Policy and Regulation – Page 99
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HSJ LocalFirst NHS inpatient unit fails fire safety tests
A specialist cardiac centre has become the first NHS inpatient unit to fail fire safety tests carried out in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster.
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NewsRegulators told to raise manager pay to close 'significant' gender pay gap
Pay increases for senior managers at the NHS arm’s length bodies should be used to reverse a widening gender pay gap, the Senior Salaries Review Body has said.
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NewsNew interim chair of NHS Improvement named
A former director general at the Department of Health has been appointed as interim chair of NHS Improvement.
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Expert BriefingThe Commissioner: STPs, busy being born or busy dying?
What NHS England isn’t telling you, and more indispensable weekly insight for commissioners, by Dave West.
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NewsNHS leaders 'boxed in' by Treasury rules, warns Mackey
Jim Mackey has said health leaders are “completely boxed in” by Treasury accounting rules when it comes to borrowing money for capital investment.
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NewsGovernment accused of 'contradictory' health regulation policies
The body overseeing the professional regulation for healthcare workers in the UK has criticised the government for its “contradictory” policies and continuing with an “outdated” model.
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NewsNHS 'afraid' to hear safety concerns, warns new chief inspector of hospitals
NHS “does not have an embedded safety culture”, Professor Ted Baker says Hospital safety remains CQC’s “biggest concern” New inspection regime will “test” any disconnect between trusts’ self-assessment of quality and findings of inspectors The NHS is “still afraid of hearing the truth about problems”, the Care Quality ...
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CommentCowper’s Cut: Brexit – clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right: stuck in the middle with EU
Cowper’s Cut is a new weekly column from HSJ’s comment editor Andy Cowper. It will be published every Monday and seeks to serve as an informative and entertaining stimulant for HSJ’s subscribers at the start of the working week.
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LeaderGrenfell: There but for the grace of God goes the NHS
The terrible fire at Grenfell Tower will be a defining moment in British public life just as “Baby P”, the Hillsborough disaster or the killing of Stephen Lawrence caused a major recalibration of our attitudes to social work, public safety and institutional racism.
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NewsExclusive: Ex-TalkTalk chief in line to be NHS Improvement chair
A Conservative peer and former chief executive of the broadband giant TalkTalk is a leading candidate to be appointed as chair of NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
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NewsFollow NICE safe staffing guidance, says regulator
The latest batch of safe staffing advice from NHS Improvement has told NHS trusts they should follow guidelines previously drawn up by NICE.
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NewsCMA launches investigation into major trusts merger
Competition regulators have launched a formal inquiry into a long-mooted merger which would form one of the largest acute trusts in the country.
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CommentFindings from CQC’s first consultation on its next phase of regulation
We examine some of the CQC’s proposed regulatory changes that would affect NHS trusts.
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CommentWhy Getting it Right First Time is easier said than done
GIRFT has the potential to improve clinical performance but it must overcome a couple of stumbling blocks first, writes Nick Timmins
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NewsUpdated: Cladding tested for fire risk at 36 trusts
Fire safety tests are being carried out on external cladding used by 36 trusts to find out whether it is similar to material used on Grenfell Tower.
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HSJ LocalLargest ever CCG merger paused for at least a year
The biggest ever proposed clinical commissioning group merger has been paused for at least a year, the three Merseyside CCGs involved have said.
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NewsCQC to 'strengthen' oversight of private hospitals after breast surgeon scandal
Regulator to “strengthen” its review of practising privileges in independent hospitals in wake of Ian Paterson scandal CQC will use data from insurers to spot “outlier” surgery activity Considering freedom to speak up guardians for the independent sector The Care Quality Commission is to “strengthen” its oversight of ...
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NewsQueen's speech: Doubt over promised health reforms
Queen’s speech includes only a “draft bill” to give powers on to new safety investigator This is likely to mean significant delay for the changes Plans to consult on mental health and older people’s social care, but no legislation proposed The government has no firm plan for any ...
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NewsRevealed: New national patient safety director
Senior NHS England clinician Celia Ingham Clark has been appointed as interim national patient safety director for England in a joint appointment across NHS England and NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.