All articles by Jack Serle – Page 24
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NewsCommissioners probe collapse of 'trailblazing' service
Commissioners are investigating the abrupt closure of a midwifery service hailed as a “trailblazing” model in the NHS long-term plan which ceased operations after racking up £900,000 of debt.
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NewsAttempts to 'subvert' workforce rules to be investigated as 'fraud'
Primary care networks will be investigated for fraud if there is “any suspicion” of deliberate attempts to game the system designed to encourage GPs to take on more staff.
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Most GPs excluded from historical cover under new indemnity scheme
The government’s new national GP indemnity scheme does not provide universal coverage for historic clinical negligence claims, it was announced today.
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NewsHealth minister resigns over Brexit
A minister in the Department of Health and Social Care resigned last night so he could vote against the government on a Brexit-related issue.
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NewsClare Gerada's health service for doctors rated 'outstanding'
A health service that supports doctors and dentists with mental health problems, founded by prominent GP Clare Gerada, has received an “outstanding” rating from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCapita cut out of screening support services
Capita will no longer provide the cervical screening programme’s back office services after NHS bosses cited a lack of confidence following the service suffering a major national incident last year.
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NewsScreening IT set for overhaul following high-profile failures
The IT systems for national screening services are set for a major overhaul in the wake of two high-profile failures in the programmes.
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NewsGP networks need new leadership, says NHS England lead
Primary care networks typically need a new style of leader, rather than transferring them from clinical commissioning groups or elsewhere, NHS England’s primary care lead has said.
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NewsMajor trust's 'historic underinvestment' causing equipment failure
A major London trust had to cancel hundreds of MRI scans after ageing equipment stopped working, causing it to miss its two-week diagnostic target for the first time in 14 months.
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NewsSteve Field: Digital GPs overseas remain a danger
Regulators and policymakers are at a loss for how to stop people accessing dangerous medicines using online services overseas, the outgoing chief inspector of GPs has said.
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust withholds review into surgery unit
A major teaching hospital in south London is refusing to release a long-awaited workforce investigation that was completed late last year.
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HSJ LocalCommissioners investigate waiting list at major teaching trust
Commissioners in north London are investigating an increase in waiting lists for cancer patients at a major teaching trust in the capital.
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NewsPHE names new medical director
Public Health England will have a new medical director and director of health protection in May, the agency announced today.
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NewsCapita implicated amid delays moving patient records
Medical record transfers from English GPs to Scotland are experiencing prolonged delays, HSJ has learned, with Capita’s troubled English GP admin service implicated by officials.
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NewsHealth leaders call on prime minister to prevent 'no-deal' Brexit
Health leaders, including a former NHS chief executive, have signed a letter calling on the prime minister to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
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HSJ LocalNew chair for CCG covering Grenfell Tower
A group with responsiblity for commissioning services for those recovering from the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire has appointed a new chair.
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NewsPublic health charity to close as DHSC cuts funds
A public health charity providing “vital” services has been forced to close this year after losing most of its government funding.
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HSJ LocalNew chief executive for hospital group
The Royal Free London Foundation Trust has appointed a new group chief executive.
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HSJ LocalHuge hospital trust leaves special measures after four years
London’s largest acute provider is to come out of quality special measures after four years in the regime.
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NewsDame Sally Davies to step down
Dame Sally Davies will step down as England’s chief medical officer at the end of September, after nine years in the post.