All articles by Alison Moore – Page 10
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NewsChair leaves trust after a year in post
An ambulance trust chair has announced his departure, little more than a year after he took up the post.
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NewsParamedic named as trust’s permanent CEO
A leading paramedic has been confirmed as the permanent chief executive of an ambulance trust.
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NewsTop team overhauled at trust with ‘inadequate’ leadership rating
Half of the executive directors at an ambulance trust are absent from work or due to leave as it contemplates a major shake-up of its governance.
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NewsICB pauses work on new stroke unit after ‘assurance’ concerns
A decade-long bid to establish a hyper-acute stroke unit has been delayed further after commissioners raised “assurance” concerns.
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NewsOutside CEOs bring ‘positive challenge’ to sector, says review author
The senior leader who carried out a cultural review of the ambulance sector has said bringing in chief executives from outside has “shone a different light” on the service, although she stressed it was not a “silver bullet”.
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NewsHospital had wrong CQC rating for four years
A general hospital was wrongly denied an “outstanding” rating for four years due to a calculation error, the Care Quality Commission has admitted.
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NewsMaternity unit rated ‘inadequate’ after delayed Caesarean warning
A trust’s main maternity unit has been rated “inadequate” and given a warning notice amid concerns delayed Caesarean sections are causing harm to babies.
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NewsWaiting times focus ‘overshadows misconduct’, finds NHSE review
Ambulance trusts have often prioritised capacity and response times over dealing with cases of misconduct, a review of culture in the sector for NHS England has found.
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NewsHospitals drop ‘outstanding’ ratings in wake of merger
Two hospitals which had been rated “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission have dropped to “requires improvement” in the wake of a merger with underperforming neighbours.
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NewsJuniors plan latest five-day strike
Junior doctors have announced a further five full days of strike action this month, while their union has accused the health and social care secretary of refusing to extend their strike mandate to allow pay talks to continue.
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NewsTrust seeks ‘dialogue’ to avert court row with ICB
Providers who are taking legal action against commissioners have called for a “dialogue” over the risks an underfunded tender would pose to local children and families.
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News‘Degrading’ long A&E waits reach new peak
Long waits in accident and emergency departments rose to one of the worst levels on record last month as emergency care experienced its busiest ever January.
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NewsStaff ‘picked on by trust’s execs’, review hears
An external review has told a trust to consider the “suitability, professionalism and effectiveness” of its executive leadership team, after hearing of a “culture of fear” in surgery teams.
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NewsTrusts risk ‘Obama effect’ after diversifying boards
NHS organisations risk an “Obama effect” by improving Black, Asian and minority ethnic representation at top levels without tackling race discrimination affecting the rest of their staff, the authors of a new study have claimed.
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NewsExclusive: Rise in ‘free births’ raised with government and regulators
National leaders have been alerted to the risks from growing numbers of women choosing to give birth without midwifery or medical input – known as “free birthing” – HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust loses national emergency contract after 13 years
A key part of the NHS’s national emergency response system has been handed to a new trust to run for the next five years.
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NewsNHSE imposes ‘return to office’ policy
Full-time NHS England staff will be required to work at least two days in the office from April, despite union concerns.
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News‘We don’t want to be a DGH’ says smallest trust’s CEO
England’s smallest acute provider could have a bright future providing services for the community as well as delivering regional and national specialist services, its new chief executive has said.
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NewsTheatre staff 'deliberately slow down' operations, review finds
Theatre staff at a major hospital “deliberately slowed down” to limit the number of operations that could be done each day, an NHS England review has been told.
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NewsFive trust CEOs were paid more than £300,000 last year
Several trust chief executives were paid more than £300,000 in 2022-23, including adjustments for previous underpayments, pay in lieu of pension contributions, and redundancy packages.