All articles by Alison Moore
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NewsICB plan says trust must cut staff by 15%
An acute trust would have to cut its workforce by almost 15 per cent and its costs by 26 per cent under a draft five-year plan set by its integrated care board.
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NewsHot summer hit trust’s finances
An ambulance service will have to make an additional £1.6m in savings due to high demand over the hot summer and has been put under intense monitoring by NHS England.
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NewsICB with 30-fold increase in neurodiversity spend now paying 42 private providers
An integrated care board which has seen the amount it spends on autism and ADHD care increase 30-fold in three years is set to bust its budget again.
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NewsSupplier boss disqualified after body parts scandal
Garry Pettigrew disqualified for nine years after clinical waste scandal Criminal charges were dropped in 2023 HSJ reported in 2018 a massive build-up of clinical waste, including body parts The boss of a firm which HSJ exposed as stockpiling hundreds of tonnes of clinical waste – including human ...
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NewsSenior staff told to improve behaviour after bullying and racism findings
A trust has called for “tangible improvements” in behaviour from some of its senior clinicians, after an external review reported bullying, harassment, and racism.
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NewsTrust identifies ‘power imbalances’ after sexual misconduct sackings
An ambulance trust is to strengthen safeguarding for students after sacking two senior staff for sexual misconduct and identifying “inherent power imbalances” that put learners at risk.
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NewsTrusts failed to act on 9,000 lost patients for five years
Clinicians and managers knew of problems with an ear, nose, and throat waiting list five years before a backlog of nearly 9,000 patients came to light, an NHS England review has found.
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News‘Nepotistic culture’ left poor behaviour unchecked, says review
Staff at a major acute trust described a “nepotistic culture” in which poor behaviour went unpunished, a review into how it handled staff concerns has found.
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News‘Nothing to see attitude’ to safety incidents uncovered at hospital
A troubled trust has revealed a backlog of more than 100 incidents requiring “high-level” safety investigations, as an external report warned of a “nothing to see” attitude towards governance.
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NewsInquiry trust CEO paid £330,000 after stepping down
The chief executive of a trust subject to an ongoing inquiry and significant performance concerns received more than £300,000 after he stepped down from his post.
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NewsTrust drops from ‘outstanding’ to ‘requires improvement’
A hospital trust’s leadership has been rated “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission and accused of ”excessive scrutiny” of staff.
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NewsTwo North West MPs made health ministers
Two new junior health ministers – both representing constituencies in the North West – have been appointed by prime minister Andy Burnham.
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HSJ Local‘Lives destroyed for speaking up’ at top hospital, claim doctors
Nearly 200 doctors at a major teaching hospital have told a “listening exercise” prompted by a major care scandal that they feared raising patient safety concerns.
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NewsNHS manager died after being ‘lost to follow up’
An NHS manager died after an urgent referral was “recategorised” and a triage time of six weeks was arranged instead.
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NewsHeatwave shuts theatres and scanners
Theatres were shut and equipment broke down as the heatwave caused widespread disruption across the NHS’s ageing estate.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Another major trust sacks staff over snooping
Members of staff from yet another NHS trust have been sacked for inappropriately viewing patient medical records, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrusts must recheck 10 years’ worth of mortuary records
Trusts must check records stretching back to 2016 to ensure any failings that have taken place in their mortuaries have been reported to the regulator.
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NewsTheatres closed for months after ‘due diligence’ failures
Two new theatres were forced to shut for nearly six months after opening “without the necessary due diligence”, according to a review seen by HSJ.
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NewsICB ‘owes council north of £40m’ in care dispute
An integrated care board owes a council “north of £40m” for the costs of accommodating patients after discharge, a councillor has claimed.
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NewsTrust forced to wait 18 months for CQC report
A Care Quality Commission report into an ambulance trust is still yet to be published more than 18 months after the inspectors visited, in what is thought to be the longest delay of its kind.