All ACUTE LIST articles – Page 7
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NewsHospital chief executive steps down after regulatory action
The chief executive of a large Midlands hospital trust has announced he is stepping down
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NewsMany hospital spells wrongly priced, finds official review
Around 7 per cent of acute spells are priced incorrectly due to clinical coding errors, a study has found.
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NewsSmall hospitals could be paid more under forward view plans
Smaller hospitals could be paid more for the work they do in a bid to ensure they remain viable, under plans set out in the NHS Five Year Forward View.
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NewsExclusive: Hospitals offered bonus payment for extra operations
Acute providers will be paid at a bonus rate for carrying out additional operations as part of national officials’ ongoing attempts to cut waiting lists, HSJ has learned.
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NewsGroup established for 'innovative' smaller hospitals
A new group for small and medium-sized hospitals has been set up by the Nuffield Trust to look at how they can adapt their business models.
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HSJ LocalOxford trust sees 11 per cent jump in patient complaints
PERFORMANCE: Oxford University Hospitals Trust saw an 11 per cent jump in in the number of complaints it received from patients last year, it has emerged.
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HSJ LocalNorfolk trust applies for mutual programme
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals Foundation Trust is bidding to be one of 10 trusts to receive grant funding to investigate the potential scope for becoming a mutual, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalPatients outside Addenbrooke's catchment area cause A&E spike
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has uncovered a “perfect storm” of factors behind a sharp spike in its accident and emergency attendances after polling its patients.
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NewsExclusive: Trusts seek to shield wage bills with income ambitions
English hospitals have reduced the amount they expect to save on wage bills this year, as they focus on cutting costs in other areas and boosting income
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HSJ LocalCambridge University Hospitals no longer in breach of its licence
Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust is no longer in breach of its licence after improving its financial and clinical performance, Monitor has announced.
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NewsExclusive: Salford Royal admits 'significant failings' within surgery division
One of England’s most high profile foundation trusts has admitted it unknowingly left hundreds of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for orthopaedic surgery
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HSJ LocalColchester nurse arrested in connection with alleged drugs theft
A nurse has been arrested on suspicion of stealing drugs from hospitals run by Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust, local police have disclosed.
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HSJ LocalColchester suspends employee over cancer data probe
Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust has begun a disciplinary investigation and suspended a member of staff in relation to alleged wrongful manipulation of cancer patients’ waiting time data.
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HSJ Local
Colchester set to downgrade maternity units
An Essex trust which temporarily closed two maternity units sparking outcry from residents and MPs should re-open them but only as “on demand” birthing units, a trust director has recommended.
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NewsTrust misses urgent cancer wait target for one in five patients
A surge in referrals and lack of capacity saw a large hospital trust miss the two-week cancer wait target by 13 percentage points.
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NewsDH expects to lose 85 per cent of overseas visitors and migrants costs
The Department of Health expects to recover up to around 15 per cent of the estimated £2bn of costs shouldered by the NHS for overseas visitors and migrants
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NewsSecond trust abandons private franchise option
A second district general hospital trust has ruled out being run by a private company under a franchise agreement.
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HSJ Local
Cambridge University Hospitals 2013-14 deficit smaller than feared
FINANCE: Cambridge University Hospitals Foundation Trust has recorded a year end deficit for 2013-14 of £8.4m, £1.8 better than its previously anticipated deficit of £10.2m.
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HSJ LocalColchester chair to step down
The chair of troubled Colchester Hospital University Foundation Trust, the hospital accused of manipulating cancer patients’ data last year, is stepping down.