News – Page 370
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HSJ LocalFT loses £59m windfall to other trusts
An NHS trust that was expecting receive around £59m of national incentive funding has instead seen the money distributed to dozens of other providers.
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NewsBreast cancer target performance drops 10pp in a year
Performance against a target for the NHS to quickly see patients with suspected breast cancer fell by more than 10 percentage points in the last financial year, new data reveals.
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Trust deficit shrinks but NHSI reports large underlying shortfall
One-off benefits helped the NHS provider sector report an improved financial deficit for 2018-19 – but the underlying position worsened by £700m.
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NewsNHS ditches popular savings tool for new in-house version
NHS trusts have been told to switch from a widely-praised price comparison tool to a new in-house version in a bid to ramp up procurement savings.
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HSJ LocalICS appoints CCG chief as new lead
Suffolk and North East Essex shadow integrated care system has appointed senior local commissioning leader Ed Garratt as its executive lead.
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NewsDaily Insight: A more realistic spin
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsWatchdog calls for review into ‘systemic failings’
A watchdog has called for a national review into a mental health trust’s failings following investigations into the deaths of two young men.
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HSJ LocalNew CEO pledges to end ‘blame culture’ at troubled trust
The new chief executive of Lancashire’s troubled mental health provider has pledged to tackle a culture in which clinicians feel blamed for errors.
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NewsTrusts face extra holiday pay costs after court ruling
NHS trusts could face substantially increased pay bills after the Court of Appeal ruled that voluntary overtime should be taken into account when calculating holiday pay.
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NewsSafety watchdog hit by poor governance and culture
Poor governance and cultural problems at the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch have damaged staff morale and led to confused decision making according to multiple whistleblowers, who told HSJ it had also seen major delays to its reports and needed to be “put back on track”.
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NewsRevealed: The projects losing out from a multimillion pound tech underspend
Nearly £100m allocated to improve digital technology and cyber security at NHS trusts went unspent last year, new figures have revealed.
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NewsTeaching trust launches first-of-its-kind degree for new NHS role
A university and a teaching trust have launched a degree designed to train people for a new digital healthcare scientist role within the NHS.
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NewsDaily Insight: Watchdog whistleblowing
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsHSIB chief: We are on a 'changing trajectory'
The chief investigator of the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch has accepted the new body has made mistakes but told HSJ it was now on an upward trajectory with plans to improve its governance.
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NewsCCGs' IVF bill to increase after cost-cutting decision backtracked
Four clinical commissioning groups which were planning to cut costs by reducing the number of IVF cycles they fund will now face an increased bill, after rowing back on the decision.
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NewsNHSX chief to replace top clinician on NHS Digital board
England’s top digital clinician Simon Eccles has stepped down from the NHS Digital board and will be replaced by the newly-appointed chief executive of NHSX.
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NewsDaily Insight: The £14m thread
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsJunior doctors secure changes to disputed contract
Junior doctors have secured changes to their contract deal in the wake of the huge row with government in 2015 and 2016, including annual 2 per cent pay rises and extra money for working weekends and night shifts.
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NewsResidents hire architects to create plans for new acute hospital
West Hertfordshire residents have commissioned architects to draw up plans for a new hospital amid concerns over the local health system’s “piecemeal” proposals.
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HSJ LocalTrust wins £14m after legal battle with government over car scheme
An acute and community trust is set for a £14m windfall after winning a judicial review against the government over VAT repayments for a car scheme, HSJ can reveal.