‘Inadequate’ provider threatens CQC with legal action
A patient transport company rated “inadequate” by the Care Quality Commission has said it is taking legal action against the watchdog because it claims the judgement was based on factual inaccuracies and inspectors “going rogue”.
ICB suspends access to private provider
A private provider of assessment and treatment for neurodevelopmental disorders has been suspended from NHS work, it has emerged.
Contract 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.
New ICB’s chair steps down before starting role
A former health minister stepped down as chair of a new integrated care board just weeks after being appointed, HSJ has learned.
Prepare for ‘very unpleasant abuse’ if you want to be a CEO, warns retiring boss
Aspiring hospital leaders should be prepared for “very unpleasant, personal abuse”, especially when they take the “courageous decisions” to cut spending, according to a trust boss retiring after 15 years as a chief executive.
Ex-trust CEO to chair hospital group
A former trust chief executive who was involved in one of the NHS’s most high-profile whistleblower cases has been appointed interim chair of a hospital group.
First ICB mergers approved
Seven new integrated care board footprints will come into effect next spring, the government has announced.
Trusts told to appoint joint chair but keep separate CEOs
Two neighbouring trusts should appoint a joint chair but retain separate CEOs because “recent history” means sharing executives “could prove challenging”, a major review has concluded.
Nine systems get extra deficit funding
Nine integrated care systems have been allowed to set higher planned deficits than last year, new figures show.
NHSE tells ICBs to slow elective referrals
NHS England has told integrated care boards they need to slow down elective referrals dramatically – nearly eliminating year-on-year growth – with high-profile waiting list targets under threat.
ICB CEO takes charge of hospital trust
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board’s CEO has been appointed interim managing director of a local acute trust, as part of a new hospital group board.
First ICBs to share CEO and chair
The first integrated care boards have announced they will share the same CEO and chair, an arrangement likely to spread to many others as part of a major restructure.
Hospital group appoints first CEO
The newly-formed Norfolk and Waveney Hospitals Group has appointed its first chief executive.
ICB told to re-run tender after rule breaches
An integrated care board has been told to re-run part of a contract award after breaching procurement rules while choosing a new provider to manage earwax removal services.
ICB seeks first GP and dentist integration
An integrated care board in the East of England is working to integrate general practice and dental care records, and exploring shared sites for the two primary care services.
Streeting greenlights eight reconfigurations
Wes Streeting has declined to intervene over eight NHS service reconfigurations since taking up his post last summer, HSJ can reveal.
‘Brutal’ cuts to ICBs and NHSE slammed by ex-health secretary
Dame Patricia Hewitt has raised “deep concerns” about the major restructure of the NHS’s central bodies – and criticised the “appalling” treatment of staff and the “absolutely brutal” manner in which the cuts are being managed.
Trust ends over three years in ‘special measures’
A mental health trust which has suffered prolonged performance, leadership and cultural problems has been lifted out of the regime formerly known as special measures after more than three years.