ICB sued over ‘conflict’ in £40m contract award
An integrated care board has denied its officials had conflicts of interest when awarding a £40m contract to run an urgent care centre, according to papers filed with the High Court in London. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 24, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Former CEO to chair trust at centre of bullying allegations
A former trust and integrated care system chief executive has been appointed as the chair of a hospital provider grappling with high-profile bullying concerns. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 24, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHSE appoints single boss for all CSUs
NHS England has appointed a single managing director to lead its four commissioning support units as part of an ongoing overhaul of their operating model. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 24, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Trusts face paybill hike from rebanding claims
Ambulance trusts are facing significantly higher costs as thousands of staff look set to be upgraded to a higher pay band. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 24, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
U.K. visa changes imperil recruitment of scientific talent, policy experts warn
New U.K. immigration rules will deter international scientific talent and harm universities, science policy experts say. This month, a rise in the minimum salary that international skilled workers must meet to obtain a visa took effect, coming on top of a sharp hike in the fee migrants must pay to access health care, as well as new restrictions on visas for family members.
The changes “will make it much harder for higher education institutions to attract talent from overseas,” says Jenny Sherrard, national head of equality and policy for the University and College Union (UCU). They are “counterproductive to the...
Source: ScienceNOW - April 23, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: news
Government ’s failure to implement Windrush decisions is unlawful
The government’s decision to scrap recommendations made by an independent review into the Windrush scandal was unlawful, says UNISON today (Tuesday).
Over the next two days at the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand, the union will be putting forward legal arguments to support the case brought by Windrush scandal victim Trevor Donald.
Mr Donald is challenging the decision taken in early 2023 by the then home secretary Suella Braverman to scrap three of the recommendations hailing from the Windrush Learned Lessons Review.
When Wendy Williams first published her independent review into the government’s treatment of the...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 23, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release judicial review Windrush Source Type: news
GP takes over community trust as new chair
A GP has been named as the new chair of a community trust in the East of England. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 23, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Government should be ashamed of trading lives for votes over Rwanda
Commenting on the Rwanda bill clearing its final parliamentary hurdle, UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea said today (Tuesday):
“Nothing more clearly demonstrates the cruelty and moral bankruptcy of this government than the ghastly Rwanda law it has finally pushed through parliament.
“For ministers to be gleeful at the export of vulnerable people, including children and victims of modern slavery, is a disgrace.
“The UK is trading away its humanitarian duties and turning its back on people in genuine need, who get no second chance.
“There’s no proof that any of this will stop the boats as the Prime Minister...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 23, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release immigration refugees Rwanda Source Type: news
UNISON opinion: Who wins? You decide
Ballot papers for the service group executive (SGE) elections should have arrived in your email inboxes. You’ll also receive a postal ballot paper to your home address very soon.
Now is the time to use your vote and choose who represents you on your service group executive committee.
The SGEs are made up of UNISON members who decide what campaigns to run on your pay, terms, conditions, and funding for public services. They can also take decisions on pay consultations, strike ballots, days of action and are responsible for protecting your interests at work. It’s not paid staff at UNISON headquarters who make these decis...
Source: UNISON Health care news - April 23, 2024 Category: UK Health Authors: Christina McAnea Tags: Article General Secretary's blog News Christina McAnea SGE elections 2024 Source Type: news
‘Wholly unrealistic’ NHSE financial recovery policy risks ‘significant harm’ warns ICS
Leaders of an integrated care system in the Midlands have warned they cannot make the scale of staffing cuts required to balance the books without putting patients at risk. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 23, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHSE appoints to key recovery role after nine-month wait
NHS England has appointed a substantive chief dental officer after filling the post in an interim capacity for almost a year, it has announced. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 22, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Block on data sharing contributed to death
A failure to share medical information between IT systems contributed to the death of a man in prison custody, a coroner has concluded. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 22, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
A&E problem trusts targeted for tech investment
Some of the worst-performing trusts for emergency care performance are set to get funding from NHS England to help manage patient flow through hospital. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 22, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Trust ordered to cut 600 posts
A major acute trust has been ordered to cut 600 whole-time equivalent posts, its chief executive has said. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 22, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
The mythbuster: The poverty of positive thinking
The NHS England’s penchant for positive spin on performance belies a deeper need for honesty and hope, crucial for organisational turnaround, writes Steve Black (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 22, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
