Redundancy scheme to cut corporate staff by 14%
Multiple hospitals are launching redundancy schemes or plans to freeze recruitment for corporate and non-clinical staff, in a bid to meet their financial expectations in 2024-25. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Dame Ruth May announces retirement
Dame Ruth May is retiring as chief nursing officer for England later this year, it has been announced. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
New Hospital Programme admits 50% vacancy rate amid recruitment problems
The New Hospital Programme team has faced issues recruiting to internal roles and recently had a 50 per cent vacancy rate, the government has admitted. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Regulators battling 'overlapping remits and confusion'
A watchdog today called for simplification of health and social care regulation, saying “it’s really quite challenging to get the health and social care regulators into one room” because there are so many. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 16, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHSE U-turns over axing staff mental health support
NHS England has extended a national mental health support service for NHS staff by 12 months, pending a review, just three days after announcing it was axing it. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 15, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Abusive patients told ‘we have the right not to treat you’
A trust’s CEO has warned patients they could be refused treatment and asked to leave if they become abusive towards hospital staff. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 15, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Revealed: 90% increase in year-long waits for children
The number of people waiting more than a year for community services has risen sharply, with children the hardest hit, data reveals. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 15, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
What Canadian doctors say about new U.K. review questioning puberty blockers for transgender youth
In the U.K., where the debate over transgender care has become increasingly heated, England's National Health Service has banned puberty blockers for youth following a review it commissioned, which found a lack of evidence that the medications help with gender dysphoria. Canadian doctors who spoke to CBC News disagree. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - April 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Health Source Type: news
The mythbuster: Why the Arts Council should have funded the planning guidance
The NHS planning guidance lacks focus. Too many goals prevent prioritisation of what is important, and fails to reflect on and learn from past actions, writes Steve Black (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 15, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHSE hires consultants to ‘promote adoption’ of FDP
NHS England has awarded an £8.5m contract to consultancy firm KPMG to “promote the adoption” of the “federated data platform” by trusts and integrated care boards. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 15, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
NHSE axes mental health support for staff
A dedicated mental health and addiction support service for secondary care staff is shutting to new patients, as NHS England is set to cut its funding. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 12, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Staff mental health support axed by NHSE
A dedicated mental health and addiction support service for secondary care staff is shutting to new patients, as NHS England is set to cut its funding. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 12, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Mapped: RTT waiting times
An interactive map of local NHS waits around England in February 2024, showing the pressures, with links to all the details by organisation and specialty. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 12, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Revealed: One in seven callers could not reach GP in worst-performing ICS
People attempting to contact their GP practice are almost three times as likely to report failing to get through in some integrated care systems than others, according to NHS England-commissioned data. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - April 12, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
