CEO says he was ‘leant on’ to delay covid restrictions
A trust chief says he was “leant on from a big height” to delay visiting restrictions at the start of … Read more
NHS England
NHS in talks with government over covid cash amid multibillion ‘overspend’
A recent NHS England finance report seen by HSJ says the organisation is still in discussions with the government over … Read more
NHS England boss warns that UK must solve social care crisis if ‘any good’ is to come from pandemic
Sir Simon Stephens, head of NHS England, warned that Britain must solve its social care crisis if “any good” is … Read more
NHS changes made under the radar
Two weeks ago The Lowdown warned of plans being hatched by NHS England and local “Integrated Care Systems” (ICSs) and Clinical Commissioning … Read more
NHS staff told not to join pay demonstrations as they ‘adversely affect public confidence’
HSJ has seen an email in which NHS staff in London were warned by national regulators not to take part … Read more
Plans for post Covid NHS hatched behind the lockdown
Debates over relaxing the lockdown and whether or not the peak of the Covid-19 crisis may now be behind us … Read more
Seriously ill patients spending hours on trolleys
The most seriously ill patients are left waiting for hours in corridors or trolleys as the NHS struggles to find … Read more
NHS letting down stroke patients with a ‘postcode lottery rehabilitation’
Patients are failing to recover from a stroke or a heart attack after being discharged from hospitals as the NHS … Read more
‘Corridor nursing’ becoming the new norm in A&Es
A&E units are so crowded that patients are being attended to in hospital corridors, leading to the possibility that they … Read more
HSJ reports leak that reveals government fears over 50,000 nurses plan
HSJ has revealed that senior government officials are challenging NHS England’s plans for boosting retention to deliver the prime minister’s … Read more