Liberal Democrat shadow health secretary Norman Lamb has called for a comprehensive review of the NHS IT system, after former NHS IT programme chief executive Richard Granger admitted that some of the work carried out by contractors had been 'appalling', according to IT magazine CIO.
Mr Lamb said: 'We must have a thorough independent review with no more uncommitted spending until that review is complete.'
NHS Improvement has announced that five of its directors are stepping down, as the organisation combines its management with NHS England.
National officials are set to seek strengthened legal powers to force NHS providers to merge, HSJ has learned.
Leadership and management problems from service to trust level contributed to failures at a London teaching trust’s heart surgery unit, the Care Quality Commission said today.
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