Henry Anderson
Henry covers NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care, as well as wider government agencies. He also covers the local NHS in Yorkshire. He joined HSJ as a correspondent in 2022 after three years working as a lead reporter for healthandcare.scot – a news website covering the health and social care sectors in Scotland.
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- henry.anderson@hsj.co.uk
NewsFormer midwife to chair merger trust
A former nursing and midwifery leader has been chosen as the first chair of a trust being created through merger next year.
Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Healthwatch has been half saved
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week, by senior correspondent Henry Anderson.
NewsGovernment U-turns on ICB board change
The government has U-turned on Health Bill proposals to remove mandated council representation from integrated care boards.
NewsGPs and governors call for trust group to split
Local GPs have joined calls from governors and consultants to break up a controversial partnership between two trusts.
NewsTrust must pay sacked director £120k
A trust director who was sacked after a “deeply flawed” investigation will receive an award of nearly £120,000 from his former employer.
NewsTop ICB confirms new CEO
A leading integrated care board has confirmed its finance director will take on the chief executive job.
NewsDischarge system ‘a mess’, says Cooper
“System reforms” are needed to fix the “patchwork” of policies aimed at preventing hospital admissions and speeding up discharge, the health and social care secretary has said.
NewsConsultants vote to oust CEO
Three-quarters of consultants at a trust have signed a letter declaring they have no confidence in their chief executive.
NewsPatient safety brief upgraded in new DHSC team
Patient safety and public health have been upgraded to a ministerial responsibility, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
NewsShared execs may be ‘stretched and less effective’, NHSE admits
Sharing executives across struggling providers can lead to leadership teams becoming “stretched and therefore less effective”, NHS England has acknowledged.
NewsDirector unfairly sacked by CEO after ‘17 years unblemished service’
A former trust CEO “misled” one of his board executives who was sacked after a “deeply flawed” investigation, an employment tribunal has found.
NewsICBs told to redraw boundaries again
Integrated care board boundaries will be redrawn again after Andy Burnham pledged they would match new local government footprints by 2029.
NewsTrust CEO and chair cleared by investigation
An external investigation into the conduct of a trust chair and CEO found “no case to answer” for either party, HSJ has learned.
NewsFormer Brown spin doctor to join DHSC
A former adviser to Gordon Brown is moving with Yvette Cooper from the Foreign Office to the Department of Health and Social Care, HSJ has learned.
NewsHealth Bill blocks top Burnham priority, warns Labour health expert
The government’s Health Bill is in danger of blocking integration with social care, an influential Labour MP has warned.
NewsMackey must justify ‘highly irregular’ redundancy payment, demands peer
NHS England’s CEO has been challenged to explain a “highly irregular” £300,000 exit payout to a former integrated care board chief executive.
NewsHealth experience no longer ‘essential’ for ICB chiefs
A new NHS England template job description for integrated care board chief executives has dropped a requirement for “executive healthcare experience”, HSJ has learned.
NewsSingle CEO candidate shortlisted after governors demanded competition
An open CEO recruitment process demanded by a trust’s governors resulted in only its interim chief being shortlisted for interview, a trust has admitted.
NewsMackey: We need independent review of FDP
The chief executive of NHS England has backed a review of Palantir’s effectiveness amid increasing criticism of claims about the software provider’s benefits.
NewsFresh concerns over safety and quality at maternity scandal trust
NHS England took action at a maternity scandal trust over “immediate risks” to women and babies, HSJ can reveal.