All News articles – Page 235
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NewsCQC steps in at troubled trust over covid infections
The Care Quality Commission has taken immediate enforcement action at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust citing “serious concerns” over patient safety.
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NewsMicrosoft mono-culture ‘putting NHS at risk of cyber attack’
The NHS’ reliance on Microsoft could be putting the organisation’s computer systems at risk of another major cyber security attack, according to a royal college IT lead.
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NewsTrusts and CCGs given new deadline to appoint patient safety specialists
Trusts and clinical commissioning groups have been given a new deadline to appoint patient safety specialists after delays due to the pandemic.
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NewsCQC inspectors ‘could become covid super-spreaders’, unions warn
Unions have warned Care Quality Commission inspectors “could become covid-19 super-spreaders” after they were not included in plans for regular asymptomatic testing, despite experts’ assurances risk is minimal.
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NewsConcerns were raised over CEO before sick leave announcement
Concerns relating to a chief executive who has been on sick leave since June had previously been raised to the Care Quality Commission and passed to his trust, HSJ has learned.
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NewsUpdated: Government pilots payment support for people in covid quarantine
The government will offer financial support to people in areas of highest covid-19 incidence who are on low incomes and must self-isolate after coming into contact with someone with the virus.
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NewsExclusive: Review launched after ‘injustices suffered by BAME staff’
A clinical commissioning group has ordered an independent review of its culture after what is described as “injustices experienced by black Asian and minority ethic colleagues” during the covid pandemic.
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NewsMental health patients excluded from ‘narrow’ winter funding
Mental health patients have been excluded from the government’s “narrowly focussed” funding to support hospital discharges over 2020-21.
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NewsNHS Confed: Suspend routine CQC inspections over winter
NHS leaders are calling for routine inspections of hospitals and other providers to be paused until after winter so services can focus on treatment backlogs and exhausted staff.
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NewsCovid could scupper female opportunity in NHS, warns senior trust chief
The covid pandemic’s impact represents a ‘’real risk to opportunity’ for the female workforce, a senior trust boss who also chairs a women’s leaders’ network has warned.
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NewsRaft of covid service changes not being reversed
Significant changes to a range of services, including A&E, stroke and maternity, made amid the covid-19 crisis are set to remain into next year, an HSJ analysis of key projects has found.
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NewsExtra funding confirmed for learning disability nurse apprenticeships
Health Education England is set to give employers additional funding for learning disability nursing funding in a bid to increase the sector’s dwindling workforce numbers.
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NewsSystems told to pick single executive to oversee hospital discharges
All health and care systems will be expected to name a new discharge executive and co-ordinator, under updated national guidance.
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NewsCounty hopes for £400m in spending review for massive service change
Leaders in the south east are hopeful they will secure funding for a delayed £400m acute reconfiguration from the comprehensive spending review this autumn.
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Revealed: New cash penalties and incentives for waiting list challenge
New financial penalties and incentives for elective activity will be decided solely by system-level performance, prompting concerns from local leaders.
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NewsTrenholm: ‘CQC inspections will no longer be big, disruptive events’
The ‘effectiveness’ and ‘responsiveness’ of providers are set to be downplayed during the winter as part of more ‘streamlined’ inspections from the Care Quality Commission, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsCQC chief sceptical about need for ‘patient safety commissioner’
CQC chief executive Ian Trenholm has said he is sceptical about the need to appoint an NHS patient safety commissioner, one of the key recommendations of the recently published Cumberlege review.
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NewsDelayed defibrillation led to second death despite revised guidance
Incidents of delayed defibrillation continued at an ambulance trust three years after it pledged to make changes to the way cardiac arrests were handled.
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News‘Insane secretiveness’ undermined ‘limp’ People Plan, claims one of its authors
One of the authors of the NHS People Plan has slammed NHS England’s “insane secretiveness” in the lead-up to its publication, claiming the document was “limp” on diversity and ignored the immediate staffing challenges facing the NHS.
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NewsUnpublished report reveals ‘exit block’ turned A&E into ‘a ward’
Previously unpublished reports newly obtained by HSJ reveal issues including a “significant safety risk”, warring surgeons, and patients suffering sight loss due to delays and missed diagnoses.