'Jaw dropping' NHS negligence costs revealed

'Jaw dropping' NHS negligence costs revealed

By Lee Peart 14 May 2025

MPs have called on the Government to set out a plan to improve patient safety after scrutiny of NHS accounts revealed a ‘jaw dropping’ £58bn has been set aside to cover potential negligence claims.

NHS leaders welcome fewer targets proposal

By Lee Peart 13 May 2025

Leaders have welcomed proposals for fewer targets in NHSE’s consultation on the draft performance assessment framework.

EXCLUSIVE: NHS England abolition 'necessary' for NHS to move forward

By Lee Peart 12 May 2025

The abolition of NHS England is a ‘necessary move for the NHS to move forward’, a trust leader has told Healthcare Management.

NHS 'maxed out' on funding and must focus on better value, says Mackey

By Lee Peart 12 May 2025

NHS England chief executive officer Sir Jim Mackey has urged providers to focus on providing better value for money as he warned funding levels had been ‘maxed out’.

NHSE to scrap 999 calls rerouting system

By Lee Peart 15 April 2025

A system which reroutes emergency calls during busy periods is being dropped by NHSE.

ICBs and providers to be graded on level of performance delivery

By Lee Peart 28 March 2025

ICBs and providers are to be graded from 1-5 on level of delivery under new draft guidance issued by NHSE.

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NHSE failed to meet all 2022 elective care targets, finds NAO

By Lee Peart 24 March 2025

NHSE has failed to meet all its February 2022 targets on elective care waiting times, a report has found.

BREAKING NEWS: 'I'm no mouthpiece', Dash tells MPs' committee

By Lee Peart 26 February 2025

Dr Penny Dash, the Government’s preferred candidate for the next chair of NHS England (NHSE), has said she is ‘no mouthpiece’, during a Health and Social Care Committee hearing this morning.