Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
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HSJ LocalMedic to review dozens of suicides linked to trust
A trust has appointed a chair to lead an independent review into dozens of suicides that were sparked by allegations of record tampering.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Trust’s concern over ‘short-term’ funding agreements
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: How a Nightingale hospital is, finally, the answer
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalICS pauses roll-out of ‘unique’ joint committees after legal advice
An integrated care system has paused its implementation of unique new joint committees that sought to bridge the gap between providers and commissioner.
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NewsMinisters name 30 trusts receiving share of £250m fund
Ministers have named the 30 trusts which will receive a share of a £250m fund to increase urgent and emergency care capacity.
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News‘Disappointing’ failure to boost community care revealed by internal data
A ‘disappointingly slow’ transformation of community services means thousands of mental health patients are still presenting at emergency departments within weeks of being discharged from an inpatient facility.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Leadership change comes to the peninsula
From Cornwall to the Cotswolds, West Country Chronicle offers essential insight into NHS matters in the South West. Contact me in confidence here.
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HSJ LocalTroubled ICS reveals ‘first in England’ shake-up of structure
Cornwall’s commissioning board and two providers are set to delegate authority to two new joint committees in what local chiefs claim is a first-of-its-kind governance shake-up for the health service.
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HSJ LocalICS plans ‘integrated NHS groups’ spanning ICB and trusts
An integrated care system that has struggled with ‘strained and challenging relationships’ is exploring ‘joint constitutional committees’ spanning its integrated care board and two provider trusts.
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NewsICS chief agrees to pay back covid bonus
The chief executive of an integrated care board will return a bonus paid for her ‘response and management’ of the pandemic, following enquiries by HSJ about the payment.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Scandal-hit trusts show signs of progress
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HSJ LocalNearly half of trust’s beds filled by patients fit to be discharged
A chief executive has described her ‘considerable regret’ that growing difficulty in discharging patients has resulted in nearly half of her trust’s inpatients being clinically ready to leave.
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HSJ LocalGovernance scandal trust failing to manage complaints
A trust which is facing major governance issues is failing to respond to hundreds of complaints properly, with patients and families waiting more than twice as long as the NHS target for responses to their concerns, an external review has found.
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HSJ Local‘Considerable disquiet’ over lack of savings from £7m consultancy contract
There has been ‘considerable disquiet’ among board members of a beleaguered NHS trust over £7m of spending on a consultancy contract, which according to auditors has so far delivered ‘no tangible savings’.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Forgetting the war that’s still happening
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover.
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HSJ LocalGovernance-scandal trust appoints new CEO
A community and mental health trust whose previous CEO departed under a shroud of governance problems has appointed a new leader.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: Chiefs’ fears over staycation wave
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HSJ LocalTrust acts after 'inappropriate' payments to board members
An acute trust is taking “remedial action” after an external investigation found thousands of pounds had been “incorrectly” paid to board members, HSJ can reveal.
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HSJ LocalStruggling trusts halt work on merger
Two trusts mired in controversy over quality and governance issues have paused their planned merger, HSJ has learned.
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Expert BriefingWest Country Chronicle: How NEDs pushed chair out of governance scandal trust
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