New NHSE director to lead £1.5bn savings programme
NHS England has appointed a senior director to lead an “ambitious” £1.5bn efficiencies programme. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 12, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Trusts underspend tech funding despite NHSE push
NHS England’s flagship tech budget to digitise hospitals will be underspent this year, prompting fresh concern about crucial transformation funding not reaching the frontline. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 12, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Trust’s treatment of Muslims heavily criticised by board director
A board director has publicly criticised his trust for its treatment of Muslim staff and patients. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 12, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
‘Outstanding’ trust CEO leaving after 13 years
The chief executive of an “outstanding” rated community trust is to step down after 13 years in the role. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
‘Urgent action’ needed to stop AI harm, says government review
“Action at the highest levels” is “urgently needed to anticipate potential harm” – including racial and other bias – from widespread use of AI in healthcare, a government review has warned. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
‘Urgent action’ needed to stop AI harm, says govt review
“Action at the highest levels” is “urgently needed to anticipate potential harm” — including racial and other bias — from widespread use of AI in healthcare, a government review has warned. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Staff shortages putting A&E crisis support target at risk
A national survey, seen by HSJ, has raised concerns about the “sustainability, quality and consistency” of mental health crisis support services in emergency departments. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Trust ‘not guilty’ after CQC prosecution
A mental health trust has been found not guilty of care failings relating to an inpatient’s death following a trial which concluded today, over charges brought by the Care Quality Commission. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
North by North West: Coming up with the wrong answer
Essential insight into NHS matters in the North West of England. Contact me in confidence here. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Patients exposed to excess radiation by out-of-date radiology device
Patients are being exposed to radiation doses at the “upper limit of safe” because a hospital is relying on a radiology machine three years after its “end of life” with a substandard second-hand part. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Patients exposed to excess radiation by out-of-date MRI scanner
Patients are being exposed to radiation doses at the “upper limit of safe” because a hospital is relying on an MRI scanner three years after its “end of life” with a substandard second-hand part. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
The mythbuster: The worst conspiracy theory in history
Via a deep dive into the 1982 Conservative Cabinet memo, Steve Black sheds light on the NHS’s enduring resistance to privatisation throughout its extensive history (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 11, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
HSJ Weekly Catch-up: Missing videos, unlikely mergers and Budget bargains
Your essential update on health for the week. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 8, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Revealed: the best and worst NHS organisations to work at in every region
HSJ has analysed the 2023 NHS Staff Survey results to reveal the best, and worst, trusts to work at, according to their staff. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 7, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Atkins hints at ‘new incentives’ for trusts to hit productivity targets
The health secretary says there will be “new incentives” to reward NHS trusts to hit efficiency targets and suggests this could involve some form of reinvestment of surpluses generated from productivity schemes. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 7, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
