All articles by Jack Serle
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NewsNew head for innovation network
Ben Bridgewater has been appointed executive chair of the Health Innovation Network, the umbrella body for the 15 regional health innovation groups.
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News13 trusts trial procurement process designed to ‘save billions’
Thirteen trusts are piloting a procurement system that places less emphasis on price.
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NewsFormer 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.
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NewsSingle 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.
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NewsGovernment 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.
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NewsICB 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.
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News£114k performance bonus for new DHSC commercial director
The Department of Health and Social Care’s new director general for commercial and growth could receive annual remuneration of £342,000 if they are awarded their full bonus.
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NewsDHSC seeks £120m saving from 'unwarranted price variation'
The Department of Health and Social Care is recruiting expert advisers to help update the list of prescribable products in community settings in a bid to save up to £120m.
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NewsScanner procurement cancelled under threat of legal challenge
A leading specialist cancer trust has had to cancel and re-run the procurement of a cutting-edge scanner to stave off the threat of a legal challenge..
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NewsNHSE launches programme to enable ‘patient power payments’
Work has begun to create a new national feedback system to support the government’s proposed “patient power payments”, which would see individual members of the public able to affect how much money providers and commissioners receive for treating them.
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NewsNHS manager facing bribery charge found dead
An NHS manager at a prestigious London teaching hospital was found dead by police after bribery charges were brought against him.
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NewsOut of court settlement in £4.4bn procurement challenge
The NHS has settled a £4.4bn procurement challenge out of court, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHSE-DHSC merger halts small business grants
An NHS-backed grant agency cannot give small businesses early-stage funding for healthtech innovations this year because of the merger of NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsTrusts ‘stumbling into legal challenge’ with botched procurements
The government is intervening to try to improve NHS contracting of diagnostic services, after being warned about a series of delayed and bungled procurements by trusts.
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NewsICB and tech supplier reach last-minute legal settlement
An integrated care board and technology supplier have agreed to settle a legal dispute just minutes before the trial was due to start in the High Court in London.
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NewsResearch posts must be protected from cuts, orders NHSE
NHS trusts should continue to recruit staff to undertake clinical trials as they provide “vital income” for the service, NHS England has declared.
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NewsTrust’s contract management ‘poor or non-existent’
A teaching trust’s contract management was “poor or non-existent”, thanks to a fractured relationship with its own subsidiary, a review has found.
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NewsDHSC brings in business chiefs to help NHS ‘get more value’
Government has appointed four business leaders to help build closer connections with the most important NHS suppliers.
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NewsNHSE urged not to scrap training scheme
Local leaders have urged NHS England to rethink its plans to scrap a training programme for procurement staff launched less than six months ago, HSJ has learned.
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NewsSupplier suing trust after rival’s ‘lucrative proposal’
An acute provider is being sued after telling one of its suppliers its contract would not be extended due to a “lucrative proposal” from a rival.