All Health Service Journal articles in October 2023 – Page 6
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Expert Briefing
Patient Safety Watch: Maternity inequalities persist, but campaigning sparks medicine safety change
HSJ is now hosting the Patient Safety Watch newsletter, written by Patient Safety Watch chief executive James Titcombe.
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HSJ Local
Australian CEO returns to lead challenged trust
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust has appointed former Medway FT boss Lesley Dwyer as chief executive, HSJ has learned.
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News
Trust appoints group chief executive
Royal Free London Foundation Trust has confirmed Peter Landstrom as its substantive group chief executive.
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Podcast
HSJ Podcast: Labour’s plan to ‘underpromise and overdeliver’ on the NHS
On the podcast this week we bring you the highlights and analysis from the Labour party conference in Liverpool.
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HSJ Partners
Healthcare’s coming home
Tara Donnelly, the founder of Digital Care and adviser to Doccla, the Virtual Wards company, talks about revolutionising long-term condition management in the NHS with remote monitoring and innovative digital support. Tara is speaking at the HSJ ICS Summit this week
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HSJ Local
NHS ‘net zero’ push endangered by lack of funding, claims trust
A major hospital trust which was the first NHS organisation to declare a ‘climate emergency’ has said lack of national funding is undermining the ‘transformational change’ needed for the service to achieve its net zero targets
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HSJ Local
40-year CEO chooses not to ‘keep going forever’
A group CEO who is one of the longest-serving leaders in the NHS is retiring after four decades as a chief executive.
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HSJ Partners
Beyond the battery: Drivers, data, and the future of low-carbon road transport
NHS England’s net zero commitment to decarbonise must extend beyond technology. The efforts to combat greenhouse gas emissions in the healthcare sector exceed sustainable road transportation, with drivers’ behaviours and data utilisation playing a pivotal role in achieving sustainability goals
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News
Major blow to NHSE recovery plan as 65-week waits rise
The number of elective care waits over 65 weeks rose by nearly 13,000 between July and August – the biggest monthly increase in over two years, according to official data published today.
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Expert Briefing
The Integrator: Social care goes it alone on staffing plan
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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News
Community waiting list surges back above 1 million
The community services waiting list has risen sharply to more than 1 million, with children suffering the longest waits, new data has revealed.
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News
Teaching trust accused of unfair treatment by supplier
A major London teaching trust has seen its decision to award a five-year waste management contract challenged by an unsuccessful bidder.
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News
Patients put ‘at risk’ by NHSE plans to cut follow-ups
NHS England’s plans to reduce follow-up appointments is leading to patient safety risks and increasing waiting lists, an acute trust has warned.
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Expert Briefing
Recovery Watch: What backlog recovery could look like under Labour
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big 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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Expert Briefing
London Eye: Death during the 'Christmas Day' strikes
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by HSJ bureau chief Ben Clover.
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CEO Interview
CEO interview: Ifti Majid, chief executive Nottinghamshire Healthcare FT
This is the latest in a series of interviews with provider chief executives, which are available exclusively to HSJ Insight subscribers.
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News
ICB battling legal challenge over patient transport contracts
The award of two patient transport contracts, worth a combined £42m, by an integrated care board is being challenged in court by the losing bidder.
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News
Patient died and 30 harmed after new IT system launch
A trust saw nearly 1,000 safety reports filed after introducing a new electronic patient record – including one where a patient died and 30 others where they suffered harm.
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HSJ Partners
Talking tech with nurses: entering a new digital era of the NHS
Nurses see and feel the benefits of technology first-hand, so healthcare leaders should take note of their observations and optimism, writes Anne-Marie Vine-Lott, director of health at Vodafone UK
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News
Chair quits trust after ‘irretrievable’ relationship breakdown with CEO
A hospital trust chair has quit over a dispute with its chief executive and made public several serious criticisms of her leadership.