Latest news – Page 874
-
NewsComplaints handling revolution required, says review
A government-commissioned report into the way the NHS handles complaints has called for an overhaul of the current system, referring to a “decade of failure”.
-
NewsNHS England urged to act on 'chaotic' pathology mergers
NHS England has been urged to intervene to resolve the “chaotic vacuum” in pathology services resulting from a series of botched restructures.
-
NewsBMA backs seven-day NHS service
The British Medical Association has said it now supports extending seven-day access to some NHS services.
-
HSJ Local
Pennine Acute records £2.1m deficit in July
FINANCE: Pennine Acute Hospitals Trust recorded a deficit of £2.1m for July, against a planned deficit of £0.4m, its latest performance report states.
-
LeaderWhat should we expect from Simon Stevens?
The hire has unleashed torrent of speculation and expectation
-
HSJ Local
Cambridge incident not declared as never event
SAFETY: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust failed to declare a never event incident, according to the Care Quality Commission.
-
HSJ Local
Derby fails to meet Monitor's targets
Monitor has warned Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust that it must improve emergency department waiting times and its financial performance.
-
HSJ Local
Fire leads to cancelled appointments
SAFETY: A fire at United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust Pilgrim Hospital site in Boston caused the cancellation of 160 appointments and a diversion of ambulance patients needing x-rays.
-
HSJ Local
Newcastle FT £2m ahead of plan
The Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was £2m ahead of its financial plan at the end of June.
-
HSJ Local
Plymouth Hospitals issues strict rules on spending
Plymouth Hospitals Trust staff have been warned they face disciplinary action if they deviate from rules restricting all non-essential spending.
-
News
An early spring
NHS England’s ambitious plans to link patient information across all care settings and build a powerful database are laudable – but its communication about the care.data project, somewhat less so.Following GPs getting quite uppity about data being taken from records before they had been given a chance to warn their ...
-
-
News
HSJ Live: 28.10.13: Hunt might cap number of £100k+ employees
Health secretary has asked eight bodies to review extent of their high earners
-
NewsOpposition mounts to extension of special administrator powers
Government plans to widen the powers of trust special administrators face opposition both within and outside Parliament, HSJ has learned.
-
HSJ Local
Salford finance director to move to Leeds
STRUCTURE: Salford Royal Foundation Trust finance director and deputy chief executive Tony Whitfield is leaving to join Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust in January.
-
HSJ Local
'Risk remains' on West Middlesex A&E performance
PERFORMANCE: ‘Risk remains’ about accident and emergency performance at West Middlesex University Hospital, board papers reveal.
-
NewsHunt vows to tackle hospital problems
The health secretary has promised to get “to the bottom” of problems in NHS hospitals after a review showed more than a quarter of trusts were at risk of not offering safe, high-quality care.
-
HSJ Local
Monitor places King's Lynn in special measures
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn Foundation Trust has been placed under special measures by Monitor because of poor care and weak leadership.
-
HSJ Local
Heart of England considers inpatient and surgery reconfiguration
STRUCTURE: One of the largest acute trusts in the Midlands has begun a review of surgery and inpatient services across its three sites, with a view to ensuring their long term clinical and financial sustainability.
-
NewsCall for awareness drive on social care costs
More needs to be done to make people understand that social care in later life is not free, the former care minister has said.