All News articles – Page 8
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NewsNHSE director to run NHS Online
The country’s first digital-only NHS trust has appointed an NHS England regional director as its first chief executive.
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NewsCoroner warns of staff shortage after inpatient death
A coroner has warned that more people could die because of a shortage of dietitians for psychiatric inpatients, after the death of a woman whose nutritional needs went unmet.
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News‘Serious failure of governance’ at ‘coach crash’ GP practice
The last remaining partner at a collapsing GP practice has admitted a “serious failure of governance” and likened its problems to a “coach crash”.
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NewsFresh delay as ICB staff await compulsory redundancy
Around 50 staff facing compulsory redundancy in an integrated care board cluster have complained of a two-month delay as they wait for NHS England to sign off their departures.
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NewsSenior staff told to improve behaviour after bullying and racism findings
A trust has called for “tangible improvements” in behaviour from some of its senior clinicians, after an external review reported bullying, harassment, and racism.
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog links patient deaths to controversial NHSE policy
A watchdog has called for a pause in the rollout of NHS England’s “advice and guidance” policy to protect safety, and linked it to two patient deaths, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts pilot schemes to cut single-use products
At least 20 NHS trusts will pilot a government scheme to cut back on single-use products and increase the use of reusable alternatives for widely used items such as tourniquets, blood pressure cuffs and sharps bins.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts that failed to sign up to NHSE’s financial plans
Ten trusts and one integrated care board had still not provided financially compliant plans for 2026-27 by the end of the first quarter, according to NHS England’s latest data.
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NewsVirtual ward referral could have prevented teenager’s death
Poor understanding and a failure in a trust’s virtual ward process contributed to the death of a 19-year-old man, a coroner has found.
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NewsRevealed: CQC ratings gap triples over a decade
The proportion of acute trusts with an overall Care Quality Commission rating that disagrees with at least one of their main hospital sites has tripled over the past decade, analysis reveals.
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NewsTop ICB confirms new CEO
A leading integrated care board has confirmed its finance director will take on the chief executive job.
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NewsFDP benefits were overestimated by £1.7bn
Government is now estimating the long-term cost-benefit of the federated data platform at £1.7bn less than the figure given by NHS England a year ago.
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NewsHospitals must report on 25 maternity ‘deliverables’
Trusts have been told to report on 25 maternity asks by next month as part of the service’s response to two damning reviews.
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NewsDischarge system ‘a mess’, says Cooper
“System reforms” are needed to fix the “patchwork” of policies aimed at preventing hospital admissions and speeding up discharge, the health and social care secretary has said.
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NewsConsultants vote to oust CEO
Three-quarters of consultants at a trust have signed a letter declaring they have no confidence in their chief executive.
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News‘Golden hellos’ offered in bid to reopen unit
A trust is offering “golden hellos” to obstetric consultants to plug gaps at a rural maternity unit, where it suspended births this week, after a recruitment round failed last month.
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NewsGroup trusts to merge next year
Two trusts have announced their intention to formally merge after two years of working as a group.
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NewsICB breached rules in £20m contract award
An integrated care board breached procurement rules while awarding a £20m general practice contract to a national corporate provider.
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NewsMapped: Most ICBs clash with devo footprints
Just six out of 25 integrated care board and cluster footprints match a current or proposed strategic authority boundary, HSJ analysis shows.
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NewsLeague table positions wrong due to data error
An error in a trust’s performance data means all providers’ current positions in mental health and community trust league tables are incorrect.