All NHS England (Commissioning Board) articles – Page 98
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NewsNew government health adviser teams revealed
Former hospital chief Samantha Jones is leaving government after her role was abolished in Liz Truss’ Downing Street shake-up, but former NHS England director Emily Lawson remains.
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Expert BriefingThe Integrator: Will ‘ICS first’ survive the Coffey era?
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.
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NewsNHSE director: ‘Overwhelmingly negative narrative must stop’
NHS England’s chief strategy officer has called for a “reset” of the current “overwhelmingly negative narrative” about the health service.
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NewsNHS cuts 18-month waits but concerns over key target remain
NHS trusts again recorded a month-on-month reduction in the number of patients waiting over 78 weeks for treatment, although the flagship target to eliminate this cohort by March remains a tall order, with winter pressures set to crank up.
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NewsServing NHSE director joins trust board
A senior NHS England figure has been appointed as a non-executive director at a struggling acute trust.
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Expert BriefingHospital bosses welcome new health secretary's pledge to tackle ambulance delays
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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NewsPritchard: We need to find alternatives to 999 for care homes and falls
The NHS needs to do more to support care homes and people who have fallen with alternatives to ambulance calls and hospital admissions, the NHS England chief executive has said.
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Expert BriefingNHSE’s federated data platform explained
The fortnightly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. Written by senior correspondent Nick Carding. Contact me in confidence here.
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NewsTrust chief leaves NHSE role
A provider chief also serving as an NHS England director is returning to his trust full time, with another NHSE director taking over his responsibilities.
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NewsTrust aims to move on from governance failures and ‘massive societal tension’
Leaders of a mental health trust say they are making progress to address multiple concerns over corporate governance, and moving on from the ‘massive societal tension’ around one of their key services.
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NewsHospital CEOs will get ‘fair’ treatment over ambulance delays, says Barclay
Health secretary Steve Barclay says trust chief executives should be held accountable for ambulance handover delays in a ‘fair’ way that recognises factors outside their control.
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PodcastHSJ podcast: The DHSC’s opening move in the NHS efficiency war
The NHS has been told by the government to cut management consultancy spend and completely freeze recruitment at a national level.
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NewsNHSE: We’ve not done enough to engage trusts in plans for £360m data store
NHS England has failed to adequately engage trusts in plans for a controversial new £360m data-sharing project, its data chief has admitted - though she said procurement rules were partly to blame.
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News£300m reconfiguration gets go-ahead after decade delay
Plans for a much-delayed service overhaul in one of the country’s most troubled systems have won national approval, though questions remain over how crucial service improvements will be funded.
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News‘Complete’ recruitment freeze ordered at NHSE and CQC
The health secretary has told NHS England, the Care Quality Commission, and other national agencies to implement a freeze on almost all recruitment.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: PIFU progress revealed in leaked report
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the biggest task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The ‘Recovery Watch’ newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
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News‘Cut consultancy spend’ Barclay tells NHSE
Ministers have told NHS England and other national bodies to urgently cut their spending on management consultancy services by at least a fifth.
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Expert BriefingMental Health Matters: The NHS is delivering care from the dark ages
HSJ’s fortnightly briefing covering safety, quality, performance and finances in the mental health sector, by correspondent Emily Townsend — contact me in confidence.
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HSJ PartnersThe challenge in digitising patient care is to close the translational gap
Professor Sultan Mahmud, director of healthcare for BT, says technology can play a significant role in addressing challenges that the NHS faces, but only if technology companies are willing to co-innovate and co-produce solutions with health and care.
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CommentPM Truss will demand cuts in ‘NHS bureaucracy’
We are mercifully nearly at the end. In a few days, we will know who will replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. And unless the polls are completely wrong, that person will be Liz Truss. But during what has felt a long campaign with more heat than light what might ...