All articles by Alison Moore – Page 35
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NewsDamning CQC report finds ‘bullying and predatory behaviour’ concerns at trust
An ambulance service could be put in special measures after a damning report criticised poor leadership for fostering bullying and not acting decisively on allegations of predatory sexual behaviour towards patients.
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NewsDeath of HSJ freelancer and campaigner
Daloni Carlisle, who has died aged 56, was a talented journalist who wrote for HSJ and other media, and became a campaigner for better awareness of women’s cancers.
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NewsConsultants communicated with managers through solicitors as care deteriorated at teaching trust
Consultants at a leading teaching trust communicated with managers through solicitor’s letters and left junior colleagues to conduct operations from text books, a previously unpublished review discovered by HSJ reveals.
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NewsCouncillor claims local trust is ‘scapegoated’ over care failings
A councillor has implied the Care Quality Commission has been “heavy handed” for criticisms of his local trust, which saw sustained covid-19 deaths linked to the virus spreading in hospital.
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NewsPlans for extra trauma unit mooted to cope with population growth
A new trauma unit could be set up in Kent and Medway because of increasing need for services in south London and north west Kent.
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NewsCQC’s infection control concerns at covid deaths trust revealed
A trust which accounted for one in eight covid deaths in hospital during part of the summer has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission for its infection control.
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NewsRegulators step in at struggling trust
NHS England and Improvement is “working closely” with a troubled ambulance trust, following new regulatory action being taken against it by the Care Quality Commission.
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NewsTrust criticised for slow action on ligature risks
A trust has been criticised by the Care Quality Commission for failing to take action quickly enough after two patient deaths at a unit described as ‘not fit for purpose’.
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NewsArm’s length bodies show ‘very little improvement’ on diversity
Arm’s length bodies in the NHS made virtually no improvement in the numbers of BAME staff at the highest levels in 2019, according to new official data.
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NewsPandemic proves combined 999 and 111 services more effective, claim ambulance leaders
An ambulance chief has called for closer integration between 999 and NHS 111 services in the wake of the covid pandemic.
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News‘Confidential’ document warns second covid peak could hit NHS five times harder
Modelling being used by NHS officials forecasts that hospital admissions could peak at five times the level seen in April without additional measures to control the virus, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsStaff suspended after ‘great distress’ to BAME workers
Three members of staff at London Ambulance Service Trust have been suspended from duty after comments on the trust’s internal communication channels caused “great distress” to BAME staff.
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NewsExclusive: Review launched after ‘injustices suffered by BAME staff’
A clinical commissioning group has ordered an independent review of its culture after what is described as “injustices experienced by black Asian and minority ethic colleagues” during the covid pandemic.
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NewsRaft of covid service changes not being reversed
Significant changes to a range of services, including A&E, stroke and maternity, made amid the covid-19 crisis are set to remain into next year, an HSJ analysis of key projects has found.
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NewsCounty hopes for £400m in spending review for massive service change
Leaders in the south east are hopeful they will secure funding for a delayed £400m acute reconfiguration from the comprehensive spending review this autumn.
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NewsUnpublished report reveals ‘exit block’ turned A&E into ‘a ward’
Previously unpublished reports newly obtained by HSJ reveal issues including a “significant safety risk”, warring surgeons, and patients suffering sight loss due to delays and missed diagnoses.
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HSJ InteractiveHow ICSs can harness the power of tech
As the peak of the pandemic has passed, which technology initiatives and innovations will endure and how can ICSs and STPs lever them to deliver efficiencies and improve care for patients? Alison Moore reports on the webinar which explored these key questions
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NewsIntensive care unit stays open despite fire warning
A children’s hospital is having to put safety measures in place because it discovered building problems which could mean fire spreading quickly, it has emerged.
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NewsChair of failing trust replaced as NHSI brokers support from major FT
A failing trust is to be given “targeted support” from a major teaching hospital in a bid to improve its services.
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NewsTrust with record covid deaths sees high rate of hospital acquired infection
The proportion of patients confirmed as infected with covid-19 after admission to East Kent hospitals is running at twice the national rate, according to figures seen by HSJ.