Sexual discrimination claim against female leaders dropped
An ex-NHS director who accused senior female leaders of sexual discrimination has dropped his claims, according to his former employer.
University site wins again in controversial pathology shake-up
A university site has again been named as the preferred location for a consolidated pathology service for Lancashire following a second evaluation exercise, HSJ has learned.
Trusts move clinical waste contracts to new provider after stockpiling scandal
Fifteen NHS trusts have transferred their clinical waste management contracts to another provider, after it emerged a key supplier to the NHS was stockpiling human body parts and other dangerous waste.
Former NHS director accuses female leaders of sexual discrimination
A former NHS director has accused senior female leaders at his old trust of sexual discrimination after he was found guilty of gross misconduct for agreeing an “irregular” pay off for a Morecambe Bay midwife.
Ministers told to close 'arbitrary' gap on NHS historical cases
An “arbitrary” gap in regulation is preventing NHS care failures, including alleged cover-ups, from being investigated according to senior figures who have led some of the most important NHS safety inquiries of recent years.
CQC backtracks on ‘normal’ births
The Care Quality Commission has admitted that it was mistaken in promoting the “normality agenda” in maternity services.
CCG replaces chief officer seconded to ICS
A clinical commissioning group has appointed a new chief officer after its current leader was seconded to the region’s integrated care system.
NHS England integration blamed for failure to sign care concerns protocol
NHS England and NHS Improvement have blamed a proposed integration of the two national bodies as the reason they did not sign up to a new protocol sharing concerns about poor care.
Extending safe space powers 'wholly misconceived' warn MPs
MPs have told ministers to reconsider their plans to grant NHS trusts so-called ‘safe space’ powers as part of draft legislation to establish the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch in law.
'Fantasy' trust debts overtake PFI liabilities
A steep increase in emergency bailouts means NHS trusts’ total borrowing from the Department of Health and Social Care has overtaken their PFI liabilities.
North by North West: Trusts drowning in debt
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North by North West: Blood boils over pathology plan
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Regulator has to apologise for 'plainly wrong' comments
The chairman of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has made an embarrassing climbdown after claiming incorrectly on national TV that the regulator had not put patients’ lives at risk.
Scathing report says regulator ignored police warnings and put public at risk
The Nursing and Midwifery Council put the public at risk from poor care after ignoring more than 20 concerns raised by the police for two years, a damning report has revealed.
Regulator chief executive resigns ahead of scandal report
The chief executive of the Nursing and Midwifery Council has resigned, ahead of the publication of a review into the regulator’s handling of the Morecambe Bay maternity scandal.
£60m capital boost for northern STP ambitions
More than £60m is to be invested in pathology, technology and improving efficiency across three sustainability and transformation partnerships in the north, following the government’s capital funding injection this week.
North by North West: Best and worst from the staff survey
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New chief executive of Newcastle Hospitals revealed
Dame Jackie Daniel has been appointed as chief executive of Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals Foundation Trust, it was announced today.
Trust appoints new chief executive to replace Dame Jackie Daniel
A hospital trust has appointed a new leader to replace the outgoing Dame Jackie Daniel who announced her departure in January.
In full: Pathology network proposals
HSJ approached the 29 pathology networks proposed by NHS Improvement to ask if local trusts had signed up. In most cases the proposed “hub” trust was able to answer on behalf of its network.