News – Page 6
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NewsTwo North West MPs made health ministers
Two new junior health ministers – both representing constituencies in the North West – have been appointed by prime minister Andy Burnham.
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NewsWatchdog warns NHSE over FDP effectiveness claims
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care have been told to involve their statistical teams more closely in any claims they make about the effectiveness of the federated data platform and to improve the accuracy of communications about the controversial IT system.
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NewsCorporate manslaughter investigation launched into trust
A trust that treated a man with paranoid schizophrenia who went on to kill three people is being investigated for corporate manslaughter.
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NewsMore changes to DHSC ministerial team announced
An MP who called for a debate on “the revolving door of failed NHS managers” has been appointed a health minister.
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NewsMackey must justify ‘highly irregular’ redundancy payment, demands peer
NHS England’s CEO has been challenged to explain a “highly irregular” £300,000 exit payout to a former integrated care board chief executive.
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NewsTrusts that stop staff criticising Israel face legal risk
Trust chief executives have been warned they could face “significant legal exposure” if they adopt a definition of antisemitism recommended by a government-commissioned review.
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NewsICB reorganisation leads to legal battle with supplier
The cancellation of a contract awarded amid the confusion of the government’s hastily announced overhaul of integrated care boards last year has resulted in a supplier taking the NHS to the High Court.
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NewsNew health secretary appointed
Yvette Cooper has been appointed secretary of state for health and social care by incoming prime minister Andy Burnham.
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NewsMake us feel ‘safe’ while we drive reform, ICBs tell NHSE
Greater “air cover” from NHS England and “assurance” that commissioning leaders will not suffer from making difficult decisions has been demanded by integrated care boards.
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NewsSlow down shift to neighbourhoods, says GP leader
Plans to introduce neighbourhood provider contracts next year should be “reconsidered”, the Royal College of GPs’ president has told HSJ.
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NewsFirst trusts win IHO status
Two trusts have become the first to win national approval to hold an integrated health organisation (IHO) contract.
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NewsMaternity ‘sidelined by boards and poorly understood by medical directors’
Maternity services, despite numerous scathing reviews, are still sidelined by trust boards and often poorly understood by medical directors, who view them as being outside the mainstream and delivered by “slightly odd folk”, a leading expert has told HSJ.
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NewsNeighbourhood providers to gradually replace PCNs
Integrated care boards will be expected to offer GP practices additional services and funding to drive them to form new “neighbourhood providers” – but will get no new national money to do so.
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NewsICB CEO temporarily steps down after three months
The interim chief executive of an integrated care board cluster has temporarily stepped down after just three months in the role.
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NewsCQC names new CEO
A senior civil servant who has run the food safety regulator will be the new CEO of the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsHealth experience no longer ‘essential’ for ICB chiefs
A new NHS England template job description for integrated care board chief executives has dropped a requirement for “executive healthcare experience”, HSJ has learned.
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NewsRevealed: The NHSE teams losing most staff to redundancy
UPDATED: At least a quarter of staff in NHS England chief executive’s office have agreed to take voluntary redundancy, substantially higher than most other teams, figures leaked to HSJ suggest.
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NewsBaby safety concern trust gets national help
A maternity service which has had elevated neonatal mortality for several years has joined an NHS England programme for extra “support”, it has confirmed to HSJ.
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NewsCQC chief faces ‘inherent conflict’
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission is set to become responsible for deciding whether to remove “safe space” protection from whistleblowers’ information, which a former health minister has called an “inherent conflict”.
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NewsNHSE region signs AI scribe deal covering 15 trusts
The NHS has launched its largest-ever regional deployment of ambient voice technology, covering 70,000 clinicians across 15 trusts and 1,239 GP practices.