All articles by Zoe Tidman – Page 10
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NewsExclusive: Tory marginals favoured in ‘new hospitals’ selection
A process in which the government added and overlooked trusts for the “40 new hospitals” programme appears to have benefited marginal constituencies, according to analysis and documents obtained by HSJ.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: The high price of high emissions
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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NewsGovernment seeks £150k lead for '40 new hospitals' programme
The government is advertising for a top civil servant to permanently lead its “new hospitals” building programme, leaving it unclear whether the current director will remain in place.
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NewsTrusts ‘strongly recommended’ to stop buying their own energy
The NHS has announced it will move to buying energy centrally in a bid to cut costs, though the deal will not be mandated for trusts.
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HSJ LocalICB sued by trust over £500m deal
A company part-run by an NHS trust has launched a legal challenge against a neighbouring integrated care board over a £500m pathology contract.
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NewsTrust boss: Minority staff ‘could be put off applying’ for teams which lack diversity
A trust chief executive has said people from minority ethnic backgrounds “could be put off applying” for roles in teams which lack diversity.
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NewsA&E doors upgraded after child lost part of their finger
A trust is upgrading its safety protections after a child lost part of their finger after getting it stuck in a hospital door.
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Expert BriefingCarbon Copy: Why the NHS still buys diesel ambulances
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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HSJ LocalTrust considers closing hospital in favour of new integrated hub
An acute trust is formally considering closing one of its hospitals and replacing it with a town centre health campus instead.
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NewsNHS England to issue ban on domestic flights
NHS England is set to ban staff from domestic air travel, even as internal data suggests the number of flights has increased over the last year.
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NewsMinister: There’s systemic racism in the NHS
A health and social care minister privately said there was ‘systemic’ racism within the NHS and called for an investigation into it.
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News£600m consultancy contract advertised for New Hospital Programme
NHS England is looking to hire a new delivery partner, on a contract worth up to £600m, to support its major hospital rebuilding programme.
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HSJ Local‘Regular flooding’ and ‘fire risks’ force part-closure of hospital
Inpatient services are set to be transferred out of a large community hospital due to regular flooding, fire safety risks and broken lifts.
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NewsDemand for ICB job cuts ‘wasteful, in every sense’ says Streeting
The shadow health secretary has criticised the “wasteful” way in which integrated care boards were set up and hit with cuts shortly afterwards.
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NewsNHS failing to prioritise those in most need, says departing ICB chief
The NHS should better track patients with the greatest clinical need so they can move to the front of the queue for treatment, a former government waiting list tsar has said.
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NewsLabour will give GPs ‘obligation’ to offer choice, says Streeting
The shadow health and care secretary would give GPs a stronger “obligation” to offer patients choice of provider at the point of referral, which they are not currently doing, he said.
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NewsFresh delay to NHS capital strategy revealed
Government has said a long-promised NHS capital strategy will not be published until next summer, although there are hopes some further funding will be announced in next week’s autumn statement.
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News‘Design compromise’ for new-build hospitals due to funding shortfalls
Trusts in the ‘new hospital programme’ will have to make significant compromises to their projects unless the Treasury can be persuaded to release billions more in funding, sources have told HSJ.
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HSJ LocalInquiry into 2,000 deaths may expand scope due to ‘ongoing concerns’
A statutory inquiry into the deaths of around 2,000 mental health patients could be expanded because of ‘ongoing concerns’ about the safety of services, the inquiry’s new chair has said.
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NewsDHSC defends contract award to minister's ex-colleague
A consultancy contract awarded to a health minister’s former colleague without being tendered was above the value threshold that would normally require a competitive process, HSJ has learned.