All Health Service Journal articles in October 2019 – Page 7
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HSJ LocalHighly regarded CEO to step down
A highly regarded chief executive has announced she will step down in March next year.
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HSJ InteractiveImproving A&E performance – what makes the difference?
Anne Rainsberry, Simon Weldon and Becky Taylor outline five behaviours that providers can adopt to improve A&E performance and drive change
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HSJ LocalPensions crisis blamed for trust’s worst-ever breast cancer waits
Pension problems and staff shortages have caused cancer waits to surge at a West Midlands trust.
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NewsNHSE to take oversight of £600m screening programmes from PHE
Public Health England is to be stripped of its responsibility for overseeing the national cancer screening programme, the government has confirmed.
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HSJ LocalRoyal flush of CQC ‘outstandings’ for specialist trust
A recently-moved hospital has become the first to achieve an “outstanding” rating in each of the Care Quality Commission’s five categories, as well as overall.
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Comment‘Why I risked my trust’s reputation’
The definitions of success and the things we value in chief executives in the NHS need to be rethought, writes Sarah-Jane Marsh
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NewsHEE finds it must ‘retain its independence’
Health Education England today said it should remain a stand-alone body distinct from NHS England and other national organisations, citing a stakeholder survey carried out for the education body.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: ‘An unusually high degree of flexibility’
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalEx-Royal Mail director named chair of troubled trust
A trust which has faced serious care quality concerns in recent years has appointed a permanent chair, who will start recruitment for a new chief executive.
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CommentStaff engagement: a fundamental shift starts with a bungee jump
Despite the NHS staff surveys revealing a range of issues that need to be tackled, staff typically say that nothing happens to fix them. A shift of consciousness amongst leaders is needed to help build the belief that things can be different. By Hannah Forbes
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CommentThe government's bid to get reform out of standstill
The next stages of health and social care reform come with major political hurdles, writes Richard Sloggett.
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HSJ InteractiveGetting information security right in the NHS
That timely access to data and information is critical to the delivery of effective healthcare is beyond doubt. So too is that said information is often sensitive, and keeping it safe and only in the hands of those who actually need it is a pressing concern.
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Expert BriefingHSJ Weekly Catch Up: HEE’s independence battle, Sussex’s teamwork, and redundancy sweeteners
Your essential update on health for the week.
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NewsDaily Insight: Contracted payout
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.
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NewsRegulator warns of ‘extraordinary’ winter for A&Es
A failure to provide the right models of care is forcing thousands more people to attend emergency departments each day, the Care Quality Commission has said, while warning of a “perfect storm” for the health service this winter.
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NewsRevealed: Additional payments push senior payoffs above NHS limit
Several senior staff at clinical commissioning groups have left with payments above the £160,000 cap as their redundancy payoffs are being topped off with payments in lieu.
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CommentSex, lies and the ‘intentionally difficult doctor’
To regulate unprofessional conduct of healthcare professionals, a governance framework that defines and measures medical professionalism using reliable data is needed, suggests Nadeem Moghal
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NewsDaily Insight: Vulnerable and neglected
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership.