All articles by Alison Moore – Page 15
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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.
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NewsNew role for trust chief of 25 years
A veteran chief executive has been appointed as permanent head of an ambulance trust.
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NewsFire risk discovered at PFI hospital
An acute trust is facing years of disruption after discovering parts of its building – including cladding – pose a potential fire safety risk.
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NewsFT chair steps down after critical CQC report
The chair of a trust, which was given a warning notice by the Care Quality Commission after an inspection earlier this year, has stepped down.
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NewsTwo more ICBs sued over procurement by NHS trusts
An NHS trust and two social enterprises are taking legal action over a £300m procurement for children’s community health services which they say raises ‘significant concerns about safety’.
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NewsHalf trust’s staff told CQC they had ‘no confidence’ in its leaders
More than half of a trust’s staff told the Care Quality Commission they did not have confidence in its executive leadership, with just 16 per cent saying they did, the regulator has reported.
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News56% of staff leave ‘relentless’ jobs within a year
A trust has found that more than half its new call handlers quit within a year of starting, and a third within six months — with ‘health’ being given as the main reason.
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NewsAmbulance handover delays soar as winter bites
Ambulance handover delays rose last week with close to 13,000 crews waiting more than an hour to offload patients — marginally more than the comparable week last year.
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HSJ LocalOnly half of trusts’ staff were trained ahead of troubled IT go-live
Only half of staff across two acute trusts were fully trained in the use of a new electronic patient record before its introduction, which led to disruption and patient harm, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust which had three ‘catastrophic’ IT failures in two years still at ‘high risk’
A trust which suffered three major IT failures in the space of two years was let down by poor leadership and governance, an external review has found.
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NewsTrust chief executive quits to take job in Qatar
The chief executive of one of England’s biggest trusts is to leave after being headhunted for a senior leadership role in the Middle Eastern state of Qatar.
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NewsStaff set to miss out on ‘covid bonus’ despite government U-turn
Staff in some organisations providing NHS services – including in trusts’ subsidiary companies – are likely to miss out the one-off ‘covid bonus’ paid to other health service staff, despite an apparent government agreement to fund it, HSJ has been told
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HSJ InteractiveReducing the CVD burden
In addressing the cardiovascular disease burden the NHS faces significant challenges, requiring both investment and education. But technology and innovation can be instrumental in driving prevention, early intervention and in tackling health inequalities
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NewsStiffer stroke target introduced – despite failure to meet old standard
The failure of trusts to offer stroke patients the level of rehab required by standards introduced 10 years ago has not prevented the publication of new guidance which demands even higher performance.