All articles by Ben Clover – Page 28
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NewsIntegrated care trust comes bottom in patient experience survey
An integrated care trust received the lowest score in England from the inpatient survey, partly down to people’s experience of being discharged.
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NewsPatient satisfaction with waiting times falls
Public satisfaction with waiting times have declined, according to NHS-commissioned research.
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NewsFT outsources more than 100 patients to private sector for chemotherapy
A foundation trust is outsourcing more than 100 patients to a private facility for chemotherapy.
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NewsRevealed: CCGs with highest rates of lung cancer detected in A&E
Two counties have six of the 10 worst performing areas for having lung cancer picked up in A&E, new data reveals.
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NewsED staff ‘wanted to delay ambulances’
The Care Quality Commission found standards have dropped at a struggling emergency department where a nurse told inspectors: “We don’t want to release the ambulances because we know they will return with more patients.”
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NewsLung cancer death trust is an outlier on surgery
The trust at the centre of a lung cancer deaths scandal has been identified as an outlier for providing surgery on fewer early stage patients than is normal.
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NewsBreast cancer target performance drops 10pp in a year
Performance against a target for the NHS to quickly see patients with suspected breast cancer fell by more than 10 percentage points in the last financial year, new data reveals.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: Quartering the capital
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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NewsWhistleblower was ‘bullied to protect CCG chair’
The governing body of a clinical commissioning group bullied their head of governance in an attempt to protect their chair, who had breached a conflict of interest rule, an investigation has found.
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NewsNew NHS ops chief 'expects to return to trust' after secondment
The newly-appointed NHS chief operating officer is taking up the role on a secondment basis and has told staff at her trust she expects to “return to the trust after a period working at national level”, HSJ has learned.
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HSJ LocalPlanned mergers will make two super CCGs
Clinical commissioning groups in London are planning mergers that would form the two largest CCGs in England.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The dangers of dealing with dark forces
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ LocalHuge £175m IT deal will cover three prestigious trusts
A major hospital trust has gone to market for a £175m overhaul of its IT systems, with an option to expand into two neighbouring trusts amid merger rumours.
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HSJ LocalTrust apologises for surgeon's 'distress' in out-of-court settlement
A trust has reached an out-of-court settlement with a wrongly excluded senior surgeon and apologised for the “distress” the legal proceedings had caused her.
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HSJ LocalDeadline dash forces stricken trust to outsource elective work
The trust responsible for one in six of the NHS’ year long waiters has been forced to outsource 300 patients to help the service meet a national waiting times target.
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Expert BriefingLondon Eye: The bump
Essential insight into England’s biggest health economy, by Ben Clover
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HSJ LocalFirst joint chief executive for CCG and trust
A trust and clinical commissioning group today launched a plan to appoint a joint chief executive across both organisations.
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HSJ LocalTrust with two legionella cases gets funds for water safety
A teaching trust had to appeal to NHS Improvement for funding to ensure the safety of its “fragile” water system after two patients contracted legionella, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsA&E and cancer performance hit record lows
The English NHS produced a record low performance against key treatment targets in April, official statistics have today revealed.
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HSJ LocalExclusive: Long-serving trust chief exec steps down
One of the NHS’ longest-serving chief executives is stepping down after 10 years of leading a trust.