All articles by Alison Moore – Page 3
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‘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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Theatre 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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Five 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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New 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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Fire 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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FT 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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Two 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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Half 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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56% 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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Ambulance 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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Only 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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Trust 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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Trust 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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Staff 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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Reducing 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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Stiffer 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.
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Trust directors guilty of ‘significant failure’ in not preventing abuse of 101 bodies in mortuary
The leadership of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Trust has been told to ‘reflect’ on the ‘weaknesses and failings’ which contributed to a maintenance supervisor being able to sexually violate more than 100 bodies in hospital mortuaries over a period of at least 15 years.
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Exclusive: Paramedics unable to work as recruitment outstrips ambulance numbers
Up to 50 ambulance crews are unable to go out on the road in London every day because the service does not have enough vehicles for its increasing workforce, HSJ can reveal.
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Exclusive: Dozens of new ambulances delayed after supplier goes bust
The delivery of more than 100 new ambulances to the NHS could be delayed ahead of winter after the company paid to supply them went into administration, HSJ has learned.
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Former college president made interim trust chief
England’s first ambulance trust chief paramedic and quality officer has been appointed as the interim chief executive at South Western Ambulance Service Foundation Trust.