All articles by Nick Kituno – Page 8
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NewsICB hands urgent treatment centres to trusts after ending firm’s contract
An integrated care board has handed the operation of six urgent treatment centres to trusts after terminating a private provider’s contract.
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NewsManagers raising safety concerns ‘must not be jumped on’, says NHSE director
Regulation of managers must not lead to a disbarring process without also introducing ”developmental” and supportive measures, NHS England’s national patient safety director has said.
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NewsTeaching trust reviewing decisions made under Letby CEO
A trust which hired the former chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital as an interim CEO has launched a review of decisions about safety and whistleblowing taken under his leadership.
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NewsEvery acute in ICS to use the same EPR after £44m deal
One of the last trusts in London to move away from paper records has named Oracle Cerner as its preferred electronic patient record supplier in a 10-year deal worth £44m.
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NewsNHS staff to be asked about sexual harassment for the first time
NHS staff will be asked if they have experienced sexual harassment or inappropriate behaviour in the workplace for the first time.
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NewsFirst-ever joint strikes for junior doctors and consultants announced
Junior doctors have announced a fresh round of strike action that will coincide with walkouts by hospital consultants.
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NewsLength in post of each trust CEO
The length in post of each trust chief executive, up to August 2023, from HSJ research.
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NewsRevealed: 60pc of trusts have a ‘first-time’ CEO
Nearly two-thirds of trusts have a ‘first-time’ chief executive, while one-third of the sector’s CEOs have been in their current post for 18 months or less, following a period of remarkable turnover since the covid crisis.
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NewsConsultants announce dates for longest strike yet
Hospital consultants in England will strike for three consecutive days in October as they prepare to undertake their longest period of industrial action so far.
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NewsStaff ‘let down by leaders’ as ‘chaotic’ service gets double downgrade
A teaching trust has had its maternity services downgraded to ‘inadequate’ after inspectors found stillbirths and massive haemorrhages were not being treated as ‘serious incidents’.
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News‘Warts and all’ references for NHS leaders ‘may be attacked’
NHS England could have gone further to insist that errors and failures by senior NHS leaders are disclosed to future employers, according to the leading barrister who reviewed the NHS’s fit and proper person test.
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NewsTrust boss to retire 20 years after becoming an NHS CEO
A trust chief executive has announced her retirement after eight years leading her organisation, and more than 20 years since her first NHS CEO role.
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NewsConsultants name September strike dates
Medical consultants in England will strike on 19 and 20 September if the government “refuses to agree to pay talks and present a credible offer,” the British Medical Association has said.
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NewsInformation on directors’ fitness to lead will be added to staff record by October
NHS board directors have less than two months to challenge the information that will be gathered on their fitness to hold a leadership position and then stored on their employer’s electronic staff record as part of the overhaul of the fit and proper person test.
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NewsHigh-profile racism claim settled by national agency
An NHS agency which has been embroiled in racism allegations has apologised to a former employee who brought a high-profile employment tribunal claim.
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NewsNational body appoints five new directors
A safety watchdog has appointed five new non-executive directors ahead of it becoming an independent body later this year.
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NewsJunior doctors to strike over four days in August
Junior doctors will walk out for four days next month after announcing their fifth round of industrial action.
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NewsEnglish band 8 and 9 staff now paid 12pc less than Scottish peers
Band 8 and 9 staff are typically being paid at least 11-13 per cent more in Scotland than in England, after several recent Agenda for Change pay deals have resulted in the gap significantly widening for senior staff, it has emerged.
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NewsManagers wrongly dismissed doctor with PTSD, tribunal rules
A trust breached its own internal illness policy when managers sacked a doctor who had PTSD and had been drunk at work, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: A plan with uncertainty
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, this week by HSJ workforce correspondent Nick Kituno, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping ...