All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 20
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News
‘Performance variation’ may justify manager regulation, says Barclay
Steve Barclay has cited performance concerns at some trusts as part of the reason he is considering new powers to disbar NHS managers.
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Sloman joins virtual wards company after NHSE exit
NHS England’s chief operating officer is joining a telehealth firm as a senior adviser.
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HSJ Interactive
How can electronic bed management improve patient flow and capacity management?
An HSJ webinar explored the impact of electronic bed management systems on patient flow and capacity management, what they mean for staff workflows and how to implement them
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NHSE must target cash-rich trusts for savings, as well as strugglers, says ex-DH boss
Regulators are trying to squeeze cost savings out of some of the most financially challenged trusts and should focus more heavily on organisations with healthier balance sheets, says a former Department of Health director.
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Chair who was ‘not always honest’ in old job gets NHSE’s ‘full support’
An integrated care board chair is keeping her job despite complaints being upheld against her in a previous role, it has emerged.
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Expert Briefing
North by North West: Letby trust execs need a fair hearing
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
NHSE appoints ICS chief as medical director
NHS England has appointed an integrated care system chief who led an extensive review on primary care last summer as a medical director.
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Flu jab IT system to be ‘switched off’ weeks before vaccine programme starts
All tech support for flu and covid vaccinations will be switched off on Thursday after NHS England decided against extending its contract with its supplier in favour of developing an in-house system, HSJ has learned.
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NHSE calls urgent meeting over powers to strike off managers
Amanda Pritchard has said it is time to “look again” at whether NHS England should be given formal powers to disbar managers for “serious misconduct”.
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Comment
Something must be done! Please tell us what
Determined to show that something must be done in the wake of recent high profile care scandals, NHS England has written a strongly typed letter. Julian Patterson has sneaked a copy from the Wellington House photocopier.
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Comment
The emptiness of the ‘managers bad, clinicians good’ narrative
Looking at recent reports into maternity unit scandals at various trusts, David Oliver points out how managers with clinical qualifications or clinicians with management roles are equally responsible in leading and controlling safety values
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Comment
The three steps in a successful virtual wards programme
Sara Gariban highlights three barriers to scaling up virtual wards and how overcoming them will enable the NHS to fully harness their potential for patients, staff and the wider health and care system
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NHSE must ‘demonstrate integrity’ in procurement of £480m data platform
The National Data Guardian has called on NHS England to “demonstrate integrity” by providing greater transparency over the procurement process for the high-profile federated data platform.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: Regulation of managers is the easy answer
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 workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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Nursing director suspended over Letby concerns
The former chief nurse of Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has been suspended by her current employer, after the conviction of Lucy Letby for murdering babies while working in Chester.
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NHSE reminds trusts not to appoint unfit directors, in wake of Letby conviction
NHS England has asked local leaders to ‘ensure’ processes are in place to properly protect whistleblowers, and to block directors who have been deemed unfit, following Lucy Letby’s conviction for murdering seven babies despite attempts to raise concerns.
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News
Revealed: the huge growth in long-term prescription of strong painkillers
Almost 180,000 patients have been prescribed strong painkillers every month for two years, a rise of over a third compared to levels recorded just before the pandemic, data obtained by HSJ shows.
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News
Cutting procurement ‘red tape’ will save £100m, says NHSE
NHS England has revealed plans to “cut red tape” in procurement by slashing the number of frameworks through which suppliers do business with the NHS.
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New cancer ‘expectation’ revealed by NHSE
The proportion of patients who receive treatment within 62 days of an initial referral for cancer checks should rise to 70 per cent by March next year, NHS England has said.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Moving the blockage
Insider tales and must-read analysis on how integration is reshaping health and care systems, NHS providers, primary care, and commissioning. This week by deputy editor Dave West.