BREAKING: London Nightingale temporary hospital is to be closed to new admissions and mothballed, to be on hand in case of a second coronavirus peak.
More to follow
Meanwhile, Chief Executive of the Year
@NHS_RobW
says "I'm shocked and surprised".
"Being a CEO in the NHS is a privilege, we're accountable for patients and every penny we spend - and I'm only CEO of the year because of the staff here doing all their great work."
#HSJAwards
House of Commons nearly emptied when PM's questions ended and NHS urgent questions started: barely 30 MPs left, despite the nationwide pressures on ambulance services.
An earlier draft, circulated within government last week, contained a section with responses from the 1,000-plus orgs and individuals who supplied evidence. Many suggested discrimination and poorer life chances played a part in the increased risk for people with BAME backgrounds
...and the winner of NHS Chief Executive of the Year is
@NHS_RobW
!
Judges said Mr Webster was the "runaway winner" and his work at a system-level was among the many reasons for his success.
Congratulations!
#HSJAwards
Chris Whitty: GPs have put up with huge amount of strain with the pandemic, and have stood up a huge task in vaccination - so I would like to thank them all for their work.
That concludes this afternoon's briefing. Follow
@HSJnews
for all the latest covid-19 stories.
#HSJNews
Who should have more power in the NHS?
As part of our annual HSJ100 power list, we will identify 20 'WILDCARDS' - people who do not yet wield huge power over the NHS and health policy, but who should be heard and followed closely at the top of the service.
BREAKING and EXCLUSIVE - a large hospital trust is making the covid vaccination mandatory for all its staff
In a letter seen by HSJ, Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust said the jab will become compulsory for all employees and written into contracts
....and the winner of HSJ's Acute Trust of the Year is
@SFHFT
!
Judges said the use of patient and staff stories to illustrate their progress was "admirable", and that their presentation was "humble and effective".
#HSJAwards
EXCLUSIVE -The NHS’ current plan for covid vaccine rollout — dependent on the arrival of supplies — would see the whole adult population able to begin receiving it before the end of January, according to leaked documents seen by HSJ.
from
@_JasmineRapson
This is Sir Bruce Keogh's last board meeting. "He is one of those most unusual people whose achievements hugely overshadow his ego." says Sir Malcolm Grant
#NHSEnglandBoard
Mr Cummings says he repeatedly - from Feb/March - "if we don't fire
@MattHancock
and get on top of the testing catastrophe we will see a lot of people dead".
"In April, we had this terrible pledge distorting the system and constant lying about PPE."
BREAKING:
All local NHS commissioning bodies (now known as integrated care boards) have been told they'll have to cut their staffing costs by 30% by 2025-26
from
@HMAnderson39
HSJ’s Top 50 Chief Executives recognises England’s top leaders of NHS trusts. In this, its ninth year, the number one spot is secured by Angela Hillery of Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust and Leicestershire Partnership Trust.
Read more here:
HSJ's Acute Trust of the Year
@SFHFT
say they are "overwhelmed and delighted" to have won this prestigious award.
Host
@LennyHenry
congratulates all winners and that concludes tonight's
#HSJAwards
, and we end with a performance from the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust choir.
Simon Stevens in the Lords points out "the pandemic has exacerbated and intensified mental health need".
Says his amendment - requiring government to publish % of NHS spend on NHS - "not a criticism [of ministers], but an encouragement to stay the course... spine stiffeners"
@claireharr
@Davewwest
the NHS charities pay for art, not the trusts themselves. Also, a story about negligible spending from 2013 might not tell us much about right now