Annabelle Collins
Annabelle has been writing about healthcare for 10 years and is a senior correspondent covering workforce and safety as well as issues concerning the NHS in the Midlands. She also runs HSJ's Health Check podcast.
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NewsConsultants vote ‘no confidence’ in trust board
The consultants committee at a mental health trust has passed two ‘no confidence’ votes in its board, after the medical director was unexpectedly ‘removed’ from his duties.
NewsTrust reviewing bed capacity after three patient deaths
A coroner has warned a trust in the West Midlands for the third time about bed shortages, after three patient deaths which he believes are linked.
HSJ LocalWarning notice issued to trust which gave ‘assurances’ care was improving
An acute trust in the East Midlands has been issued with a warning notice and seen its maternity services downgraded from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission after ‘assurances’ that improvements had been made proved misleading.
NewsNurses demand new negotiations after pay deal ‘eclipsed’ by consultants offer
The government must re-open pay negotiations with nurses in the wake of its pay offer to consultants, the general secretary and chief executive of the Royal College of Nurses has told the health secretary.
NewsTwo-year waits for community mental health services revealed for the first time
Official data published for the first time has revealed more than 24,000 children and young people are waiting almost two years to be seen by community mental health services.
NewsTwo ICBs appoint CEOs
A integrated care board has appointed its chief nursing officer as interim chief executive, while another ICB has made its interim CEO substantive.
Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: The workforce plan is still unfunded and uncosted
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
NewsICBs face £5.5m cost for CQC assessments
The Care Quality Commission is planning to charge integrated care boards up to £290,000 each annually to fund system inspections, it has revealed in consultation documents.
NewsJoint CEO for trusts with £2bn turnover
A joint chief executive has been appointed across three acute trusts in the East Midlands in the next stage of their “formal collaboration”.
NewsConfirm there is no plan to ‘replace doctors’, NHSE told
The medical regulator has told NHS England to ‘directly tackle’ a perception there is a plan to replace doctors with physician associates amid an ‘intense’ debate about their future.
News‘Notable decline’ in ambulance, mental health and maternity care, says CQC
The quality of maternity, mental health and ambulance services has seen a “notable decline” over the last year, which is contributing to “unfair care” and worsening health inequalities, the Care Quality Commission has warned.
Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: Not just another royal college row
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
NewsFinance directors need to do more to keep patients safe, warns watchdog
Financial directors need to take responsibility for safety, which should be at the core of how the NHS runs services, the leadership of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body said at its launch yesterday.
News‘Vital’ safety deadline thought to have been missed by most trusts
Most trusts are thought to have missed the deadline to launch a new national incident reporting system that has already been beset by difficulties and delays.
News‘Insular’ trust has to rebuild ‘hope’ and relationships, says turnaround CEO
The chief executive of a major acute trust has said performance problems caused it to ‘look inwards’ and described how it has been working to ‘build back relationships’ and give ‘hope’ to staff.
Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: In search of bold policy
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
NewsPolice investigate trust for corporate manslaughter
Countess of Chester Hospital Foundation Trust is being investigated for corporate manslaughter following Lucy Letby’s conviction for murdering babies while working on its neonatal unit.
News‘Zero harm is unachievable’, says NHS England safety chief
The national director for patient safety in England has cautioned against the ‘false hope’ of trying to achieve ‘zero harm’ from healthcare, describing it as unachievable.
NewsManagers raising safety concerns ‘must not be jumped on’, says NHSE director
Regulation of managers must not lead to a disbarring process without also introducing ”developmental” and supportive measures, NHS England’s national patient safety director has said.
NewsRevealed: Trusts underperforming on infant mortality
The number of trusts outperforming their peers on infant mortality has fallen, according to a national audit.