News – Page 421
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NewsChief Executive Interview: Richard Beeken, Walsall Healthcare Trust
This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Membership subscribers. Each month in 2018 a member of the HSJ expert team will conduct a challenging, candid and in-depth interview with a provider trust boss.
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NewsFull coverage: New funding deal and long term plan for the NHS
Read HSJ’s comprehensive coverage and analysis this week of the five year funding deal for NHS England and the government’s long term plan for the NHS.
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NewsNHS trusts overturn council's £100m Virgin Care contract
A High Court judge has overturned a local authority’s contract with Virgin Care for public health services after a successful legal challenge by two NHS trusts.
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NewsExclusive: Stroke patient who died waited 19 hours for ambulance, leak reveals
A 91-year-old stroke patient who waited nearly 19 hours for an ambulance in the East of England was among 22 cases investigated by an external review which found no one died “as a direct consequence” of long delays, HSJ has learned.
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NewsBed shortages causing dangerous surgery delays, report finds
Just one third of providers for a specialist surgery are meeting waiting times standards and one in 10 patients don’t receive timely emergency surgery, a new report shows.
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NewsNHS warned of new WannaCry cyber scam
Multiple NHS organisations have been targeted by a scam, claiming their computers are infected by the WannaCry virus.
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NewsHome Office rubber stamps EU workers' rights
EU workers employed by the NHS will be granted “settled status” after five years living in the UK under plans revealed by the government today.
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NewsExclusive: One in four STP plans failing on child mental health
Almost one in four STP regions are failing to make clear commitments to improve services for children and young people suffering poor mental health, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS England chief finance officer leaves for Westminster Abbey
Paul Baumann, NHS England’s chief finance officer, is leaving the NHS after 11 years to become receiver general of Westminster Abbey.
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NewsHSIB demands national implant reform in first report
A new national system of scanning prosthetic implants before they are put into patients should be created by the government, the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has said.
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NewsExclusive: Ministers drawing up plans for new staff 'offer'
Ministers and NHS leaders are holding discussions to draw up a new “offer” to the NHS workforce to help boost staff retention, HSJ understands.
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NewsSafety chief warns no reason not to act on first report
The head of the new Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has said there is no reason why national bodies cannot implement recommendations it has made in its first report.
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NewsWhistleblower named chief executive at scandal hit hospital trust
An executive director who blew the whistle at Wirral University Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust has been named today as the trust’s news substantive chief executive.
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NewsDaily Insight: A higher calling
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership
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NewsNHS 111 procurement halted at the last minute
Two procurements for NHS 111 in the south east have been halted – in one case, just weeks before a new operator was expected to be announced.
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Trust pays overdue invoices after £25.5m loan
A hospital trust in financial special measures has improved its payment of suppliers after getting a £25.5m loan from the Department of Health and Social Care.
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NewsNew national cyber role revealed
A new national role has been created to lead the response to the next major cyber attack on the NHS, following criticism of a poorly coordinated response to the WannaCry virus.
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NewsHunt: Gosport will prompt 'searching questions' for government
Health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt has told MPs the government will “ask searching questions” over whether safety and regulatory processes are right following the Gosport Memorial Hospital Inquiry.
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NewsRegulator to 'tighten the screws' on agency spending
NHS Improvement has launched a new crackdown on NHS agency staff spending prompting warnings the ambitions could be “undeliverable in practice.”