trusts has said it will record a ‘small surplus’ for the financial year 2014-15 after winning a protracted battle over specialised funding.
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HSJ LocalMajor teaching hospital's deficit could double
FINANCE: One of England’s biggest and most prestigious teaching hospital trusts has predicted a large deficit for 2014-15, with indications it will almost double in this financial year.
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NewsExclusive: Half of nurses at 'inadequate' trusts worried about staffing
More than half the nursing workforce at the eight hospital trusts rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission have said there are not enough staff for them to do their job.
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HSJ LocalNew chair for London mental health trust
WORKFORCE: A new chair has been appointed to West London Mental Health Trust.
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HSJ LocalLeading teaching hospital expects £19m deficit this year
FINANCE: One of England’s largest teaching hospital trusts has submitted a deficit plan for 2015-16 to the regulator.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust receives £8.5m bailout to cover unexpected deficit
FINANCE: Lewisham and Greenwich Trust received an £8.5m bailout of public dividend capital from the Department of Health to cover an unexpected deficit for the financial year 2014-15.
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HSJ LocalJeremy Hunt opposes accidentally leaked hospital reconfiguration proposal
STRUCTURE: A proposal to replace two district general hospitals with a single facility was revealed after consultants hired to investigate the move were overheard discussing it in a conference call on a train.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: District general hospital gives up standalone FT bid
A district general hospital has become the latest organisation to abandon plans to become a standalone foundation trust.
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HSJ LocalChief executive of special measures trust resigns
The chief executive of one of the five trusts in special measures since 2013 has resigned.