All Policy and regulation articles – Page 4
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Expert BriefingImPatient: Patients forgotten in the rush?
Patient (Lived Experience) Leadership is about those affected by life-changing illness, injury or disability who want to influence change through being equal partners in decision-making. In this monthly expert briefing, patient leadership champion David Gilbert picks out the most significant developments in a field of increasing relevance to the NHS.
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NewsNearly 100 staff left ‘in limbo by shitshow procurement’
Nearly 100 staff at a Lancashire trust have been left in “limbo” for more than two years due to a troubled NHS England procurement process, which HSJ has learned is set to be run for a third time.
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NewsBurnham wants NHS savings to help pay for social care
Ministers will look at how much can be saved from NHS budgets by improving adult social care before increasing taxes to fund the reforms, Andy Burnham has said.
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NewsProviders warned over use of AI to contest contract awards
Private and NHS care providers that lean too heavily on AI to draft complaints about contract awards risk having their submissions returned or even rejected, the competition watchdog has warned.
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NewsJail for scammer who secured string of NHS management jobs
A scammer who lied to secure 13 NHS management and admin jobs – including at NHS England and NHS Digital – has been jailed for four years.
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NewsProvider fined £600k over death
A provider has been fined more than £600,000 over the death of a 33-year-old mental health patient who sought a private admission after being turned down by the NHS.
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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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NewsNew ‘mass casualty’ orders for trusts after terror threat rises
Acute trusts designated to help deal with a “mass casualty incident” will be given just six hours to clear 10 per cent of their beds in readiness to receive the injured.
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NewsWatchdog warns NHSE over FDP effectiveness claims
NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care have been told to involve their statistical teams more closely in any claims they make about the effectiveness of the federated data platform and to improve the accuracy of communications about the controversial IT system.
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CommentTrusts should think carefully before taking new stance on antisemitism
Health Workers 4 Palestine argues NHS trusts adopting the IHRA definition of antisemitism could face significant legal and equality law risks
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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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NewsSlow down shift to neighbourhoods, says GP leader
Plans to introduce neighbourhood provider contracts next year should be “reconsidered”, the Royal College of GPs’ president has told HSJ.
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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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CommentNHS management consultants need recognition and support
New research offers the first systematic mapping of internal consulting teams operating across the NHS - and argues that, with greater visibility and investment, they could form a genuine alternative to expensive external advisers
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NewsNeighbourhood providers to gradually replace PCNs
Integrated care boards will be expected to offer GP practices additional services and funding to drive them to form new “neighbourhood providers” – but will get no new national money to do so.
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NewsCQC names new CEO
A senior civil servant who has run the food safety regulator will be the new CEO of the Care Quality Commission.
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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.
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NewsCQC chief faces ‘inherent conflict’
The chief executive of the Care Quality Commission is set to become responsible for deciding whether to remove “safe space” protection from whistleblowers’ information, which a former health minister has called an “inherent conflict”.
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NewsA&E and outpatients first to get AI scribe funding
A&E and outpatients will receive the first batch of central funding to introduce ambient voice technology this financial year, HSJ has learned.
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NewsTen ICBs accused of blocking access to private care
Private providers have accused 10 integrated care boards of blocking access to eye care, which they argue is redirecting tens of thousands of patients to A&E and GPs.