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Comment‘Cheapest is best’ is still dominating NHS procurement
When buying things, the NHS has focused too much on lowest price, rather than best value. Ministers must not miss the opportunity to put this right
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NewsStreeting: Failing NHS bosses being ‘quietly moved on’
Under-performing NHS bosses are being “quietly moved on” rather than being “named and shamed”, Wes Streeting has said.
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CommentThe £14bn debt the NHS owes to other nations
The NHS relies heavily on internationally trained staff, raising urgent questions about fairness, sustainability, and investment in global health systems
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NewsBreakeven trusts to get last-minute cash boost
NHS England is using money docked from trusts that are in deficit to give a reward to those that are balancing the books at the end of the financial year.
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News‘Flawed and rushed’ consultation reopened by ICB
An integrated care board is reopening a consultation on its restructure and staffing cuts after unions said the process was “flawed and rushed”.
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NewsHospital closes beds due to Iran war
A children’s hospital is closing beds and theatres because the Iran war is stopping private patients travelling from the Middle East.
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NewsMore than half of staff say EPRs make their job harder
More than half of NHS staff using an electronic patient record system say it made their job harder and they lacked necessary training, a survey has found.
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HSJ PartnersHow nurse-led endoscopy models are supporting NHS diagnostic recovery
Endoscopy services are central to the NHS diagnostic pathway. Procedures such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy are critical for diagnosing gastrointestinal disease, detecting cancer early and monitoring long-term conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. Yet like many diagnostic services, endoscopy has experienced significant pressure in recent years.
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CommentEnglish hospitals are outperforming those in Scotland and Wales
Despite ongoing pressures, England’s NHS is recovering faster than Wales and Scotland, with shorter waits and higher activity, despite similar funding increases
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News‘Only two weeks of stock’ at key supplier after Iran-linked cyber attack
NHS England believes there is only two weeks’ stock of crucial surgical equipment and other products following an Iran-linked cyber attack on a major medical technology supplier.
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NewsICBs given three years to ‘begin’ IHO rollout
Integrated care boards have been given three years to begin implementing outcome-based contracts, including integrated health organisations.
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NewsNHSE expects local resistance to centralised procurement plan
NHS England is prepared for local resistance to its plan to take greater control over the buying decisions of local trusts.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Bob Wachter on healthcare's AI revolution
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan interviews US physician Bob Wachter about his new book, A Giant Leap, on AI’s impact on healthcare.
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NewsDHSC sets first targets for neighbourhood health
The first targets for neighbourhood health have been set in long-awaited government guidance.
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CommentThe artificial slowdown in the use of private sector providers must end
NHS elective recovery targets risk being undermined by late-year activity caps and funding constraints, highlighting the need for stable, strategic partnerships with independent providers
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NewsFinance director appointed interim CEO at leading ICB
An outgoing integrated care board CEO will be replaced on a temporary basis by the organisation’s finance director, it has been announced.
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NewsVirtual ward expansion stalls despite record take-up
Virtual ward occupancy hit a record high in January but expansion has stalled over the past 12 months, according to analysis of official figures.
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NewsFridge door left ajar cost trust £25k
An acute trust was forced to write off £25,000 worth of medication after a pharmacy fridge door was accidentally left ajar.
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NewsIran-linked attack hits trusts’ supplies
At least two trusts have declared incidents after a cyber attack on a key supplier, HSJ understands.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Why staff morale is falling
NHS staff are less likely to recommend their employer as a place to work, not as confident about raising concerns and increasingly say they would not want relatives to be treated at their trust.