‘Outstanding’ trust appoints new CEO
East London Foundation Trust has announced that Lorraine Sunduza will be its new chief executive. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 17, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
First test of new rules on competition finds against the NHS
The Independent Patient Choice and Procurement Panel has told the North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board that it should re-start efforts to procure a mental health service as it has contravened new commissioning regulations. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 17, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Don’t sack CEOs over long A&E waits, warns NHSE deputy chair
The government should not seek to dismiss chief executives whose trusts fail to tackle long A&E waits. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 17, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Choice champions, hewn headcounts and simple secondments
Your essential update on health for the week. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 17, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHSE reveals 10% productivity drop
Bosses at NHS England have suggested reduced discretionary efforts from staff could have contributed to hospitals being a tenth less productive than they were before the pandemic. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 17, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Daily Insight: BMA raises cap to doctors
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 17, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHSE declares rationalisation is over after cutting 7,000 posts
NHS England has completed its restructure, reducing its workforce by 30 per cent, in what it says is “one of the largest public sector transformations in the UK”. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
GPs to vote on ‘immediate’ industrial action
GPs will limit the number of appointments a day and refuse to carry out additional work if a ballot announced today by the British Medical Association is successful. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Government and junior doctors explore mediation to break ‘logjam’
Ministers and junior doctors have agreed to explore mediation in a move that could end months of strike action over pay. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
‘Dangerous’ to rely on ringfenced inequalities funding, NHSE director warns
An NHS England lead has warned against ringfencing funding meant for systems to tackle health inequalities and has said it is “dangerous” for the NHS to get into a position where leaders only do something when told. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
ICSs where staffing has grown by a quarter revealed
The NHS increased its substantive workforce by around 18 per cent over the past four years, which was almost double the rate of increase over the previous period. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
‘Decomposing bodies’ discovered at multiple hospitals
Bodies are being left to deteriorate and in some cases decompose in hospital mortuaries, often because of a lack of freezer space, HSJ has found. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Daily Insight: Keeping a check on choice
The must-read stories and debate in health policy and leadership. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
EPR causing errors and delays two years after go-live
A trust is experiencing severe problems with its electronic patient record system two years after it was installed, HSJ research has revealed. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 15, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Nurse wins staff shortages whistleblowing case
An NHS trust has lost an employment tribunal case against a nurse who had his shifts cancelled after whistleblowing when a patient was put in seclusion because of staff shortages. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - May 15, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
