All NHS Improvement articles – Page 77
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HSJ LocalTeaching trust boasts £76m surplus after asset sales and STF bonus
A teaching trust in central London has been awarded bonus payments of £35m after the sale of two assets, including its stake in a radiology joint venture, helped boost its reported surplus.
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HSJ InteractiveTrouble at the top - will the updated FPPR guidance fix this?
Amina Uddin explores the updated guidance on the Fitness of Proper Persons Test but says the key issue is whether the test is applied appropriately
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Expert BriefingNHS Improvement director should stand down
NHS Improvement says it wants to get real on trust sector finances, but its commitment to credible financial planning will continue to be questioned while its regional finance director for London remains in post.
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CommentMaking demand and capacity planning more robust
Paul Stroner gives an update on a programme by NHS England and NHS Improvement that aims to improve demand and capacity modelling in elective care
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NewsNHS Improvement tells trusts to 'upgrade' workforce plans
NHS Improvement has called on trusts to strengthen their workforce plans, after a review found all of them could be “more robust”.
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NewsNew NHS purchasing chief predicts 'most difficult year'
The new managing director of a major NHS purchasing body believes this year will be the most difficult for procurement staff working to deliver savings for the health service.
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CommentWhy the silence on the poor rate of return from NHS consultancy spend?
Andrew Sturdy, Ian Kirkpatrick and Gianluca Veronesi respond to criticism from the industry of their research on the use of management consultants by NHS trusts
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NewsExclusive: Patients at risk as blood clot assessments decline
Thousands of hospital patients are being put at risk of developing deadly blood clots that cost the NHS hundreds of millions of pounds because of a failure to carry out a routine assessment.
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HSJ LocalTrust in 'negative equity' questions whether it is 'going concern'
A foundation trust with a £62m deficit has sought advice from its external auditors before deciding whether it could declare itself a “going concern.”
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HSJ LocalMajor A&E reconfiguration delayed
Plans to consult on much needed changes to accident and emergency services in east Kent are being pushed back.
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HSJ Local'Advanced' health system CCG forecasts unplanned deficit of £19m
The clinicial commissioning group for an “advanced” health system is expected to post a significant unplanned deficit in 2017-18.
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NewsRevealed: New national patient safety director
NHS Improvement has announced Aidan Fowler will be England’s new national patient safety director.
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CommentWe are better together and the workforce strategy is proving that
Professor Ian Cumming talks about the upcoming workforce strategy and the implications from this important co-produced piece of work.
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HSJ LocalHospital trusts merger delayed by NHS Improvement
The merger of two trusts in neighbouring sustainability and transformation partnership areas has been delayed by NHS Improvement.
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NewsNHS Improvement team to examine variation among GPs
NHS Improvement’s top efficiency team has been asked by commissioners in London to tackle clinical variation in general practice, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalConsultants fear trust services will be moved under 'shared leadership'
Consultants at a rural acute and community trust have raised fears services will be moved to another provider under a potential shared leadership model.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: Fix the NHS London embarrassment urgently
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable insight for commissioners. By senior bureau chief Dave West.
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NewsRevealed: Surge in numbers waiting for X-ray and scan results
There was a surge last year in the number of patients waiting for the results of X-rays and scans, a leaked national performance report suggests.
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HSJ LocalFinancial 'breakdown' led to patient safety risks at teaching trust, review finds
Patient safety was put at risk by a “significant breakdown in financial governance” at a large acute trust, an independent investigation has found.
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NewsGIRFT looking for three new clinical leads
The Getting It Right First Time programme is recruiting clinical leaders to head its new mental health workstreams.