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CommentNo elective recovery this year
The waiting list has grown this financial year, when it should have shrunk decisively
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CommentTrust in AI matters more than efficiency to the public
Public support for AI in healthcare is real – but conditional. New research finds people back a flexible, risk-based regulatory approach while demanding human accountability and equal treatment for all patients
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CommentUsing Martha’s Rule as a source of intelligence to improve care quality
Patient experience now sits alongside safety and effectiveness in the service’s national quality strategy, but the real test is whether concerns prompt action when the measures appear reassuring
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NewsMajor trust freed after nine years of NHSE intervention
One of England’s largest hospital trusts has been freed from NHS England enforcement action that ran for almost a decade.
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NewsHot summer hit trust’s finances
An ambulance service will have to make an additional £1.6m in savings due to high demand over the hot summer and has been put under intense monitoring by NHS England.
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CommentMental health summer surge must be paid proper attention
Heat and seasonal demand are pushing mental health trusts past capacity – the summer surge needs the same national priority as winter
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NewsRecognise negative impact mutual aid can have on performance, pleads trust CEO
The chief executive of a trust that has fallen 34 places in NHS England’s provider performance league table has complained that the ranking fails to take into account its efforts to help neighbours.
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NewsExclusive: Trust admits to harming 200 patients
Almost 200 patients suffered harm after a major teaching trust failed to manage its neurological waiting lists effectively, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsTrusts cancel joint staff service with neighbours
Three trusts have cancelled a joint occupational health service after a row over standards.
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NewsExclusive: Watchdog links patient deaths to controversial NHSE policy
A watchdog has called for a pause in the rollout of NHS England’s “advice and guidance” policy to protect safety, and linked it to two patient deaths, HSJ can reveal.
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CommentValidations restrain the growing waiting list
The waiting list shrank slightly in June as unreported removals surged
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NewsHospitals must report on 25 maternity ‘deliverables’
Trusts have been told to report on 25 maternity asks by next month as part of the service’s response to two damning reviews.
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NewsPatient safety brief upgraded in new DHSC team
Patient safety and public health have been upgraded to a ministerial responsibility, the Department of Health and Social Care has announced.
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NewsCEOs agree new targets to cut waits
A new set of targets has been agreed between NHS England and mental health chief executives in a bid to boost the sector’s reputation within government.
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NewsThreat to remove resident doctors after racist incidents
One of England’s most challenged trusts faces resident doctors being removed from two specialties due to racism from staff and patients, board papers have revealed.
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NewsNHSE hires charity chief to create new directorate
NHS England has appointed a charity CEO to the new role of national director of patient experience.
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CommentImprovement must not be blurred with performance management
The new NHS quality strategy reaffirms the concept as the service’s “organising principle”
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NewsMake us feel ‘safe’ while we drive reform, ICBs tell NHSE
Greater “air cover” from NHS England and “assurance” that commissioning leaders will not suffer from making difficult decisions has been demanded by integrated care boards.
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Expert BriefingRecovery Watch: How many beds are enough?
Addressing urgent and emergency care recovery, including reducing A&E wait times and corridor care, remain top operational priorities for the NHS. This week’s Recovery Watch newsletter, by deputy bureau chief Matt Discombe, reports on progress towards these goals.
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HSJ Local‘Lives destroyed for speaking up’ at top hospital, claim doctors
Nearly 200 doctors at a major teaching hospital have told a “listening exercise” prompted by a major care scandal that they feared raising patient safety concerns.