News – Page 2
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NewsNational director’s trust expanding subco despite opposition
A trust led by an NHS England director is planning to move about 400 staff to a subsidiary company, despite union opposition and a national U-turn on subcos.
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NewsSupplier boss bribed NHS manager for contracts and ‘assistance’
A director of a patient transport firm has been given a 16-month suspended prison sentence for bribing a procurement manager to help secure NHS contracts worth £223,000.
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: Full list
The top 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic leaders in English health and care – listed alphabetically
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NewsNHS’s minority ethnic leaders, finally, have real power in their hands
The snowy white peaks of healthcare leadership are at last beginning to show significant signs of diversity.
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The alumni
Alphabetical by surname: Sponsored by Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, emeritus professor of nursing, University of West London Professor JS Bamrah, former chair, British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin Yvonne Coghill, former director for the Workplace Race Equality Standard implementation, NHS England Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, former chief midwifery officer, ...
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: The judges
The judges for 2025’s list of healthcare’s 50 most influential Black and minority ethnic leaders
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NewsNow or never – leadership diversity across the NHS
This list celebrates the contribution of Black, Asian and ethnic minority staff working across the healthcare system.
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NewsThe 50 most influential Black, Asian and minority ethnic people in health: Rising stars
Sponsored by Ruw Abeyratne Dr Abeyratne is director of health equality and inclusion at University Hospitals of Leicester Trust and a consultant in geriatric and general medicine. She has urged the NHS to recognise the value of community insight to understand why certain inequalities arise and how they ...
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NewsICB data project rejected over data rules concerns
NHS England has been advised for a second time to not support a major data project over data rules concerns.
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NewsManagement training scheme more likely to reject minority ethnic applicants
Applicants from minority ethnic backgrounds are much more likely than others to be rejected by the NHS graduate management training scheme, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsIT firm sues trust over £70m procurement
A major teaching hospital is being sued by one of the bidders hoping to provide its electronic patient record system.
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News‘Urgent’ inquiry into major trust called by Streeting
Ministers have taken what they described as the “exceptional step” of launching an “urgent” independent inquiry into maternity and neonatal care failings at one of England’s biggest teaching trusts.
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NewsHospital removed 1,000 patients from waiting list 'retrospectively'
A hospital trust has removed more than 1,000 patients from its waiting list by retrospectively applying referral criteria, which local GPs have said is disruptive and unsafe.
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NewsHR firm called in over chair-CEO clash
An HR firm has carried out an investigation into a trust group’s CEO and chair following a breakdown in their relationship, HSJ has learned.
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NewsPM: NHS is failing to deal with antisemitism
The government has announced a “short, sharp review” of antisemitism in the NHS, with the prime minister saying some cases are ”simply not being dealt with”.
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NewsOverall CQC ratings to be reintroduced
The Care Quality Commission is proposing to reintroduce overall care quality ratings for trusts, and put more weight on “expert professional judgement”, in an overhaul of its assessments.
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NewsInquiry chair: No time to ‘co-produce’ with families
Families have been told they cannot “co-produce” an investigation into how they were failed by maternity services because of the “timetable given” by government.
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NewsMackey demands sign-off on disruptive tech deployments
NHS England’s chief executive is requiring personal sign-off before allowing new major hospital IT systems to be switched on, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsStreeting accused of ignoring nurses’ safety warning
Wes Streeting has failed to respond to an “urgent” warning from a clinical group that safety is being compromised by gaps in community services, HSJ has been told.
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NewsTech firm wins £1.2bn national workforce contract
The NHS Business Services Authority has awarded a £1.2bn contract to Indian technology firm Infosys for a new workforce management system.