Mackey demands sign-off on disruptive tech deployments
NHS England’s chief executive is requiring personal sign-off before allowing new major hospital IT systems to be switched on, HSJ can reveal.
Long-serving hospital chief executive to retire
A long-serving hospital chief executive has announced plans to retire later this year so he can focus on his family after his wife’s cancer diagnosis.
Patient Safety Watch: Maternity services need change now, not in 2030
HSJ hosts the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe
Revealed: The 16 trusts forced to retest thousands of patients
The full list of 16 trusts which are retesting tens of thousands of patients who may have been wrongly diagnosed with diabetes can be revealed by HSJ.
Fourteen maternity investigation trusts named
Fourteen trusts are to be subject to a government-commissioned investigation into maternity service quality, it was announced today.
Best and worst for hospital experience named by CQC
More patients reported a “good” experience of inpatient care in 2024, even though most trusts have still not caught up with pre-pandemic performance, a Care Quality Commission survey has revealed.
Cash-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”.
Pay suppliers on time, NHSE tells trusts
NHS England has insisted it is committed to a policy that requires trusts to pay suppliers promptly.
NHSE tells cash-poor providers ‘to defer supplier payments’
NHS England has told some providers they may need to defer payments to suppliers to avoid breaching cash limits, it has emerged, after Wes Streeting’s local trust warned it is considering such a step.
Regional boss: Put US tech firms ‘on the hook’ for support
US tech firms should be “on the hook” for supporting NHS trusts implementing new systems, a senior NHS England official has said.
London Eye: How the ambulance service got a lot better
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
Partnering for progress: How BHRUT and 18 Week Support are transforming women’s health services
Across the NHS, the race is on to reduce elective backlogs and ensure timely patient care, particularly in high-demand specialties such as women’s health. Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT) has taken an innovative approach to meet these pressures head-on.
Top trusts failed mortuary security checks
Some of England’s most prestigious trusts have been caught with inadequate security for their mortuaries – despite recent high-profile breaches, HSJ can reveal.
Surgeon and lawyer chosen to chair divorcing trusts
New chairs have been announced for two large trusts which are dissolving their group structure.
Exclusive: Hospital asks patients in corridors to ‘lobby MPs’ for funding
A hospital’s leadership have put up posters in its corridors asking patients to lobby local MPs – who include Wes Streeting – for funding to expand its under-pressure A&E.
CEO of NHS’s largest trust to stand down
The NHS trust with the largest annual income has started an “international” search for a new chief executive.
New chair for integrated trust
A trust providing hospital and community services has appointed a new chair.
Worst trusts on A&E experience revealed by CQC
A Care Quality Commission survey has identified the trusts where the most patients report a bad experience in A&E.
Regional director told to ‘rehabilitate’ Letby trust CEO
The senior manager in charge of finding a new role for the chief executive of the trust where Lucy Letby worked has said she was “disappointed” not to be told of the full reasons behind the move.
Seven-hospital ‘group’ to split in two
Two large hospital trusts are scrapping their joint chair and CEO arrangement, HSJ can reveal.