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HSJ LocalTrusts explore joint EPR after abandoned procurement
Two trusts in the North West are exploring a joint electronic patient record, HSJ understands, after one of them was forced to abandon a procurement.
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NewsDiagnostics performance slides despite NHSE hailing ‘record summer’
Performance on the NHS’s main diagnostic target has dropped back a year despite efforts to increase capacity and ramp up activity, figures published on Thursday show.
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NewsNew head for innovation network
Ben Bridgewater has been appointed executive chair of the Health Innovation Network, the umbrella body for the 15 regional health innovation groups.
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News‘Unacceptable’ cuts to bank and agency rates must be reversed, says BMA
Doctors are threatening action against coordinated moves in two areas to cut rates for extra-contractual work.
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NewsChief of large ICB announces retirement
The chief executive of one of the largest health systems in the country has announced his retirement, after more than 40 years of public service.
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NewsScanner procurement cancelled under threat of legal challenge
A leading specialist cancer trust has had to cancel and re-run the procurement of a cutting-edge scanner to stave off the threat of a legal challenge..
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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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NewsTrusts appoint 23-year-old director
Two trusts have appointed the “youngest non-executive director in the NHS”, they have announced.
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NewsTrust appoints interim CEO
A trust whose chief executive is leaving to head up the region’s integrated care board has appointed an interim successor.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: New green plans lay bare the steep challenge ahead
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsLetby trust issued ‘warning notice’ after failure to improve
Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has been issued a “warning notice” by the Care Quality Commission for failing to improve its urgent and emergency services.
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NewsICB predicts 400 staff will get £100k redundancy payouts
Greater Manchester Integrated Care Board has proposed shedding up to 400 posts via a voluntary redundancy scheme costing more than £40m.
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NewsIVF postcode lottery intensifies as ICBs cut costs
At least four more integrated care boards are planning to cut IVF services in a move that would further shrink access to NHS fertility treatment across the country.
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HSJ LocalTrust chief joins ICB grappling with huge deficit
A trust chief executive is moving to run the integrated care board in the same system, after a decade working for the provider.
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NewsLarge ICB announces chair’s retirement
The chair of one of the country’s largest integrated care boards has announced his retirement.
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NewsFive systems lose £100m deficit support
Five integrated care systems have had their deficit support funding withheld as a result of overspending or failing to deliver savings, NHS England has revealed.
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NewsRise in year-long elective waits
Year-long waits for elective care have risen for the second month in a row, despite a reduction in the overall waiting list.
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NewsTrust’s new chair ‘displayed bullying behaviour’ in past role
An ambulance trust has appointed a new chair, who a panel found had displayed “bullying behaviour” in a previous role as a police and crime commissioner.
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NewsEx-leaders of Letby trust arrested
Three former senior leaders of the trust where babies were murdered by Lucy Letby have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
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NewsTrusts penalised for exaggerating safety standards
Dozens of trusts have been hit with financial penalties after regulators questioned their claims to be compliant with maternity safety standards.