North by North West: Patient safety or administrative convenience?
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ICS £230m in the red hails ‘positive’ financial performance
Leaders in Lancashire and South Cumbria searched for positives as they were told the integrated care system would miss its financial plan by £150m.
Fire warnings yet to be fully dealt with at eight hospitals
Eight hospitals in England have fire safety warnings attached to them, with half in place since 2022 or earlier, HSJ can reveal.
North by North West: Skin in the game
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Revealed: Worst hospitals for food hygiene
More than 30 hospitals in England failed to receive the top ratings for food hygiene in their latest inspection.
North by North West: Trust left isolated as strike nears 50 days
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Trusts told to plan for 10% cuts on top of annual savings
Trusts in Lancashire have been told to plan for a 10 per cent cut in their contract values, on top of the annual efficiency savings they were already planning for next year.
System ‘resisting change’ and lacking skills for financial recovery, says CEO
A chief executive has said his system’s financial recovery is being hampered by staff who are resistant to change, with too many people lacking the right skills and experience.
‘Short termism’ is undermining NHS savings and safety, warns CEO
The government must allow health systems to plan their finances over a longer period to help deliver ‘real’ savings by rationalising services, says a leading chief executive.
Recovery Watch: The trusts slipping the most on PM’s pledge
Recovering services from the covid crisis is the big task for NHS leaders for the foreseeable future. The Recovery Watch newsletter tracks prospects and progress. This week by HSJ bureau chief and performance lead James Illman.
Ministers 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.
Teaching trust appoints joint chair after two failed attempts
A teaching trust in Lancashire has appointed a new chair at the third attempt.
North by North West: Has Lancashire missed a trick?
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CQC names worst trusts for experience in A&E
The Care Quality Commission has named the trusts which have performed ‘worse than expected’ on patient experience in urgent and emergency care.
Top CEO leaves to run Gibraltar health system
A leading trust chief executive has announced he is stepping down from the NHS and has accepted a three-year role with Gibraltar Health Authority.
Exclusive: 800 consultants refuse to cover juniors strike without extra pay
More than 800 consultants in London have signed a letter saying they will not cover the junior doctors’ strike next week unless their trusts agree to pay a higher overtime rate set by the British Medical Association.
Inexperienced trust CEOs get extra support after NHSE concerns
Concerns over the number of trusts being run by first-time chief executives has prompted NHS England to offer an increased support package for new leaders, HSJ has learned.
CQC inspection teams lacked ‘correct expertise’, review finds
A review of the Care Quality Commission’s failures in a high-profile whistleblowing case says it needs to ensure clinicians with the “correct expertise” are placed on its inspection teams.
Why counselling should replace occupational health support for distressed staff
NHS trusts should provide counselling support services for staff that are independent of occupational health and management systems to improve uptake, write David Anderson and Lucy Howard
Flagship merger ‘effectively scrapped’ after ‘wasting millions’
The leader of a flagship ‘hub and spoke’ pathology merger has criticised regulators after the project was effectively dropped due to delays in receiving £31m of capital that was allocated to the scheme in 2018.