News – Page 107
-
NewsFormer number one CEO called in by NHSE to help struggling trust
A former trust chief executive who led his organisation to two consecutive ‘outstanding’ ratings has been drafted in to help a trust hit by a maternity scandal and performance issues.
-
NewsStaff survey: The best and worst ICBs
Which integrated care boards receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of the 2022 NHS Staff Survey.
-
NewsMaternity unit downgraded to ‘inadequate’ and handed warning notice
A trust has been issued with a warning notice after the Care Quality Commission raised concerns about parts of its maternity services.
-
NewsLeap in staff scared to report safety concerns
NHS staff are significantly less comfortable raising concerns and are less confident in their organisation to address them, the service’s annual staff survey has revealed.
-
NewsStaff survey: the best and worst community, ambulance and specialist trusts
Which providers receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of today’s 2022 NHS Staff Survey for community, ambulance and specialist NHS providers.
-
NewsThe best and worst acute trusts to work at, according to staff
Which trusts receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of today’s 2022 NHS Staff Survey for general acute and acute/community trusts.
-
NewsThe best mental health trusts to work at
Which providers receive the highest recommendations from staff as a place to work? HSJ has analysed the full results of today’s 2022 NHS Staff Survey for mental health, learning disability and MH/LD/community providers.
-
NewsRevealed: £6bn deficit in first cut ICS plans
The draft financial plans submitted by integrated care systems for 2023-24 suggest a budget deficit of around £6bn, multiple sources have told HSJ.
-
NewsPartial retirement made easier by government
Rule changes designed to encourage NHS pension scheme members to work for longer have been confirmed by government, and may lead to a boom in staff opting for partial retirement.
-
NewsTrust spent £680k in failed attempt to fight whistleblower
A trust spent £460,000 on legal fees trying to fight a patient safety whistleblowing case that it lost, it can be revealed.
-
NewsHospital manager took bribes from suppliers
A hospital manager in Hertfordshire has been convicted after accepting bribes for his trust to procure medical equipment from particular companies.
-
NewsMinisters blasted by scandal inquiry chair
The government’s response to the East Kent maternity scandal inquiry has been condemned as ‘very disappointing’ by its chair.
-
NewsTrusts told to comply with raft of new green building standards
Trusts must seek additional approvals for new building developments if they cannot comply with a series of new green standards, including the total amount of carbon produced by projects.
-
News‘Dangerous and unnecessary’ drugs restrictions imposed by government
Global health charities have said the government’s move to block wholesalers from exporting or hoarding two covid antivirals is akin to ‘covid nationalism’.
-
NewsGPs pushed to buy ‘cloud’ phone lines
The government and NHS England will ‘support’ GP practices to move more quickly to ‘cloud-based’ phone systems, so they can potentially set up shared call centres and make it easier for patients to get through, HSJ understands.
-
NewsChief nurse to lead trust
A hospital trust in the East of England has appointed its former chief nurse as chief executive to lead it into a ‘fresh era’.
-
NewsNHS England considers ‘centrally negotiated’ energy contract
NHS England is considering plans for a centrally negotiated energy contract, HSJ understands.
-
NewsUpdated: CQC staff vote to strike over pay
Hundreds of Care Quality Commission staff belonging to Unison have voted to strike over pay, the union has announced.
-
NewsNHSE treats me like ‘a band 7’ says ICB chief
An outspoken integrated care board leader has criticised NHS England’s micromanagement, adding that it was ‘not in the make-up’ of some healthcare chiefs to collaborate.
-
NewsNo ambulance strikes this week after Unite's last minute decision
Next week’s ambulance strikes have been suspended as all three major unions have agreed to talks with the government, saying they have been told there is additional cash on the table.