All articles by Alison Moore – Page 53
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NewsOne in three acute trusts set to merge, join chains or form alliances
Around a third of acute and specialist trusts are involved in potential mergers/acquisitions, hospital chains, or other major collaborations, HSJ analysis has found.
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HSJ LocalUpdated: Patient transport firm to relinquish contract after CQC concerns
An independent patient transport provider is to hand back a £63m contract to the NHS, as it was revealed the Care Quality Commission has served six improvement notices on it.
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HSJ Local'No evidence of harm' from delayed ambulance response policy
South East Coast Ambulance extended response times for some “red two” calls in winter 2014-15 Latest review found no evidence of patient harm as a result of the policy Review was affected by poor data and plans to interview patients were dropped A review into an ambulance trust’s ...
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HSJ Local
Deficit forecast quadruples at financial special measures trust
A leading teaching hospital is forecasting a £60m deficit this financial year – nearly four times its control total.
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HSJ LocalTrust asked to maintain 111 service with 12 days' notice
An ambulance trust has been asked to continue providing NHS 111 services with just 12 days’ notice after plans for a new provider to take over were delayed twice.
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HSJ LocalTroubled ambulance trust launches patient harm review
An ambulance service in special measures is to review whether any patients have been harmed by problems locating defibrillators during emergency calls.
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NewsNHS England to invest £130m in cancer treatment equipment
The NHS is to invest £130m to upgrade or replace key equipment for treating cancer, and will announce new proposals to reorganise radiotherapy services across England this week.
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HSJ LocalSpecial measures ambulance service plagued by IT problems
An ambulance trust recently placed in special measures is struggling to respond to emergency calls because of continued IT problems.
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NewsHospitals demand clarity over future of EU staff
Specialist hospitals have called for the government to clarify the rights of EU nationals to remain working in health and social care in the UK.
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HSJ LocalChair steps down from special measures FT
The chair of a troubled trust has stepped down with immediate effect just weeks before a crucial inspection.
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: healing the relationship between doctors and trusts
How can the issues and concerns from the junior doctors’ contract row be overcome? Our roundtable set out to find a way forward from the dispute
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NewsCall for non-FTs to have greater freedom to deliver STPs
NHS trusts should be allowed to set up shared service companies and be part of accountable care organisations to help deliver their sustainability and transformation plans, a leading healthcare law firm has said.
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NewsDelayed transfers reach highest ever level
Delayed transfers of care in August hit their highest level since monthly data started being collected six years ago.
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HSJ KnowledgeNew HSJ channel showcases work of STP pioneers
Our series of articles and videos about sustainability and transformation plans kicks off with a video of talk at NHS Expo
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NewsReport: Hospitals need real time data to make better use of beds
EXCLUSIVE: Real time data rather than a “midnight census” of empty beds could help trusts tackle flow problems and reduce delays for patients, a report from the Nuffield Trust has said.
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NewsAmbulance trusts struggle with rise in most serious calls
Ambulance service performance has slumped over the past year as trusts struggle to cope with an 18 per cent rise in the most serious cases.
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HSJ KnowledgeCancer strategy: How to make the vision a reality
As NHS England looks ahead to a new long term cancer strategy, a survey by HSJ and Macmillan Cancer Support asked HSJ readers how confident they felt about their ability to achieve the new direction
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HSJ KnowledgeIntegrated services: Why data sharing should happen here and now
A collaboration of health and social care organisations that aimed to defeat ‘silo’ mentality by pooling data to target services most effectively
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: How to get the innovation message out there
HSJ and Pfizer’s roundtable asked what can be done to spread the best ideas in the NHS beyond their local origins – and at scale.
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HSJ KnowledgeRoundtable: when high expectations meet low morale
At a time of stagnating salaries and punishing workloads, how are NHS leaders helping staff cope?