All Jim Mackey articles – Page 14
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NewsMackey: 22,000 homes for staff to be built on NHS land
Jim Mackey reveals plan to build 22,000 affordable homes on NHS land NHS Improvement chief says he could stay in the job more than planned two years Mackey: NHS has “got years” of work trying to tackle financial challenge Plans are being drawn up to build 22,000 affordable ...
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NewsExclusive: 'Blackmail' over control totals could undermine STPs, leaders warn
Stephen Dalton and Stephen Dorrell say national leaders risk derailing STPs by trying to “blackmail” local NHS bodies Control totals criticised as “old money” strategy NHS Confederation leaders say STPs are a “cornerstone” of NHS planning and delivery process National leaders risk derailing the sustainability and transformation planning ...
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: STPs, from deadline to pipeline
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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LeaderJim Mackey’s honesty on the NHS provider deficit is welcome but deeply worrying
Jim Mackey’s warning that the NHS provider sector will stay in the red during 2016-17 was notable as much for its timing as its content.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Catch Up: More financial gloom for providers, and Manchester's mega-merger
Your essential update on the week in health
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Confront the difficult decisions? Here’s your chance, Simon
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West
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NewsDaily Insight: Trusts' financial deterioration revealed
HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories from Thursday
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NewsDaily Insight: I feel so broke, I want to go home
HSJ’s round-up of the must read stories from Tuesday
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NewsMackey only in NHS Improvement job for two years
Jim Mackey has confirmed that he is only in his job as chief executive of NHS Improvement on a two year secondment.
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NewsExclusive: Mackey abandons plan for NHS providers to balance this year
Mackey admits trust plans for 2016-17 will not bring the provider sector back into the black Warning comes despite national planning guidance saying sector would be required to break even this year Also warns that plans to balance NHS budget overall will be “tight” Admits that there are ...
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NewsAnalysis: 20 trusts behind half of A&E performance decline
Twenty trusts responsible for most of the rise in A&E four hour target breaches Eight of the trusts also drove last year’s decline Smaller trusts disproportionately driving the decline Eight trusts hit the 95 per cent target for 2015-16 overall Twenty hospitals trusts are responsible for more than ...
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CommentSTPs can deliver with good leadership
If STPs are given support and expertise, they might deliver better quality care at lower cost
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NewsRegulators warned over 'mixed messages' to success regime
UCLPartners boss sets out concerns to Jim Mackey after experience with Essex success regime Sir David Fish cites unrealistic targets and insufficient central support for areas driving major reconfiguration Warns regulators that “old style” approaches would hamper collaboration However, he says he is “very impressed” with recent changes made ...
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: 2015-16 is the year that won't end
HSJ’s weekly email briefing on NHS finances, savings, and efforts to get the health service back in the black
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NewsStevens warns trusts must make more savings this year
Some trusts were “mistaken” in believing they could choose their own level of deficit for 2016-17, Stevens says He warns that some trusts have still not agreed control totals and are forecasting “pretty big” deficits Warns that some trusts with large deficits in 2015-16 will need to “make more ...
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News'Not true' that CCGs must always use competitive tenders, says regulator
NHS Improvement issues procurement guidance to CCGs Briefing note confirms new EU rules will force new contracts to be advertised Regulator emphasises alternatives to competitive tendering NHS Improvement has told commissioners that competitive tenders are not always needed to choose a provider, following the introduction of a strict ...
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NewsWorst A&E performance since targets began
A&E performance for full A&E departments worst since targets were introduced Attendances up by a quarter, admissions up by more than half Thinktank warns performance could deteriorate further if more funding not found The English NHS has recorded its worst yearly results for four hour waits in accident ...
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LeaderUrgent action is needed to save the NHS’s efficiency drive
The Carter efficiency drive has been going nowhere fast, but needs to be a mainstream priority
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NewsMackey: Some trusts 'not doing enough' to tackle agency spending
Mackey warns that some trusts ”simply aren’t doing enough” to cut their spending on agency staff Warning comes as NHS Improvement tells MPs that agency caps have saved up to £300m since October 2015 Also follows complaints that some trusts have faced staffing problems due to neighbours breaching agency ...
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News'Remarkable' trust given CQC’s top rating
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust becomes fourth provider to be rated outstanding Trust rated outstanding in unprecedented 20 core services Until November it was run by Jim Mackey, now chief executive of NHS Improvement Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust has become the fourth in the country to be rated outstanding ...