All Jim Mackey articles – Page 11
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NewsMinisters seek to end 'revolving door' for failed NHS managers
Ministers have said they will tackle the “revolving door culture” in NHS management in some areas – and seek to “clarify” whether regulators facilitated roles for former board members at a scandal hit trust.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Elton John weighs in on public health funding
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy
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NewsTrusts face cyber attack inspections amid widespread weaknesses
Trusts with lax data security are receiving additional unannounced inspections, as regulators try to patch security vulnerabilities in the wake of the Wannacry cyber attack.
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Expert BriefingPerformance Watch: No more sticking plasters – have a transparent debate about A&E data
This week’s Performance Watch sets out some of the main issues which need addressing to bring some short term rigour back to the collection of A&E waiting time data amid justifiable concerns about its validity.
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NewsTrusts in talks to establish 'NHS alternative to PFI'
Jim Mackey is in discussions with other providers to establish an “NHS alternative to PFI”, which would aim to deliver “off balance sheet” capital projects.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Damage limitation for Dalton
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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HSJ LocalStruggling CCG's deficit spirals for second year running
A struggling clinical commissioning group has seen its forecast deficit spiral for the second year in a row, more than quadrupling to £20m for 2017-18.
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Comment10 quick reflections on…2017
Amber Jabbal gives a rundown of how the main events of 2017 affected the NHS
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HSJ LocalHospital trust begins search to replace sacked chief executive
A headhunting company has been hired to find a new leader for one of the country’s largest teaching hospitals after its previous chief executive was sacked.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: The true test of collective thinking
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get the health service back in the black.
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NewsStevens and Hunt in a Mexican standoff at the top of this year’s HSJ100
Little has changed, yet much has changed. The same five individuals occupy the top spots in the 2017 HSJ100 as did in the refreshed rankings produced after this summer’s general election, but their interactions will be very different. By Alastair McLellan
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CommentCowper’s Cut: The Kings of Inconvenience
The recent resignation of a major London trust’s chair leads to some tough questions for the national regulators and the provider sector about the ongoing healthcare mess, notes Andy Cowper
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News'Ruthless' rationalisation of regulators and CCGs could save £1bn, says Mackey
The former chief executive of NHS Improvement has said £1bn could be saved by “ruthlessly” stripping back national bodies and local commissioners – and warned that plans to establish accountable care are “far too bloody complicated”.
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NewsInterest rates on bailout loans 'absolute madness', says former NHSI boss
Jim Mackey has criticised the Department of Health for applying “totally pointless” interest rates to the bailout loans that support financially struggling NHS hospitals.
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NewsMackey criticises NHS 'negativity' over budget
Jim Mackey has warned that negativity over the NHS’s budget settlement will have “pissed off” ministers, arguing the £1.6bn of new funding was a “serious investment” which could deliver real improvements – but only if stabilising chaotic emergency departments was prioritised.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Major London trust chair resigns as trust put into financial special measures
The respected chair of one of the country’s largest trusts has resigned, saying government funding of the NHS left him no choice.
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NewsMackey 'irritated' over ongoing provider deficits
The former chief executive of NHS Improvement said he was “irritated and disappointed” in himself for not being able to clear the provider deficit – but the sector was also “let down” by some providers such as King’s College Hospital Foundation Trust.
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NewsExclusive: Hospital boss appointed NHS Improvement chief executive
NHS Improvement has appointed the boss of a leading hospital trust as its chief executive, and will pay him a salary of £287,000, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalCyberattack costs trust £9.5m in lost income
The WannaCry cyberattack in May cost one NHS trust £9.5m in lost income, its latest board report reveals.
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NewsAutumn budget 2017: How to tell if the NHS has won or lost
The chancellor is expected to announce new funding for the NHS in the budget. HSJ highlights what to look out for and what the government will want in return.