All articles by Zoe Tidman
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NewsWorst-rated trust gets new CEO for six months
The worst-rated acute trust in England has hired an experienced interim chief executive while its incumbent takes leave.
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NewsEx-minister would sack half of managers he has met ‘in a heartbeat’
An ex-health minister has said he would sack half of the NHS managers he has met “in a heartbeat” for not being good enough.
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News‘Summary dismissal’ warning for record snoopers
Staff facing a case to answer for snooping on patient records should be rapidly suspended, and “summary dismissal” will “usually” be appropriate for those found guilty, NHS England has said.
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NewsNHS in ‘tight’ spot ahead of winter says NHSE CEO
The NHS England CEO has told HSJ the NHS is in a “tight” spot on emergency care ahead of winter, after performance took a major hit during the summer.
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NewsMackey: Government should not take NHS recovery for granted
Performance and financial improvement remain “finely balanced” New ministers want focus on results for population groups, over provider models Treasury still “churning [us] up in pointless process” rather than giving the NHS “space” The Andy Burnham government must be careful not to assume recent improvements in NHS care ...
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NewsHospitals given two months to put CCTV cameras in neonatal units
Trusts have been told to fit CCTV in neonatal units by the end of November and to “urgently” tell staff and boards that child death protocols cover babies who never leave hospital.
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NewsAlarm raised over impact of management cuts on NHS productivity
“Politically attractive” cuts to managers could harm the NHS’s productivity, a major NHS commission has warned.
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HSJ LocalWe’re providing ‘pretty awful’ care, says CEO
A hospital trust is providing a “pretty awful” standard of care, its interim chief executive has declared.
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HSJ LocalBoard shake-up at ailing hospital group
The chair of a large hospital group has announced he will be stepping down after three years, amid a major board shake-up.
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HSJ LocalManagers ‘should not feel affronted’ by Letby inquiry, says CEO
No NHS leader “should feel affronted” at being reminded of basic duties towards patients by the Letby inquiry, the chief executive of the Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust has said.
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NewsTougher sanctions on senior managers demanded by Letby inquiry
The government must introduce a statutory barring system for managers by September next year, an inquiry has said – but warned it will only work if trusts are more willing to confront serious misconduct.
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HSJ LocalControversial hospital group to be dissolved
A troubled group board has voted to dissolve a controversial partnership between two trusts following recommendations by an external review.
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Expert BriefingFollowing the Money: Is NHSE wrong to blame striking docs for financial woes?
HSJ’s expert briefing on NHS finances, savings and efforts to get back in the black. By senior correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsNHSE staff risk losing ‘thousands’ in redundancy payouts
Hundreds of NHS England staff who took partial retirement are in danger of receiving redundancy payments which are tens of thousands of pounds lower than they expected.
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NewsExclusive: Hundreds sacked for snooping on patient records
More than 200 NHS staff have been sacked and around 2,000 others sanctioned for inappropriately viewing patient records over the past five years, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsRevealed: NHSE top team clear-out cost more than £800k
NHS England spent more than £800,000 on payouts for six directors last year as it cleared out its top team, it has been revealed.
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HSJ LocalSecond trust’s delay telling Southport victims of data breaches was ‘appalling’
An ambulance trust waited nearly two months before informing victims of the 2024 Southport attack that their patient records may have been accessed inappropriately by staff, HSJ has discovered.
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NewsRevealed: The trusts that failed to sign up to NHSE’s financial plans
Ten trusts and one integrated care board had still not provided financially compliant plans for 2026-27 by the end of the first quarter, according to NHS England’s latest data.
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HSJ LocalStrikes at two hospitals extended
A fresh round of strikes set to last 20 days has been announced at hospitals in Lancashire in a row over holiday pay.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Blindsided NHSE bosses to launch snooping probe
Blindsided NHS England bosses have ordered a “thorough investigation” into the trust at the centre of a scandal involving staff inappropriately accessing patients’ records, HSJ can reveal.