News – Page 678
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NewsAction urged on health of homeless
Action is being urged to help give homeless people the treatment they need for a range of physical and mental health problems.
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NewsSlow progress appointing women leaders in the NHS, research finds
The proportion of women holding senior leadership positions in the NHS has increased slightly over the past year, with an additional 206 women now sitting on clinical commissioning group governing bodies and provider boards.
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NewsEconomist suggests health and care require tax increase
The economist leading an independent review of health and social care spending has indicated increased taxation or national insurance are needed to fund them.
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NewsStevens unveils 'radical' personal budgets plan for health and social care
NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens will today announce a major programme extending the use of combined health and social care personal budgets.
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NewsExclusive: CQC hired inspectors who failed recruitment criteria in 'flawed' process
The Care Quality Commission has admitted that scores of its inspectors were appointed despite falling short of its own recruitment standards, creating the risk that its regulatory judgments could be “impaired”.
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NewsHSJ Live 09.07.2014: Slow progress appointing women leaders in the NHS, research finds
Proportion of women holding senior leadership positions in the NHS has increased slightly over the past year, plus the rest of today’s news and comment.
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NewsDalton calls for providers to be driving force of reform
The creation of new organisational models should be driven by providers rather than the government, Sir David Dalton has said
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NewsManchester launches consultation on major hospital care shake-up
NHS England has given the green light for public consultation on a major reconfiguration of general surgery and emergency care across eight acute trusts in Greater Manchester.
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NewsRevealed: The biggest specialised services providers
A group of just 19 acute trusts were paid almost half of NHS England’s £11.2bn budget for acute specialised services in 2013-14, exclusive analysis by HSJ revealed.
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NewsNHS England faces 'most difficult budget year'
The health service faces its ‘most difficult’ year in balancing its financial plans, senior NHS England officials warned at a board meeting last week.
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NewsNHS hearing loss services to be reviewed
People affected by hearing loss are being asked to share their experience of using NHS services as part of a review by Monitor.
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NewsHSJ Live 08.07.2014: NHS England faces 'most difficult budget year'
The health service faces its ‘most difficult’ year in balancing its financial plans, senior NHS England officials warned at a board meeting last week, plus the rest of the day’s news and comment.
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NewsDean Royles to leave NHS Employers
NHS Employers chief executive Dean Royles has resigned to become executive director of human resources at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.
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NewsHSJ celebrates inspirational women in healthcare
Showcasing the individuals and organisations driving transformational change in the NHS
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NewsCouncils urged to toughen health scrutiny
Local authorities have been urged to step up their scrutiny of NHS providers, as a survey revealed funding for such checks has dwindled.
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NewsHSJ Live 07.07.2014: Dean Royles to leave NHS Employers
NHS Employers chief executive to take up new role at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, plus the rest of today’s comment and news
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NewsBetter care fund bailout for acute trusts is agreed
Better care fund cash will be used to compensate acute hospitals when local integration initiatives fail to reduce emergency admissions
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NewsHeart specialists lobby for new aortic surgery pricing
Specialist heart hospitals are lobbying Monitor to speed the introduction of new tariffs for aortic surgery, arguing the current national pricing is losing large sums on some complex procedures.
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NewsNHS England announces senior appointments
NHS England has announced a slew of senior appointments to strengthen its work on the better care fund and its five year plan.
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NewsExclusive: Provider ordered to pay whistleblower £80k compensation
A whistleblowing nurse has been awarded £80,000 by an employment tribunal that found she was unfairly dismissed after raising patient safety concerns