by Chris Rogers | 6 Sep 2013 | Uncategorized
The George Eliot Hospital in Warwickshire, one of the eleven trusts placed in special measures in the aftermath of Sir Bruce Keogh’s review, could be franchised to an independent provider, according to board papers published by the NHS Trust Development Authority (NHS...
by Sam | 6 Aug 2013 | Health, Public Sector
Amid much anticipation, US healthcare expert Professor Don Berwick will today set out his recommendations as to how the NHS can improve levels of patient safety, with all the indications being that he will argue in favour of minimum staffing levels for hospitals and...
by Sam | 2 Aug 2013 | Health, Public Sector
NHS England has given the clearest hint yet of what the post-Sir David Nicholson future might look like, with the publication of the job description for the role of its chief executive once Sir David stands down in March 2013 (although there have been some suggestions...
by Sam | 31 Jul 2013 | Health, Public Sector
The Department of Health is headed back to the drawing board over its plans for Lewisham Hospital, after Mr Justice Silber determined that Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt had overstepped his powers when announcing plans for the downgrading of the hospital’s...
by Sam | 26 Jul 2013 | Health, Public Sector
Something I have long suggested is that a “culture of carelessness” has spread throughout many areas of our once hallowed National Health Service. The publication of the Keogh Report, with its findings of 14,000 unnecessary deaths in just 11 Trusts, has finally...
