News & Views - Page 44
Amanda Pritchard appointed NHS’ COO and Chief Executive of NHS Improvement
Amanda Pritchard has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of NHS England and Chief Executive Officer of NHS Improvement, a decision which Simon Stevens, NHS England's Chief…
Review sets out path for GMC to repair trust with doctors
There has been a “breakdown in the relationship” between the General Medical Council (GMC) and doctors, requiring fundamental reforms of…
NHS launches new streamlining apps library
A digital assessment portal which will streamline and improve the process for developers seeking to have their app included on…
Time to think outside the box on childhood obesity
The Health and Social Care Secretary, the Rt. Hon Matt Hancock, has commissioned the Professor Dame Sally Davis, Chief Medical Officer,…
Second outstanding rating for Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne hospitals NHS foundation Trust became only the fith trust to receive a second "outstanding" rating from the Care…
Calls to end “broken” care system for vulnerable patients
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, has today called for an end…
DHSC to invest £10m in hospital ‘rest facilities’ for junior doctors
The government has invested £10 million in rest facilities for doctors across trusts in England. This comes as a result of lobbying…
With no accountability, who is responsible for the nursing shortage?
Former health secretary Stephen Dorrell and other cross-party political voices add their names to the growing list speaking out about the workforce…
NHS Trusts need clinicians to lead the way with digital
When you dump technology on people, they will reject it, says Toby Avery, CIO of Surrey and Borders NHS Foundation…
Staying on track: delivering transformational NHS improvements at pace
Jonathan Lofthouse, Director of Improvement at Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, explains how the NHS can bring about significant change…