Latest news – Page 24
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NewsUnspent hospital IT funding used to ‘support NHSE position’
NHS England retained more than £40m of unspent electronic patient record funding in 2024-25 to “support [its] overall position” and to invest in other areas such as the NHS App, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRecord-low turnover ‘will derail savings plans’
The rate of NHS staff leaving their jobs has fallen to the lowest level in more than a decade, as many organisations seek to cut their paybill, analysis reveals.
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NewsGap in crisis services risks future deaths
Only 10 integrated care boards have set up a mental health crisis text service, leaving a “gap” in service provision that could risk future deaths, a coroner has warned.
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NewsSecond national tech director to step down
An NHS England national tech director has announced he is stepping down, marking the second major departure in the space of a fortnight.
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NewsCash-poor trust told financial plan is ‘unachievable’
A cash-poor trust has been told its plan to double the savings it delivered in the past two years is “unachievable”.
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NewsTrust orders review after racism complaints
One of the country’s biggest trusts has ordered a review following staff accusations of racism and bullying, including an official complaint against a board member, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: Hospitals where the poor wait much longer than the rich
Some of the NHS’s best performing trusts have a big gap between waiting times for their most and least deprived patients.
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NewsA&E staff can see 13% more patients with AI, says study
The largest trial yet of ambient voice technology in the NHS has concluded it could save nearly £1bn worth of staff time across England’s emergency departments.
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NewsMinisters pressed for promised ‘independent workforce plan’
Government must deliver on its manifesto commitment to “regular, independent workforce planning” for health and social care, royal colleges and others warned Wes Streeting today.
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NewsExclusive: Govt could agree multi-year pay deal for resident doctors
A multi-year pay deal for resident doctors could be agreed by government in a bid to end the deadlock around industrial action.
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NewsGovernment blocks release of data on new hospital projects
The government has refused to share the data used to decide in which order the projects included in the New Hospital Programme will be built.
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NewsICBs told to ‘urgently review unacceptable waiting times’
NHS England has warned integrated care boards it is “not acceptable” to set “minimum waiting times” of more than 18 weeks for elective care.
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NewsICB cluster chairs revealed
All “clustered” integrated care boards have appointed a chair, HSJ can reveal.
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News‘Unexpected’ budget hole puts trust under NHSE intervention
A trust that made an “unexpected” loss of more than £20m last year is facing tough new controls from NHS England amid concern over its financial governance.
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NewsFive new directors join NHSE board
Government is overhauling the board of NHS England with five high-profile new non-executive directors.
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NewsConfed boss to leave next year
The head of the NHS Confederation will step down next year, he has announced, as the organisation considers a merger with NHS Providers.
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NewsICBs set to miss government cost-cutting target
A series of integrated care boards have said they will not be able to meet the deadline to cut staffing costs by the end of 2025, due to a lack of central funding for redundancies, HSJ has learned.
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NewsLeadership improves at ‘toxic’ trust
One of England’s largest trusts previously criticised for its “toxic” environment has made significant improvements to its culture, inspectors have said.
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NewsStop letting down resident doctors, NHSE tells trusts
Trusts are to have new responsibilities for improving resident doctors’ working lives under a plan unveiled by NHS England today.
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News‘Outstanding’ hospital drops two ratings
A hospital which was rated “outstanding” has been downgraded to “requires improvement” after inspectors raised concerns about staffing and delays to patients being clinically assessed.