All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 133
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NewsDido Harding and Jim Mackey not shortlisted for NHSE CEO job
Sir Jim Mackey and Baroness Dido Harding are no longer in the running to become the new chief executive of NHS England, HSJ has learned.
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NewsExclusive: Royal college defying NHS England over support for controversial therapy
The Royal College of Midwives spurned a request from NHS England to “pause” accreditation for a training programme in a controversial psychological therapy for women who have suffered traumatic births, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHSE confirms consultation on mandatory staff covid vaccination
The number of pharmacies delivering the covid-19 vaccination is set to more than double for the planned autumn booster campaign, new guidance states.
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NewsNHS invites bids for £10bn diagnostic programme
A multi-year framework agreement worth up to £10bn to provide services at around 150 planned new community diagnostic hubs is being set up by NHS England and Improvement.
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NewsRevealed: how the next NHS England chief executive will be chosen
The candidates for the post of NHS England chief executive face 10 hours of interviews and a full day of psychometric testing, HSJ has learned.
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NewsHundreds of patients in hospitals whose use by the NHS is ‘hard to justify’
Hundreds of people with learning disabilities or autism are in hospitals whose care quality is rated “inadequate” or “requires improvement”, new figures reveal.
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NewsNHSE to publish the carbon footprint of every trust and ICS
NHS England will publish each integrated care system’s carbon footprint before October, under plans to track progress against the health service’s sustainability programme.
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NewsGeneral practice earns at least £400m after doing many more covid jabs than planned
General practice has delivered more than two-thirds of total covid-19 vaccinations — substantially more than the 50 per cent share initially planned, and worth at least £400m income to the sector — HSJ analysis confirms.
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NewsNHS chief calls on PM to take urgent action over children hit by covid
A trust chief executive and NHS national lead has accused government of denying requests to hold a press conference with children, and called for an “urgent” plan to overcome absence from school due to covid self-isolation.
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CommentICSs should focus on relationships as much as governance
Integrated care systems must combine the software of relationships with the hardware of governance, writes Sir Chris Ham
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Expert BriefingThe Download: Matt Hancock’s tech legacy assessed
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week by senior correspondent Nick Carding.
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NewsNHSE suspects trust managers abused position and acted in their own interests
NHS England/Improvement has set out suspected major governance failings, and a breach of the management consultancy cap, by an acute trust.
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CommentThe 20 ‘wildcards’ the NHS’s new bosses should listen to
We’re on course for the two most directly powerful people in UK healthcare — health secretary and NHS England chief executive — to undergo a change in the space of five weeks. They could learn quickly and stay focused by getting out and speaking to our 20 ’wildcards’, chosen as ...
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NewsRevealed: NHSE plan to drive change in £17bn ICS procurement systems
NHS England will intervene to provide ‘extensive’ support to those health systems that must upgrade their procurement functions to meet new operating standards, according to internal documents seen byHSJ.
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CommentSajid Javid’s in-tray
Richard Sloggett shares his insights on the newest appointment of Sajid Javid as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
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NewsRevealed: How ICS performance will be judged
NHS England has revealed how it will measure integrated care systems’ performance and determine the level of support and oversight they need.
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CommentWe need a more compelling vision for the NHS reforms than simply 'undoing Lansley'
With the forthcoming health bill set to be introduced to Parliament in the next few weeks, and more technical guidance on the reforms due from NHS England soon, there is limited time to set out a much needed for vision for the changes they will bring, by Richard Murray, Charlotte ...
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NewsGovernment could ‘distract from care’ with health bill rows, NHSE warns
NHS England has called for the government’s forthcoming health and social care bill to be developed in a ‘spirit of listening [and] consensus’ or risk becoming ‘a distraction from our focus on improving NHS care’.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Hoping for another ‘Rashford moment’
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night — and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ performance, recovery and workforce correspondent Nick Kituno, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies ...
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CommentThe government's NHS data strategy missed the boat on transparency
The new data strategy is once again a lost opportunity to advance the transparency agenda – providing accessible performance data on hospitals and all other care settings, writes Alex Kafetz