News – Page 47
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HSJ LocalDeputy CEO leaves trust amid criticism from tribunal judge
A trust deputy CEO has left his role just weeks after a judge criticised his conduct and the credibility of his evidence in an employment tribunal ruling.
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NewsThree ICSs spent £21m on vacant property last year
Three integrated systems spent £21m on empty space in buildings leased from NHS Property Services last year.
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NewsICB boss and chief nurse awarded top honours
An integrated care board chair who was previously the Department of Health’s finance lead, and a long-serving chief nurse, were among those named in the King’s birthday honours list.
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NewsTrust ‘exited’ 170 staff in three years due to poor behaviour
An ambulance chief has said his trust “exited” more than 170 staff due to culture and behavioural problems in the last three years.
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NewsPleas from services crippled by cyber attack rejected due to lack of capacity
London pathology providers are “running too hot” to give enough support to the large system hit by a cyber attack last week, HSJ has been told.
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News‘Massive’ cybersecurity risk in NHS supply chain, trust and ICB leader warns
The NHS supply chain contains “absolutely massive” cybersecurity risks which have not “really been talked about”, an integrated care board and trust chair has warned.
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NewsMapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in April 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty.
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News‘Burdensome’ patient safety inquiries taking up too much time, says NHSE chief
NHS England’s head of patient safety has suggested too much time and resource is being spent on “burdensome” inquiries to investigate failings in the system.
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NewsThree staff disciplined over death at ‘culture of impunity’ trust
Three staff have been put on “improvement plans” after a patient’s death which a coroner said nurses had been dishonest about, HSJ has learnt.
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NewsProgress on 65-week cases stalls as waiting list rises
The number of 65-week waiters has risen back up to more than 50,000, halting six consecutive months when the cohort was falling, NHS England’s monthly data shows.
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NewsTrust merger delayed for second time
The creation of a new community and mental health trust has been delayed for a second time, HSJ understands.
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NewsNHS can succeed where it previously failed in shifting care to community, says NHSE CEO
A “startling” change to system working along with other opportunities means the NHS can succeed where it failed in the past to shift more care into the community, the NHS England chief executive has claimed.
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NewsPritchard: NHS risks becoming ‘expensive safety net’ if politicians dodge ‘key choices’
The NHS is in danger of becoming an “expensive safety net” if government and society do not “grasp the nettle” over increased funding and tougher prevention, NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard has claimed.
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NewsICB plans to ‘decommission outpatient clinics’
An integrated care board is planning to decommission secondary care outpatient clinics and replace them with primary and community care services.
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NewsBullying still on the rise at troubled trust
An ambulance trust with a long history of cultural problems saw the proportion of staff reporting being bullied or harassed increase in 2023.
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NewsNew hospitals’ design ‘unlikely’ to deliver patient benefits, says £1bn project
Government plans to standardise designs of new hospitals will be “unlikely” to deliver any benefits to patients at one of its biggest projects, according to the teaching trust overseeing the scheme.
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NewsWhole health system’s IT goes down
An ICS is dealing with a “catastrophic” IT failure that is believed to have affected all health providers in the region.
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NewsConservatives promise to consult on disbarring managers
The Conservative Party has said it will consult on a disbarring scheme for NHS managers if it wins the general election.
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NewsHospitals harm hundreds of patients a year by misidentification
Hundreds of patients are being harmed each year because NHS organisations have incorrectly identified who they are, an HSJ investigation has found.
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NewsICB chair resigns after refusing ‘to sign off another cut’
An integrated care board chair has resigned, saying she “did not feel able to sign off on a further cut”, and warning its budget plans required “unacceptable consequences”.