Row over cuts follows NHS management review
General Messenger, who led the Royal Marines’ invasion of Iraq may appear an odd choice to review NHS management, but … Read more
Management
Overwhelming inequalities affect minority ethnic people in NHS
This week saw the publication of a damning review by the NHS Race & Health Observatory which shows that urgent action is … Read more
Government considering single leader for local NHS and care services
The HSJ has reported that the government are considering a change to a single person being accountable for planning health … Read more
More flaws exposed in ‘integrated care’
New study concludes: No shared understanding of what integration means Pilots achieved “only mixed results” and made little progress on … Read more
NHS given impossible ‘guidance’
“The floggings will continue until morale improves.” That’s clearly the way management is viewed in today’s crisis-ridden NHS. It seems … Read more
Serious concerns over plans that police will be able to ‘strong-arm’ NHS to hand over patient data
The government is planning laws that will enable police forces to “strong-arm” NHS bodies into handing over confidential patient data … Read more
Summer crisis for depleted NHS hospitals
While many campaigners’ eyes have been focused on the football, or the ‘dead cat’ of the Health and Care Bill, … Read more
New Health & Care Bill will gag local voices
A major loss of local accountability and control, coupled with a massive expansion of centralised powers, and the danger of … Read more
New No.10 health unit recruiting
The HSJ reports that a job advert has been posted for a deputy director to lead the “public service recovery – … Read more