Thousands of NHS staff use speak up guardians
More than 7,000 NHS staff raised concerns with a local freedom to speak up guardian according to the latest data.
Top trust’s move to PFI hospital delayed by ‘cladding’ fears
Royal Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust’s protracted move to a new £165m site has been further delayed after the trust raised concerns about “combustible cladding” on the new site.
Four trusts named as digital exemplars for 'hopeless' IT system
Four trusts will receive additional national support to improve the Lorenzo IT system, five years after a senior MP branded it a “hopeless system” supported by a government bribe.
How much could private units contribute to NHS financial recovery?
While there are undoubtedly opportunities for private patient units, careful market due diligence needs to be undertaken and the optimal strategy needs to be considered to make them more lucrative. By Hugh Risebrow
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Revealed: 58 trusts admit they will miss financial plan
NHS Improvement has accepted formal revisions to the financial forecasts of almost 60 NHS trusts, according to data published today.
NHS Improvement abandons consultancy turnaround programme
A financial turnaround project where management consultants are sent to work with NHS trusts has been shelved by NHS Improvement, HSJ has learned.
Revealed: Trusts performing worst against race equality target
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust was the worst trust in England for racial bias in its formal disciplinary process last financial year.
Trusts must reduce deficits by two-thirds to hit official forecast
NHS trusts must reduce their combined monthly deficit to £107m to meet the official forecast figures in the second half of 2017-18, after recording a monthly deficit of almost £300m in the first half of the year.
Exclusive: 18 'high calibre' leads appointed to major NHS improvement programme
Leading consultants have been appointed to lead 14 national reviews aimed at improving efficiency and reducing unwarranted variation in NHS, HSJ can reveal.
HSJ Patient Safety Awards 2017: Patient Safety in Surgical Care
Calderdale and Huddersfield Foundation Trust: Improving outcomes after emergency surgical admission
The best and worst performing trusts on patient experience
Five NHS trusts have been identified by the Care Quality Commission as having significantly poor overall patient experience scores.
Analysis: Over 100 trusts report rise in E coli infections in a year
Almost 70 per cent of NHS trusts have seen a rise in E coli infections in the 12 months up to to January 2017, raising questions over their ability to meet the government’s target to cut rates by 50 per cent in three years.
Trust makes long awaited chief executive appointment
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust has appointed East and North Hertfordshire Trust deputy chief executive Stephen Posey as its new chief executive.
Revealed: New oversight ratings for every NHS trust
Regulators have published proposed new ratings for every NHS trust that reflect the seriousness of the problems they face.
Three trusts set to lose specialist heart surgery
NHS England has announced decisive changes to which hospitals carry out congenital heart disease surgery – and faced immediate challenge from trusts which are set to lose the service.
Patient Safety Awards 2016: Cardiac Care
The winners spearheaded a project designed to improve the recognition, prevention and treatment of acute kidney injury
The call must go out to improve hospital switchboard services
Our research into hospital switchboard performance suggests more staff might be needed if the NHS is to be transformed into a seven day service, write Thomas Hampton and colleagues
Prestigious teaching trust restricts access to heart service
ACUTE CARE: A prestigious teaching hospital trust has temporarily restricted access to its outpatient cardiology service for out of area referrals, a leaked letter has revealed.
Papworth chief retires after 23 years in charge
Papworth Hospital Foundation Trust chief executive Stephen Bridge, one of the NHS’s longest serving leaders, is to retire.