All articles by Sarah Calkin – Page 11
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NewsGovernment urged to drop barring scheme
A group set up by the government has urged ministers to consider dropping its plan to set up a barring scheme for NHS managers guilty of misconduct, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalCleaning cuts at Great Western
WORKFORCE: Hospital cleaners at a south west trust are threatening to strike over plans to cut cleaning hours by 5 per cent.
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HSJ LocalLondon trust and Priory bid for Bristol mental health tender
COMMERCIAL: The Priory Group and South London and Maudsley Foundation Trust are among the bidders shortlisted to lead the delivery of mental health services in Bristol, it has been announced.
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NewsNicholson defends senior pay in row with MPs
Sir David Nicholson has told MPs the suggestion he changed his opinion to fit the facts was “beyond response” during a heated discussion on the pay of senior health service managers.
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NewsBaumann: deprived areas will not lose out under new formula
The most deprived areas will not lose out under the new formula for allocating funds to clinical commissioning groups, NHS England’s finance director has told MPs.
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HSJ LocalTariff 'paradox' often leaves trusts better off if patients contract infections
CLINICAL RESEARCH: The elimination of surgical site infections may leave trusts worse off financially for their work on certain specialisms, a study conducted by Plymouth Hospitals Trust suggests.
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NewsThird of nursing directors concerned about staffing levels
A third of nursing directors believe they regularly have too few nurses to ensure safe staffing levels on their wards, a survey of some of England’s most senior nurses suggests.
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NewsReport urges shift in pharmacy role
Soaring demand for GP and emergency services could be reduced if there is a “radical shift” in the role of pharmacists, a new report claims.
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NewsHSJ's inspirational women call for action
Senior health service figures are being asked to address the under-representation of women in leadership of the NHS, in the wake of HSJ’s Women’s Issue earlier this year.
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NewsConcern over race bias on leadership course
Just 4 per cent of recruits to a nursing leadership course set up at the request of the prime minister are from a non-white background, HSJ’s sister title Nursing Times has learnt.
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HSJ Local
Dorset Healthcare chief executive resigns
WORKFORCE: The chief executive of Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust has resigned with immediate effect, just weeks after the organisation’s chair also stood down.
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: Hakin cleared of bullying and endangering patient safety
NHS England’s interim deputy chief executive Dame Barbara Hakin has been cleared of acting in a “bullying” and unprofessional manner by the General Medical Council, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsNHS Direct to close
NHS Direct is to be completely wound up by the end of the financial year and its remaining business dispersed to other providers, it has been announced.
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NewsAnalysis: Merging trusts caught in 'catch-22'
Monitor has moved to address concerns that competition rules are thwarting much needed service reconfiguration. It follows warnings that clashing regulations are leaving trusts trying to merge in a “catch-22” situation.
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NewsFirst nurse appointed to national clinical director role
A nurse and hospital chief executive has been appointed national clinical director for rural and remote care by NHS England medical director Sir Bruce Keogh.
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NewsBournemouth and Poole merger is blocked
The proposed merger of two Dorset foundation trusts has been blocked by the Competition Commission after it concluded there was insufficient evidence patients would benefit from the plans.
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NewsMinisters propose extension of special administrator powers
Both NHS trusts and foundation trusts which are the neighbours of failing providers could be ordered to reconfigure services under a proposed law change.
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NewsOFT to rule on key pathology mergers as another project collapses
Fresh evidence has emerged of the impact competition probes are having on plans to reconfigure services after Office of Fair Trading investigations were cited as barriers to two major pathology reorganisations.
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NewsInnovation fund axed amid confusion over specialised services
NHS England has scrapped a £50m fund designed to promote innovation as part of a flagship government policy - just two months after its launch.
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NewsChoices to change friends and family presentation
NHS England has agreed to change the way the results of the friends and family test are presented online by NHS Choices following complaints from trusts, HSJ has learned.