Emily Townsend

NHS England has appointed a charity CEO to the new role of national director of patient experience.

Block contracts should be replaced by payment by results to tackle "fundamentally wrong" year-long waits for children's services, a trust chief has told HSJ.

Wes Streeting and the government's maternity adviser are urging a safety body to consider investigating the NHS's handling of a "severe yet poorly recognised" condition which can cause "life-changing harm".

A trust is offering "golden hellos" to obstetric consultants to plug gaps at a rural maternity unit, where it suspended births this week, after a recruitment round failed last month.

A trust is offering "golden hellos" to obstetric consultants to plug gaps at a rural maternity unit, where it suspended births this week, after a recruitment round failed last month.

Trusts have been told to report on 25 maternity asks by next month as part of the service's response to two damning reviews.

The proportion of acute trusts with an overall Care Quality Commission rating that disagrees with at least one of their main hospital sites has tripled over the past decade, analysis reveals.

A national NHS leader has told HSJ he expects more maternity units to close, while analysis suggests dozens face similar problems to a hospital where births were suspended this month.

Integrated care boards should continue to play a part in the performance management of providers, despite the role being formally removed from their remit, an ICB chief executive has claimed.

Integrated care boards must continue to be involved in improving the performance of provider trusts, an ICB chief executive has claimed.