All articles by Henry Anderson
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: Solving the £20bn productivity puzzle
This week, Dave West and Henry Anderson are joined by health economist Anita Charlesworth, who is co-chairing a commission into NHS productivity for the Health Foundation.
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NewsContractor assessed its own service in ICB procurement
An integrated care board has been criticised by a watchdog over poor record-keeping and errors in the decision to award a £2.4m contract.
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NewsICB boss to lead regional team
An NHS England regional director is to step down after just over a year in the role, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBehave properly or leave, trust tells staff
A trust grappling with cultural challenges has told staff it is “drawing a line in the sand” on “disrespectful, dismissive, or undermining behaviour”.
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PodcastHSJ Podcast: What next after Nottingham
NHS maternity services are again in the spotlight after an independent review revealed serious, systemic failings at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust.
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NewsMackey: We’ll change exec contracts to ensure accountability for failings
NHS executives could have their contracts rewritten to ensure they can be held to account for any actions taken while working for previous employers, NHS England’s CEO has said.
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NewsBehaviour concerns ‘swept under carpet’ at struggling trust
One of the NHS’s worst-performing trusts was beset by poor behaviour “at all levels”, according to an external review obtained by HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: Consultants revolt over group model
Consultants at a hospital trust have declared “no confidence” in senior leaders and called for a controversial group model to be split up, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: Government plans US-style ‘hospitalist’ doctors
The government will introduce a new class of generalist hospital doctors – inspired by the American “hospitalist” role – by the end of the decade, according to leaked details of its upcoming workforce plan.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The looming cash crunch
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By senior correspondent Henry Anderson.
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NewsNHS accused of using suppliers as ‘free overdraft’
Overdue payments by trusts running to tens of millions of pounds have sparked a fresh row with suppliers, who have warned the situation is “not sustainable”.