All articles by Nick Carding – Page 5
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Expert Briefing
West Country Chronicle: Staff survey reveals a county of contrast
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ Local
Two ex-acute CEOs brought in to fix ICS’s elective problem
Two former acute trust CEOs have been brought in to help with the elective recovery in the integrated care system with the highest number of patients waiting a long time for treatment.
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News
Fraud probe reveals ‘full time’ contractors had second jobs
More than a dozen staff meant to be working ‘full time’ at NHS Digital were found to be doing other jobs at the same time, an investigation by fraud officials has revealed.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Intervention on the waiting list
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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News
NHSE names new tech chief amid ‘difficult’ merger
A former director of the government’s medicines regulator has been appointed as the NHS’s interim chief information officer, he has confirmed.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: Another ‘inadequate’ rating for tech
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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News
Cyber security strategy among dozens of tech promises missed by government
The government has failed to meet most of its own deadlines for commitments to improve how the NHS uses data, including developing a cyber security strategy, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
West Country Chronicle: Two year waits have NOT been ‘eliminated’
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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News
NHSE appoints two new tech chiefs
NHS England has appointed an interim successor to long-serving chief clinical information officer Simon Eccles, who left his position last year, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ Local
Trust delays £450m IT system to ensure ‘safe’ implementation
One of England’s biggest NHS trusts has delayed the implementation of its new £450m electronic patient record to ensure the new system is launched ‘safely’, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Trust buys £85m EPR after abandoning previous procurement
An acute trust has signed an £85m deal with Oracle Cerner for a new electronic patient record, two years after abandoning a previous procurement.
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HSJ Local
ICS plans ‘integrated NHS groups’ spanning ICB and trusts
An integrated care system that has struggled with ‘strained and challenging relationships’ is exploring ‘joint constitutional committees’ spanning its integrated care board and two provider trusts.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: The priorities for scarce funding
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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HSJ Local
McKinsey wins £1m contract to devise new NHSE data model
Consultancy firm McKinsey has been awarded a contract worth almost £1m by NHS England to provide a new data and analytics operating model.
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News
NHS tech funding falls to less than £1bn
NHS England’s technology budget is now worth less than £1bn after a significant amount of cash was diverted elsewhere, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ Local
Trust set for ‘significant’ windfall after court victory
An acute trust is set to recoup at least £14m from the taxman after winning a judicial review over VAT.
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HSJ Local
Harm caused by long cancer waits to be investigated by ICB
Commissioners have begun a ‘serious incident review’ across their integrated care system after early indications showed patients may have suffered harm due to long waits for cancer treatment.
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Expert Briefing
The Download: The Epic conundrum
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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HSJ Local
System’s trusts failing to tackle ‘completely unjust’ health inequalities
All three acute trusts in an integrated care system are failing to meet national requirements to tackle health inequalities after being overwhelmed by emergency and elective care pressures.
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Expert Briefing
West Country Chronicle: Not another nightmare year
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.