All News articles – Page 281
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NewsTrust blasted for ignoring coroner’s warnings on ‘unnecessary’ transfers
A coroner has criticised a hospital trust for “effectively ignoring” its own policies on transferring patients between hospitals, despite assuring her the issue would be addressed after earlier deaths.
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NewsNHSX projects team sheds five members in one month
Work on major digital transformation projects, including within urgent and emergency care, will continue “where appropriate” — despite five members of the team leaving within one month, NHSX has confirmed.
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NewsHSJ Weekly Catch Up: Exodus at NHSX, forecasts get rethought and the Queen speaks
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsMackey: Staff care about workload and belonging, not systems
The former NHS Improvement chief executive has said he cannot explain system working to staff as they “don’t care” and are more concerned about whether they have “enough colleagues to get through the workload of the day”.
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NewsTrust apologises over handling of sexual harassment complaint
A trust has taken “disciplinary action” and its chief executive has apologised over the handling of a sexual harassment complaint by one of its nurses, it has admitted.
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NewsDaily Insight: What does the election result mean for the NHS?
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsMerger trusts appoint future CEO
Two mental health trusts which are set to merge next year have appointed their future chief executive.
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NewsTrust facing bullying probe appoints permanent chief
The interim chief executive at an ambulance trust which is facing bullying allegations is to stay on in the permanent position.
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NewsAll major trusts miss four-hour target as performance plunges across NHS
Not one of the NHS’ major hospital trusts hit the four-hour 95 per cent standard in November as performance across core metrics plummeted to new lows in the face of record demand.
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NewsHigh-performing trust to share its chief exec with neighbour
Two small general hospital trusts are to share a chief executive under an interim arrangement.
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NewsDaily Insight: Death by diagnostic delays
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsThree patients died after delayed cancer tests at teaching hospital
Three people died of cancer and another four came to severe harm after their endoscopies were delayed, a teaching hospital trust has confirmed.
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NewsData on trusts' procurement savings delayed
Trusts may not know how much they are saving through a national efficiency project until at least April 2020, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCouncils welcome ‘common sense’ tax victory over NHS trusts
A group of NHS trusts have lost a high court battle with local authorities over their business rates.
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NewsGovernment called on to stop ‘unsustainable’ £10m contracting process
Dentists have called on the government to halt an “unsustainable” contracting process they estimate has racked up more than £10m in tendering costs.
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NewsExclusive: Number 10 wants new NHS ‘staff morale’ tracker
Number 10 has encouraged NHS leaders to introduce a new staff morale tracker – potentially to report every month – and is likely to pursue the plan if Boris Johnson remains in power, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTrusts hired behavioural psychologist to resolve differences between medics
Managers hired a behavioural psychologist to work with senior clinicians from two trusts whose disagreements about clinical practice had undermined a prestigious joint transplant programme.
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NewsControversial stroke plans delayed
A controversial reconfiguration of stroke services in Kent and Medway will be delayed by over a year, regardless of whether an ongoing court case forces NHS organisations to change their current plans.
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NewsLabour plans ‘democratically accountable’ integrated care systems
Integrated care systems would become “democratically accountable” under a Labour government, shadow health secretary Jon Ashworth has told HSJ.