All News articles – Page 353
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Fresh batch of CCG mergers approved
A new batch of clinical commissioning group mergers - involving six groups - have been conditionally approved by NHS England.
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Former NHS England and hospital boss to lead integration firm
A former hospital boss and NHS England director has been appointed the chief executive of the UK arm of international insurance firm Centene.
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Revealed: STP leader’s damning assessment of local commissioners
A candid assessment of the health system across Kent and Medway has concluded the sustainability and transformation programme has not unified the system, is dominated by providers and little significant action has been taken on improving commissioning.
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Tens of millions of patient records to move to Amazon cloud
More than 40 million UK patient records will be shifted onto Amazon Web Services, as part of a wider upgrade by the dominant NHS GP IT supplier.
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Centralised buying of stationery saves NHS £2m
The first element of the NHS’s new purchasing model for common goods and equipment has surpassed its initial savings target by £1.5m, according to supply chain chiefs.
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New chief executive for Great Ormond Street
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust has appointed a new chief executive.
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Today is the deadline for entries to the HSJ Partnership Awards
The HSJ Partnership Awards are closing for entries this Friday, 30 November. HSJ launched these awards in 2018 in order to champion the often-under-valued contribution to patient outcomes, improved efficiency and value delivered by the private sector through collaboration with the NHS.
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Former health minister to chair STP
A former health minister has been appointed as the chair of a Home Counties sustainability and transformation partnership.
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Trusts move to block neighbour's multimillion relocation plan
Two hospital trusts have submitted a proposal that would stop a neighbour selling land worth hundreds of millions and relocating.
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Thirty-six trusts told to take 'firm action' on deficits
Almost 40 NHS providers are now forecasting to miss their financial plans in 2018-19, as regulators reported another deterioration in the sector’s finances.
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NHSI: Restoring performance may take until 2023
It could take up to five years to get NHS performance back on track, NHS Improvement has warned.
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London's private income growth covers decline across other trusts
Growth in private income at a small number of London trusts offset a decline across the rest of England last year, HSJ analysis has found.
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Stevens: Long-term plan won’t ‘definitively’ address staffing problems
The NHS long-term plan will not “definitively” deal with staff training, capital or public health – and the government still has no “durable answer” for social care funding, Simon Stevens has said.
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Deloitte hired to design NHS efficiency drive
Deloitte has won a contract to draw up proposals with NHS trusts for a new procurement efficiency drive, which aims to make savings from a £20bn pool of non-pay spend.
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Hancock calls on NHS leaders to create 'learn not blame' culture
The NHS must develop leaders who will foster a “learn not blame” culture, the health and social care secretary Matt Hancock said today.
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'Inadequate' trust faces calls to be put into failure regime
Norfolk and Suffolk Foundation Trust is facing calls to be put into the NHS failure regime after being kept in special measures and rated “inadequate” again following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
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Daily Insight: Sir Ron's to-do list
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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Ex-NHS chief finds 'bullying and discrimination prevalent' in official review
“Bullying and discrimination” are “prevalent and accepted” in NHS leadership, according to an official review by a former top hospital boss.
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Sir Andrew: One CCG per ICS is ‘logical way forward’
Each integrated care system should have just one clinical commissioning group, according to one of the NHS’s most influential figures.