News – Page 184
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NewsDaily Insight: Carry on regardless
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrusts refer more minority ethnic doctors to regulator
Doctors from minority ethnic backgrounds are more likely to be referred to the medical regulator by their trust than others, according to a new NHS England report.
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NewsGovernment halts controversial GP data sharing scheme
The government has indefinitely halted its GP data sharing scheme, with a minister today admitting mistakes in the way the project has been run.
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NewsFully vaccinated NHS staff may not have to isolate if identified as a close covid contact
‘Frontline’ NHS staff who have received two covid vaccination shots may not have to self-isolate even if they have come into close contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus, the government has announced.
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NewsMajor providers’ £1bn takeover deal collapses
A takeover bid involving two of the largest private providers of NHS acute care has fallen through after the deal failed to gain enough support from shareholders.
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NewsMcKinsey deny former global chief is a candidate for NHS England CEO role
Kevin Sneader, who led McKinsey until earlier this year, is not the fifth and final member of the shortlist to be the next NHS England chief executive say the consulting giant.
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NewsNHS England seeks to improve its commercial ‘nous’ with £170k director hire
The NHS is seeking to bring about a step-change in the ‘sophistication, effectiveness and nous of its commercial function,’ according to an advert for a new chief commercial officer.
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NewsDaily Insight: Masks off, gags on
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust seeks ‘urgent financial support’ to meet demand for services
A trust has warned it needs ‘urgent financial support’ from its local integrated care systems to cope with unprecedented demand for children’s services.
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NewsHospitals re-impose visiting restrictions amid soaring covid pressures
Several hospital trusts have re-introduced restrictions on patient visitors as covid-19 infections soar in their areas.
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NewsTrust CEOs vent frustration at being unable to warn about threat posed by 19 July unlock
Three trust chief executives have told HSJ that NHS England has refused to let them discuss the lifting of covid restrictions on 19 July in the national media.
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NewsDaily Insight: Building expectations
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHS hospital building chief to leave after 15 months
NHS England’s director for the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme will leave his position at the end of this year, 15 months after being appointed.
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NewsShake-up of ‘new hospitals’ project after construction capacity concerns
The official leading the government’s flagship hospital building programme has admitted ‘the brakes have come on’ for some of the frontrunner projects, with some having to revisit their designs due to new requirements.
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NewsDaily Insight: Care conversations are key
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsTrust lost more than £360k over cancelled music festival
An NHS trust lost more than £360,000 after a music festival organised through a company owned by the trust was cancelled due to poor ticket sales.
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NewsAcute trust forced to cancel electives after covid surge
A major trust in the North East has started cancelling elective operations after a surge in covid and other urgent and emergency patients.
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NewsTrust bids for settlement in landmark NHS employment case
A high-profile employment case has been postponed as the trust and staff members involved try to reach a settlement.
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News'Inappropriate behaviour' toward trainees contributes to decision to cut education funds
An ambulance trust has lost funding for hundreds of trainees after a watchdog found it had been slow in addressing safety concerns and inappropriate behaviour.
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NewsTalk to patients about end of life care and save £500m, NHS told
The NHS could save more than £500m a year if patients and clinicians had better quality conversations about care plans, a major review has found.