All articles by Alison Moore
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NewsFirst CEO role for former parliamentary candidate
A doctor who has previously run as a Labour parliamentary candidate has been appointed chief executive of Dartford and Gravesham Trust.
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NewsSubstandard dialysis did not kill patients, says trust
A decision to provide substandard dialysis treatment due to “exceptional” capacity pressure was not responsible for high mortality discovered among the service’s patients, a trust has claimed.
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NewsNew chief for troubled hospital
The deputy chief executive of two south coast trusts has been appointed to one of the toughest jobs in the NHS.
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NewsResident doctors to strike during by-election
Resident doctors will strike for four days next month – with the threat of more action in July – after talks with the new health and social care secretary failed to produce a breakthrough.
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NewsTrust leadership gets red rating after boardroom row
A trust whose chair quit after a boardroom row has become the first to have its “capability” rating downgraded by NHS England.
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NewsTrusts expect to miss emergency care target
Four of England’s 10 ambulance trusts are expecting to miss the headline response time target for 2026-27, according to their plans for the year.
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NewsNew health minister appointed
Britain’s first female Sikh MP has been appointed as a health minister.
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NewsHealth minister resigns
Zubir Ahmed has become the first health minister to quit in the current batch of resignations, saying his decision was guided by surgical principles.
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HSJ InteractiveImproving women’s health: Does vaginal health need more focus?
Vaginitis is a common condition which can affect women’s quality of life. An HSJ roundtable, in association with Hologic, asked why the problem still wasn’t getting the attention it needed
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NewsTrust upgraded despite staff reports of discrimination and fear
A large acute trust has had its leadership rating upgraded from “inadequate”, despite serious concerns including allegations that a board member made “divisive and discriminatory remarks” about a Ramadan initiative.
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News‘Concerning’ levels of therapy still carried out by unaccredited staff
Tens of thousands of therapy sessions are still being carried out by unaccredited practitioners in the NHS, data suggests – nearly four years after the deadline to stamp this out.
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NewsStabbing ‘could have been avoided’ with better care
A mental health trust discharged a patient without reviewing his risk level, a month before he went on to stab a man.
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NewsNHSE intervenes at governance crisis trust
NHS England has formally intervened over governance failures at a trust whose chair resigned after “exceeding her authority” by suspending its chief executive.
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NewsTrusts name first joint CEO
A chief executive has been appointed to lead ambulance services for a population of about nine million, in a new group of two trusts.
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NewsTrust chair quits following dispute with CEO and directors
A trust chair who “exceeded her authority” in suspending the organisation’s chief executive has stood down.
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NewsTwo trusts announce joint chair
Two trusts who have said they want to work more closely together have appointed a joint chair.
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NewsOckenden to head fourth maternity review
A chair has finally been appointed for an independent review into maternity and neonatal services in Sussex, nearly 10 months after the investigation was first announced by Wes Streeting.
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NewsTwo directors resign amid trust leadership dispute
Two non-executive directors have resigned from a trust whose chief executive is suspended amid a dispute with the chair.
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NewsChair ‘exceeded authority’ when suspending trust chief, investigation finds
A trust chair “exceeded her authority” and “badly handled” the suspension of its chief executive, according to investigation findings seen by HSJ.
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NewsMidlands and East become handover hotspots
Five general hospital trusts – four of them in the East of England – saw a substantial increase in ambulance handover times this winter, against a backdrop of national improvement.