All Foundation Trust Network (NHS Providers) articles – Page 19
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NewsNHS told to 'get serious' as full impact of cyberattack revealed
An investigation into the unprecedented WannaCry cyberattack on the NHS has revealed more than 130 urgent cancer referrals were cancelled and more than 1,000 medical devices were infected.
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NewsExperts challenge NHS Improvement claims on theatre efficiency
Experts have questioned a claim by NHS Improvement that the NHS could conduct an extra 280,000 operations a year if theatres were more efficient.
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CommentChris Hopson: The NHS is caught in an impossible trap
As everyone waits with bated breath for the upcoming autumn budget, Chris Hopson outlines three key priorities for NHS leaders to help bring the hobbled health service back to its feet
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NewsExclusive: Trust bosses call on government to confirm sustainability cash beyond 2019
NHS trust leaders have called on the government to protect the £1.8bn sustainability fund beyond 2018-19, but say it should not be channelled into commissioning allocations until problems with the national tariff are addressed.
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CommentThe NHS must slow the chief executive merry-go-round
With no trust able to consistently meet what were once standard targets, simply replacing chief executives is a pointless and damaging exercise, says Gill Morgan of NHS Providers
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: Data can drive improvements in healthcare – how can we share it more effectively?
In a joint HSJ/LGC roundtable, our expert panel discussed the problems of a health service in need of more patient data but constrained by privacy issues, public mistrust and official reticence, as well as all-too-familiar financial and technological obstacles. Alison Moore sat in.
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: The public fear of shared data – and how to tackle it
Part of the problem with improving interoperability and data sharing is winning public support for it amid a climate of suspicion surrounding the subject. Our expert panel discussed the issue, watched by Alison Moore
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NewsNineteen trusts named to receive A&E capital funding
Ministers have announced which NHS trusts will receive part of the next tranche of additional capital funding previously announced for accident and emergency services.
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NewsNHS leaders locked in winter funding standoff
System leaders are locked in a standoff over winter resilience funding – with providers pushing for a raid on NHS England’s budget to fund additional beds, HSJ has learned.
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Trusts report £700m deficit but expect improvement
NHS trusts have reported a deficit of £736m for the first three months of 2017-18, £30m worse than planned.
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Exclusive: Trusts hit by £500m unexpected inflation costs
NHS trusts are having to bear unexpected inflation costs of around £500m, which means the underlying financial gap between their income and expenditure has barely improved over the last year, policy experts have said.
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NewsUpdated: The NHS trusts with the highest DTOC rates
The NHS is unlikely to meet a government target to cut delayed transfers of care to 3.5 per cent of its overall 131,000 bed base by next month, analysis of official data published today suggests.
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News'Serious concerns' over new bed occupancy target ahead of winter
Leading clinicians have raised serious patient safety and efficiency concerns about a new 92 per cent bed occupancy benchmark for trusts.
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NewsTrust chiefs staying a little longer in post - but 'need more support'
Chief executives of NHS providers are staying in the post for longer than they were three years ago, analysis by HSJ indicates.
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NewsExclusive: Short tenure of 'inadequate' trust chiefs laid bare
The chief executives of trusts rated outstanding by the Care Quality Commission have been in post much longer than those rated inadequate – several of whom have stayed less than a year, HSJ analysis confirms.
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NewsVanguard funding 'should not be stopped next year'
Funding for new care model vanguards should not be stopped next March as planned, because the project needs more time to provide models for other areas to use, NHS Providers has said.
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NewsCouncils to set own targets for cutting delayed transfers
Councils will be told to set new targets for reducing social care-related delayed transfers, as part of new government measures aimed at speeding up discharge from hospital.
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NewsSavings drive softened after 'top-down pressure' complaints
NHS regulators have moved to clarify instructions that were issued to struggling health economies after local leaders complained of excessive “top-down pressure” and unrealistic expectations of the financial savings they were expected to deliver.
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NewsCompetition regulator urgently demands data from trusts
Trusts have until end of the week to submit data to PHIN on private work NHS providers have concerns about information governance issues Trusts could potnentially be prosecuted under the Enterprise Act The Competition and Markets Authority has warned NHS trusts that they could be prosecuted if they ...
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NewsNew alliance to fight NHS's corner during Brexit talks
Alliance of NHS organisations to speak up for the health service to be announced within the month NHS Confederation behind the plan, which will not argue for or against Brexit The group will aim to ensure issues affecting NHS are recognised by government An alliance of NHS organisations ...