All articles by Shaun Lintern – Page 57
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NewsRegulator receives first ‘fit and proper person' complaints
A mass referral of more than 20 senior NHS managers has been made to the Care Quality Commission in what will be the first test of the new ‘fit and proper person’ regulations, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England to probe costs of seven day services
Financial consultancy firm Deloitte has been commissioned by NHS England to examine the cost implications of expanding NHS services across seven days, HSJ has learned.
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NewsClegg: Moving away from block contract is biggest change in mental health
Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said beginning to shift mental health services away from block contracts could be the most significant change the government has made in the sector.
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HSJ LocalNHS consortium challenges NHS England £80m contract decision
A consortium of NHS trusts have lodged a formal challenge against NHS England following its decision to hand a 10 year, £80m contract for PET CT scanning to a private company.
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HSJ LocalMidlands trust spends £13.5m on Portakabin units
STRUCTURE: University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust has placed a £13.5m order for temporary buildings to expand its ward and operating theatre capacity, HSJ has been told.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Barts Health turnaround consultancy spend revealed
FINANCE: Barts Health Trust spent more than £7m on five consultancy firms in the 14 months to December as part of its financial turnaround project, HSJ can reveal. The turnaround programme began at the start of the 2013-14 financial year.
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NewsNICE recommends minimum A&E nurse staffing ratios
Hospitals should ensure they meet minimum nurse to patient ratios in accident and emergency departments according to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.
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HSJ LocalParamedic to be sentenced over Midlands patient death
A West Midlands paramedic will be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to failing to discharge his duty of care to a man who collapsed and died outside a hospital emergency department in 2012.
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NewsExclusive: NHS children's services 'not fit for purpose'
The NHS’s failure to reconfigure children’s services, has left it with a model of care not fit for purpose, the president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health has told HSJ.
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NewsExclusive: NHS Employers reveals plans to overhaul contracts
Proposals to enable the NHS to deliver seven day services have been unveiled by NHS Employers. It includes an overhaul of medical contracts and how much staff are paid for weekend and evening work.
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NewsNew care model proposals 'must involve patients'
Proposals to develop new health and social care models will need to demonstrate meaningful clinical and patient involvement to get NHS England support, HSJ has been told.
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NewsExclusive: Lawyers could return to court over NHS England primary care decisions
Lawyers have threatened to take NHS England back to court if it cannot show it is taking steps to involve patients in primary care commissioning decisions.
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HSJ LocalLegal challenge to Stafford Hospital transfer ruled out
STRUCTURE: A legal challenge against the transfer of services from Stafford Hospital to the Royal Stoke Hospital has been ruled out in legal advice to the local authority.
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HSJ LocalTrust hopes for £6m income from new cancer unit
FINANCE: A West Midlands acute trust is hoping to generate £5.9m in extra income per year following the opening of a new £23m cancer treatment unit this month.
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NewsExclusive: NHS England appoints director for new care models
HSJ chief executive of the year Samantha Jones will join NHS England this month as director of new models of care for NHS England.
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NewsExclusive: Ombudsman cleared of wrongdoing despite weaknesses
The Parliamentary Health Service Ombudsman has been criticised over its handling of four contracts worth more than £1m by the National Audit Office, but ombudsman Dame Julie Mellor was cleared of wrongdoing.
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HSJ LocalMidlands trust signs five year IT contract
University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust is installing a multimillion pound electronic patient record system to help integrate its clinical information systems across both Stoke and Stafford hospital sites.
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NewsNew patient safety incentives revealed
New incentives to improve patient safety have been outlined by NHS England. These include advances in seven day services, care of sepsis and acute kidney injury, as well as moves to tackle antibiotic resistance.
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NewsHSJ leadership inquiry member knighted in new year's honours
Sam Everington, chair of Tower Hamlets CCG, is among a number of NHS managers, nurses and doctors included in the new year’s honours list
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NewsNew national advisory board to tackle workforce issues
A new national advisory board with a system-wide coordination role for workforce issues is to be created, the NHS planning guidance has revealed.