News – Page 453
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HSJ LocalTrust chair departs and says leadership change is ‘right thing’
The chair of a trust recently put back into special measures has announced his resignation, adding “a change in board leadership” was needed to address the “significant cultural change” required for a turnaround.
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NewsClinical waste driven hundreds of miles south amid disposal row
Clinical waste from NHS hospitals has been transported and disposed of in ways which normally breach safety regulations, prompting concerns about capacity in the waste sector.
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NewsCouncil chief says social care may be better off under NHS
Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has questioned whether social care should be taken over by the NHS, stating it was unlikely to “win” financially while it remained part of local government.
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NewsDaily Insight: Trust looks for a sub
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsCCGs battle to reduce A&E cancer diagnoses
The variation in the rates of cancers diagnosed in A&E departments across England is narrowing according to the latest data but some areas still have rates nearly double other parts of the country.
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NewsTrust considers asking football club for financial support
A surcharge on food and drink sold on matchdays at a Premier League football ground is among the measures being considered by a cash strapped hospital trust.
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NewsDaily Insight: Interim dividend
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsExclusive: The highest paid interim managers
An investigation has revealed some of the highest interim manager payments by NHS trusts, including a chief operating officer who cost his trust the equivalent of £700,000 per year.
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HSJ LocalNew senior operations team for troubled acute trust
A trust recovering from serious problems with its accident and emergency services has appointed a new chief operating officer and medical director.
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NewsIT systems for dozens of GP practices down for a week
Dozens of GP practices in West Yorkshire have been without basic IT systems for eight days after an air conditioning unit failed.
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NewsGP training target exceeded for first time
Health Education England has exceeded its target for GP training for the first time, the health secretary has announced.
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NewsIT defect results in thousands of prescription errors
An error in an IT system used by thousands of GP practices means patients around the country could have been given the wrong medication.
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NewsUpdated: CCG loses court challenge over £100m contract
A company has won a High Court procurement challenge against a clinical commissioning group.
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NewsDaily Insight: Inflation creep
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsNHS warned of 'crippling' PFI charges over the next decade
The NHS has been warned of “crippling” finance charges from its PFI contracts over the next decade, when aggregate repayments on the deals will reach their peak.
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NewsTrust exits financial special measures as deficit reduces
A trust has been taken out of financial special measures after over two years – because it has reduced its underlying deficit by £15m and is making progress on efficiency and productivity savings.
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NewsTrusts using HCAs in place of nurses
NHS trusts recruited a higher percentage of healthcare assistants than nurses over a two year period, new research has revealed.
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NewsNHSI to require business cases for subsidiary companies
NHS providers must submit a business case to show setting up a wholly owned subsidiary company yields value beyond VAT savings, under new proposals from NHS Improvement.
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NewsEx SHA chief gets top integration job
Three “sustainability and transformation partnerships” are to share a single chairman.
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NewsOutpatients and day surgery could move out of city
Day surgery and outpatient clinics could largely move out of Canterbury if a proposal to site an emergency and specialist hospital in the city go ahead.