All articles by Zoe Tidman
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HSJ LocalHospital rated ‘inadequate’ over leadership and infection failures
A hospital run by the largest trust in the East of England has been downgraded to “inadequate” by the care regulator, which found ”disconnected” leaders and ”bowls of bodily fluids left for multiple hours”.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Why CEOs should focus on sustainability
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsNew Hospital Programme boss quits for HS2
The top NHS England official for the programme to build a wave of “new hospitals” that has faced major delays is leaving for a senior role at HS2.
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NewsRevealed: The 16 trusts forced to retest thousands of patients
The full list of 16 trusts which are retesting tens of thousands of patients who may have been wrongly diagnosed with diabetes can be revealed by HSJ.
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NewsFirst names in DHSC’s new top team revealed
The first appointments to the combined Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England top team have been announced – but many key posts remain vacant or not permanently filled.
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HSJ LocalLeaders ‘quick to blame’ at ‘inadequate’ hospital department
Staff have accused leaders of being “quick to find someone to blame” in an inspection that has rated a hospital department “inadequate”.
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News‘Serious risk of imminent breakdown’ for maternity units, admits NHSE
Many maternity and newborn units are at “serious risk of imminent breakdown”, regularly hit by leaks and floods, and too cramped to provide the necessary care, an official NHS England report admits.
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HSJ LocalTrust boss urges directors to experience private sector
A trust leader has urged executives to learn from the private sector as he noted the NHS can “occasionally [be] inward-looking”.
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NewsGovernment blocks release of data on new hospital projects
The government has refused to share the data used to decide in which order the projects included in the New Hospital Programme will be built.
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NewsICB cluster chairs revealed
All “clustered” integrated care boards have appointed a chair, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsConfed boss to leave next year
The head of the NHS Confederation will step down next year, he has announced, as the organisation considers a merger with NHS Providers.
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HSJ LocalInquiry delay ‘making CEOs look silly’
The lack of information given to trusts likely to be involved in a national maternity investigation due to complete this year is making leaders “look silly” in front of staff, a major trust chief executive has said.
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HSJ LocalHospital chief leaves national NHSE role
A trust chief is unexpectedly leaving his national NHS England role leading development of the NHS App.
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HSJ LocalTrust ‘concerned’ about rising C-sections
A trust rated “inadequate” for maternity services has reported what it describes as a “concerning” increase in caesarean sections to its board.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: New green plans lay bare the steep challenge ahead
The ideas, policies and challenges at the heart of the NHS goal for net zero emissions, from HSJ sustainability correspondent Zoe Tidman.
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NewsRevealed: The areas where a quarter of primary care estate needs replacement
Five integrated care systems claim that more than a quarter of their primary care premises are not fit for purpose, HSJ research has revealed.
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NewsCampaigners against care failings at three trusts will help scope national investigation
Three large teaching trusts are highly likely to be included in a government-commissioned “investigation” of NHS maternity and neonatal care after those campaigning for improvements at the organisations were included in the group establishing its terms of reference.
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News‘40 new hospitals’ will not be delivered until 2046
The delivery of the “40 new hospitals” promised in 2019 by the incoming Conservative government will cost £60bn and take until 2046 to deliver, if pursued by the current administration and its successors.
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NewsIVF postcode lottery intensifies as ICBs cut costs
At least four more integrated care boards are planning to cut IVF services in a move that would further shrink access to NHS fertility treatment across the country.
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NewsTrusts accused of ‘lack of planning’ after strike exemption requests
The British Medical Association has accused several trusts of a “dangerous lack of planning” and flawed exemption requests, as they sought to maintain more planned care during the ongoing resident doctor strikes.