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Trust pays millions to settle dispute with property firm
A hospital trust has paid up to £34m to settle a long-standing property dispute with an asset management company registered in Guernsey.
Former NHSE director to chair health alliance
Former NHS England chair Richard Meddings has been appointed to the same post at Birmingham Health Partners, an alliance of six of the city’s NHS trusts, two of its universities and the local health innovation network.
‘Informality’ among execs undermined ‘basic’ governance at trust
A trust with “an informality” among senior leadership has been criticised over “significant weaknesses” in management controls, including weak approvals for creating new senior posts.
Government must remember ‘it’s not 2001’, cautions DHSC chief
The government must remember “it’s not 2001” as it puts increasing focus on the performance of individual NHS providers, one of the Department of Health and Social Care’s most senior figures has warned.
‘No rush’ to transfer NHSE staff as abolition faces delay
There is no longer a “rush” to transfer the employment of NHS England staff to the Department of Health and Social Care, Sir Jim Mackey has told them.
Single ICB finance system launches after years of delay
NHS England’s new national accounting and finance system – covering all integrated care boards and some other NHS organisations – has gone live after an 18-month delay and years of preparation.
Long-serving hospital chief executive to retire
A long-serving hospital chief executive has announced plans to retire later this year so he can focus on his family after his wife’s cancer diagnosis.
Exclusive: Streeting orders probe of mental illness overdiagnosis
The health and social care secretary is to launch a review of the prevalence of mental illness and neurodivergence, with a particular focus on whether some conditions are being overdiagnosed, HSJ can reveal.
‘Serious concern’ over trust’s ‘financial control’ sparks NHSE intervention
One of England’s largest hospital trusts has been issued with enforcement undertakings after “failing to demonstrate effective control over expenditure”.
Government to put ‘realistic’ price on NHS data
The government has hired a consultancy to make a “realistic” estimate of the value of NHS data to industry, researchers and academics.
Chair lambasts ‘regrettable’ plans to remove FT governors
The removal of governors is a “regrettable” proposal that is generating “concern and anxiety” among foundation trusts, a trust chair has warned.
‘Online hospital’ to open in 2027, says PM
Plans for a new NHS “online hospital” service to deliver millions of appointments each year by “digitally connecting patients to specialist clinicians” are set to be unveiled by the prime minister today.
ICB chief moves to lead neighbour
Two integrated care board chief executives have been confirmed in the South East, including one incumbent moving to lead their challenged neighbour.
‘Philosophical intent’ will guide new NHS workforce plan
The government’s 10-Year Workforce Plan will focus on “a philosophical intent of what roles we need” rather than “prescriptive numbers” on staffing requirements, a health minister has said.
CEO appointed at ICB cluster
An integrated care board “cluster” has named its chief executive, as decisions are finalised about leadership of the newly consolidated ICB landscape.
ICB broke commissioning rules on £92m contract
An integrated care board broke commissioning regulations when trying to secure a contract for a system-wide mental health service, according to the independent oversight panel.
Streeting forces NHSE U-turn on subcos
NHS England has rowed back on its insistence that all trusts “have or use” wholly owned subsidiary companies to run ancillary services following intervention from the health secretary.
‘Unacceptable’ cuts to bank and agency rates must be reversed, says BMA
Doctors are threatening action against coordinated moves in two areas to cut rates for extra-contractual work.
Exclusive: Report delivers damning verdict on Labour’s ‘muddy’ health policy
The government’s health policy is incoherent, lacking in detail and under-resourced, a highly critical report by a leading think tank on Labour’s first year in power has concluded.
Exclusive: Mackey’s trust gets league table upgrade after last-minute data correction
The trust led by NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey was promoted from the third to the second “segment” of the new provider league table following a last-minute correction to one of the data points which underpin the rankings, HSJ can reveal.
Government steps in to ‘accelerate’ AI in the NHS
Strikes to hit three trusts over SubCo plans
‘Lack of curiosity’ contributed to stillbirths, review finds
Prototype of ‘fundamental’ national tech ‘by end of the year’
‘Fuzzy’ NHS management standards to be revised
Exclusive: Dozens more private testing centres planned by government
‘Exceptionally strong personalities’ undermining trust’s board
National director: More money required to tackle ‘significant waits’
Mackey lines up ‘plan B’ for ICB restructure
‘Moral distress’ at trust’s ‘persistently underfunded’ neonates service
Trust confirms death of its ‘remarkable’ chair
IHOs must not dominate, warns CEO
Revealed: The 16 trusts forced to retest thousands of patients
Hospitals lose income as Gulf state slashes referrals
Racism and marginalisation led to ‘tragic outcomes’
NHSE director steps down after a decade
Unions withdraw from pay review process
Ambulance staff arrested in deaths probe
Trust targets £10m lost from overseas patients
CEOs urged to ‘walk the floor of A&E’ this winter
CEO blames IT system for diagnostics slump
First names in DHSC’s new top team revealed
Care assessments should stay with ICBs, NHSE told
Ministers need a mental health plan, says outgoing NHSE director
Chief of large ICB announces retirement
Bonus fund led to ‘March madness’ and possible gaming in A&E
Charity commits £10m to build ‘neighbourhood’ care with trusts
Leaders ‘quick to blame’ at ‘inadequate’ hospital department
Trust seeks £150m partner to boost private income
Nurse leader will ‘chain herself to railings’ over international recruitment
Seventh ICB chief steps down in string of departures
Hospitals falling far short of national quality target
Merged agency must keep board, Streeting told
Suicide leading cause of death among new mothers
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2025: Winners revealed
Streeting accused of ‘betrayal’ by maternity campaigners
NHSE now ‘treating us like grown-ups’ say leading trust CEOs
Trust CEOs ‘unshackled’ by reduction in ICB role
Fourteen maternity investigation trusts named
Mapped: RTT waiting times