News – Page 175
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NewsTrust CEO ‘behaved poorly’ and chair was ‘complicit’, NHS England review concludes
A trust chair found by an NHS England review to have been complicit with poor and inappropriate behaviour has said he is now “really proud” of the organisation, in contrast to reports that he had been “ashamed to call himself chair” last year.
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NewsDaily Insight: Under pressure and overspending
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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News‘Completely unacceptable’ for government to leak covid vax U-turn, says NHS Employers
The chief executive of NHS Employers has branded government communication over the scrapping of the mandatory staff vaccination policy as ‘completely unacceptable’.
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NewsRegion sees covid admissions start to rise again
There has been a significant rise in the number of patients admitted or newly diagnosed with covid in hospitals in the South East.
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NewsDHSC made ‘irregular’ payments worth £1.3bn, reveals Treasury
The Treasury has flagged ‘irregular’ spending by the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS worth £1.3bn, including £150m on a consultancy contract it did not approve.
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HSJ LocalChair leaves trust ahead of ‘positive’ CQC report
The chair of an ‘inadequate’ rated hospital trust – said to have made improvements now being recognised by regulators – is moving to another provider in the region.
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NewsRevealed: the underserved areas losing more GPs
Several areas that already had low numbers of GPs in the middle of the last decade have seen some of the largest declines over the past six years, HSJ analysis reveals.
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NewsNHSE tells trusts not to dismiss unvaccinated staff, after government U-turn
Trust were tonight told to cease plans for dismissing unvaccinated staff, as the government announced it would consult on dropping its mandatory covid vaccine policy.
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NewsDaily Insight: An unexpected U-turn of events
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsHSJ editor wins third award
HSJ editor Alastair McLellan has been named “editor of the year” in the trade and professional category of the British Society of Magazine Editor awards.
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NewsCap on legal costs for negligence cases to save £600m
The government is pushing ahead with long-standing plans for a new cap on legal costs for lower value clinical negligence cases, which it predicts could save £600m spread over the next 10 years.
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NewsGovernment U-turns on mandatory staff vaccination in ‘shambles’
The government is scrapping its mandatory NHS staff vaccination policy just days before the deadline for all patient facing staff to have a first jab.
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NewsNew chair for red-rated ICS
Sir Andrew Cash has been appointed as interim chair of Lincolnshire’s integrated care board.
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NewsMore than 100 trusts bid for ‘massively oversubscribed’ New Hospitals programme
Nearly two thirds of NHS trusts in England have submitted bids to the government’s ‘massively oversubscribed’ hospital building programme, HSJ has learned.
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NewsCQC to restart inspections from Tuesday
The Care Quality Commission will restart inspections from 1 February with a focus on the urgent and emergency care system, the regulator has announced. Regulator to restart inspections after pause in December It will inspect where there is a risk of harm or for better understanding of pressures ...
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HSJ LocalAcute trust hires 'outstanding' mental health CEO
The leader of one of England’s top community and mental health trusts has been appointed chief executive of a major acute provider.
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NewsLeak reveals details of mortuary sex assaults inquiry
The inquiry into sex offences carried out in a hospital mortuary will consider whether the trust board ‘received sufficient assurance’ about the issues raised by the assaults, documents shared with HSJ show.
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NewsDaily Insight: Mending a broken culture
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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HSJ LocalOutstanding trust accused of ‘dismissive’ attitude to whistleblowers
The leadership of a prominent cancer trust acted in a ‘defensive and dismissive’ manner when serious concerns were raised about bullying behaviours and multiple failings in the handling of a major research contract, an external review has found.
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NewsMore than 1,000 ‘definitely unvaccinated’ staff at one trust
At least 1,000 staff at the country’s largest NHS trust are still unvaccinated with a week to go until the deadline, it can be revealed.