Latest news – Page 12
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NewsMotivation gap grows between bank and substantive staff
NHS bank staff motivation and engagement have increased in a new national survey, in contrast to falling scores among other colleagues.
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NewsTrust settles ‘lucrative deal’ legal challenge
A south London acute trust has ended a year-long legal challenge brought by a radiology supplier after agreeing to a confidential settlement.
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NewsHospital launches review of stillbirths
A trust whose maternity care is under scrutiny is launching a review of all stillbirths last year, it has confirmed to HSJ.
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NewsTrusts could face ‘AI readiness’ test
Trusts passing an “AI readiness” test before being allowed to use the technology is one of the ideas being considered by an influential government commission.
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NewsFamilies want top medic removed from key taskforce
Bereaved families impacted by the Nottingham maternity scandal have called on Wes Streeting to remove a senior medic from a national taskforce whose appointment they said was “deeply distressing”.
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NewsTrusts name first joint CEO
A chief executive has been appointed to lead ambulance services for a population of about nine million, in a new group of two trusts.
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NewsTrust chair quits following dispute with CEO and directors
A trust chair who “exceeded her authority” in suspending the organisation’s chief executive has stood down.
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HSJ LocalFormer trust leader arrested for perverting the course of justice
A former senior leader of the Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has been arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
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NewsNHSE accused of ‘admitting defeat’ on children’s waits
NHS England guidance suggesting adult services are the priority for bringing down long waits risks “failing” children, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has said.
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NewsNational A&E lead named by NHSE
NHS England has appointed a new national urgent and emergency care clinical lead after the previous director stepped down last month.
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NewsStaff pride in CQC at record low as review warns of ‘further crisis’
There has been a drop in the proportion of staff feeling proud to work at the Care Quality Commission, its latest survey suggests – with nearly half of employees answering this question neutrally or negatively.
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NewsNHSE rows back on controversial target
NHS England has rowed back on what was widely understood to be a new target for the proportion of patients it wanted “diverted” away from waiting lists, after accusations it was rationing care.
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NewsPatients stuck in unsafe hospital for two more months
NHS England has accepted it will take until the end of June to move “priority” patients out of a hospital where there are “serious safety concerns”.
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NewsGP upgrades ‘stuck in layers of approval’
A string of bureaucratic barriers are still holding up development of buildings for primary and community care, multiple NHS and industry organisations have warned.
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NewsCEO to leave major hospital group
The chief executive of a major hospital group in the North West has announced his departure.
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NewsCovid fraud tsar to chair national body
A former trust boss who led government efforts to claw back taxpayers’ money lost to covid scammers has been appointed chair of the NHS Counter Fraud Authority, it has been announced.
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NewsIran war ‘could derail New Hospital Programme’
The war in the Middle East could further derail the New Hospital Programme as it has left little headroom to deal with shocks, an influential MP has warned.
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LeaderWaiting for the great leap forward
2026-27 is intended to be the year the NHS’s performance curve bends, but the reforms that are needed to deliver are stuck in the planning phase, says Alastair McLellan
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NewsNHSE whistleblowing takeover ‘will have chilling effect’
NHS England’s plan to take over a key whistleblowing initiative will have a “chilling effect” on staff wishing to speak up, experts have warned.
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NewsCQC seeks CEO with ‘clear political licence’
The Care Quality Commission’s next chief executive will need to operate with “clear political licence” and be a ”visible national leader”, according to the troubled regulator’s job description for the role.