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NewsNHSE warns coroners about relying on trusts’ safety reports
Coroners should not rely on trusts’ safety reports as primary or sole evidence for an inquest, NHS England has said, amid concerns some deaths deemed “avoidable” are not even being investigated under the national safety framework.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: New data spotlights uncomfortable truth but is not enough by itself
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsICB gives in without a fight over private sector procurement complaint
A private supplier has forced an integrated care board to row back on its decision to award a £25m contract to an NHS trust, in the first case of its kind.
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News£40m contract review sparked by ‘integrity’ concerns
An integrated care board is re-examining its award of a £40m patient transport contract after the procurement regulator ruled it had failed to “act fairly”.
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NewsICB breached rules during £42m contract award
An integrated care board has been advised to review a successful bid for a £42m dermatology contract after being found in breach of procurement rules.
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HSJ LocalInquiry examining thousands of deaths will not report until 2028
A high-profile inquiry into mental health deaths will not be complete until at least 2028, after its chair announced a delay to its timeline.
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Expert BriefingPatient Safety Watch: The deeply concerning state of home birth services
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
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NewsSubco profits driven by pension savings, report claims
NHS subsidiary companies’ profits are being driven by significant pensions savings and below-inflation wage growth, according to analysis for Unison.
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NewsStaff left with ‘strong sense of betrayal’ after manager jailed for fraud
A former manager at a now-dissolved trust has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after using his position to defraud the organisation of more than £100,000.
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NewsStreeting sent NHSE director to investigate trust mired in landmark trans-rights case
Wes Streeting instructed NHS England to intervene at a trust facing a landmark trans-rights case, which today saw it found guilty of indirectly discriminating against female staff by requiring them to share a changing room with a transgender woman.
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NewsCEO forced out by chair wins £1.4m settlement
A trust has agreed a £1.4m settlement with its former chief executive, who was forced out of her role in a coordinated campaign by its then chair and other directors, HSJ has learned.
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NewsNational agency settles two more claims against £4.4bn procurement
NHS Supply Chain has settled two linked legal claims against its procurement of a £4.4bn logistics contract that has had “virtually every aspect” of it challenged in court.
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News‘Significant errors’ uncovered in trust’s accounts
Serious financial reporting and governance problems have been discovered by a trust’s external auditors, delaying its accounts by more than a year.
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NewsMajor flaws discovered in trust training programme
An external review has uncovered multiple problems with fairness, finance and governance in a major trust’s scheme for taking on hundreds of overseas medical trainees.
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NewsTrust spent £5m on patient death case
A trust spent nearly £5m as a result of a criminal prosecution over a patient’s death, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
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NewsTrust launches legal battle with consultant who led AI research
A trust is pursuing legal action against a former consultant who led the development of high-profile clinical AI research.
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NewsStreeting proposes emergency legislation in bid to avert strikes
Resident doctors are holding a snap survey on a late attempt by the government to avert strikes this month.
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NewsResident doctor charged with sexual assaults of 38 patients
A former resident doctor has been charged with sexually assaulting 38 patients who were in his care.
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NewsContract awards go ahead as ICBs plead they are running out of staff
Integrated care boards have told a court imminent redundancies meant they needed to be able to award more than £100m in contracts while they still had the staff.
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NewsTrust fined £200,000 over teenager’s death
An acute trust has been fined £200,000 after a teenager absconded from a hospital ward and killed herself.