All International articles – Page 8
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Expert BriefingLintern's Risk Register: Challenge the narrative of inevitable failure
Everything you need to stay up to date on patient safety and workforce, plus my take on the most important under the radar stories.
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HSJ LocalTrust seeks £15m for naming rights of new building
A specialist hospital is looking for £15m for the naming rights of a new treatment and research centre.
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HSJ LocalTrust awards £300m orthopaedics contract to US firm
A Shelford Group trust has awarded a £310m contract to an American company as part of a ‘ground breaking partnership’ for orthopaedic work.
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CommentDarzi: The NHS must learn from its digital failures
Successful modernisation of the NHS depends largely on its ability to digitise its operations. It can be done, but training and education will be key. By Ara Darzi
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NewsPatient images sent by taxi after £30m IT system breaks down
Doctors have been forced to send images from patient scans on DVDs in taxis to neighbouring hospitals after a £30m IT system failed across eight hospitals.
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HSJ LocalIreland's chief information officer joins teaching trust
The chief information officer for the Irish Health Service Executive is to join one of England’s largest teaching hospital trusts.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Trust pursuing foreign government in court over unpaid debt
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust is taking legal action against the Libyan government over unpaid debt, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalLeaders of major hospital worried over £30m owed by private patients
One of the world’s most famous hospitals is owed more than £30m by international private patients, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsSimon Stevens: Cut DTOCs to prepare for possible flu outbreak
Freeing up delayed transfer of care beds will be vital to ensuring the NHS has enough capacity to manage winter pressures and a possible flu outbreak, Simon Stevens has warned.
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News'Dysfunctional' NHS England project damages UK reputation, say health tech firms
An organisation representing health technology firms has claimed a “dysfunctional” NHS England project is denying patients access to “life changing” treatment.
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NewsImmigration salary rules could force physios to leave UK
Physiotherapists from overseas working in the NHS could be forced to leave the UK under tougher immigration rules, HSJ has been told.
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CommentHunt: NHS management is not for the faint-hearted
From tackling bullying and harassment to improving training and flexible working, we must do a lot more to boost the numbers of NHS staff, writes health secretary Jeremy Hunt
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NewsExclusive: Former health secretary 'excited' to bring India lessons to NHS
Former health secretary Patricia Hewitt has pledged to use her experience of working with the Indian healthcare system to help develop the Norfolk and Waveney STP.
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NewsNHS in talks with Indian hospital firm to source nurses
HEE in talks with Apollo Hospitals in India about training qualified nurses in NHS Ian Cumming says no agreement has been reached but training would be for a fixed period HEE and Apollo signed a memorandum of understanding in 2015 Talks between Health Education England and one of ...
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CommentThe money follows the patient... and other lessons from Alzira
Nishma Manek and Alex Till on three secrets to the success of a publicly funded health system delivered in Spain by a private provider
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NewsExclusive: 'Crash' in EU nurses working in UK since Brexit referendum
New data shows “crash” in the number of EU nurses registering to work in UK Professor Jim Buchan warns the situation is the worst for 20 years Fall in recruitment of nursing staff after Brexit could exacerbate existing workforce shortage There has been a “crash” in the number ...
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NewsArticle 50: Theresa May warned to safeguard NHS workforce
Coalition of health and social care organisations call for new post-Brexit immigration policy NHS Employers chief executive says government “must take all possible measures” to safeguard workforce supply Cavendish Coalition says policy should be based on workers’ “public service value” rather than salary A coalition of health and ...
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CommentThe American Healthcare Act decoded
Alice Murray and Saira Ghafur on the changes that the American Healthcare Act seeks to bring in US healthcare
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NewsPrivate provider to rent space from NHS trust for 25 years
£38m dedicated cancer unit will occupy top four floors of Guy’s and St Thomas’ new cancer centre Negotiations underway to offer NHS patients access to private robotics theatre American hospital firm to rent the facilities on a 25 year lease A major teaching trust in London is leasing ...
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NewsTrusts face fines over checking patients' credentials
The Department of Health is considering new rules to enable commissioners to fine acute providers if they fail to check whether a patient is from overseas and eligible or not for free NHS care.