All articles by Henry Anderson – Page 18
-
NewsBillions in covid cash reserves used to balance trusts' books
NHS trusts will draw on billions of pounds of cash reserves built up during the pandemic to help fund their costs this year, while using aggressive accounting treatments to stop the spending hitting the bottom line.
-
NewsNew government health adviser teams revealed
Former hospital chief Samantha Jones is leaving government after her role was abolished in Liz Truss’ Downing Street shake-up, but former NHS England director Emily Lawson remains.
-
NewsHospital CEOs will get ‘fair’ treatment over ambulance delays, says Barclay
Health secretary Steve Barclay says trust chief executives should be held accountable for ambulance handover delays in a ‘fair’ way that recognises factors outside their control.
-
News‘Complete’ recruitment freeze ordered at NHSE and CQC
The health secretary has told NHS England, the Care Quality Commission, and other national agencies to implement a freeze on almost all recruitment.
-
News‘Cut consultancy spend’ Barclay tells NHSE
Ministers have told NHS England and other national bodies to urgently cut their spending on management consultancy services by at least a fifth.
-
NewsNHS scraps plan to merge national HR and finance systems
The NHS has tendered a £1.7bn contract for a new national workforce management system, in what amounts to a downgrading of previous ambitious plans to create a new HR and finance platform.
-
NewsLight-touch scrutiny during covid gave ‘freedom’ to improve, says retiring CEO
The CEO of a mental health trust that recently moved out of the successor to ‘special measures’ is to retire early next year after more than 40 years in the NHS.
-
HSJ LocalDoctor confirmed as CEO of two trusts
A medic who has been confirmed as joint CEO of two South Yorkshire hospital trusts has told HSJ the move is a “natural development” but “definitely not a merger, now or down the line”.
-
Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: NHS England’s £2bn dilemma
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ finance correspondent Henry Anderson
-
NewsNHSE tries to put £2.3bn cap on agency staff spend
NHS England is introducing a new ceiling on the amount spent within each integrated care system on agency staff — cutting it by at least 10 per cent in each area in one year — as part of a drive to find further savings across the health service.
-
News‘Final straw’ as band 8 and 9 staff get ‘disgusting’ pay rise
WORKFORCE ‘Final straw’ as band 8 and 9 staff get ‘disgusting’ pay riseWORKFORCE ‘Final straw’ as band 8 and 9 staff get ‘disgusting’ pay rise Senior NHS staff on Agenda for Change pay bands 8 and 9 will receive much lower pay rises than those given to the majority of ...
-
NewsTest and Trace spent £450m on consultants
England’s Test and Trace system spent more than £450m on management consultants during the pandemic, UK Health Security Agency CEO Dame Jenny Harries has revealed.
-
HSJ LocalMarried trust CEO and ICS chair pair to step down
A mental health trust CEO has announced she is to retire after a 35-year career in the NHS, while her husband is also leaving his ICS chair role at the end of the year.
-
NewsNHSE to ‘restrict’ spending at five deficit ICSs
Five health systems have said they cannot submit a balanced financial plan for 2022-23, and are set to face ‘additional restrictions’ on spending from NHS England.
-
NewsNHSE lead: ‘Hard legislation’ needed to join up NHS IT
‘Hard legislation’ is needed to push suppliers to make the IT systems used by the NHS interoperable, an NHS England clinical lead has said.
-
NewsCancer and primary care investment face cuts due to pay bill, NHSE warns
NHS England has warned of ‘cuts’ to services and investment in cancer and primary care if it is not given extra funding for staff pay-rises above 3 per cent.
-
NewsNHSE looks to give up on key elective requirement
NHS England is looking to change the rules around its flagship elective fund, amid concern that disappointing activity levels will trigger widespread financial penalties, HSJ has been told.
-
HSJ LocalTrust stands down service which achieved ‘marked improvement’ in A&E handover delays
An acute trust has had to stand down a new service which led to a ‘marked improvement’ in ambulance handover times, due to a lack of permanent funding to support it.
-
NewsExclusive: Drive to reduce hospital waiting lists endangered as trusts struggle to raise activity
Elective activity levels are still significantly below those achieved before the pandemic, despite the high profile and government-led drive to recover services.
-
NewsRevealed: The 10 ICSs which account for two-thirds of two-year waits
HSJ analysis of NHS England data has revealed the systems which are the furthest away from the target of eliminating all two-year waits for treatment by the end of July.