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Failing trusts face ‘administration’ regime, says Streeting
Trusts which fail to address longstanding financial problems “may be placed into administration” or be taken over by another provider, Wes Streeting has said.
Six CQC board directors replaced
Nearly all the Care Quality Commission’s non-executive directors have left, making way for six new recruits, including an NHS England director.
Virtual wards saved trust £1.3m a year
Virtual ward beds are £450 cheaper per day than traditional hospital ones, researchers have found in a landmark study.
Capital budgets held flat for three years
Health service capital budgets will be held flat in real terms until the end of the decade, the government has confirmed.
NHSE launches redundancy call
NHS England is inviting staff to “express interest” in taking voluntary redundancy, despite having yet to set out a new structure.
Mackey reveals PFI revival plan
NHS England has confirmed plans to introduce a mechanism to allow private finance investment into health service infrastructure within months.
Confed and Providers set to merge
NHS Confederation chief Matthew Taylor has signalled moves towards a merger with NHS Providers.
CQC warns trust over maternity staffing
The trust with the highest perinatal mortality rates in the country has been told it must improve its midwifery staffing.
‘Tear up’ outpatient model, Mackey tells NHS
The NHS needs to “tear up” the model of providing outpatients, Sir Jim Mackey has said.
CEO announces departure after six months off
An integrated care board CEO and long-serving NHS leader has announced he is retiring after six months away from the organisation.
Trust’s redevelopment on hold over £20m black hole
NHS managers are considering significantly scaling back plans to improve mental health facilities after a row with a developer.
Hospital chief executive ‘confrontational’ with billionaire donor
A hospital has denied its chief executive was “confrontational” at a meeting with a billionaire donor.
ICB chiefs ‘not sulking’ despite feeling ‘systematically undervalued’
Imposing drastic management cuts has revealed to other NHS leaders that integrated care boards “actually have an incredibly important function”, according to the NHS Confederation chief executive.
The providers ‘in pole position’ to lead neighbourhood health
Mental health trusts are the largest providers of adult physical community health services in England by population, potentially putting them in “pole position” to lead the development of “neighbourhood health” in many areas.
Starmer hires innovation champion as health adviser
A former NHS director and innovation network CEO has been appointed as the new health adviser to the prime minister.
Ex-brewery boss to succeed long-serving trust chair
An ex-brewery boss will be the new chair of one of the most challenged trusts in the country, replacing the incumbent who is retiring after 40 years as an NHS leader.
Provider sells NHS services after financial collapse
A private provider has collapsed and sold businesses running at least eight urgent care centres to another firm.
Trust and manager cleared of manslaughter
A mental health trust and its ward manager have been cleared by a jury of corporate manslaughter and manslaughter by gross negligence.
Patient Safety Awards 2025 shortlist revealed
The shortlist for the 2025 Patient Safety Awards has been announced, featuring 216 projects that demonstrate excellence in categories including data and analytics, primary care, children and young people, maternity and many more.
Hospital group director given CEO role
A director at a large London hospital group trust has been given his first CEO role.
Trust broke rules in £14m contract award
Mackey’s men dominate the 2025 Top 50 CEO rankings
NHS App director reverses decision to join tech consultancy firm
Board failings mean provider is breaching its licence, says NHSE
£370m capital announced to support urgent care recovery
Trusts ordered to help with ‘heartbreaking’ diagnostic delays
‘Blame shunting’ by providers leads to poor emergency care, says NHSE
Exclusive: ICBs to shrink to 27 clusters
Revealed: The trusts and systems sharing £150m emergency care fund
Tech leaders warn against transferring ICB functions
Cost of inquiry ‘threatens trust’s financial resilience’, says CEO
Major AI project paused over patient data concerns
‘Lack of trust’ in provider’s leadership uncovered by NHSE
Embattled chief executive resigns
Regional boss: Put US tech firms ‘on the hook’ for support
Research posts must be protected from cuts, orders NHSE
Revealed: The winners and losers of £750m estates repair fund
New technology should be paid for ‘like medicines’, says NICE chief executive
Police launch corporate manslaughter investigation into another trust
Government threatens new law to bring use of agency staff ‘to an end’
NHSE axes £69m fund designed to improve patient flow
Basic errors lay behind trust’s botched IT upgrade, leak reveals
CEO accuses trusts of defying NHSE target
ICB CEO returns to role after national secondment
NHSE director: 50% cut to ICB costs ‘may well not be right number’
External reviews ordered over trust’s baby death rates
Nine systems get extra deficit funding
Senior pay rules ‘demotivating’ leaders, say government advisers
Planning, teamwork and understaffing criticised at troubled unit
Trust takes legal action over delays to £100m construction project
Streeting 'pushing for stronger action' on maternity failings
South comes off worst from government capital funding boost
Govt cut threatens leadership training
New CEO named at trust facing calls for public inquiry
Pioneering ICB set to be split up
Up to a third of ICBs to remain independent despite budget cut
£2.8bn trusts name shared chair for ‘new era’
Ten-year plan will ‘end one size fits all primary care’
NHSE funding rule ‘deliberately unfair’ to non-acute trusts
Trusts spending too much ‘pursuing executive talent’