All articles by Joe Talora – Page 9
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NewsCEO issues plea for staff housing
The chief executive of a large hospital trust in the south west has made a rare intervention to call for more housing for hospital staff.
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NewsLeading supplier accused of ‘anti-competitive behaviours’ by NHSE
The market-leading supplier of e-rostering software to the NHS has been accused of ‘anti-competitive behaviours’ by NHS England.
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NewsICB and seven trusts put in ‘recovery’ after refusing to submit balanced financial plan
An integrated care board and all seven of its member trusts have been placed into the ‘recovery support programmes’ – formerly known as special measures – by NHS England, after declaring a deficit plan for 2023-24.
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NewsTech firms may be asked to fund NHS ‘academy’
NHS England is turning to the private sector to fund training for new data and analytics experts in a bid to boost the workforce and bridge a growing skills gap.
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NewsMinisters accused of holding up IT skills funding
Government plans to boost the digital health and care workforce are at risk because of a delay in ministerial signoff, experts have warned.
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News‘Archaic’ and risky patient records still used by most GP practices
Most GP practices in England are still using ‘archaic’ Lloyd George paper records despite a commitment to digitise them, HSJ has found.
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NewsTrusts to share joint chief ahead of breakup
Two trusts in the south of England have named a joint chief executive as part of a major reorganisation.
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NewsICBs say ‘chaotic’ services for refugees are fault of Home Office
A northern integrated care board has criticised the Home Office for sending asylum seekers at “very short notice” to their area and failing to provide adequate funding for their health and care.
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News‘Key senior leader’ sought to head up new DHSC and NHSE digital policy unit
The Department of Health and Social Care is seeking a “key senior leader” to advise the health secretary on digital, data and innovation.
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NewsNational ambitions for use of NHS App undermined by plateauing performance
Take-up and usage of the NHS App in England has begun to plateau, after covid drove huge growth, figures seen by HSJ suggest.
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NewsNHSE rejects British ‘alternative’ bid to run £480m data platform
A consortium of British technology companies has failed in its bid to win the high-profile contract to provide the NHS with a new “federated data platform”.
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NewsReport sets three-month deadline to remove ‘distracting’ central data requests
Patricia Hewitt’s review of integrated care systems has called for an end to the ‘unacceptable’ manual reporting burden placed on ICS providers and partners by NHS England and the government.
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NewsAmbulance delays a ‘factor’ in 104 deaths in one region during final quarter of 2022
More than 100 patients died after experiencing delays waiting for care in the last thee months of 2022, an ambulance trust review has revealed.
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News‘Aggressive’ NHSE campaign insists trusts enable digital communications with patients
NHS England has launched a ‘very aggressive campaign’ to ensure all acute trusts give patients the abillity to make appointments and receive messages online.
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Expert BriefingThe Download: NHSE makes aeroplane tech a key priority
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week written by correspondent Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in confidence here.
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NewsICSs given central role in fight against cyber attacks
Integrated care systems will be responsible for planning the response to cyber security attacks, the government has said.
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NewsMaternity unit downgraded to ‘inadequate’ and handed warning notice
A trust has been issued with a warning notice after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about parts of its maternity services.
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NewsCyber security strategy among dozens of tech promises missed by government
The government has failed to meet most of its own deadlines for commitments to improve how the NHS uses data, including developing a cyber security strategy, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS England director steps down after four years
NHS England’s director of digital care models has announced she is stepping down after four years in national tech roles.
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HSJ LocalMcKinsey wins £1m contract to devise new NHSE data model
Consultancy firm McKinsey has been awarded a contract worth almost £1m by NHS England to provide a new data and analytics operating model.